TITLE 8: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
SUBCHAPTER l: HORSE RACING AND BREEDING
PART 290 STANDARDBRED, THOROUGHBRED AND QUARTER HORSE BREEDING AND RACING PROGRAMS, ILLINOIS
SECTION 290.67 REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSPORTED FRESH SEMEN OF A CERTIFIED STALLION


 

Section 290.67  Requirements for Transported Fresh Semen of a Certified Stallion

 

a)         Rules Applicable Beginning January 1, 2022

 

1)         Semen from an Illinois-certified stallion may be transported within the State for the purpose of inseminating a mare or mares within the State but cannot be transported outside the State.

 

2)         The mare must be in the State at the time of conception, and that fact will be verified by a Department employee.

 

3)         The stallion owners or their authorized representative must indicate on the Record of Mares Bred (see Section 290.65) all mares artificially inseminated with transported fresh semen.

 

b)         Rules Applicable from January 1, 2018 Through December 31, 2021

 

1)         Semen from an Illinois stallion may be transported outside of the State and the resultant foals will be eligible for registration as Illinois conceived and foaled horses as provided in Section 31(j) of the Act.

 

2)         The mare (dam) need not be inseminated in Illinois or be in Illinois when the foal is dropped and 30 days before or after the foaling.

 

(Source:  Amended at 43 Ill. Reg. 7408, effective June 21, 2019)