Section 285.817.4. Conditions and purses for races; allocation of state supplements.

(1) The racing association   of  the  track  where  races  of Michigan-bred horses are to be conducted shall propose conditions and purses for the races of Michigan-bred horses. The conditions  of   all  races  of Michigan-bred horses are subject to the approval of the director. These conditions shall be submitted to the director not less than 18 calendar days before the first race is conducted for each race program.

(2)   The allocation of state  supplements  shall  be   determined  by   the director or his or her  designee  with   the   advice   of   the    racing commissioner,  a representative of the licensed quarter  horse   racing associations,   and  a representative of the quarter horse racing association of Michigan.

(3)   The director shall announce, no later than 14 calendar days before the start of the race meet, allocation of state supplements to purses for each of the approved races of Michigan-bred horses in the race program. If proposed conditions for those races are not submitted to the director, along with a substitute race list, within the time fixed by subrule (1), the director may determine conditions and allocate state supplements for those races at his or her discretion, but state supplements shall not be allocated later than 96 hours before the first race scheduled in  each    condition

book. A state supplement shall not be allocated to a race of Michigan-bred horses after the race has been run.

History: 1979 AC; 2004 AACS.