Section 285.815.1. Definitions.

Rule 1. As used in these rules:

(a)  "Department" means the Michigan department of agriculture.

(b)   "Director" means the director of the department.

(c)    "Domicile" means the fixed, permanent, and principal home   to   which    a person intends to return.

(d)   "Fair" means a county, district, community, or 4-H fair; the Upper Peninsula state fair; and any other state fair in Michigan which has been approved by the director to conduct light horse races during the fair.

(e)   "Jockey" means the race rider.

(f)    "Purse offered" means the purse requested by the fair association at the time of application to the department for purse funds.

(g)   "Race" means a race started in a field of horses from a starting gate.

(h)   "Registered light horse" means any of the following recognized light horse or pony breeds:

(i)   Appaloosa.

(ii)   Arabian.

(iii)   Half-Arabian.

(iv)   Morgan.

(v)   Paint.

(vi)   Palomino.

(vii)   Pinto.

(viii)   Quarter horse.

(ix)   Thoroughbred.

(x)   ) Ponies of the Americas.

(xi)   ) Shetland.

(xii)   Hackney.

(i) "State allocation" means money allocated by the  director  from     state funds for a race conducted by a fair.

History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS.