Half-Arabian & Anglo-Arabian Registration

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MEMBERSHIP

For membership requirements refer to Chapter 7.

INTRODUCTION

These Rules and Regulations refer to the Arabian Horse Association, Inc. as the “AHA Registry” unless it is stated otherwise, or unless it can be gathered from the context that something else is meant.  The term “Registry” also refers to the Registrar of the AHA Registry and to appointed representatives.

The Registration Commission may prescribe whatever procedures necessary to carry out these Rules and Regulations.

The principal objective of the AHA Registry is to facilitate the preservation and improvement of purebred Arabian, Half-Arabian and Anglo-Arabian horses. In furtherance of that objective, the AHA Registry maintains an official registry of purebred Arabian, Half-Arabian and Anglo-Arabian horses and administers the supplemental identification program as a registration requirement for purebred Arabian race horses. The AHA Registry may refuse to register any horse or to issue a Certificate of Registration for Racing if such registration or issuance is not in conformity with these Rules and Regulations or, in the reasonable judgment of the AHA Registry, will not aid, promote and foster the objectives of the AHA Registry as stated in its Articles of Incorporation.

Any member, and any person signing any portion of a document required for the registration of a horse, the issuance of a Certificate of Registration for Racing, or the transfer of a Certificate of Registration and any person who has a Certificate of Registration transferred into their ownership, agrees to follow these Rules and Regulations, including revisions as made from time to time, and to be bound by the.

It is the responsibility of the person who seeks to register a horse to be aware of the applicable requirements for such transactions at the time the submittal or request is made.

REGISTRATION

ARTICLE 1001. REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR DOMESTIC PUREBRED ARABIAN HORSES

A horse conceived from the mating of a domestic mare (i.e. a mare residing in the United States or Mexico and registered in the AHA Registry’s records) and an eligible stallion, and born in the United States or Mexico, may be registered as a purebred Arabian if the following requirements are met:

1.     The horse is of pure Arabian blood as verified by its pedigree;

2.     The dam of the horse is registered with the AHA Registry and all transfers of ownership have been recorded by the AHA Registry in accordance with Article 1021-1024

3.     The sire of the horse is registered with the AHA Registry and all transfers of ownership have been recorded by the AHA Registry in accordance with Article 1021-1024. or, in the event the horse is conceived through the use of imported semen in accordance with Article 1011.1-4 or is eligible for registration in accordance with Article 1047-1048., the pedigree of the sire is acceptable and traces in all lines to current source registries*.

4.     The requirements of Article 1007. (pasture breeding), Articles 1009-1011 (artificial insemination), and/or Article 1018. (embryo/oocyte transfer) of this Article have been fulfilled;

5.     An application for registration, on the appropriate form provided by the AHA Registry, has been completed, signed by the appropriate recorded owner(s) (or by the person whom the recorded owner(s) has authorized in writing to sign the application) and filed with the AHA Registry;

6.     Horses born on or after January 1, 2002: the DNA types of the horse, the horse’s sire and the horse’s dam have been placed on permanent record with the AHA Registry and the horse has been shown to qualify as an offspring of the stated sire and dam through DNA type testing;

7.     Horses born on or after January 1, 1991 and before January 1, 2002: the DNA types of the horse, the horse’s sire and the horse’s dam, or the blood types of the horse, the horse’s sire and the horse’s dam have been placed on permanent record with the AHA Registry and the horse has been shown to qualify as an offspring of the stated sire and dam through DNA type or blood type testing; and

8.     The registration fee for domestic purebred Arabian horses has been paid.

*The term “source registry” refers to a stud book authority (registry) which is approved by the Registration Commission as well as to the jurisdictional area of that stud book authority.

ARTICLE 1002. REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR DOMESTIC HALF-ARABIAN HORSES

A horse conceived and born in the United States, or Mexico may be registered as a half Arabian if the following requirements are met:

1.     One parent of the horse is registered as a purebred Arabian horse with either the Arabian Horse Association or the Canadian Arabian Horse Registry (for imports refer to Article 1006.); and

2.     The non-Arabian parent of the horse is not a registered Anglo-Arabian or a registered Thoroughbred or an unregistered purebred Arabian, and

3.     The requirements of Article 1008. (42-day Rule), Article 1009 (artificial insemination) and Article 1019 (embryo/oocyte transfer) are met.

4.     Alternatively, the horse may be registered in the Half-Arabian Horse Registry if the horse would qualify for registration in the Anglo-Arabian Horse Registry except that it has more than 75% Arabian blood.

5.     An application for registration, on the appropriate form provided by the AHA Registry, has been completed, signed by the appropriate recorded owner(s) (or by the person whom the recorded owner(s) has authorized in writing to sign the application) and filed with the AHA Registry;

6.     A mule, hinney, or any animal other than a horse is not eligible for registration.

7.     If a sire or dam is dual registered with AHA and another breed registry, the Half-Arabian or Anglo-Arabian Horse Registry must use the AHA registration number and recorded ownership information to register a foal. (BOD 1/03)

8.     The registration fee for domestic half-Arabian horses has been paid.

MISCELLANEOUS

9.     Horses registered as Half-Arabians may not hold Arabian papers simultaneously with another registry.

10.      Horses registered as purebred Arabians with foreign registries for which AHA registration has been requested will be reviewed for purebred status.

11.      If a horse is deemed to be a purebred Arabian through a foreign registry yet meets the AHA criteria as a Half-Arabian, the owner must relinquish the foreign Arabian papers to AHA as a condition of registration.

ARTICLE 1003. REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR DOMESTIC ANGLO-ARABIAN HORSES

A horse conceived and born in the United States, or Mexico may be registered as an Anglo Arabian if the following requirements are met:

1.     The horse is a cross between: a purebred Arabian registered with either the Arabian Horse Association or the Canadian Arabian Horse Registry; a purebred Thoroughbred registered with The Jockey Club; or an Anglo-Arabian registered with the Anglo-Arabian Horse Registry.

2.     The horse has no less than 25% Arabian blood and no more than 75% Arabian blood. (If the horse has more than 75% Arabian blood, but would otherwise qualify for registration in the Anglo-Arabian Horse Registry, it is eligible for registration in the Half-Arabian Horse Registry.)

3.     The horse results from one of the following breeding combinations:

a.     Thoroughbred stallion to purebred Arabian mare.

b.     Purebred Arabian stallion to Thoroughbred mare.

c.     Anglo-Arabian stallion to Anglo-Arabian mare.

d.     Purebred Arabian stallion to Anglo-Arabian mare.

e.     Anglo-Arabian stallion to purebred Arabian mare.

f.      Thoroughbred stallion to Anglo-Arabian mare.

g.     Anglo-Arabian stallion to Thoroughbred mare.

4.     The requirements of Article 1008. (42-day Rule), Article 1009 (artificial insemination) and Article 1019 (embryo/oocyte transfer) are met.

5.     An application for registration, on the appropriate form provided by the AHA Registry, has been completed, signed by the appropriate recorded owner(s) (or by the person whom the recorded owner(s) has authorized in writing to sign the application) and filed with the AHA Registry;

6.     A mule, hinney, or any animal other than a horse is not eligible for registration.

7.     When a sire or dam is dual registered with AHA and another breed registry, the Half-Arabian or Anglo-Arabian Horse Registry must use the AHA registration number and recorded ownership information to register a foal.

8.     The registration fee for domestic Anglo-Arabian horses has been paid.

ARTICLE 1004. REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR PUREBRED ARABIAN HORSES IMPORTED IN UTERO

A purebred Arabian horse conceived from the mating of a foreign mare (i.e. a mare which is outside the United States or Mexico and is registered with a foreign registration authority) and an eligible stallion, and imported in utero into and born in the United States or Mexico may be registered if the following requirements are met:

1.     The dam of the horse is registered in the AHA Registry’s records;

2.     The horse is from a current source registry as defined by Article 1001.

3.     The pedigree of the sire is acceptable and traces in all lines to source registries;

4.     An application for registration, on the appropriate form provided by the AHA Registry, has been completed, signed by the appropriate recorded owner(s) (or by the person whom the recorded owner(s) has authorized in writing to sign the application) and filed with the AHA Registry;

5.     The DNA types of the horse, the horse’s sire and the horse’s dam, or the blood types of the horse, the horse’s sire and the horse’s dam have been placed on permanent record with the AHA Registry and the horse has been shown to qualify as an offspring of the stated sire and dam through DNA type or blood type testing;

6.     The sire is duly registered in the stud book or annual supplement to the stud book of the source registry where the mating occurs;

7.     A statement of breeding service has been provided to the AHA Registry; and

8.     The registration fee for purebred imported in utero horses has been paid.

ARTICLE 1005. REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR PUREBRED ARABIAN IMPORTED HORSES

A purebred Arabian horse imported into the United States or Mexico may be registered if the following requirements are met:

1.     The imported horse is born and originally registered in a source registry as defined by Article 1001.and is of pure Arabian blood, as verified by a properly authenticated pedigree acceptable to and filed with the AHA Registry all lines of which pedigree trace to source registries.

2.     An application for registration, on the appropriate form provided by the AHA Registry, has been completed, signed by the importer and filed with the AHA Registry;

3.     The original registration certificate issued by the exporting source registry has been submitted to the AHA Registry. The foreign recorded owner at the time of export, the horse’s markings, and the horse’s pedigree must be shown on the original foreign registration certificate. If any or all of these items are not shown on the original foreign registration certificate, a separate document issued by the exporting source registry showing this information must be submitted to the AHA Registry. If the importer and the foreign recorded owner at the time of export are not the same, then a document(s) that evidences an unbroken chain of ownership to the importer must be submitted;

4.     The sire and dam are duly registered in the stud book or annual supplement to the stud book of the source registry where the sire and dam were originally registered;

5.     The importer has submitted color photographs showing front, rear, and side views of the horse’s markings. The horse’s markings must be congruent with those shown on the foreign documents. If necessary, the horse may be inspected by an AHA Registry representative to verify its identity;

6.     Horses born prior to January 1, 1991: the DNA types of the horse and the horse’s sire, or the blood types of the horse and the horse’s sire have been placed on permanent record with the AHA Registry. The DNA type or blood type of the horse’s dam will be required if the dam was living at the time the horse was exported. If the horse’s dam was not living at the time the horse was exported, the DNA type or the blood type must be provided if it is available. The horse must qualify as an offspring of the stated sire and dam through DNA type or blood type testing;

7.     Horses born on or after January 1, 1991: the DNA types of the horse, the horse’s sire and the horse’s dam, or the blood types of the horse, the horse’s sire and the horse’s dam have been placed on permanent record with the AHA Registry and the horse has been shown to qualify as an offspring of the stated sire and dam through DNA type or blood type testing; and

8.     The registration fee for purebred imported horses has been paid.

ARTICLE 1006. IMPORTED OR IMPORTED IN UTERO HALF-ARABIANS AND ANGLO-ARABIANS.

A Half-Arabian or Anglo-Arabian horse imported from a country other than the United States, Canada, or Mexico may be registered if the requirements set forth in Article 1002-1003. of this rule, and the following requirements are met:

1.    The purebred Arabian parent is originally registered in a source registry as defined by Article 1001.and is of pure Arabian blood, as verified by a properly authenticated pedigree acceptable to and filed with the AHA Registry all lines of which pedigree trace to source registries.

2.     All requested documents concerning the horse's pedigree, any foreign Certificate of Registration, importation documents and import applications and photographs (all four views of the horse have been provided

3.     An application for registration on the appropriate form has been completed and signed by the recorded owner.

4.        The registration fee for half-Arabian or Anglo-Arabian imported horses has been paid.

PASTURE BREEDING

ARTICLE 1007. REQUIREMENTS FOR PASTURE BREEDING

Only one stallion may run with a mare or a group of mares, and they must be enclosed by permanent fences maintained in such a manner that no other stallion could breed any mare in the pasture.

42-DAY RULE

ARTICLE 1008. 42-DAY RULE FOR HALF-ARABIANS AND ANGLO-ARABIANS.

After a mare is exposed or bred to one stallion, including hand breeding, pasture breeding or artificial insemination, at least 42 days must elapse before the mare is exposed to another stallion, other than an ungelded male less than 10 months of age. 

ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION

ARTICLE 1009. REQUIREMENTS FOR ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION USING SEMEN WHICH IS NOT TRANSPORTED OR STORED

Semen may be artificially placed within a mare and the resulting foal may be eligible for registration as a purebred Arabian under Article 1001., Half-Arabian under Article 1002., or Anglo-Arabian under Article 1003.if the following requirements are met:

1.     Semen must be collected from the stallion and inseminated into the mare on the same premises. For the purposes of this Article, “premises” is defined as the farm or facility where the stallion and mare are both present at the time of collection;

2.     Semen must be used within 72 hours of collection; and

3.     Semen may not be frozen.

4.        Semen, which is frozen, is not used within 72 hours of collection, or is transported by any means to a location other than the premises where the collection of the stallion occurred will be subject to Article 1010. to register resultant purebred Arabian foals

TRANSPORTED - STORED SEMEN

ARTICLE 1010. REQUIREMENTS FOR PUREBRED ARABIANS USING ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION USING TRANSPORTED OR STORED SEMEN

Semen collected in the United States or Mexico may be transported or stored prior to being inseminated into a mare, and foals resulting from the use of such semen may be eligible for registration as purebred Arabians under Article 1001., if the following requirements are met:

1.     A Semen Transportation Permit has been issued for the purebred Arabian stallion. The permit will be effective until the recorded ownership of the stallion changes or the stallion is exported. A permit may be issued for a stallion if the following requirements are met:

a.     An application for a Semen Transportation Permit, on a form provided by the AHA Registry, has been completed, signed by the appropriate recorded owner (or by the person whom the recorded owner has authorized in writing to sign the application), and filed with the AHA Registry;

b.     The DNA type of the stallion has been placed on permanent record with the AHA Registry; and

c.     The required fee has been paid;

2.     If a Semen Transportation Permit has not been issued by the AHA Registry prior to the collection and storage, or the collection and transportation, of semen from a stallion, the recorded owner of the stallion at the time the semen was collected must pay a Late Permit Fee, and may be charged for any reasonable costs and expenses that the AHA Registry may incur in investigating the circumstances, and may also be subject to the penalties provided by Article 1035.

3.     A valid Semen Transportation Permit is required to purchase Transported-Stored Semen Service Certificates. A Transported-Stored Semen Service Certificate is required to register a purebred Arabian foal that is conceived through the use of transported or stored semen. A Transported-Stored Semen Service Certificate may be issued only to the recorded owner of a stallion and will be issued only if the following requirements are met:

a.     A Semen Transportation Permit has been issued to the recorded owner of the stallion and is effective at the time the Transported-Stored Semen Service Certificate is applied for;

b.     An application for a Transported-Stored Semen Service Certificate, on the appropriate form provided by the AHA Registry, has been completed, signed by the appropriate recorded owner (or by the person whom the recorded owner has authorized in writing to sign the application), and filed with the AHA Registry; and

c.     The required fee has been paid;

4.     A horse which is conceived through the use of transported or stored semen may be eligible for registration as a purebred Arabian under Article 1001., if the following requirements are met:

a.     A Transported-Stored Semen Registration Application, on a form provided by the AHA Registry, has been completed, signed by the appropriate recorded owner(s) (or by the person whom the recorded owner(s) has authorized in writing to sign the application), and filed with the AHA Registry; and

b.     A properly issued and valid Transported-Stored Semen Service Certificate, signed by the person specified on that certificate, accompanies the registration application.

ARTICLE 1011. REQUIREMENTS FOR PUREBRED ARABIANS USING ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION USING IMPORTED SEMEN

Semen may be imported into the United States or Mexico, and foals resulting from the use of such semen may be eligible for registration as purebred Arabians under Article 1001., if the following requirements are met:

1.     A Transported-Stored Semen Registration Application, on the appropriate form provided by the AHA Registry, has been completed, signed by the appropriate recorded owner(s) (or by the person whom the recorded owner(s) has authorized in writing to sign the application), and filed with the AHA Registry;

2.     The semen is collected within and is imported from a source registry as defined by Article 1001.;

3.     The stallion (sire) is duly registered in the stud book or annual supplement to the stud book of the source registry where the semen was collected; and

4.     The stallion owner has complied with the appropriate rules concerning the transport and use of semen prescribed by the source registry where the semen was collected.

ARTICLE 1012. TRANSPORTED SEMEN FOR HALF-ARABIANS AND ANGLO-ARABIANS.

Semen collected in the United States or Mexico may be transported or stored prior to being inseminated into a mare, and Half-Arabian or Anglo-Arabian foals resulting from the use of such semen may be eligible for Half-Arabian registration under Article 1002 or Anglo Arabian registration under Article 1003., if the following requirements are met:

1.        Fresh, cooled, or frozen semen is allowed.

2.        The signature of the recorded owner of the stallion at the time of the stallion’s death would be required on the Service Certificate portion of the application(s) for registration of a Half-Arabian or Anglo-Arabian foal(s) produced from semen used after the death of the stallion.

DNA TYPING AND BLOOD TYPING

ARTICLE 1013. DNA TYPING AND BLOOD TYPING

1.     The DNA type of all purebred Arabian stallions and purebred Arabian mares used for breeding resultant purebred Arabian foals must be on permanent record with the AHA Registry. The DNA sample must be obtained and typed in accordance with procedures prescribed by the AHA Registry. The required fee must be paid to the AHA Registry at the time the DNA typing is requested.

2.     Any questions of true parentage may be resolved by any means available to the AHA Registry, including DNA type testing or any other genetic testing method of the horses involved. Any recorded owner of a horse agrees to permit such tests, which will be at the expense of the owner and must be paid in advance.

3.     When DNA types or blood types of sires or dams are required for compliance under Article 1049-1050., (Certificate of Registration for Racing), the recorded owner of a horse agrees to permit such tests.

4.     Random DNA and blood typing programs to verify parentage may be conducted by the AHA Registry at its expense and recorded owners of horses agree to permit such DNA and blood typing.

5.     Refusal by an owner to permit DNA or blood typing under paragraphs 2, 3, or 4 of this Article may result in cancellation of registration certificates and in the imposition of penalties under Article 1035.

ARTICLE 1014. NAMES

No horse will be registered by a name which has exactly the same spelling as a name already registered, which has numerical prefixes or suffixes, or which has the suffix “Sr.” or “Jr.”. The only valid characters are capital letters A through Z, dash and space. Punctuation, apostrophes, and diacritical markings or symbols may not be used. Names may not contain more than 21 total characters or be composed of more than four parts.

ARTICLE 1015. REGISTRATION NUMBERS

The AHA Registry will issue registration numbers in consecutive order, based upon the order in which the applications are processed by the AHA Registry.

ARTICLE 1016. CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION

1.     A Certificate of Registration is a certification of information contained in the records of the AHA Registry.

2.     One Certificate of Registration will be issued for a registered horse. This certificate may be a standard Certificate of Registration, or may be a Certificate of Registration for Racing. For purposes of these rules, both the standard Certificate of Registration and the Certificate of Registration for Racing will be referred to as the Certificate of Registration. The AHA Registry will issue a standard Certificate of Registration unless the recorded owner requests a Certificate of Registration for Racing and fulfills all requirements as described in Article 1049-1050 or Article 1025-1032.

3.   The original Certificate of Registration will be issued in the name of the recorded owner of the dam at the time of foaling and will display the breeder to be the recorded owner at the time the dam was bred. The recorded owner of the dam at the time she was bred may designate another person to be the breeder of a specific foal by completing and filing with the AHA Registry an Assignment of Breeder Designation form. In that event, the Certificate of Registration will display the breeder to be the person or persons designated in accordance with the terms of the assignment form.

ARTICLE 1017. AUTHORIZATIONS

Any recorded owner may authorize another person to sign AHA Registry-related documents on such owner’s behalf. Such an authorization will be recognized when the appropriate form has been completed and filed with the AHA Registry.

EMBRYO/OOCYTE TRANSFER

ARTICLE 1018. REQUIREMENTS FOR EMBRYO/OOCYTE TRANSFER FOR PUREBRED ARABIANS 

Embryos/oocytes collected in the United States or Mexico from a purebred Arabian mare may be transferred to a recipient mare, and foals resulting from embryo/oocyte transfer may be eligible for registration under Article 1001., if the following requirements are met:

1.     An Embryo/Oocyte Transfer Permit has been issued for the mare to be used as a donor for embryo/oocyte transfer. The permit will be effective until the recorded ownership of the donor mare changes or the donor mare is exported. A permit may be issued for a donor mare if the following requirements are met:

a.     An application for an Embryo/Oocyte Transfer Permit, on a form provided by the AHA Registry, has been completed, signed by the recorded owner (or by the person whom the recorded owner has authorized in writing to sign the application), and filed with the AHA Registry;

b.     The DNA type of the donor mare has been placed on permanent record with the AHA Registry; and

c.     The required fee has been paid.

2.     If an Embryo/Oocyte Transfer Permit has not been issued by the AHA Registry prior to the collection and implant of an embryo/oocyte, the recorded owner of the donor mare must pay a Late Permit Fee, and may be charged for any reasonable costs and expenses that the AHA Registry incurs in investigating the accuracy of the embryo/oocyte transfer, and may also be subject to the penalties provided by Article 1035.

3.     A horse that is the result of an embryo/oocyte transfer may be eligible for registration if Article 1001., and the following requirements are met:

a.     An Embryo/Oocyte Transfer Permit for the donor mare has been issued;and

b.     An Embryo/Oocyte Transfer Registration Application, on a form provided by the AHA Registry, has been completed, signed by the appropriate recorded owner(s) (or by the person whom the recorded owner has authorized in writing to sign the application), and filed with the AHA Registry;

4.     An embryo/oocyte must be transferred to a recipient mare within three calendar days of the collection from the donor mare.

5.     If the recorded owner of the donor mare sells the embryo/oocyte prior to the birth of the horse, an Embryo/Oocyte Sale Form, provided by the AHA Registry, must be completed and must accompany the registration application. In that event, the Certificate of Registration will be issued in the recorded ownership of the purchaser in accordance with the terms of the Embryo/Oocyte Sale Form.

ARTICLE 1019. EMBRYO/OOCYTE TRANSFER FOR HALF-ARABIANS AND ANGLO-ARABIANS.

Embryos/oocytes collected in the United States or Mexico from a mare may be transferred to a recipient mare, and foals resulting from embryo/oocyte transfer may be eligible for Half-Arabian registration under Article 1002 or Anglo-Arabian registration under Article 1003., if the following requirements are met:

1.     Both the mare and stallion must have blood type or DNA types on file with AHA prior to the registration of the foal.

