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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of the Texas Equine Incentive Program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 12, Agriculture Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 12.044 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 12.044. EQUINE INCENTIVE PROGRAM. (a) The department |
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shall create and administer an equine incentive program to provide |
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an incentive for the owners of certain show horses to enter the |
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horses as participants in horse shows in this state. The program |
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may apply only to the following breeds of horses: |
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(1) thoroughbreds; |
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(2) paint horses; and |
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(3) quarter horses. |
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(b) The owner of a stallion that has sired more than five |
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foals shall, when the owner submits a breeding report to the |
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applicable breeders' association, submit a duplicate of the report |
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to the department for the sixth and any subsequent foal sired by the |
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stallion. An owner required to submit a duplicate breeding report |
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by this subsection shall pay the department an equine incentive |
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program fee in an amount of not less than $30, as determined by the |
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department, in connection with each report submitted to the |
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department. |
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(c) The department by rule shall provide for the use of fees |
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collected under Subsection (b) to grant equine incentive awards to |
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the owners of eligible foals that participate in horse shows in this |
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state. A foal is eligible for an incentive award under this section |
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only if an equine incentive program fee has been paid on behalf of |
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the foal's sire. |
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(d) The department by rule shall establish a point system by |
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which the owner of an eligible foal may receive an equine incentive |
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award based on the foal's participation in horse show events |
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sanctioned by the applicable horse breeders' association. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |