Definitions

1. "Accredited North Dakota-bred race horse" means a horse qualifying for and duly registered in the North Dakota breeders' fund program. For purposes of awards and purse supplements, such accreditation for horses racing shall continue through the age of twelve years. Awards for breeding mares and stallions shall continue as long as there is progeny racing. 2. "Breeder" means the owner or lessee, or the respective breed-registering organization of the dam at the time of foaling in North Dakota. 3. "Donor mare" means the mare which produces an embryo or an oocyte which, after fertilization, is transferred into the uterus of a recipient mare. 4. "Embryo transfer" means the process of transferring a donor mare embryo into a recipient mare. 5. "North Dakota-bred" means a foal born in North Dakota out of a mare registered as a broodmare under section 69.5-01-9-02 with the North Dakota racing commission prior to the foal's birth, and which mare was in North Dakota: a. On or before February first of the year foaled; or b. Within thirty days after the date of a bona fide purchase or lease transaction, whichever of those dates is the latest, and provided, in either case, that mare remained physically within the boundaries of North Dakota until foaling. 6. "North Dakota-foaled" means a horse born in North Dakota. 7. "Racehorse owner" means the owner or lessee of record with the respective breed-registering organization at the time the horse participates in a race qualifying the horse for breeders' fund awards or purse supplements under the provisions of this chapter. 8. "Recipient mare" means the surrogate mare carrying a donor mare's embryo. 9. "Stallion owner" means the owner of a stallion registered as a breeding stallion in the North Dakota breeders' fund program. North Dakota breeders' fund awards accruing to the owner of a stallion as a result of qualifying race performances by North Dakota-breds sired by a stallion shall be awarded to the owner of the stallion at the time of conception of such progeny. In a case involving extraordinary circumstances, the North Dakota racing commission or designated registering agency retains the right to allow or disallow the registration of a foal as North Dakota-bred at its sole discretion. The requirements of this section apply to all breeds.