1.        Upon registration of the foal, a current blood typing or DNA testing fee must be submitted for a blood type or DNA test verification of parentage of the foal. Before a Certificate of Registration can be issued, blood type or DNA test results of the foal must be on permanent file with the Half-Arabian or Anglo-Arabian Registries.

3.     The registration fee has been paid.

REGISTRATION FOR ARABIAN RACING

ARTICLE 1020. REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR THE REGISTRATION OF PUREBRED HORSES TO BE ENTERED IN ARABIAN RACING

A horse will not be considered registered with the AHA Registry for purposes of Arabian racing and eligible to compete in racing until a Certificate of Registration for Racing has been issued under these Rules. In order for a horse to be registered to compete in Arabian racing, the following requirements must be met:

1.     The horse must have a current Certificate of Registration for Racing, as specified in Article 1049.-1050., which is complete and in good standing with the AHA Registry;

2.     The horse must have reached January 1 of its three year old year; and

3.     The horse must be lip tattooed with the official Arabian dies supplied by the Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau (TRPB) and administered by a TRPB technician. A horse will be tattooed with the last six digits of its registration number.

For the purposes of any rule or regulation of any state relating to the eligibility of a horse to start in any race, no horse will be considered registered with the AHA Registry unless there has been compliance with all of the requirements of Article this Article.

TRANSFER OF REGISTRATION

ARTICLE 1021. CHANGE IN RECORDED OWNERSHIP FOR HORSES WITH A STANDARD CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION

To transfer the recorded ownership of a registered horse which has a standard Certificate of Registration, the recorded owner must complete and sign the transfer portion of the Certificate of Registration. A transfer of recorded ownership may be recorded if the following requirements are met:

1.     The completed and signed Certificate of Registration has been sent to the AHA Registry;

2.     The horse was resident in the United States or Mexico on the date of sale indicated; and

3.     The transfer fee has been paid.

ARTICLE 1022. CHANGE IN RECORDED OWNERSHIP FOR HORSES WITH A CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION FOR RACING

To transfer the recorded ownership of a registered horse which has a Certificate of Registration for Racing, one of the following requirements must be met:

1.     If the horse is residing at a race track at the time of the sale, the transfer may be recorded through the Office of the Racing Secretary. The Racing Secretary, the buyer and the seller must complete a Transfer for Race Horse, on a form provided by the AHA Registry. The completed form must be submitted to the AHA Registry. When all other requirements are met, the AHA Registry will record a change in ownership and issue a notation of the ownership change to the Racing Secretary. The Racing Secretary must apply the notation to the Certificate of Registration for Racing; or

2.     If the horse is not residing at a race track, the buyer and seller must complete a Transfer for Race Horse, on a form provided by the AHA Registry. The completed form and the Certificate of Registration for Racing must be submitted to the AHA Registry. When all other requirements are met, the AHA Registry will issue a new Certificate of Registration for Racing after recording the change in ownership.

In addition to the applicable section above, the following requirements must also be met:

3.     The horse was resident in the United States or Mexico on the date of sale indicated; and

4.     The transfer fee has been paid.

ARTICLE 1023. TRANSFER WITHOUT SIGNATURE OF RECORDED OWNER

Whenever legal title to a registered horse passes to another by reason of death of the recorded owner, by reason of foreclosure of any lien or by any order or decree of court, or otherwise by operation of law, the AHA Registry may transfer the registration of such horse to the new owner:

1.     Upon order of a court of competent jurisdiction or other satisfactory proof of authority for the transfer;

2.     Upon payment of the transfer fee and any reasonable costs and expenses of investigation; and

3.     Upon satisfaction of such other requirements as may be defined by the AHA Registry.

ARRTICLE 1024. SALE WITHOUT CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION

If a registered horse is sold without the Certificate of Registration, the certificate must be surrendered by the recorded owner to the AHA Registry for cancellation. The AHA Registry will record such cancellation on its records.

CERTIFICATE CHANGES, DUPLICATES, REPLACEMENTS

ARTICLE 1025. EXCHANGES OF STANDARD CERTIFICATES AND CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRATION FOR RACING

1.     Once a Certificate of Registration for Racing has been issued as described in Article 1049-1050., the recorded owner may request a standard Certificate of Registration by surrendering the Certificate of Registration for Racing to the AHA Registry and paying the required fee. Likewise, a standard Certificate of Registration may be surrendered for a Certificate of Registration for Racing provided a Certificate of Registration for Racing has previously been issued and the required fee is paid.

2.     The owner of a horse for which an Identification Supplement has previously been issued may obtain a Certificate of Registration for Racing by surrendering the standard Certificate of Registration and Identification Supplement to the AHA Registry and by paying the required fee.

ARTICLE 1026. DUPLICATE CERTIFICATE

To obtain a duplicate Certificate of Registration, the recorded owner must file with the AHA Registry a completed affidavit, on a form provided by the AHA Registry, satisfactorily explaining the loss of the original Certificate of Registration and pay the duplicate certificate fee. Upon approval by the AHA Registry, a duplicate Certificate of Registration, so marked, will be issued to the recorded owner of the horse.

ARTICLE 1027. REPLACEMENT CERTIFICATE

To obtain a replacement for a Certificate of Registration which has been torn, mutilated, soiled or otherwise defaced, but which is identifiable, the recorded owner must file the original Certificate of Registration with the AHA Registry for identification and pay the replacement certificate fee. Upon approval by the AHA Registry, a replacement Certificate of Registration will be issued to the recorded owner of the horse.

ARTICLE 1028. NAME CHANGE

The recorded owner may request a change of the horse’s name provided the horse has no registered progeny, is not an imported animal, has never been exported, has not received any points in previous IAHA or AHA programs and has not been issued a Certificate of Registration for Racing. The Certificate of Registration must be submitted, along with a written request including the signature of the recorded owner, and the name change fee. Upon approval by the AHA Registry, an amended Certificate of Registration will be issued to the recorded owner of the horse.

This name change rule applies only to domestic horses (Article 1003.) or horses imported in utero. (Article 1004.)

ARTICLE 1029. MARKINGS OR COLOR CHANGE

The recorded owner may request a change in the horse’s markings or color as shown on the Certificate of Registration by submitting the Certificate of Registration along with an appropriate form provided by the AHA Registry, and such additional information as may be required by the AHA Registry. Upon approval by the AHA Registry, an amended Certificate of Registration will be issued to the recorded owner at no charge.

ARTICLE 1030. CASTRATION

After a stallion is castrated, the Certificate of Registration, including the date of castration and the signature of the recorded owner, must be submitted to the AHA Registry. Upon approval by the AHA Registry, an amended Certificate of Registration, showing the horse as a gelding, will be issued to the recorded owner at no charge.

ARTICLE 1031. PEDIGREE

The AHA Registry will prepare a pedigree (based upon its records) back through the fifth generation or to foreign records, whichever comes first, upon receipt of a request and payment of the pedigree fee.

ARTICLE 1032. CANCELLATION UPON DEATH OF A HORSE

Upon the death of a registered horse, the recorded owner must send a written notice to the AHA Registry. The notice must contain the date of death and must be signed by the recorded owner(s).

 

 

ARTICLE 1033. DENIAL OF APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION

REQUEST FOR HEARING

If the AHA Registry denies registration of a horse, the AHA Registry will notify the applicant in writing. The applicant may then request that the AHA Registry hold a hearing on the denial. The request must:

1.     Be in writing;

2.     State all grounds and reasons upon which the applicant relies for the assertion that the horse should be registered; and

3.     Be received by the AHA Registry within 45 days after the mailing of the notice of denial of registration.

HEARING

4.     If a request for a hearing is received in accordance with this Article, a hearing will be held as provided by Article 1036. The applicant seeking registration of a horse will have the burden of demonstrating to the reasonable satisfaction of the Hearing Board that the horse qualifies for registration and that a good faith effort had been made to comply with AHA Registry rules relating to registration.

DECISION

5.     If no request for a hearing is made in accordance with this Article, the denial of registration will be final. If a request for a hearing is made in accordance with this Article, a hearing will be held and the Hearing Board will determine whether the horse will be registered. The decision of the Hearing Board will be final.

ARTICLE 1034. CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION

PROCEDURE TO CANCEL REGISTRATION

1.     The AHA Registry may propose to cancel the registration of a horse if it finds that there are reasonable grounds to believe:

a.     The horse does not meet the requirements for registration; or

b.     A horse identified as the subject of a Certificate of Registration is not the subject of that certificate.

2.     The AHA Registry will advise the recorded owner in writing of any proposal to cancel the registration of a horse and the reasons supporting this proposal.

3.     At the time of issuing a proposal for cancellation or at any time prior thereto when the Registrar finds reasonable grounds for such cancellation, the Registrar may temporarily suspend the Certificate of Registration of such horse, transfers of the Certificate of Registration for such horse and for such horse’s progeny, and applications for registration of progeny of such horse, pending a decision made in accordance with this Article.

4.     If a temporary suspension is imposed, the recorded owner of the horse will be notified in writing.

REQUEST FOR HEARING

If the AHA Registry issues a proposal for cancellation of the registration of a horse, a request may be made to the AHA Registry for a hearing on the proposal. The request must:

5.     Be in writing;

6.     State all grounds and reasons why the registration of the horse should not be cancelled; and

7.     Be received by the AHA Registry within 45 days after the mailing of the proposal for cancellation of registration.

HEARING

8.     If a request for a hearing is received in accordance with this Article, a hearing will be held as provided by Article 1036. The AHA Registry will have the burden of proving by a preponderance of evidence that the registration of the horse should be cancelled.

 

DECISION

9.     If no request for a hearing is made in accordance with this Article, the AHA Registry may issue an order of cancellation. If a request for a hearing is made in accordance with this Article, a hearing will be held and the Hearing Board will determine whether the registration of the horse will be cancelled. The decision of the Hearing Board will be final.

PUBLICATION

10.    Notice of any temporary suspension and of any cancellation of a Certificate of Registration may be published in the Arabian Horse Magazine and posted on the AHAWebsite, and in not more than three publications devoted primarily to the Arabian horse.

ARTICLE 1035. DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS

INVESTIGATION

1.     The AHA Registry may investigate circumstances involving possible violations of these Rules and Regulations. After investigation, the Registrar will decide whether possible violations can be satisfactorily resolved by agreement for corrective action with the person involved or whether a Notice of Charges should be issued.

NOTICE OF CHARGES

2.     After investigation, if the Registrar finds reasonable grounds to believe that any person has violated these Rules and Regulations, or has engaged in any misrepresentation, misconduct, or any other act involving in any adverse manner the purpose or good name of the AHA Registry, the Registrar will mail to such person a Notice of Charges stating the wrongdoings alleged to have been committed by such person. The charged person may submit a written answer to the charges within 45 days after the Notice of Charges is mailed. The Registrar may informally resolve any matters relating to a Notice of Charges prior to any hearing scheduled under this Article by agreement with the charged person.

TEMPORARY SUSPENSION

3.     After investigation, if the Registrar issues a Notice of Charges to a person, the Registrar may also temporarily suspend that person’s use of AHA Registry privileges pending a hearing and decision by a Hearing Board, if the Registrar finds that such suspension is necessary for the protection of third parties or of the AHA Registry’s purpose and good name. Notice of such temporary suspension will be mailed to the charged person.

HEARING

4.     After a Notice of Charges is given, the AHA Registry will schedule a hearing as provided by Article1036. The charged person will be notified of the date and place of the hearing by mail. The AHA Registry will have the burden of proving all charges by a preponderance of evidence. The charged person will have the burden of proving any and all excuses for non-compliance and mitigating circumstances by a preponderance of evidence.

DECISION

5.     The Hearing Board will determine whether the charged person is guilty or not guilty of any or all of the charges. If the charged person is found guilty, the Hearing Board may impose penalties provided for in this Article. If the charged person is found not guilty, the charges will be dismissed. The AHA Registry will notify the charged person of the Hearing Board’s decision by mailing a copy of the decision to the charged person. Within 20 days after the mailing of the decision of the Hearing Board, the charged person may file a written request with the AHA Registry for changes in the decision. The Hearing Board will rule on the request and will, at its discretion, do so with or without a hearing. The decision of the Hearing Board will be final.

PENALTIES

6.     The Hearing Board may impose such penalties as it deems appropriate, including: denial of all or part of the AHA Registry privileges; expulsion or suspension from the AHA Registry (if such charged person is a member); refusal by the AHA Registry to approve registration applications signed by or submitted by or on behalf of the charged person and all transfers of registration for horses owned on record by the charged person; public censure; or private censure. The Hearing Board may also impose any other penalty or restrictions on exercise of the privileges of the AHA Registry which it deems proper in furtherance of AHA Registry objectives as stated in the Articles of Incorporation.

AGENTS AND EMPLOYEES

7.     If any person, acting as an agent of an owner or having horses owned by another in his care, custody or control, is found to have violated these Rules and Regulations, the Hearing Board may proceed against that person as provided for under these Rules. In addition, the Hearing Board may direct that the AHA Registry refuse to accept any applications for registrations, applications for Certificates of Registration for Racing, or transfers of Certificates of Registration for horses which are in such charged person’s care, custody or control.

PUBLICATION

8.     Notice of the imposition of any penalties and of any temporary suspension of privileges of any person, other than private censure, may be published in the Arabian Horse Magazine and posted on the AHA Website, and also in not more than three publications devoted primarily to the Arabian horse.

RESTORATION OF PRIVILEGES

9.     A Hearing Board may restore privileges, including membership, to any person who has been denied privileges pursuant to this Article, upon application and satisfactory showing by such person that restoration of privileges is warranted.

ARTICLE 1036. HEARINGS

IMPANELING BOARD

1.     If a hearing is to be held under these Rules, or if a hearing on any matter is determined by the AHA Registry to be desirable, the Chairman of the Registration Commission will appoint a Hearing Board. The Hearing Board will consist of not less than three members of the Registration Commission.

TIME AND PLACE OF HEARING

2.     The AHA Registry will designate the time and place of the hearing, which may from time to time be continued or rescheduled.

HEARING PROCEDURES

3.     Persons who have been given notice of a hearing will be afforded reasonable opportunity to appear in person or by counsel to present evidence in their behalf and to hear and refute evidence offered against them. The common law or statutory rules of evidence will not apply at the hearing, but the Hearing Board will determine the admissibility of evidence which is offered and the weight to be given to the evidence admitted.

DECISION

4.     The Hearing Board will make its decision following the hearing. The decision of the Hearing Board will be final and will be communicated in writing to the parties to the hearing.

