Section 285.815.5. Allocations of state aid; "certificate of eligibility" defined.

(1) Allocations to a fair for purses for registered light horse races shall be made by the director as prescribed by law. The department shall pay a sum of not more than 75% of the purse offered,   but   not   more than $450.00 for each race.

(2) A horse with a Michigan-bred certificate of foal eligibility shall receive first priority to enter light horse races paid in part or full by state funds, if the Michigan- bred horse conforms to all conditions   written for the race. A "certificate of eligibility," as used  in  this   subrule, means a document which certifies  that   a  thoroughbred horse  meets  the eligibility requirements of R 285.810, that  a   quarter  horse   meets the eligibility requirements of R 285.817, or that an Appaloosa meets the eligibility requirements of R 285.819. All other registered light horses listed in R 285.815.1(h) as owned or leased by a person who is domiciled in Michigan shall also receive first priority to enter a light horse race paid in part or full by state funds, if the horse conforms   to   all conditions written for the race.

History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS.