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HORSES

Animal feedlots, generally, Minn. Rules 7020.0200 to 7020.2225

Animal unit, defined, Minn. Rules 7020.0300

Animals, horses defined as

Animal health law, Minn. Statutes 2022 35.821

Meat and Poultry Inspection Act, Minn. Statutes 2022 31A.02

Anthrax, see ANTHRAX

Bills of sale, Minn. Statutes 2022 35.830

Boarding services, sales and use taxes, Minn. Rules 8130.8700

Boarding

Commercial boarding, defined as agricultural products, Minn. Statutes 2022 273.13

Sales and use taxes, Minn. Statutes 2022 297A.61, 2022 297A.69

Brands, see BRANDS

Breeders and breeding

Awards, distribution, Minnesota breeders' fund, Minn. Statutes 2022 240.18

Public information and education programs, funding, Minn. Statutes 2022 240.15, 2022 240.18

Sales and use taxes, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2022 297A.69

Carcasses, see CARCASSES

Care, equine teeth floating services, Minn. Statutes 2022 156.075

Certificates of veterinary inspection, importation, Minn. Rules 1721.0240

Claiming sales, see Race horses under this topic

Damage by, liability, nonprofit organizations, Minn. Statutes 2022 604A.12

Damage to

Dogs, county payments, amounts, Minn. Statutes 2022 347.15

Police horses, assault on, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.597

Definitions

Agriculture Department, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.459

Animal health law, Minn. Statutes 2022 35.821

Animal unit, pollution control, Minn. Statutes 2022 116.06

Livestock Market Agency and Dealer Licensing Act, Minn. Statutes 2022 17A.03

Meat and Poultry Inspection Act, Minn. Statutes 2022 31A.02

Packers and Stockyards Act, Minn. Statutes 2022 31B.02

Pari-mutuel horse racing, Minn. Statutes 2022 240.29

Pet and companion animal welfare, Minn. Statutes 2022 346.38

Rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2022 240.29

Definitions

Animal feedlots, Minn. Rules 7020.0300

Animal health, Minn. Rules 1721.0230

Destruction by wolves, compensation, Minn. Rules 1515.3100 to 1515.3800

Docking of tails, Minn. Statutes 2022 343.25

Equestrian activities, property used for, defined as agricultural products, Minn. Statutes 2022 273.13

Equestrian equipment or supplies, towing, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.011, 2022 169.81

Equine infectious anemia, see EQUINE INFECTIOUS ANEMIA

Estrays, see ESTRAYS

Exhibitions, equine infectious anemia testing, Minn. Rules 1721.0250

Farm machinery for, Minn. Statutes 2022 297A.61

Feed

Contaminants, Minn. Rules 7890.0100

Endogenous, dietary, or environmental substances, Minn. Rules 7890.0110

Horse trailers, see under TRAILERS

Horsemeat, Minn. Statutes 2022 31.621, 2022 31.631, 2022 31A.12

Horsepersons' organizations, horse racing, Minn. Statutes 2022 240.13, 2022 240.135

Hunting with, Minn. Statutes 2022 97B.205

Importation, certificates of veterinary inspection, Minn. Rules 1721.0240

Livestock

Classification as, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.459

Slaughter horses defined as, Minn. Statutes 2022 17A.03, 2022 31B.02

Manure storage areas, see under ANIMAL FEEDLOTS

Meat and poultry inspection, see MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION

Meat food products, see MEAT FOOD PRODUCTS

Medication, see HORSE RACING

Minnesota Zoo, Minn. Rules 9900.2000

Nonracing horses at race tracks, certificates of veterinary inspection, Minn. Rules 7876.0120

Owners

Race horses, Minn. Statutes 2022 240.18, 2022 270B.14

Sales and use taxes, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2022 297A.69

Pari-mutuel horse racing, see HORSE RACING

Passes, state lands, Minn. Statutes 2022 85.46

Police horses, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.597

Prima facie evidence, sale, Minn. Statutes 2022 35.830

Race horses

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 240.29

Owners, Minn. Statutes 2022 240.18, 2022 270B.14, 2022 297A.69

Sales and use taxes, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2022 297A.69