ARTICLE 1037. RECORDS

Any person subject to these Rules and Regulations may be required to supply such information and documents as the AHA Registry may determine to be necessary with respect to the registration of horses, the issuance of Certificates of Registration for Racing, or the transfer of Certificates of Registration. Complete and accurate records of breeding (hand breeding, artificial insemination and pasture breeding), collection and shipment of semen, insemination using fresh cooled or frozen semen, embryo/oocyte transfer, foaling and ownership must be kept in permanent form by owners of horses and these records must be available at all reasonable times for inspection by representatives of the AHA Registry. If the AHA Registry determines that no systematic and satisfactory plan for keeping records is in use, or if no records are made available upon request, the AHA Registry, after requesting compliance in a written notice mailed to the person, may, for up to 45 days, temporarily refuse applications for registrations, applications for Certificates of Registration for Racing, and transfers of Certificates of Registration from such owner until the records are complete. If, during that 45 day period, the owner fails to demonstrate that he has complied with the AHA Registry’s request for keeping and maintaining systematic and satisfactory records, the AHA Registry may proceed against the owner under Article 1007.

ARTICLE 1038. APPLICATION OF COLORADO LAW FOR NON-LIABILITY OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

The AHA Registry, its Board of Directors, Officers, members of commissions and committees, members of Hearing Boards, employees, representatives and agents will attempt to obtain true and complete information in connection with registration of horses, issuance of Certificates of Registration for Racing, transfers of Certificates of Registration, hearings, and all other matters relating to AHA Registry activities. Except for proven intentional wrongdoing, neither the AHA Registry nor its Directors, Officers, commission members, committee members, Hearing Board members, employees, representatives or agents will be liable in any way, whether in damages or otherwise, for the issuance of any Certificates of Registration, for the transfer of any Certificates of Registration, for the refusal to issue a Certificate of Registration, for the refusal to issue a Certificate of Registration for Racing, for the issuance of any pedigree statements, for the refusal to transfer any Certificate of Registration, for the cancellation of any Certificate of Registration, for any disciplinary proceeding brought against or penalties imposed on any member or other person, or for any other activities engaged in, by, or on behalf of the AHA Registry. In addition, without limiting the application of the foregoing, the internal laws of the State of Colorado shall determine and control the liability of any Director of the AHA Registry or of any other person acting on a voluntary basis without compensation for the benefit of the AHA Registry.

ARTICLE 1039. PRIVILEGES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS

1.     All members of the AHA Registry and all non-members who utilize the privileges of the AHA Registry (for example, by signing any portion of any document required for the registration of a horse, for the issuance of a Certificate of Registration for Racing or for the transfer of a Certificate of Registration, or by requesting that a Certificate of Registration be transferred into their ownership) agree to be bound by, obey and follow all provisions of these Rules and Regulations, as amended from time to time, and all decisions and actions of the AHA Registry. The term “AHA Registry” as used in this Article refers to the Arabian Horse Association its Board of Directors, Officers, Commissions, Committees, Hearing Boards, employees, representatives and agents.

2.        All members of the AHA and all non-members who in any way utilize the privileges of services of the AHA agree that determination of contested issues by a Hearing Board appointed pursuant to this Chapter 10 shall be the sole, final and exclusive remedy available to them with respect to disputes arising from these Rules or from the actions of the AHA. No action may be commenced in any court with respect to such contested issues and no appeal from determinations of a Hearing Board may be taken in any court. No member of the AHA or any non-member who in any way utilizes the privileges or services of the AHA may join the AHA in any court action concerning disputes concerning horse ownership or claimed rights to transfers of recorded ownership. In the event any such member or non-member joins the AHA in any such actions or appeals and the AHA substantially prevails in that matter, the court shall award to AHA its costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney fees.

Any action to which the AHA is joined by a third party may be brought only in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado or in the District Court for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado and no such action may be brought in any other court.

Unless the context otherwise dictates, the term AHA, as used in this Article, means the AHA, its officers, directors, employees, agents, Commissions and Commission members, Committees and Committee members, Hearing Boards and Hearing Board members and any other person authorized to act on behalf of the AHA.

ARTICLE 1040. NOTICES

Any and all notices required or permitted under these Rules and Regulations will be deemed given on the date such notice is mailed to a person’s last known address according to the AHA Registry’s records.

EXPORTATION OF HORSES

Except for horses sent to Canada as set forth in Article 1042., the Certificate of Registration must be returned to the AHA Registry for application of an Exportation Endorsement before a horse is sent, for any reason, out of the United States or Mexico.

ARTICLE 1041. FOR PUREBRED ARABIAN HORSES SENT FROM THE UNITED STATES OR MEXICO TO A COUNTRY OTHER THAN CANADA

An Exportation Endorsement may be issued if the following requirements are met:

1.     The horse is in the United States or Mexico at the time the Exportation Endorsement is requested;

2.     The Certificate of Registration has been returned to the AHA Registry. If the horse has been sold and the sale has been completed, the transfer portion of the certificate must be completed, or a Transfer of Race Horse Form must accompany the Certificate of Registration for Racing, and a separate transfer fee will be required. If no transfer is to be recorded (e.g. lease, sale on time payment, exhibition), the transfer portion should be left blank and the Certificate of Registration will remain in the name of the recorded owner;

3.     The exporter has provided the destination country and the anticipated date of exportation;

4.     The exporter has submitted color photographs showing front, rear, and side views of the horse’s markings to verify identity. The horse’s markings must be congruent with the AHA Registry’s records; and

5.     The required fee has been paid.

6.     Once an Exportation Endorsement has been issued, or if the AHA Registry becomes aware from other sources that a horse is not in the United States or Mexico, no transfers of ownership, color or marking changes will be recorded after the date of exportation. No duplicate or replacement Certificates of Registration will be issued until the horse returns to the United States or Mexico and its record is reinstated through the Reimportation procedure.

ARTICLE 1042. FOR PUREBRED ARABIAN HORSES SENT FROM THE UNITED STATES OR MEXICO TO CANADA

An Exportation Endorsement will not be issued for a horse sent to Canada from the United States or Mexico. Such a horse may be eligible for registration with the Canadian Arabian Horse AHA Registry as a United States Transfer. If the horse is a stallion to be used for breeding in Canada, or is a mare that foals in Canada, the horse must be registered with the Canadian Arabian Horse Registry.

ARTICLE 1043. EXPORTATION OF SEMEN FOR PUREBRED ARABIANS

Semen collected within the United States or Mexico may be exported if the following requirements are met:

1.     A Semen Transportation Permit has been issued for the stallion. The permit will be effective until the recorded ownership of the stallion changes or the stallion is exported. A permit may be issued for a stallion if the following requirements are met:

a.     An application for a Semen Transportation Permit, on a form provided by the AHA Registry, has been completed, signed by the appropriate recorded owner (or by the person whom the recorded owner has authorized in writing to sign the application), and filed with the AHA Registry;

b.     The DNA type of the stallion has been placed on permanent record with the AHA Registry; and

c.     The required fee has been paid.

2.     If a Semen Transportation Permit has not been issued by the AHA Registry prior to the collection and storage, or the collection and exportation, of semen from a stallion, the recorded owner of the stallion at the time the semen was collected must pay a Late Permit Fee, and may be charged for any reasonable costs and expenses that the AHA Registry may incur in investigating the circumstances, and may also be subject to the penalties provided by Article 1035.

3.     Stallion owners are advised to become familiar with the appropriate rules of the destination country concerning the transport and use of semen imported into the destination country, and the registration of foals in the foals’ birth country.

ARTICLE 1044. REIMPORTATION OF PUREBRED ARABIAN HORSES

When a horse registered in the AHA Registry’s records has been exported, and then is reimported to the United States or Mexico, that horse’s record must be reactivated. The AHA Registry will reactivate the horse’s record and issue a new Certificate of Registration provided the necessary requirements are met.

The provisions of this Article do not apply to horses sent from Canada to the United States or Mexico. Horses sent to the United States or Mexico from Canada are eligible for registration only under Article 1047-1048.

ARTICLE 1045. PUREBRED ARABIAN HORSES EXPORTED WITH AN EXPORT CERTIFICATE OR AN EXPORTATION ENDORSEMENT ISSUED BY THE AHA REGISTRY

The AHA Registry may reactivate the horse’s record and issue a new Certificate of Registration if the following requirements are met:

1.     The original registration certificate issued by the exporting source registry must be submitted to the AHA Registry. If the horse was exported but never registered in another stud book, the original Certificate of Registration issued by the Arabian Horse Registry of America, Inc. or the Arabian Horse Association, Inc. and Export Certificate (or the original registration certificate with Exportation Endorsement affixed) must be submitted to the AHA Registry;

2      The foreign recorded owner at the time of export is shown on the original registration certificate issued by the exporting source registry. If the foreign recorded owner at the time of export is not shown on the original foreign registration certificate, a separate document issued by the exporting source registry showing this information must be submitted to the AHA Registry. If the importer and the foreign recorded owner at the time of export are not the same, then a document(s) that evidences an unbroken chain of ownership must be submitted;

3.     The importer has submitted color photographs showing front, rear, and side views of the horse’s markings. The horse’s markings must be congruent with markings shown in the AHA Registry’s records. If necessary, the horse may be inspected by an AHA Registry representative to verify its identity;

4.     The importer has provided the date the horse was reimported to the United States or Mexico;

5.     The original Certificate of Registration issued by the Arabian Horse Registry of America, Inc. or the Arabian Horse Association, Inc. and the Export Certificate (or the original certificate with the Exportation Endorsement affixed) has been returned to the AHA Registry, if available; and

6.     The required fee has been paid.

 

ARTICLE 1046. PUREBRED ARABIAN HORSES EXPORTED WITHOUT AN EXPORT CERTIFICATE OR AN EXPORTATION ENDORSEMENT ISSUED BY THE AHA REGISTRY

The AHA Registry may reactivate the horse’s record and issue a new Certificate of Registration if the following requirements are met:

1.     The original registration certificate issued by the exporting source registry must be submitted to the AHA Registry. If the horse was exported but never registered in another stud book, the original Certificate of Registration issued by the Arabian Horse Registry of America, Inc. or the Arabian Horse Association, Inc. must be submitted to the AHA Registry;

2.     The foreign recorded owner at the time of export is shown on the original registration certificate issued by the exporting source registry. If the foreign recorded owner at the time of export is not shown on the original registration certificate, a separate document issued by the exporting source registry showing this information must be submitted to the AHA Registry. If the importer and the foreign recorded owner at the time of export are not the same, then a document(s) that evidences an unbroken chain of ownership must be submitted;

3.     The original Certificate of Registration issued by the Arabian Horse Registry of America, Inc. or the Arabian Horse Association, Inc. has been returned to the AHA Registry if available;

4.     The importer has submitted color photographs showing front, rear, and side views of the horse’s markings. The horse’s markings must be congruent with markings shown in the AHA Registry’s records. If necessary, the horse may be inspected by an AHA Registry representative to verify its identity;

5.     The horse is DNA typed or blood typed and qualifies as an offspring of the stated sire and dam through DNA type or blood type testing, and/or the DNA type or blood type must be consistent with any previous DNA type or blood type on file with the AHA Registry;

6.     The importer has provided the date the horse was reimported to the United States or Mexico; and

7.     The required fee has been paid.

HORSES IN CANADA

ARTICLE 1047. PUREBRED ARABIAN, HALF-ARABIAN, ANGLO-ARABIAN HORSES ENTERING THE UNITED STATES OR MEXICO FROM CANADA

When a horse is sent to the United States or Mexico from Canada, it is not eligible for registration under Article 1005., (Imported Horses), nor eligible for reimportation under Article 1044., but may be registered as a Canada Transfer if the following requirements are met:

1.     The horse is registered with the Canadian Arabian Horse Registry or the Canadian Partbred Arabian Register;

2.     The original Canadian Arabian Horse Registry or the Canadian Partbred Arabian Register Certificate of Registration has been surrendered to the AHA Registry and is signed by the recorded owner named in (on) the certificate with the transfer portion of the certificate completed showing the name of the person(s) to be indicated as the recorded owner on the new Certificate of Registration to be issued by the AHA Registry;

3.     Color photographs showing front, rear, and side views of the horse’s markings and/or a newly completed markings form have been provided to verify identity. The horse’s markings must be congruent with all markings recorded on the Canadian Arabian Horse Registry or the Canadian Partbred Arabian Register Certificate of Registration;

4.     The horse’s pedigree traces in all lines to source registries as defined in Article 1001.

5.     The horse is DNA typed or blood typed and qualifies as an offspring of the stated sire and dam through DNA type or blood type testing to the extent required by the AHA Registry under Article 1001., for domestic horses of a similar age; and

6.     The required fee has been paid.

ARTICLE 1048. PUREBRED ARABIAN  IN UTERO HORSES ENTERING THE UNITED STATES OR MEXICO FROM CANADA

A horse conceived in Canada and entering in utero and born in the United States or Mexico is not eligible for registration under Article 1004., (Horses Imported in Utero), but may be registered in accordance with Article 1001.,(Domestic Horses.)

CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION FOR RACING PUREBRED ARABIAN HORSES

The Certificate of Registration for Racing is a Certificate of Registration that contains detailed, descriptive information regarding a horse registered under these Rules and is required for a horse to be eligible to compete in Arabian racing. Rules regarding the cancellation, correction, or reissuance of the Certificate of Registration for Racing are prescribed in Articles 1025-1032. and Article 1034.

ARTICLE 1049. REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR ISSUING A CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION FOR RACING FOR PUREBRED ARABIANS

A Certificate of Registration for Racing may be issued for a horse if the following requirements are met:

1.     An application for a Certificate of Registration for Racing, on the appropriate form provided by the AHA Registry, has been completed, signed by the appropriate person(s) and filed with the AHA Registry;

2.     The horse’s standard Certificate of Registration has been submitted with the application for a Certificate of Registration for Racing. The horse, as described on the application for the Certificate of Registration for Racing, must match the description of the horse as presented on its standard Certificate of Registration;

3.     The DNA types of the horse, the horse’s sire and the horse’s dam, or the blood types of the horse, the horse’s sire and the horse’s dam have been placed on permanent record with the AHA Registry. The horse must qualify as an offspring of the stated sire and dam through DNA type or blood type testing;

4.     A horse born prior to January 1, 1989 that is unable to complete the parentage qualification requirement stated in paragraph C of this Section (e.g. dam is deceased or unavailable), must qualify as an offspring of the stated sire through DNA type or blood type testing and, in addition:

a.     The recorded owner must complete and file an affidavit, on a form provided by the AHA Registry, explaining to the AHA Registry’s satisfaction the reasons why the dam’s DNA type or blood type cannot be obtained; and

b.     At the AHA Registry’s discretion, the derivation of the dam’s DNA type or blood type may be required if possible. The applicant for the Certificate of Registration for Racing will bear the burden of proof and all costs related to the investigation and/or derivation of any DNA types or blood types required to complete DNA type or blood type testing to determine whether the horse qualifies as an offspring of the stated sire and dam;

5.     The horse has reached January 1 of its two-year-old year; and

6.     The required fee has been paid.

ARTICLE 1050. DENIAL OF APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION FOR RACING FOR PUREBRED ARABIAN HORSES

The AHA Registry may deny an application for a Certificate of Registration for Racing if the requirements for issuance of a Certificate of Registration for Racing have not been satisfied.

