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1 1 Section 1. Section 99D.22, subsection 1, Code 1995, is
1 2 amended to read as follows:
1 3 1. A licensee shall hold at least one race on each racing
1 4 day limited to Iowa-foaled horses or Iowa-whelped dogs as
1 5 defined by the department of agriculture and land stewardship
1 6 using standards consistent with this section. However, if
1 7 sufficient competition cannot be had among that class of
1 8 horses or dogs on any day, another race for the day may be
1 9 substituted. A sum equal to twelve percent of the purse won
1 10 by an Iowa-foaled horse or Iowa-whelped dog shall be used to
1 11 promote the horse and dog breeding industries. The twelve
1 12 percent shall be withheld by the licensee from the breakage
1 13 and shall be paid at the end of the race meeting to the state
1 14 department of agriculture and land stewardship which in turn
1 15 shall deposit it in a special fund to be known as the Iowa
1 16 horse and dog breeders fund and pay it by December 31 of each
1 17 calendar year to the breeder of the winning Iowa-foaled horse
1 18 or Iowa-whelped dog. For the purposes of this section, the
1 19 breeder of a thoroughbred horse shall be considered to be the
1 20 owner of the brood mare at the time the foal is dropped. The
1 21 breeder of a quarter horse or standardbred horse shall be
1 22 considered to be the owner of the mare at the time of
1 23 breeding.
1 24 Sec. 2. Section 99D.22, subsection 2, unnumbered paragraph
1 25 1, Code 1995, is amended to read as follows:
1 26 For the purposes of this chapter, the following shall be
1 27 considered in determining if a horse is an Iowa-foaled
1 28 thoroughbred horse, quarter horse, or standardbred horse:
1 29 Sec. 3. Section 99D.22, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code
1 30 1995, is amended to read as follows:
1 31 a. All thoroughbred horses, quarter horses, or
1 32 standardbred horses foaled in Iowa prior to January 1, 1985,
1 33 which are registered by the jockey club, American quarter
1 34 horse association, or United States trotting association as
1 35 Iowa foaled shall be considered to be Iowa foaled.
2 1 Sec. 4. Section 99D.22, subsection 2, paragraph c,
2 2 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 1995, is amended to read as
2 3 follows:
2 4 To be eligible for registration as an Iowa thoroughbred,
2 5 quarter horse, or standardbred stallion, the following
2 6 requirements shall be met:
2 7 Sec. 5. Section 99D.22, subsection 2, paragraph c, sub-
2 8 paragraph (1), Code 1995, is amended by striking the sub-
2 9 paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
2 10 (1) Stallion residency from January 1 through July 31 for
2 11 the year of registration. However, horses going to stud for
2 12 the first year shall be eligible upon registration with
2 13 residency to continue through July 31.
2 14 Sec. 6. Section 99D.22, subsection 3, paragraphs a and d,
2 15 Code 1995, are amended to read as follows:
2 16 a. Adopt standards to qualify thoroughbred, quarter horse,
2 17 or standardbred stallions for Iowa breeding. A stallion shall
2 18 stand for service in the state at the time of the foal's
2 19 conception and shall not stand for service at any place
2 20 outside the state during the calendar year in which the foal
2 21 is conceived.
2 22 d. Adopt a schedule of fees to be charged to breeders of
2 23 thoroughbreds, quarter horses, or standardbreds to administer
2 24 this subsection.
2 25 Sec. 7. Section 99D.22, subsection 4, Code 1995, is
2 26 amended to read as follows:
2 27 4. To qualify for the Iowa horse and dog breeders fund, a
2 28 dog shall have been whelped in Iowa and raised for the first
2 29 six months of its life in Iowa. In addition, the owner of the
2 30 dog shall have been a resident of the state for at least two
2 31 years prior to the whelping. The department of agriculture
2 32 and land stewardship shall adopt rules and prescribe forms to
2 33 bring Iowa breeders into compliance with residency
2 34 requirements of dogs and breeders in this subsection.
2 35 EXPLANATION
3 1 This bill makes several changes relating to the
3 2 requirements to qualify an Iowa-foaled horse or an Iowa-
3 3 whelped dog for pari-mutuel racing purposes. These changes
3 4 include defining who is a breeder for Iowa-foaled quarter and
3 5 standardbred horses, modifying residency requirements for Iowa
3 6 stallions, and mandating the department of agriculture and
3 7 land stewardship to adopt rules and prescribe forms to verify
3 8 residency for Iowa-whelped dogs.
3 9 LSB 2021SV 75
3 10 da/jw/5
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