in-20250514-IR-071250147SNA: The Indiana Horse Racing Commission (commission) is soliciting public comment on adding rules at 71 IAC 7-3-38 and 71 IAC 14.5-2-1.3; and amending rules at 71 IAC 3, 71 IAC 3.5, 71 IAC 4, 71 IAC 6, 71 IAC 7, 71 IAC 8, 71 IAC 8.5, 71 IAC 9, 71 IAC 13, 71 IAC 14, and 71 IAC 14.5; concerning accreditation, lighting, claiming, technical changes, wagering, and breeding. The commission seeks comment on the affected citations listed and any other provisions of Title 71 that may be affected by this rulemaking.

Notice of Second Public Comment Period LSA Document #25-147 Sec. 9. The commission executive director shall appoint hire judges, all of whom shall be employees of the commission. To qualify for appointment employment as a judge, the appointee employee shall be accredited as a racing official by the Racing Officials Accreditation Program administered by the Universities of Arizona and Louisville or meet the experience, education, and examination requirements necessary to be accredited by an entity designated by the ARCI, or, in the case of harness racing, be licensed as a judge by the United States Trotting Association. Exceptions for emergencies may be permitted. Sec. 10. The commission executive director shall appoint hire stewards, all of whom shall be employees of the commission. To qualify for appointment employment as a steward, the appointee employee shall be accredited as a racing official by the Racing Officials Accreditation Program administered by the Universities of Arizona and Louisville or meet the experience, education, and examination requirements necessary to be accredited by an entity designated by the ARCI. Exceptions for emergencies may be permitted. Sec. 9. (a) An association shall provide lighting for the race track racetrack and the patron facilities that is adequate to ensure the safety and security of the patrons, licensees, and horses. Lighting to ensure the proper operation of the videotape and photo finish equipment must be approved by the commission. (b) An association shall provide adequate additional lighting in the stable area as required by the commission. (c) If an association conducts racing at night, the association shall maintain a back-up lighting system that is sufficient to ensure the safety of race participants and patrons. (d) If the track goes dark during the running of a race, the race may be ruled no contest if in the judges' opinion the contest or finish was compromised. (e) An association shall provide a three-light system of green, yellow, and red beacon style warning lights and sirens as follows for use if an accident occurs. Sec. 1. (a) A registration certificate of current ownership, together with the application for transfer thereon duly endorsed by all registered owners, must be filed in the office of the racing secretary for all horses claimed within a reasonable time after the race from which the horse was claimed. (b) The price allowances that govern for claiming races must be approved by the commission. Claiming prices recorded on past performance lines in the daily race program shall do not include allowances. (c) The claiming price, including any allowances, of each horse shall be printed on the official program adjacent next to the horse's program number and claims shall be for the amount designated, subject to correction if printed in error. (d) In handicap claiming races, in the event of if an also eligible horse is moving into the race, the also eligible horse shall take the place of the horse that it replaces provided that if the handicap is the same. In the event If the handicap is different, the also eligible horse shall take the position on the outside of horses with a similar handicap, except when the horse that is scratched is a trailing horse, in which case the also eligible horse shall take the trailing position, regardless of its handicap. In handicap claiming races with one (1) trailer, the trailer shall be determined as the fourth best post position. (e) To be eligible to be claimed, a horse must start in the event in which it has been declared to race. For the purposes of this rule, a horse shall be deemed to have started if it is behind the gate when the field is released at the starting point by the starter. The racing secretary or his or her their designee is responsible to process claims within three (3) business days from after the date of which the claim occurred. (f) Any: (g) Claiming certificates expire at the end of the race meeting for which they are granted. These certificates may be applied for at the commission's licensing office no not later than ninety (90) minutes prior to before post time for the first race on any day of racing. To be eligible for a claiming certificate, a person must complete the licensing process as an owner under 71 IAC 5-2 and pay the appropriate fees. The photo identification badge shall be withheld until the person becomes a successful claimant. (h) A person not previously licensed by the commission within the last two (2) years must apply for a claiming certificate via fax, mail, electronically, or in person. (i) A claim is voided, and ownership of the horse retained by the owner at the time of entry, if a horse is a starter and the horse: Sec. 3. (a) A person desiring to claim a horse must have the required amount of money on deposit with the horsemen's bookkeeper at the time the completed claim form is deposited. (b) The claimant shall provide all information required on the claim form provided by the association. (c) The claim form shall be completed and signed by the claimant or his or her their authorized agent prior to before placing it and the necessary transfer fees in an envelope provided for this purpose by the association and approved by the commission. The claimant shall seal the envelope and identify on the outside the date, race number, and track name only. (d) The envelope shall be delivered to the designated area or licensed delegate at least thirty (30) minutes before post time of the race from which the claim is being made. That person shall certify on the outside of the envelope the time it was received. (e) The claim shall be examined by the judges or their designee prior to before the start of the race. The association's designee shall be prepared to state whether sufficient funds are on deposit in the amount equivalent to the specified claiming price and any other required fees and taxes. The judges shall have a public announcement made and information scrolled on the simulcast video stating there has been a claim made or, in the case of for multiple claims, the number of claims made on a horse during the post parade. The successful claimant will be announced after the completion of the race. (f) The judges shall disallow any claim made on a form or in a manner which that fails to comply with all the requirements of this rule. (g) Documentation supporting all claims for horses, whether successful or unsuccessful, shall must include details of the method of payment either by way of: through: (h) When a claim has been submitted, it is irrevocable and is at the risk of the claimant. (i) In the event If more than one (1) claim is submitted for the same horse, the successful claimant shall be determined by lot by the judges or their designee, and all the unsuccessful claims involved in the decision by lot, shall, at that time, become null and void, notwithstanding any future disposition of such that claim. (j) Upon After determining that a claim is valid, the judges shall notify the paddock judge of: (k) Every A horse entered in a claiming race shall race for the account of the owner who declared it in the event, but title to a claimed horse shall be is vested in the successful claimant from the time the horse is deemed to have started, and the successful claimant shall become the owner of the horse, whether it be the horse is: (l) A horse entered in a claiming race cannot may not be scratched from a claiming race for the purpose of being sold privately. (m) A post-race test may be taken from any horse claimed out of a claiming race. The trainer of the horse at the time of entry for the race from which the horse was claimed shall be responsible for the claimed horse until the post-race sample is collected. The horse's halter must accompany the horse. Altering or removing the horse's shoes will be considered a violation. The successful claimant/trainer shall have the right to measure the horse's hopples and any other equipment that he or she deems they consider necessary before the horse leaves the test barn. The claimant or his or her their authorized designee shall be permitted access into the test barn. The equipment must remain on the claimed horse until the claimant or his or her their designee has an opportunity to measure hopples or any other equipment he or she deems they consider necessary. (n) Any A person who that refuses to deliver a horse legally claimed out of a claiming race shall be suspended, together with the horse, until delivery is made. (o) A claimed horse shall not: (p) The claiming price shall be paid to the owner at the time of entry for the race from which the horse was claimed only when the successful claimant is not in pending status by the USTA, the judges are satisfied that the claim is valid, and the successful claimant is recognized as the owner of record. (q) The judges, at the option of the claimant, shall rule a claim invalid if the horse has been found ineligible to the race from which it was claimed. (r) Mares and fillies that are in foal are ineligible for claiming races. Upon receipt of After receiving the horse, if a claimant determines within forty-eight (48) hours that a claimed filly or mare is in foal, he or she the claimant may, at his or her their option, return the horse to the owner of the horse at the time of entry for the race from which the horse was claimed. (s) If a claimant demonstrates that the sex of the horse is other than reported in the official racing program, he or she the claimant may, within forty-eight (48) hours of the claim, at his or her their option, return the horse to the owner of the horse at the time of entry for the race from which the horse was claimed. The judge shall rule the claim of the returned horse invalid. (t) If the post-race serum or plasma biological sample of the horse contains cobalt in excess of the threshold established in 71 IAC 8-1-9, a foreign substance, NSAID, or therapeutic medication exceeding the established threshold levels in 71 IAC 8, the claimant will be notified of the test result and he or she the claimant may, within forty-eight (48) hours of notification, at his or her their option, return the horse to the owner of the horse at the time of entry for the