Registration

# (a)

Requirements.

# (1)

No greyhound shall be entered, permitted to race, schooled or kenneled at any racetrack licensed by the board unless it has been tattooed and properly registered in the stud book maintained and kept by the National Greyhound Association in the name(s) of all owners.

# (2)

The National Greyhound Association shall be recognized as the official breeding registry of all greyhounds and the Greyhound Publications Inc. Information System shall be recognized as the official report keeping agency of the past performance lines on every greyhound raced at an official track licensed by a racing jurisdiction. The division may certify any greyhound whose lack of registration with the approved registry is attributable to arbitrary, discriminatory or other unreasonable action or inaction on the part of the National Greyhound Association.

# (b)

Filing of certificates. A certificate of registration for each greyhound shall be filed with the racing secretary at the racetrack where said greyhound is to be officially schooled, entered or raced. The last six performance lines, if applicable, and the racing history of the greyhound shall also be made available to the racing secretary.

# (c)

Availability of certificates. All certificates of registration shall be available at all times for inspection by the division.

# (d)

Transfers. Any transfer of any title to, leasehold or other interest in greyhounds schooled, entered or racing at any track under the jurisdiction of the division shall be registered and recorded by the National Greyhound Association. No transfer of title shall be effective until a copy of the transfer certificate is returned from the National Greyhound Association.

# (e)

Sale of greyhound. Any sale of a greyhound shall be documented, detailing any conditions of the sale. All owners shall be licensed before the greyhound is eligible to be entered in a race.

# (f)

Leases. All leases or assignment of leases in greyhounds schooled, entered or racing at any track under the jurisdiction of the division shall be registered and recorded with the National Greyhound Association.

Division of Special Revenue § 12-574-F40

# (g)

Requirement - recognition of interest. No title, leasehold or other interest, in any greyhound will be recognized by the division until such title, leasehold or other interest is evidenced by written instrument duly filed with and recorded by the National Greyhound Association and certified copies thereof filed with the division and the racing secretary at the racetrack where said greyhound is to be schooled, entered or raced.