74-8829. Kansas horse breeding development fund; authorized uses.
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74-8829. Kansas horse breeding development fund; authorized uses.
(a)There is hereby created in the state treasury the Kansas horse breeding development fund to which moneys shall be credited as provided by this act. Expenditures from such fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the chairperson of the commission or a person designated by the chairperson.
(b)Moneys credited to the Kansas horse breeding development fund, including any moneys in the fund on March 24, 1994, and any moneys credited to the fund on or after that date, shall be apportioned into categories corresponding with the various breeds of horses that are participating in live races with parimutuel wagering conducted by organization licensees in direct proportion to the number of horses in each category participating in such live races and shall be used in each category to provide:
(1)Purse supplements to owners of Kansas-bred horses;
(2)stakes and awards to be paid to the owners of the winning Kansas-bred horses in certain races as determined by the commission;
(3)a stallion award to each owner of a Kansas-registered stallion that is the sire of a Kansas-bred horse if such horse competes in any recognized parimutuel race and finishes at a level determined by the commission for such award. No such award shall be paid to the owner of a Kansas-registered stallion that served outside Kansas at any time during the calendar year in which the Kansas-bred horse was conceived;
(4)a breeder's award to each owner of a Kansas-registered mare which is the dam of a Kansas-bred horse if such horse competes in any recognized parimutuel race and finishes at a level determined by the commission for such award; and
(5)moneys for equine research through institutions of higher education under the state board of regents.