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The Department of Agriculture shall establish a Central Genealogical Register of Puerto Rican Purebred Paso Fino Horses, which shall cover the areas of identification of the purebred Paso Fino horses, mating tests, blood tests, birth date, registration date, markings, owners of the horse and its sire and dam, method of certifying registrations, and any other matter of relevance to achieve the purposes of this chapter. The Department shall adopt said Register through regulation to such effects, which shall include the fees that shall be charged for registration therein, and for the certificates that are issued.\nAs means of transition, during the first six (6) months following the effective date of this act, the Secretary, through regulations to such effect, may accept the registration in the Central Genealogical Register of every horse association, which groups owners of Paso Fino horses, provided that said association has previously published said register, and if the register meets the requirement established in the definition of 'Puerto Rican purebred Paso Fino horse' included in § 2001 of this title.

ssociation has previously published said register, and if the register meets the requirement established in the definition of 'Puerto Rican purebred Paso Fino horse' included in § 2001 of this title. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to review the registrations made under this transitional clause within the unpostponable term of one year from the effective date of this act, and to adopt and modify the regulations related to the Central Genealogical Register, as deemed necessary, pursuant to the objectives and provisions of this chapter, and to take the corresponding actions.\nThe Administrative Board shall establish, by regulations, the reason to reject the registration of a horse in the Central Genealogical Register. The party involved may request the reconsideration of the decision, using the procedure established in § 2008 of this title.\nNo horse may be classified or advertised as a ' Paso Fino horse', unless it appears on and is duly registered as such in the Central Genealogical Register.\nThe Secretary shall also establish a Register of Puerto Rican Purebred Paso Fino Sires, regulating its use through the requirement of mating records, blood tests, and any other

enealogical Register.\nThe Secretary shall also establish a Register of Puerto Rican Purebred Paso Fino Sires, regulating its use through the requirement of mating records, blood tests, and any other standards that are deemed necessary to achieve the purposes of this chapter.\nHistory —Aug. 11, 1988, No. 169, p. 754, § 8; Jan. 20, 2000, No. 37, § 7; Aug. 1, 2004, No. 179, § 1.