Tampering with, Minn. Statutes 2022 240.25, 2022 240.26

Withholding, horsepersons' organizations, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 240.13

Race horses

Age limits, Minn. Rules 7883.0100

Alkalinizing agents, Minn. Rules 7890.0100, 7890.0130, 7890.0160

Alteration of sex, reporting, Minn. Rules 7877.0170

Androgenic-anabolic steroids, Minn. Rules 7890.0100, 7890.0110

Arabians, registration, Minn. Rules 7895.0450

Artificial insemination, Minn. Rules 7895.0275

Bleeder list, Minn. Rules 7890.0100

Bleeders, examination, restrictions, Minn. Rules 7890.0140

Blinkers, approval requirements, Minn. Rules 7883.0100

Blood doping agents, Minn. Rules 7890.0100, 7890.0110, 7890.0130, 7890.0160, 7897.0100

Bred mares, ineligibility for claiming races, Minn. Rules 7883.0140

Breeders' fund awards

Distribution, Minn. Rules 7895.0110, 7895.0250, 7895.0300, 7895.0400

Forfeiture, Minn. Rules 7895.0100

Broodmares

Definition, Minn. Rules 7895.0300

Identification, Minn. Rules 7895.0100

Registration, Minn. Rules 7895.0125, 7895.0350, 7895.0450

Certificates of veterinary inspection, Minn. Rules 7876.0100, 7876.0110, 7876.0120, 7876.0130, 7877.0170

Chiropractors, Minn. Rules 7877.0170

Claiming, in claiming races, Minn. Rules 7883.0140

Clenbuterol, Minn. Rules 7890.0110

Death during race, claiming on, Minn. Rules 7883.0140

Deaths, Minn. Rules 7877.0170, 7891.0110, 7891.0120

Declarations, Minn. Rules 7869.0100, 7883.0120

Definitions, Minn. Rules 7869.0100, 7890.0100, 7895.0110, 7895.0250, 7895.0300, 7895.0400

Disqualification, determinations of, Minn. Rules 7883.0160

Drug labeling, Minn. Rules 7890.0110

Eligibility, restricted races, Minn. Rules 7895.0100

Endogenous, dietary, or environmental substances, Minn. Rules 7890.0110

Entries and subscription, Minn. Rules 7883.0100

Equine diseases, outbreaks, Minn. Rules 7876.0130

Equine piroplasmosis testing, Minn. Rules 7876.0100, 7876.0110

Equipment, Minn. Rules 7883.0150, 7883.0170

Euthanizing, Minn. Rules 7883.0160

Foals, registration and certification, Minn. Rules 7895.0100, 7895.0125, 7895.0275, 7895.0350, 7895.0450

Fraud, prohibited, Minn. Rules 7897.0100

Harness racing

Medication testing, Minn. Rules 7884.0190

Violations and penalties, Minn. Rules 7884.0190

Health certificates, Minn. Rules 7877.0170

HISA-covered horse, Minn. Rules 7869.0100

Hormones, Minn. Rules 7897.0100

Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA), Minn. Rules 7869.0100

Impaired vision horses, prohibited acts, Minn. Rules 7897.0100

In-today horses, Minn. Rules 7883.0110

Ineligibility, Minn. Rules 7883.0100

Injuries during race, Minn. Rules 7883.0160

Intra-articular injections, Minn. Rules 7890.0110

Medical tests

Blood tests, Minn. Rules 7892.0120, 7892.0130

Cost recovery, assessments for, Minn. Rules 7892.0160

Equine infectious anemia (EIA), Minn. Rules 7877.0170

Records, retention, Minn. Rules 7892.0140

Reporting requirements, Minn. Rules 7892.0130

Split sample testing, Minn. Rules 7892.0120

Urine tests, Minn. Rules 7892.0120, 7892.0130

Microchipping, Minn. Rules 7869.0100, 7883.0160

Minnesota-bred horses

Affidavits and certification, Minn. Rules 7895.0125, 7895.0350, 7895.0450

Definitions, Minn. Rules 7895.0110, 7895.0250, 7895.0300, 7895.0400

Eligibility for registration, Minn. Rules 7895.0100

Misrepresentation of identity, deemed serious violation, fines, Minn. Rules 7897.0130