race from which the horse was claimed. While awaiting test results, a claimant shall exercise due care in maintaining and boarding a claimed horse and not materially alter the horse. (u) When the judges rule that a claim is invalid and the horse is returned to the owner of the horse at the time of entry for the race in which the invalid claim was made: (v) A claimed horse may not race at any location except for the race track where it was claimed until the earlier of sixty (60) days after the date it was claimed or the end of the meeting at which where it was claimed, except with written permission of the judges for stakes races. (w) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (v), a claimed horse shall be allowed to compete in any stake, or early and late closer, if it is listed as being paid prior to before the claim. (x) A horse claimed in another state may not race at a track under the jurisdiction of the commission until the earlier of sixty (60) days after the date it was claimed or the end of the meeting at which where it was claimed, except with written permission of the judges for stakes races. Sec. 5. (a) The conditions for eligibility to a race may not be changed once entries are taken, except that but an error may be corrected with the consent of the judges. (b) No change in trainers of a horse, entered and drawn to start, will be permitted. In the event of such If a change is made, the horse will be scratched and the parties responsible therefore shall be subject to fine or suspension. A change in ownership may be permitted with the approval of the judges in condition races only. There shall be no change in ownership on a horse entered in a claiming race. No change in ownership of a horse is permitted after the horse has been entered and drawn to start. If a change is made, the horse will be scratched and the parties responsible shall be subject to penalties. (c) No owner shall list as the trainer of a horse a person who is not in fact the trainer of such the horse, and no trainer shall allow his or her their name to be shown on the declaration form, nor or the official program, as trainer of a horse which he or she does they do not in fact have under his or her their care and supervision as trainer of the horse. The judges may require proof that a person listed as the trainer of a horse is in fact the actual trainer of that horse. Sec. 15. (a) An owner or a trainer shall not enter or start a horse that: (b) A horse drawn into a race that is on the judge's or vet's list shall be scratched. (c) A horse shall may not start at an Indiana pari-mutuel track in a wagering or nonwagering event without having not raced in the last forty-five (45) days, a satisfactory charted line in qualifying time in the last forty-five (45) days, race date to race date. Sec. 38. (a) If an accident or a malfunction of the starting gate, or other unforeseeable event, compromises the fairness of the race or the safety of the race participants, the judges may: (b) The following items must be considered before the judges can declare a heat or race a no contest: Sec. 5. Furosemide may be administered intravenously to a horse which that is entered to compete in a race. Except under the instructions of the official veterinarian or the racing veterinarian, for the purpose of removing a horse from the veterinarian's list or to facilitate the collection of a post-race urine sample, furosemide shall be permitted only after the official veterinarian has placed the horse on the furosemide list. In order For a horse to be placed on the furosemide list, the following process must be followed: Sec. 4.2. The official blood serum or plasma, hair, and urine samples may contain only the following therapeutic medications or their metabolites or analogues, and shall may not exceed the threshold concentrations specified in this rule: Sec. 5. (a) Any A horse eligible to race in Indiana under this subsection is subject to testing without advance notice for prohibited substances, practices, and procedures as specified in subsection (f), while the horse is located on the grounds of a racetrack under the jurisdiction of the commission, or stabled off association grounds while under the care or control of a trainer or an owner licensed by the commission under the restrictions listed in subsection (e). A horse is eligible to race in Indiana if it is listed: (b) If a horse selected to be tested is not covered under subsection (a), the executive director or stewards may nevertheless test any such the horse as eligible to race in Indiana for prohibited substances, practices, and procedures specified in subsection (f), unless the owner or trainer, or other authorized representative or designee of such that horse immediately represents in writing that the horse is not intended to be, and will not be, raced in Indiana for a minimum of at least three hundred sixty-five (365) days. If the owner, trainer, or other authorized representative or designee so represents, the horse shall be deemed ineligible for racing in Indiana for no not less than three hundred sixty-five (365) days from that date. This three hundred sixty-five (365) day ineligibility to race in Indiana shall follow the horse even if the horse is sold or transferred to another owner or trainer. An owner or a trainer may, however, consent to the collection of collecting a sample from a horse selected for testing under this rule, even if the horse is not presently intended to be raced in Indiana, and if such that horse tests negative, it will remain eligible to race in Indiana. (c) The executive director or stewards may order any horse of a licensed trainer or owner to report to a track under the jurisdiction of the commission for out of competition testing. The trainer or owner is responsible to have the horse or horses available at the designated time and location. In the event that If a horse is ordered to report to a track pursuant to under the authority granted by this subsection, a licensed trainer or owner is entitled to reimbursement by the commission for mileage, at the current rate paid by the state of Indiana, as specified in the current Indiana financial management circular, to and from the location where the horse was stabled when the horse was ordered to report to the track. Under no circumstances will a trainer or an owner be entitled to reimbursement for mileage in excess of exceeding the actual mileage to the track from the place where the horse was stabled when ordered to report, and from the track to the place where the horse is first stabled following after the testing. The trainer or owner is not entitled to receive reimbursement from the commission for any other expense relating to any order under this subsection to report to a track for out of competition testing. (d) The official veterinarian, a licensed veterinarian authorized by the commission, or a veterinary technician under the direct supervision of the official veterinarian or a licensed veterinarian authorized by the commission may take a urine, blood, or hair sample from a horse for testing as provided for in this section. (e) Unless sample collection occurs on the grounds of a racetrack or other location within in Indiana under the commission's jurisdiction, the commission's representatives may arrive at a reasonable time for the taking of blood, urine, or hair samples from an eligible horse, as defined in subsection (a) or (b), after announcing their presence at the premises where the horse or horses to be tested are located and showing their credentials to collect samples from the horse or horses selected for testing for prohibited substances, practices, and procedures as specified in subsection (f). The commission's representatives or designees will request to meet with the trainer or owner of the selected horse or horses. If neither is available, the collection will be deferred until the trainer or owner, or both, or their representative or designee, becomes reasonably available, but the collection must occur not later than one (1) hour after the commission's designee arrives at the premises in the case of for an eligible horse under subsection (a), and not later than two (2) hours in the case of for an eligible horse under subsection (b). If the collection does not occur within the time provided for in this subsection, any horse that would have been subject to testing and eligible to race in Indiana will be deemed to be ineligible for racing in Indiana pursuant to under the provisions of subsections (a) and (b). In addition, the owner or trainer, or both, of the horses may be subject to any other sanctions allowed by Indiana law and regulations, including, but not limited to, a fine, suspension, or summary suspension. It is a defense to any action brought against an owner or a trainer, or both, for sanctions or as a result of any declaration a horse is ineligible because the sample collection did not occur within the time provided for by this subsection that good cause existed that prohibited the owner or trainer, or their representative or designee, from complying with the time limits set forth in this subsection. The owner or trainer, or their representative or designee, has the burden of proving the good cause defense by a preponderance of the evidence. (f) Prohibited substances, practices, methods, and procedures are defined as the following: (g) The trainer or owner, or their designees, shall cooperate with the official veterinarian, or any a licensed veterinarian or licensed veterinary technician authorized by the commission, or any commission employee by: (h) The collection of blood or urine samples under this rule shall be collected as provided by 71 IAC 8.5-3-1 and shall be analyzed as follows: (i) The collection of hair samples under this rule shall be collected as provided by 71 IAC 8.5-3-1 and shall be analyzed as follows: (j) The licensed trainer of the horse is responsible for the condition of the horse sampled for an out of competition test while on the grounds of a licensed training facility or racetrack as follows: (k) In the absence of extraordinary mitigating circumstances, a minimum penalty of a ten (10) year suspension will be assessed for any violation of violating subsection (f)(1) and (f)(2). The Association of Racing Commissioners International, Inc. ARCI Uniform Classification Guidelines for Foreign Substances and Recommended Penalties and Model Rule will be considered for violations of subsection (f)(3), (f)(4), and (f)(5), with additional penalties for any drug not FDA approved for use in horses. Sec. 1. (a) All Collection procedures shall be done in accordance with chain of custody guidelines. (b) Before sending an equine sample to the primary testing laboratory, the official