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LQHBA RuLes FoR AccReditAtion
be officially received and recorded with the AQHA by July 1 of the breeding year and a copy of the lease must be submitted to the LQHBA by July 1 of the breeding year.
By June 1 of each breeding season, all non-resident members as defined in the LQHBA By-Laws who are boarding mares in Louisiana shall, i.) furnish the LQHBA with a copy
of each mare’s AQHA or TB registration certificate (front and back) together with the geographical location and directions to locate the mares which are boarded in Louisiana and, ii.) complete and file with the LQHBA an out-of-state mare report form for each mare and, iii.) pay to the LQHBA Two Hundred ($200.00) Dollars for each such report.
Anytime a mare owned by a non-resident member as defined in the LQHBA By-Laws
is moved within the state of Louisiana from that geographical location previously reported to the LQHBA as required, such member shall report to the LQHBA by certified mail the day the mare is to be or was moved together with the geographical location and directions to locate the re-located mare(s).
Anytime an out of state resident who is boarding a mare in Louisiana for the purpose
of obtaining an accredited Louisiana Bred foal sells the mare, the transfer report shall be received and recorded by the AQHA within 14 days of the date of sale and the LQHBA shall be notified in writing within 14 days of the date of sale. If the location of the mare changes when the sale transaction takes place, the seller must notify the LQHBA the day the mare is moved and advise the LQHBA of the mare’s location.
All mares are subject to inspection at any time.
EMBRYO TRANSFER FOR AN ACCREDITED LOUISIANA BRED QUARTER HORSE FOAL
Only one foal will be eligible to be Accredited Louisiana Bred per donor mare per year.
All donor and recipient mares shall be reported to the LQHBA in writing by July 1 of the breeding year (or at time of breeding if after July 1) together with full and complete identification to include specifically but not exclusively, copies of registration certificates, brands, markings, tattoos, and i.d. chips
Embryo Transfers performed in Louisiana - The donor mare and the recipient mare shall remain in the state of Louisiana from the time of conception until the foal is born and the accreditation process is complete.
Embryo Transfers not performed in Louisiana (Effective March 11, 2006) - Embryo transfers may be done outside the state of Louisiana. Donor mares shall not leave Louisiana and shall be flushed within the state. The recipient mare shall return to Louisiana with positive identification by July 1 of the breeding year and the LQHBA shall receive written notification of the recipient mare’s location in Louisiana by July 1 of the breeding year. The donor mare and the recipient mare shall remain in the state of Louisiana until the foal is born and the accreditation process is complete.
**Exception: A donor mare may leave the state for the purpose of racing. The owner shall notify the LQHBA before she leaves and the donor mare shall have an official start within 90 days at an AQHA recognized pari-mutuel track. It is the responsibility of the owner to provide the LQHBA with official documentation of the donor mare’s official starts and when she returns to the state.
The LQHBA Board of Directors will address the association’s embryo transfer rules and policies annually.
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