Nerved horses, Minn. Rules 7869.0100, 7897.0100

Nominations, alteration or withdrawal, Minn. Rules 7883.0120

Nonstarter horses, Minn. Rules 7883.0120

Off-track stabling, Minn. Rules 7876.0110

On-track stabling, Minn. Rules 7876.0100

Out-of-competition testing, Minn. Rules 7892.0110

Owners' awards, Minn. Rules 7895.0100, 7895.0400

Paddock to post procedures, Minn. Rules 7883.0150

Parading, excusal from, Minn. Rules 7883.0150

Penalties and allowances, determining, Minn. Rules 7883.0130

Pony horses, medical tests, equine infectious anemia (EIA), Minn. Rules 7877.0170

Post to finish procedures, Minn. Rules 7883.0160

Postmortem examinations, Minn. Rules 7891.0110

Preference system, generally, Minn. Rules 7883.0110

Pregnant horses, Minn. Rules 7897.0100

Quarter horses, Minn. Rules 7895.0300, 7895.0350

Race day inspections, Minn. Rules 7876.0110

Racing soundness examinations, Minn. Rules 7891.0100

Registration, Minn. Rules 7883.0100

Registration with Racing Commission, generally, Minn. Rules 7895.0100

Removing horses from stables without permission, prohibited acts, Minn. Rules 7897.0100

Sales, Minn. Rules 7877.0170, 7883.0100

Scratches, see under HORSE RACING

Sex allowance, Minn. Rules 7883.0130

Ship in, Minn. Rules 7869.0100

Stallion awards

Distribution, Minn. Rules 7895.0110, 7895.0300, 7895.0400

Forfeiture, Minn. Rules 7895.0100

Stallions, registration, Minn. Rules 7895.0100, 7895.0125, 7895.0275, 7895.0350, 7895.0450

Standardbreds, registration, Minn. Rules 7895.0275

Tattoos, Minn. Rules 7869.0100, 7883.0160

TCO2 levels, testing, Minn. Rules 7890.0100, 7890.0110

Thoroughbreds, registration, Minn. Rules 7895.0125

Thyroid supplements, Minn. Rules 7890.0110

Trainers' duties, at racetracks, Minn. Rules 7877.0170, 7883.0100

Transfers with engagements, Minn. Rules 7883.0100

Veterinarian's list, Minn. Rules 7890.0140

Violations and penalties, serious violations, defined, Minn. Rules 7897.0130

Weight, scale of weights or weight for age, Minn. Rules 7883.0130

Withdrawals, Minn. Rules 7869.0100, 7883.0120

Workouts, Minn. Rules 7883.0100

Racing, see HORSE RACING

Raising

Agricultural pursuits, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.459

Sales and use taxes, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2022 297A.69

Research

Grants for, Minn. Statutes 2022 240.15, 2022 240.18

Minnesota breeders' fund, distribution, Minn. Statutes 2022 240.18

Riding academies, metropolitan area towns, licensing, Minn. Statutes 2022 368.01

Running at large, see RUNNING AT LARGE

Sale, Minn. Statutes 2022 35.830

Sales and use taxes

Exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2022 297A.61

Exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2022 297A.69

Suckling foals, Minn. Rules 1721.0250

Trailers, sales, motor vehicle dealer license, Minn. Rules 7400.1000

Trailers, see Horse trailers, dealers under TRAILERS

Trails, designation, natural preservation routes, Minn. Rules 8820.4020

Trails, see STATE TRAILS

Transportation, bills of sale, Minn. Statutes 2022 35.830

Veterinary supplies, sales and use taxes, Minn. Rules 8130.8700

Violations and penalties

Docking of tails, Minn. Statutes 2022 343.25

Police horses, assault on, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.597

Race horses, tampering with, Minn. Statutes 2022 240.25, 2022 240.26

Workplace accident and injury reduction, production, employers, duties, Minn. Rules 5208.1500