Michigan Administrative Code

R 285.809.6 Final approval. Rule 6. After an application has been submitted, the department shall conduct an inspection of the total facility to determine that the facility meets the standards described in R 285.809.4 and R285.809.5. History: 1983 AACS.

R 285.809.7 Allotments; uses. Rule 7. (1) The department may allot funds, not to exceed 1% of the revenue received from thoroughbred racing in Michigan, to qualified applicants who have conformed to all other provisions of these rules. (2) An applicant shall submit to the departm…

R 324.809 Testing requirements for wells utilized for gas storage. Rule 809. Before injecting fluid into a newly drilled well or previously existing well newly converted to an injection well to be utilized for gas storage, a permittee of an injection well shall provide for a test…

R 285.810.1 Definitions. Rule 1. As used in these rules: (a) "Breeder" means an individual, partnership, association, or corporation that owns a mare at the time of foaling. The lessee of a mare, which is registered with the jockey club, incorporated, at the time of foaling, is d…

R 285.810.10 Payment of owners awards. Rule 10. (1) The racing commissioner shall certify, to the director, at the completion of racing, in each condition book, the names of the owners of all Michigan-bred horses that finished first, second, or third in a race that was not restri…

R 285.810.3 Eligibility of races for supplements. Rule 3. (1) State supplements shall be allocated for the following Michigan-bred horse races: (a) Thoroughbred races approved by the director. (b) The following stake races shall be run each year at one of the thoroughbred tracks …

R 285.810.4 Conditions for races; allocations of state supplements. Rule 4. (1) The racing association of the track where Michigan-bred horse races are to be conducted shall propose conditions and purses for all Michigan-bred horse races, including the distances to be run for spe…

R 285.810.6 Payment of breeders' awards, owners' awards, and state supplements. Rule 6. (1) The racing commissioner shall certify, to the director, at the completion of racing, in each condition book, the results of all races won by Michigan-bred horses and their breeders and the…

R 285.810.8 Rescission. Rule 8. Regulation No. 807, entitled "Purses for Michigan-bred Horses at Licensed Tracks, State Allocations," being R 285.807.1 to R 285.807.4 of the Michigan Administrative Code and appearing on pages 3144 and 3145 of the 1964-65 Annual Supplements to the…

R 285.810.9 Owners' awards. Rule 9. (1) An award of up to 30% of the earned track purse shall be paid to the purse account of the owner of a Michigan-bred horse that finishes first, second, or third in an eligible race that was not restricted to Michigan-bred or sired horses at a…

R 285.811.1 Definitions. Rule 1. (1) As used in these rules: (a) "Act" means 1995 PA 279, MCL 431.320. (b) "American judging system" means a method of judging where all entries are placed in a rank order according to quality, for example, first, second, third. (c) "Animal" means …

R 285.811.1a Judging. Rule 1a. (1) Judging shall occur during or not more than 3 days before the opening day of the fair or exposition, unless otherwise approved by the director or his or her designee. (2) Carcass exhibits may be judged and displayed at a different location. Page…

R 285.811.2 Qualifications for allotments. Rule 2. (1) An association receiving an allotment shall not limit the entries of the entire fair or exposition to members of an association or organization. (2) A fair or exposition shall be conducted for a period of not less than 3 year…

R 285.811.3 Exhibit premiums eligible for state allocations. Rule 3. (1) State allocation for premium reimbursement shall be limited under the following conditions: (a) The state allocation shall not exceed $250.00 per placing. (b) Not more than 10 placings per class in an open c…

R 285.811.4 Application and approval of allotments. Rule 4. (1) The president and secretary of an association that requests state allotments for the payment of premiums shall submit to the department a properly completed application by the date specified by the department on the …

R 285.811.5 Allotment and use of funds. Rule 5. (1) The director or designee may advance funds to an association making proper application under R 285.811.4 in an amount determined by the prior year's total payment of eligible premiums and available funds as appropriated by the l…

R 285.811.5a Premium book or list. Rule 5a. (1) The fair or exposition shall annually publish a premium book or list. (2) The premium book or list shall include all of the following: (a) A list of all exhibit project areas, classes, and placings offered for each exhibit. The book…

R 285.811.6 Final reports. Rule 6. (1) Within 120 days after the close of a fair or exposition, an association shall submit to the department, unless notified otherwise, all of the following properly completed documents: (a) A report of premiums paid by exhibit project areas and …

R 285.811.8 Noncompliance. Rule 8. The department may deny state funds to any fair or exposition found to be in noncompliance with these rules. History: 1979 AC; 1985 AACS. R 285.811.9 Rescinded. History: 1979 AC; 2004 AACS. R 285.811.10 Complaints and appeal. (1) Any exhibitor m…

R 281.811 Definitions. Rule 1. (1) As used in these rules: (a) "Act" means Act No. 451 of the Public Acts of 1994, as amended, being S324.101 et seq. of the Michigan Compiled Laws. (b) "Applicant" means a person applying for a permit under the act. (c) "Bottomland dredging" means…

R 460.811 Definitions. Rule 1. As used in these rules: (a) "Commission" means the Michigan public service commission. (b) "Utility" means an electric or telecommunications company, whether private, corporate, or cooperative, that operates under the jurisdiction of the commission.…

R 500.811 Work loss benefit; annual adjustment. Rule 1. Annually the commissioner shall adjust the maximum work loss benefit prescribed in subdivision (b) of section 3107 of the insurance code by the ratio of the national consumer price index as calculated by the United States de…

R 324.811 Loss of mechanical integrity. Rule 811. (1) A permittee of an injection well shall notify the supervisor or authorized representative of the supervisor of any pressure test failure, significant pressure changes, or other evidence of a leak in an injection well, within 2…

