Section 017-9-2 - Eligibility Criteria1. In order for its offspring to be eligible to the Maine Standardbred Breeders Stakes a stallion must be registered with the Commission for the current breeding season prior to January 1 of the year of the breeding season and must stand at stud the full breeding season in Maine except as provided for in Section 2, subsection 1, second paragraph. The breeding season is defined as the period beginning February 15 through July 15 of each calendar year except as provided in the second paragraph. The registration fee shall be $100.00 per stallion per breeding season. Registration fees shall be made payable to the Treasurer, State of Maine and forwarded to the Commission's Office within the Department and such fees will be added to purses. Any person standing a stallion who fails to register a stallion as required aforesaid may register said stallion upon payment of the registration fee and an additional payment of $500.00 on or before February 15 of the ensuing breeding season. The stallion shall not have been registered nor stood in any other racing jurisdiction during the current breeding season as defined in Section 2, subsection 1.
A stallion may be brought into the program at any time after February 15 to replace a registered stallion which is unable to breed, as evidenced by a veterinarian or laboratory test indicating it is infertile, or dies during the breeding season. In this case a $100.00 registration fee is required but no late fee is required.
A new stallion may be brought into the program after February 15 with the payment of the registration fee and a late fee of $750.00.
The stallion is to reside in the State of Maine at a designated standing farm throughout the entire breeding season as described in this section, except as provided for a late registration. The stallion may not be moved from the designated standing farm (except in the case of a medical emergency) with the following exceptions:
A. A stallion duly registered may, upon advance written notification to the Executive Director, move from the designated standing farm provided that the farm to which the stallion is moved is located in the State of Maine.B. A stallion duly registered may, upon advance written approval from the Executive Director, be moved to another state for non-emergency medical reasons.C. A stallion duly registered may, upon advance written approval from the Executive Director, be allowed to race during the breeding season.2.Breeding Report. A copy of the form reporting the breeding of mares to the United States Trotting Association will be completed and forwarded to the Commission Office not later than September 1 of the year of breeding. Mares bred by transported semen shall be so identified on the Mares Bred Report.3. Colts and fillies sired by an eligible Maine stallion shall be eligible to the Maine Standardbred Breeders Stake races providing that they are named and that name is registered with the United States Trotting Association and all required documents are filed and fees paid. This is effective with the foals resulting from the 2003 breeding season and thereafter.4. The foal produced from any mare which is inseminated after January 1, 2003 by semen transported outside of the State of Maine and from a stallion duly registered with the Commission will be eligible for nomination to any Maine Standardbred Breeders Stakes programs.