1.     If an application for a Certificate of Registration for Racing is denied, the AHA Registry will notify the applicant in writing. The applicant may request a hearing on the denial. The request must:

a.     Be in writing;

1.     State all grounds and reasons upon which the applicant relies for the assertion that a Certificate of Registration for Racing should be issued; and

2.     Be received by the AHA Registry within 45 days after the mailing of the notice of the denial of the application for the Certificate of Registration for Racing.

2.     If a request for a hearing is received in accordance with this Article, a hearing will be held as provided by Article 1036. The applicant seeking the Certificate of Registration for Racing will have the burden of proving that the horse qualifies for the Certificate of Registration for Racing. The decision of the Hearing Board will be final.

3.     If no request for a hearing is made in accordance with this Article, the denial of the application for the Certificate of Registration for Racing will be final.

ARTICLE 1051. AMENDMENT

Any rule or regulation promulgated hereunder may be repealed, modified, altered or amended and any new rule or regulation may be adopted at any regular or special meeting of the Registration Commission by a majority vote of the members of the Commission. Notice of any changes will be published in the Arabian Horse Magazine and posted on the AHA Website and in not more than three publications devoted primarily to the Arabian horse.

FEES

All fees are to be paid in U.S. currency only. The postmark date will be used for dating purposes on all registration and transfer fees.

ARTICLE 1052. PUREBRED ARABIAN REGISTRATION FEES*

For domestic and imported in utero foals, the registration fee is determined by the time elapsed between the date of birth and the postmark date when the application is mailed to the AHA Registry. For imported horses, the registration fee is determined by the time elapsed between the date of possession** and the postmark date when the application is mailed to the AHA Registry.

* Applications received with a Transfer for Eligible but Unregistered Foal form must be accompanied by the registration fee and the $15 transfer fee.

** Date of possession is the date of release from quarantine. If the horse is not under quarantine, the date of possession is the date of importation.

 

ARTICLE 1053. HALF-ARABIAN AND ANGLO-ARABIAN REGISTRATION FEES

1. Foals - Domestic
	Member	Non-Member
a. Date of birth to 6 months	$ 35	$ 55
b. 6 months to 12 months	$ 50	$ 85
c. 12 months to 24 months	$ 65	$115
d. After 24 months (Non-refundable)	$115	$175

2. Imported Horses
a. Date of possession** to 6 months (Non-refundable)	$ 65
b. 6 months to 12 months (Non-refundable)	$ 90
c. After 12 months (Non-refundable)	$165

* Applications received with a Transfer for Eligible but Unregistered Foal form must be accompanied by the registration fee and the $15 transfer fee.

** Date of possession is the date of release from quarantine. If the horse is not under quarantine, the date of possession is the date of importation.

4.     Double Registry Discount for Non- Members

Discount fees apply to Non-Members who provide a copy of the Certificate of Registration verifying that the horse has been registered with another registry. (For example: National Show Horse Registry, Pinto Horse Association of America, etc.)

a. Date of birth to 6 months	$ 40
b. 6 months to 12 months	$ 65
c. 12 months to 24 months	$ 85
d. After 24 months (Non-refundable)	$ 130

ARTICLE 1054. TRANSFER FOR PUREBRED ARABIANS, HALF-ARABIANS, ANGLO-ARABIANS

1.     The transfer fee is determined by the time elapsed between the date of sale* and the postmark date when the Certificate of Registration is mailed to the AHA Registry. In the case of transfers completed through the Office of the Racing Secretary for horses competing in racing, the transfer fee is determined by the time elapsed between the date of sale and the postmark date when the Transfer for Race Horse form is mailed to the AHA Registry.

2.        Transfer fee includes transferring ownership of the horse in all AHA Programs.

3.        For horses transferred at the non-member rate, a complimentary membership will be given for one year from when the new transfer is processed.

	Member	Non-Member
a. Date of sale* to 6 months	$ 15	$ 35
b. After 6 months	$ 40	$ 60

* If a contract sale is involved, contract sale dates must be indicated. The beginning date of the contract may be used as the recorded transfer (sale) date, but the ending date of the contract will be used to determine the applicable transfer fee.

ARTICLE 1055. CANADA TRANSFER (PUREBRED ARABIAN, HALF-ARABIANS, ANGLO-ARABIAN HORSES TRANSFERRED FROM CANADA)

The Canada Transfer fee is determined by the time elapsed between the date of entry into the United States or Mexico and the postmark date when the Canadian Arabian Horse Registry or the Canadian Partbred Arabian Register Certificate of Registration is mailed to the AHA office.

	Member	Non-Member
1. Date of entry to 2 months	$ 25	$ 45
2. 2 months to 6 months	$ 50	$ 70
3. After 6 months	$ 100	$120

ARTICLE 1056. OTHER FEES

1. Other fees as designated:
a. Assignment of Breeder Designation	$ 15
b. Certificate of Registration for Racing	$100
c. DNA Typing	$ 65
d. Blood Typing	$ 65
e. Duplicate Certificate	$ 25
f. Embryo/Oocyte Transfer for Purebred Arabian Horses:
1. Permit Fee	$ 50
2. Late Permit Fee (in addition to Permit Fee)	$250
g. Exchange of Certificate (standard for racing, and vice versa)	$ 5
h. Exportation Endorsement	$ 30
i. Name Change	$100
j. Pedigree	$ 10
k. Reimportation for Purebred Arabian Horses:
1. With Exportation Endorsement (Certificate)	$ 25
2. Without Exportation Endorsement (Certificate)	$250
l. Replacement Certificate	$ 10
m. Returned Check Fee	$ 50
n. Semen Transportation:
1.Permit Fee	$350
2.Late Permit Fee (in addition to Permit Fee)	$1,000
3.Transported-Stored Semen Service Certificate	$ 35

ARTICLE 1057. TRANSPORTED-STORED SEMEN SERVICE CERTIFICATE REDEMPTION FOR PUREBRED ARABIAN HORSES

Transported-Stored Semen Service Certificates which are issued but will not be used to register a purebred foal conceived using stored or transported semen may be returned to the AHA Registry for redemption. Once returned to the AHA Registry for redemption, such Transported-Stored Semen Service Certificates will be inactive and cannot be reissued or used to register a purebred foal conceived using stored or transported semen. The redemption will be in the amount of $15 and will be made to the party who returns the properly signed Transported-Stored Semen Service Certificate to the AHA Registry.

ARTICLE 1058. ARABIAN HORSE DATASOURCE ONLINE

The DataSource Online contains the pedigree and progeny records of over 600,000 purebred Arabian horses registered by the AHA Registry. In addition, it contains the records of over 325,000 purebred Arabian horses registered in other countries. Information is updated continuously. DataSource Online is available on the Internet at www.ArabDataSource.com as a daily, monthly or annual subscription. Please visit the website for current pricing.

ARTICLE 1059. PROCESSING FEE

1.     When a transaction service request is discontinued, a portion of the fee will be retained by the AHA Registry to cover the cost of processing the transaction. The processing fees to be retained are as follows:

a. Registration
1. When samples have been submitted for testing	$ 65
2. When samples have not been submitted for testing	$ 15
b. DNA Typing
1. When samples have been submitted for testing	$ 50
2. When samples have not been submitted for testing	$ 15
c. Certificate of Registration for Racing	$ 25
d. Reimportation
1. Reimported horse with export endorsement	$ 15
2. Reimported horse without export endorsement:
a. When samples have been submitted for testing	$ 65
b. When samples have not been submitted for testing	$ 15
e. Other Service Requests	$ 10

ARTICLE 1060. REINSTATEMENT FEE

1.     When the AHA Registry receives a request to reinstate work that was previously requested but was discontinued and deleted, a reinstatement fee must be paid before the work will be reinstated.

a. Registration	$ 50
b. Other Service Requests	$ 10