veterinarian or a designated commission employee shall divide the specimen into two (2) parts, provided a sufficient amount is collected. (c) The official veterinarian or a designated commission employee shall attempt to collect a minimum of at least fifty (50) milliliters of urine. A urine specimen shall may not be split if less than fifty (50) milliliters is collected from the horse. In such those instances, the commission is entitled to submit the entire urine specimen for testing or detain the horse an adequate amount of time until it can be obtained. If an insufficient volume of urine is obtained, the trainer and owner are not entitled to a split sample. (d) The official veterinarian, a licensed veterinarian authorized by the commission, or a veterinary technician under the direct supervision of a commission authorized veterinarian shall collect a minimum of at least thirty (30) milliliters of blood, which shall be divided into two (2) portions, one (1) of which shall be forwarded to the primary laboratory. (e) The official veterinarian, a licensed veterinarian authorized by the commission, the trainer or trainer designee assigned to the horse in the presence of a commission employee, or a designated commission employee shall collect a minimum of a hair sample that is at least the same size in diameter as a standard pencil. A hair sample shall be is ineligible for split sample testing. (f) The official veterinarian or his/her their designee shall retain the part of the urine and/or or blood specimen, or both, that is not sent to the primary laboratory. (g) If the retained part of a specimen is sent for testing, the official veterinarian or designated commission employee shall arrange for the transportation of the specimen in a manner that ensures the integrity of the sample. (h) Blood samples shall must be centrifuged. (i) The provisions of subsections (b), (c), and (d) do not apply to 71 IAC 8.5-2-5. Sec. 1.5. (a) The official veterinarian shall maintain a list of all quarter horses with albuterol in excess of the threshold provided in 71 IAC 8.5-1-4.2(2) positive test results. (b) A quarter horse shall may not be removed from the veterinarian's list until a biological sample of hair tested by a commission approved laboratory determines albuterol is not in excess of the threshold limit provided in 71 IAC 8.5-1-4.2(2) present in the sample. (c) The official veterinarian shall maintain a list of all quarter horses with clenbuterol in excess of the threshold provided in 71 IAC 8.5-1-4.2(5) positive test results. (d) A quarter horse shall may not be removed from the veterinarian's list until a biological sample of hair tested by a commission approved laboratory determines clenbuterol is not in excess of the threshold limit provided in 71 IAC 8.5-1-4.2(5) present in the sample. (e) Hair samples shall be collected as provided in 71 IAC 8.5-3-1 for collection procedures or 71 IAC 8.5-2-5 for out of competition testing. (f) The trainer or owner requesting hair sample testing shall pay all costs. (g) The trainer or owner requesting hair sample testing shall make full payment prior to before hair sample collection. (h) The A quarter horse may be removed from the veterinarian's list once a commission approved laboratory determines albuterol in hair is below the threshold limit provided in 71 IAC 8.5-1-4.2(2) not present. (i) The A quarter horse may be removed from the veterinarian's list once a commission approved laboratory determines clenbuterol in hair is below the threshold limit provided in 71 IAC 8.5-1-4.2(5) not present. (j) If the hair test results determine a quarter horse is above the threshold limit has albuterol or clenbuterol present, the trainer or owner may request another hair sample test in accordance with this section at a later date. Sec. 4. (a) The commission may issue a license under IC 4-31-7.5 if the commission determines that the applicant meets all of the requirements under IC 4-31-7.5 and this article and, that on the basis of all the facts before it, because the applicant has met these requirements, the following is shown: (b) In reviewing an application, the commission may consider any information, data, reports, findings, factors, or indices available that it considers important or relevant to its determination of in determining whether an applicant is qualified to hold an SPMO license under IC 4-31-7.5, including, without limitation, the following: (c) The commission may grant or deny an SPMO license subject to conditions specified by the commission and agreed to by the applicant. (d) The commission may require changes in the proposed plan of operations or advance deposit wagering terms and agreement, or both, as a condition of granting a license. A licensed SPMO shall not make subsequent material changes in the plan of operations or advance deposit wagering terms and agreement, or both, unless ordered by, the commission or until approved by, the commission after receiving a written request. (e) A licensed SPMO shall file a license renewal request for the upcoming calendar year by November 1 of the preceding year. The license renewal request must be accompanied by a cashier's check or certified check payable to the commission in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000) as a nonrefundable annual license fee. In addition, the licensed SPMO must submit a letter