Iowa Admin. Code r. 21-62.4

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 10, November 13, 2024

Rule 21-62.4 - Disciplinary actions

(1) A person shall not knowingly provide false information to the department. If the department finds that a person knowingly furnished false information to the department relating to the registration of a horse or dog under these rules, then the department may deny, temporarily suspend, or permanently suspend all registrations and eligibility certificates by or on behalf of the person. The department may withhold payment of breeder's awards to a breeder if the breeder is not in Cornpliance with Iowa Code chapter 162, 717, or 717B or rules adopted pursuant to those chapters. If a breeder does not Corne into Cornpliance, the department may deny the registration of a breeder's litters, dogs or foals. In addition, the department may temporarily or permanently suspend previously approved registrations.

(2) Upon receipt of information from the Iowa racing and gaming Cornmission that a person has been disqualified from licensure (suspended for 365 days or denied), the department shall deny, temporarily suspend, or permanently suspend all registrations and eligibility certificates by or on behalf of the person. The department may determine horses certified as Iowa-foaled horses or dogs certified as Iowa-whelped dogs prior to Cornmission action are eligible to race as Iowa-foaled or Iowa-whelped; however, the disqualified person is denied receipt of moneys from the Iowa horse and dog breeders' fund. If the Iowa racing and gaming Cornmission subsequently grants licensing privileges to a previously disqualified person, the department shall make an independent determination as to the person's eligiblity to have registrations and eligibility certificates by or on behalf of the person reinstated or granted.

(3) Whenever action is taken under this rule, the department shall remit the withheld breakage to the breakage pool at the track where the money was generated. In such cases, the money shall instead be retained by the racetrack and distributed in the manner as provided in Iowa Code section 99D. 12.

(4) The registration of an Iowa-foaled horse or an Iowa-whelped dog shall not be denied or suspended under this rule if either of the following applies:

a. The horse or dog had previously been owned by the person subject to discipline, but the horse or dog had been, in good faith, transferred to another person prior to the imposition of discipline by the department. The department, however, may still impose the discipline if the department determines that the purpose of the transfer was to circumvent the discipline.

b. The horse or dog is in the possession of or under the control of a person subject to discipline but the person has never had an ownership interest in the horse or dog.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 21-62.4