Official 2016 AMHA Rule Book | Page 55

183 PUBLICATION Notice of any cancellation of certificates of registration may be published in the Miniature Horse World. 184B Naming of Horse The owner or lessee of record of the dam at time of foaling has a right to name the offspring. The name of the horse cannot be a duplication of any other name and cannot be deceptively similar to any other name recorded on the records of the Association. The name of the horse may be distinguished by a prefix or suffix which is not a duplication of or deceptively similar to a prefix and suffix which has been previously reserved by written request and payment of the required fee to the Association. The filing of such a reservation does not override any rights that another member or nonmember may have to the exclusive use of a prefix, suffix or horse name pursuant to federal trademark or trade name laws or other laws similar thereto including, 53 RULES & REGULATIONS 184 REGISTRATION PROCEDURE Applicant must complete, sign and submit proper AMHA registration application forms, with four color unaltered photographs of the horse taken in accordance with requirements on the form, to the Association’s Registrar. Beginning January 1, 2014 only offspring of two (2) AMHA registered horses shall be eligible for registration. The AMHA shall have the right to require parent qualification by DNA of any horse whose parentage is in question. (Amended 02-08, effective 01-09) 184A Responsibility 1. All stallions bred to five (5) or more mares in a calendar year must be blood typed and/or DNA tested before any resulting foals or foals from future breeding will be considered for registration. No foals born after December 31, 1994, will be registered until this requirement is met. After the blood typing or DNA test results are on file with AMHA, the stallion is not required to be tested again. 2. All foals born after December 31, 1995, must be DNA tested or blood typed prior to registration of their offspring. 3. Any horse born after 2005 that is DNA tested shall be Parent Qualified if both parents have been DNA tested. 4. The owner of record or lessee of record of the dam at time of foaling is responsible for registration of the foal with the exception of embryo transfer. (See 192C Embryo Transfer). If a foal is to be listed in an individual’s name other than the owner or lessee of the dam at time of foaling, then a transfer report and fee shall be required. If the owner/lessee of the dam at time of foaling fails to take responsibility for registering the foal, the owner/lessee forfeits the right to name the offspring. (Amended 06-03, effective 01-04) (Amended 02-05, effective 01-06) (Amended 02-07, effective 01-08)