detailing any requested changes in the commission approved plan of operations or advance deposit wagering terms and agreement, or both. (f) A license issued under this article is neither transferable nor assignable, including by operation of law, without the prior written consent of the commission. (g) Any An action that suspends or otherwise prohibits a licensed SPMO from operating in another state may be used as grounds for a suspension of its Indiana SPMO license. (h) A licensed SPMO must also hold an Indiana commission vendor contractor license. After the initial licensing period, the vendor contractor commission license is renewed after December 1 with the licensing office for the upcoming year. The fee is one hundred dollars ($100). (h) All (i) Employees working on behalf of a licensed SPMO that who are officers, directors, and managers who are involved in Indiana advance deposit wagering must hold an Indiana vendor employee commission license. All other employees working on behalf of a licensed SPMO who are involved in Indiana advance deposit wagering must hold an Indiana commission license. After the initial licensing period, the Indiana commission vendor employee license is renewed after December 1 with the licensing office for the following year. However, the commission or commission's designee may, at their discretion, allow a licensed SPMO to forgo licensing of some individuals involved in advance deposit wagering in Indiana provided that: if: Sec. 6. (a) The pick three requires selection of the first-place finisher in each of three (3) specified contests. (b) The net pick three pool shall be is distributed to winning wagers in the following precedence, as follows, based upon on the official finishing order: of finish: (c) If there is a dead heat for first in any of the three (3) contests involving: (d) Should If a betting interest in any of the three (3) pick three contests be is scratched, the actual favorite, as evidenced by total amounts wagered in the win pool at the close of wagering on that contest, shall be substituted for the scratched betting interest for all purposes, including pool calculations. In the event that If the win pool total for at least two (2) or more favorites is identical, the substitute selection shall be the betting interest with the lowest program number. The totalizator shall produce reports showing each of the wagering combinations with substituted betting interests which that became winners as a result of the substitution, in addition to the normal winning combination. (e) If all three (3) pick three contests are canceled or declared no contest, the entire pool shall be is refunded on pick three wagers for those contests. (f) If one (1) or two (2) of the pick three contests are canceled or declared no contest, the pick three pool will remain valid and shall be distributed in accordance with subsection (b). (g) If the conditions on the turf course warrant a change of racing surface in any of the pick three contests, and the change has not been disclosed to the public before the close of wagering for the first contest of the pick three, the stewards shall declare each changed leg an "all-win" for the pick three wagering purposes only. An "all-win" contest assigns the winner of that contest to each pick three ticket holder as their selection for that race. A surface change, as defined in this subsection, results in the net pool for the pick three being distributed as a single price pool to those whose selection finished first in the greatest number of pick three contests for that performance. Sec. 1. (a) A horsemen's association must register with the commission annually in order to be eligible to receive monies from permit holders pursuant to the provisions of under IC 4-35-7-12. Unless otherwise directed by the commission, and except as provided in subsection (c), a horsemen's association shall file its registration, accompanied by all the supporting materials required by this article, with the commission not later than September 1 of the year preceding the calendar year for which the funds are to be paid. One (1) electronic copy, and six (6) one (1) paper copies copy of each application shall be provided. Except as provided in subsection (c), the commission shall approve or deny a registration not later than December 31 of the year preceding the calendar year for which the funds are to be paid. The registration for an upcoming calendar year must be approved by the commission before a horsemen's association is entitled to receive any funds from permit holders as provided for by IC 4-35-7-12 and before permit holders may make payment to a particular horsemen's association. The registration of a horsemen's association for a calendar year becomes effective upon on the approval of the commission, not upon on the filing of the registration. (b) The deadlines set forth in subsections (a) and (c) for the commission to approve or deny a registration shall do not apply when more than one (1) horsemen's association registers to be eligible to receive the same source of funds specified in IC 4-35-7-12. In that event, If this occurs, the commission shall approve or deny the registrations as expeditiously quickly as possible, but not later than February 28 of the calendar year in which that the funds are to be paid. (c) If, at the time a permit holder is required to make a payment