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212. EMBRYO/OOCYTE TRANSFER

(a) A horse foaled by a mare that is not its genetic dam but transferred to her by

embryo/oocyte transfer technique shall be eligible for registration. In addition to other AQHA

registration rules, the offspring shall not be eligible for registration unless:

(1) Prior to the intended collection of the fertilized egg, record owner or lessee has

notified AQHA in writing of its intention to attempt an embryo/oocyte transfer and has paid the proper

fee as per rule 222. For mare enrollments received after collection of the embryo/oocyte, but prior to

foaling, a late fee of $25 will be assessed, in addition to fees required by rule 222. For mare

enrollments received after foaling, a late fee of $50 will be assessed, in addition to fees required by

rule 222. This enrollment must be made each year that a transfer is to be performed, and once

made, the fee is not refundable, nor can any substitution be made.

(2) Its pedigree has been verified through genetic testing of foal, sire and donor

mare; and by such other testing as AQHA reasonably deems necessary to verify the validity of the

genetic testing, all expense of which shall be the registration applicant’s.

(b) The enrollment notice must be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to preserve

for the record owner or lessee of the donor mare, the only acceptable proof to AQHA of timely

compliance, if such proof is requested.

transported from the premises where the donor mare was located at the time of its removal from her

for use in a recipient mare at another location. To be eligible for such transportation, notice of

intention to transport the embryo/oocyte transfer shall be given AQHA in conjunction with the

advanced notice of intended collection specified above.

(d) If a mare is designated with AQHA for embryo/oocyte transfer but the procedure is not

attempted regarding the mare in the designated year to avoid necessity of genetic testing for

parentage verification, AQHA must be notified in writing by December 31 of the designated year that

the owner has elected not to attempt embryo/oocyte transfer. Without such notice, a foal produced

the following year by designated mare is not eligible for registration without genetic testing for

parentage verification.

(e) In the event a mare owner wishes to sell a mare, but retain rights to use frozen embryos,

he may purchase frozen embryo permits for $50 each from AQHA. The application for purchase of a

permit must be on a form provided by AQHA. Once a mare is sold, a former owner cannot purchase

additional permits from AQHA.

(1) The application for a frozen embryo permit must be signed by both the mare

owner and the stallion owner at time of breeding. This permit, when used to register a foal, will serve

as both the stallion breeding report and the breeder’s certificate.

(2) Each of the frozen embryo permits purchased may be used for the registration of

only one foal. AQHA will record the number of outstanding certificates for each individual mare and

that number will be a matter of public record. It is the ultimate responsibility of a prospective buyer to

confirm with the seller, the number of outstanding permit applications not yet recorded on AQHA

records as of the date of sale.

(3) The ownership of the permit may be transferred. Each transfer of ownership of the

embryo permit shall be recorded by AQHA. The rules for transfer of ownership as listed in rule 224 for

transfer of ownership of a horse shall apply, except the request for transfer of the permit shall be

accompanied by the embryo permit instead of the certificate of registration.

(4) When a frozen embryo permit is used to register a foal, the owner of the permit

shall sign the registration application as the owner at time foaling.

(f) When a foal is produced by an embryo/oocyte transfer, such fact will be listed on its

registration certificate.

(g) AQHA may inspect the premises and practices of any party using or intending to use

embryo/oocyte transfer procedures.

(h) The burden of verifying true parentage is the registration applicant’s, and any question of

parentage shall be resolved against the registration of a horse carried by a recipient mare through

embryo/oocyte transfer.

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