R 285.812.1 Definitions. Rule 1. As used in these rules: (a) "Department" means the Michigan department of agriculture. (b) "Director" means the director of the department or his or her designee. (c) "Domicile" means the fixed, permanent, and principal home to which a person inte…

R 285.812.1a Determination of domicile. Rule 1a. The following factors shall be considered in the determination of domicile: (a) Voting registration or alien registration showing a Michigan address. (b) Federal income tax return showing a Michigan address. (c) State income tax re…

R 285.812.2 Eligibility to receive state purse supplement. Rule 2. To be eligible to receive state purse supplements for standardbred horse races that a fair or pari-mutuel track offers, the fair or pari-mutuel track shall conduct races that are designated by the director for sta…

R 285.812.3 Presiding judges at fairs. Rule 3. (1) The presiding judge and clerks shall be licensed by the USTA and approved by the office of the racing commissioner. (2) The presiding judge shall enforce all department rules pertaining to harness horse racing at fairs and any pe…

R 285.812.4 Track maintenance; track equipment; head and saddle pad numbers. Rule 4. (1) A fair that may conduct harness horse races shall maintain its racetrack in a manner that makes harness horse racing safe. The track shall be adequately drained, shall be kept in a smooth con…

R 285.812.5 Race program development and allocation. Rule 5. (1) The director shall designate annually which standardbred horse races conducted at fairs and licensed pari-mutuel racetracks shall be eligible for state purse supplements. To assist the director in designating the ra…

R 285.812.6 Allocations for purse supplements. Rule 6. (1)Before a designated race, the director shall make allocations to a fair or licensed pari-mutuel track for purses for harness horse races as follows: (a) The allocation shall be not more than 75% of the purse offered by a f…

R 285.812.7 Split races. Rule 7. A fair that conducts a split race required under United States trotting association rules shall not receive an allocation in addition to the amounts described in R 285.812.6. History:1979 AC; 1995 AACS; 1998 AACS; 2004 AACS. R 285.812.7a Driving i…

R 285.812.8 Hearings. Rule 8. If a provision of these rules or any other rules or state law related to a harness race program is violated, then the director shall notify the horse's owner of the violation and shall hold a hearing within 14 days from the date that the violation is…

R 285.812.9 Final reports; preservation of records. Rule 9. (1) Within 15 days after completion of the harness race program or September 30, whichever is sooner, an association shall submit to the director originals of the judges' sheets signed by the presiding judge, a sworn sta…

R 281.812 Permit applications. Rule 2. (1) An application for permit shall be made on a form as prescribed and provided by the department. Application forms may be obtained from the land resource programs division of the department of natural resources or from any designated fiel…

R 460.812 Purpose. Rule 2. These rules are intended to promote safe and adequate service to the public and to provide standards for uniform and reasonable practices for a utility. These rules do not relieve a utility from any of its other duties under the laws of this state. Hist…

R 285.813.1 Definitions. Rule 1. As used in these rules: (a) "Drug" means any of the following: (i) A substance recognized or for which the standards or specifications are prescribed in the official compendium consisting of the United States pharmacopoeia, homeopathic pharmacopoe…

R 285.813.2 Drugs; illegal use. Rule 2. (1) Unless authorized by the gaming control board by rule or written order, a person shall not administer internally or externally a drug that could affect or alter the normal performance of a horse in a horse race or pulling event. (2) For…

R 285.813.3 Collection of official samples. Rule 3. (1) Official samples may be obtained by the director or his or her designee from any horse entered in a race or pulling event. The director or his or her designee may request the fair association or event organizer to furnish ne…

R 285.813.4 Stimulants and Depressants. Rule 4. Electrical, mechanical, or other devices shall not be used for stimulating or depressing a horse or affecting its speed or ability in a horse race or pulling event, nor shall a person have such a device in his or her possession. His…

R 285.813.5 Hearings. Rule 5. (1) If a provision of these rules or any other rules or state law related to a horse race or pulling event is violated, then the director shall notify the horse's owner of the violation and shall hold a hearing within 14 days from the date that the v…

R 460.813 Standards of good practice; adoption by reference. Rule 3. Parts 1, 2, and 3 and sections 1, 2, 3, and 9 of the national electrical safety code, 2023 edition (IEEE C2-2023), are adopted by reference in these rules as standards of accepted good practice. Parts 1, 2, and …

R 281.813 Permit conditions. Rule 3. (1) A permit shall provide that the work authorized in the permit shall be completed within a specified term, normally not more than 1 year from the date of issuance, or as otherwise determined by the department. For long- term projects, the d…

R 299.813 Pike-perch in Lake Erie; suspension of minimum size law. Rule 3. The provisions of subsection (h) of section 14 of Act No. 84 of the Public Acts of 1929, as amended, being S308.14 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, having special reference to pike-perch (yellow pickerel) ta…

R 285.814.1 Definitions. Rule 1. As used in these rules: (a) "Commission" means the commission of agriculture. (b) "Department" means the department of agriculture. (c) "Director" means the director of the department or his or her designee. (d) "Domicile" means the fixed, permane…

R 285.814.10 Fees and nominations. Rule 10. (1) The Michigan harness horsemen's association is designated and shall serve as the department's agent for purposes of administering approved procedures governing nominations and sustaining functions for all stakes and futurities and m…

R 285.814.1a Determination of domicile. Rule 1a. The following factors shall be considered when determining domicile: (a) Voting registration or alien registration showing a Michigan address. (b) Federal income tax return showing a Michigan address. (c) State income tax return sh…

R 285.814.2 Kinds of futurity races. Rule 2. (1) The Michigan futurity race, the Fedele Fauri futurity race, the Michigan sire stakes, the Spartan futurity, the wolverine futurity, and the Michigan breeders futurity shall be comprised of all of the following individual races: (a)…