of funds to a horsemen's association pursuant to under IC 4-35-7-12, either: Sec. 1. (a) "Indiana bred" means a foal from a mare who that resides in the state continuously from August 1 of the breeding year through the time of foaling and is properly registered with the commission. (b) In order To be registered as an Indiana bred foal, the mare of the foal must: (c) Mares which that have not been bred by the August 1 deadline may be registered late, but must reside in Indiana and be registered prior to before being bred. (d) Mares registered for the current breeding year may leave the state to be entered in an advertised public sale and may leave the state for the interval of the sale, but must return to Indiana within fourteen (14) days of her after the sale if the residency requirements for foal registration are to be fulfilled. Notification to the commission must be made in writing for mares leaving the state prior to before participating in an advertised public sale. Upon return After returning to the state, the mare must be reregistered with the commission. Reregistration must occur with the fourteen (14) day period following after the sale. (e) The commission must be notified in writing by email, fax, or mail and provide proper documentation for any registered mare leaving the state for medical treatment. Notification must be made within seventy-two (72) hours of after the date which the mare left the state. (f) The An Indiana bred foal must: (g) Foals not registered within thirty (30) days of after the foaling date may be registered with a two hundred dollar ($200) late fee up and until December 31 of the foal's weanling year. (h) If the foal is not registered by January 1 of its yearling year, the foal is not eligible to be registered. (h) For eligibility purposes, a foal is not considered Indiana bred until registration paperwork and applicable late fees are received by the commission. (i) For foals of 2009 and prior, earlier, Indiana bred is defined as a horse whose breeder(s) as breeder or breeders listed with the USTA are residents of Indiana. Any A partnership or corporation registered by the USTA and listed as a breeder must be entirely composed of Indiana residents. Sec. 1.3. (a) To be eligible to register a quarter horse frozen embryo foal as Indiana bred, the donor mare must be registered with the commission under section 1 of this rule for the calendar year that the embryo is produced. Additionally, the following must occur: (b) For a mare registered after July 1 in the year that an embryo is produced, the embryo must be used to produce an Indiana sired foal. (c) For a donor mare foaled in 2015 or later, embryos produced by the mare are not eligible for registration under this section more than two (2) calendar years after: (d) Donor mares foaled before 2015 are exempt from the requirements under subsection (c). Sec. 3. (a) In order To be eligible to register a stallion with the commission, a completed application must be on file with the commission on or before November 1 of 2 each year. (b) Each A registered stallion must remain in Indiana the entire breeding season, February 1 through July 1. (c) New stallions arriving late cannot have covered any mares in another state during the same year. (d) Quarter horse stallions may breed both quarter horse and thoroughbred mares. (e) Thoroughbred stallions may breed quarter horse mares. Thoroughbred stallions breeding quarter horse mares must be registered in the quarter horse registry. (f) A stallion must be registered with the commission the year of the foal's conception to be eligible for sire races and stallion awards. (g) Stallions must be registered each year. Any A living or deceased stallion having sired foals while standing in the state of Indiana prior to the year before 2001 must have on file with the commission an application covering the years it stood in the state to be eligible for sire races and stallion awards. (h) Mare's bred reports must be on file with the commission by December 1 of each year. (i) A copy of lease agreements must accompany the application. (j) There will be a one hundred dollar ($100) late fee for all applications filed after the deadline. (k) This rule in no way restricts the shipment and use of cooled semen. (l) Only those stallions standing in Indiana and properly registered with the Indiana horse racing commission are eligible for stallion breed development awards. (m) For a stallion properly registered and in good standing with the commission in the year of the stallion's death or gelding, frozen semen may be used if the deceased or gelded stallion is properly registered in the year that the semen will be used. (n) The semen from stallions born in 2015 or later must be used within two (2) calendar years after the year of the stallion's death or gelding. (o) Stallions born before 2015 are exempt from the requirement under subsection (n). (p) Foals sired from the use of frozen semen are eligible for Indiana sired status and Indiana stallion awards if the requirements of section 2 of this rule are met, in addition to the requirements of this section. (q) For deceased stallion, only semen collected and frozen while the stallion was properly registered in Indiana may be used. (r) Frozen semen collected from nondeceased or gelded stallions properly registered may be used regardless of the location of collection.