Section 21.62.41. Procedures for registration.

In order to qualify pups of a litter as lowa-whelped pups, the Iowa owner of the dam shall file a copy of her national registration papers (front and back), together with an Iowa Form GH-3 with the department within ten days prior to the expected whelping date of the litter. Late filings of GH-3 forms postmarked after the whelping date of the litter will not be accepted. After the GH-3 form is received by the department, a department inspector must inspect the dam and litter.

Within 30 days after litter registration with the National Greyhound Association, the original litter acknowledgment must be received by the department. A copy of the owner’s driver’s license, voter registration, or any other valid proof of residency of all first-time litter applicants must accompany the litter acknowledgment. Any late litter registrations will be assessed a penalty of $25. Litters over six months old will not be accepted for registration. After the litter registration, Form GH-1, is received by the department, a department inspector must inspect the litter. When the application for individual dog registration is made to the National Greyhound Association, the original registration certificate (yellow copy) or the onionskin shall be provided to the department, accompanying the department’s Form GH-2.

         62.41(1) The department will send the original registration certificate (yellow copy) or the onionskin to the National Greyhound Association, along with a request to stamp the original registration as Iowa whelped. The association will send the yellow registration copy to the department stamped “Certified Iowa-whelped.” The department will make a copy of the registration for their files and return the original (yellow) copy to the owner.

         62.41(2) All greyhound litters meeting the qualifications to be Iowa-whelped are eligible to be registered, and a pup of such litter is eligible to race as an Iowa-whelped dog. If it is determined that the breeder’s kennel is not qualified, the litter will not be registered and approved until the kennel has complied with animal welfare laws and regulations. The “Certified Iowa-whelped” designation will begin on the date of approval and shall not be retroactive.

This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 99D.22.

[ARC 2104C, IAB 8/19/15, effective 9/23/15]