Mich. Admin. Code R. 285.815.1 - Definitions
Rule 1. As used in these rules:
(a) "Department" means the Michigan
department of agriculture.
(b)
"Director" means the director of the department.
(c) "Domicile" means the fixed, permanent,
and principal home to which a person intends to return.
(d) "Fair" means a county, district,
community, or 4-H fair; the Upper Peninsula state fair; and any other state
fair in Michigan which has been approved by the director to conduct light horse
races during the fair.
(e) "Jockey"
means the race rider.
(f) "Purse
offered" means the purse requested by the fair association at the time of
application to the department for purse funds.
(g) "Race" means a race started in a field of
horses from a starting gate.
(h)
"Registered light horse" means any of the following recognized light horse or
pony breeds:
(i) Appaloosa.
(ii) Arabian.
(iii) Half-Arabian.
(iv) Morgan.
(v) Paint.
(vi) Palomino.
(vii) Pinto.
(viii) Quarter horse.
(ix) Thoroughbred.
(x) Ponies of the Americas.
(xi) Shetland.
(xii) Hackney.
(i) "State allocation" means money allocated
by the director from state funds for a race conducted by a fair.
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