Section 40. Stallion registration

A. Initial registration. For a stallion owner to be certified to receive stallion owner awards from the Virginia Breeders Fund, the stallion owner shall register his stallion with the commission or its designee by satisfying the following requirements:

1. Each year prior to the commencement of the breeding season, but no later than January 31, or within 30 days following the entry into stud in Virginia if entry is after the breeding season commences, the owner or authorized agent shall submit an application on a form approved by the commission that shall set forth the name of the stallion, year of foaling, registration number, pedigree, including sire, dam and sire of the dam, where the stallion is standing at stud, the date of entry to stud if after the commencement of the breeding season, and the names and addresses of owners and lessees; and

2. The application shall be signed and dated by the owner or lessee, or the authorized agent.

B. Registration fees. A stallion may be registered with the commission or its designee for the breeding season after January 31 or 30 days following its entry into stud in Virginia. A registration fee of $100 for current members of the Virginia Thoroughbred Association (VTA) and $200 for non-VTA members shall accompany the application. A late registration fee of $250 for current VTA members and $350 for non-VTA members shall be assessed. A late registration of a stallion shall be accepted by the commission or its designee until August 1 for that breeding year.

C. Change of ownership. If there is a change in ownership or the stallion is subsequently leased or syndicated or the location of where the stallion is standing is changed, the new owner, lessee or syndicate manager shall submit to the commission or its designee a new application for stallion registration.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR662-04-04 § 3.2, eff. January 27, 1993; amended, Volume 14, Issue 07, eff. January 22, 1998; Volume 15, Issue 26, eff. August 25, 1999; Volume 17, Issue 04, eff. October 16, 2000; Volume 28, Issue 13, eff. March 27, 2012; Volume 30, Issue 18, eff. May 31, 2014.

Statutory Authority

§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.