14.3 A member must not refuse any reasonable request by the
Association to assist it, its officers, directors, committees or
agents, to locate, identify and inspect, and must answer any
inquiry concerning a horse in his /her ownership or control
or its ancestor or forebearers promptly and truthfully.
14.4 The Association may require any member to make
available a horse in his/her ownership or control for the
purposes of DNA typing/genetic testing.
14.5 Any DNA typing/genetic testing will be conducted by an
organisation approved by the Association.
14.6 The Association may, at its discretion, appoint a
representative to be present during the collection of the
sample/s.
14.7 The Association may take into consideration the results of
such tests as well as any other available information and
authorise any corrections to the records as it determines
are necessary or appropriate.
14.8 The Association will not be responsible for any claim, loss
or damage consequent upon the Association effecting
registration, recording or transfer, to a person other than the
legal owner.
14.9 In any application for registration the horseās markings
must be fully and accurately provided by completing the
markings panel on the application form.
14.10 Any whorls on the horse must be recorded in the
markings panel of the application form.
14.11 If the horse is branded then brands must be marked on
the markings panel of the application form.
14.12 An incomplete or incorrect description of a horse in an
application form may render the horse ineligible for
registration.
14.13 The Association will refuse to accept, at its absolute
discretion, registration or recording of horses w