USIHC Registry

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The Registrar shall be appointed by the Board of Directors.
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The Registrar shall have the power to approve registration applications if the requirements stated in these registry rules are satisfied.
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A horse is of pure Icelandic blood only if each ancestor in the pedigree of an individual horse is traceable to Iceland. The Registrar may require whatever proof of this fact he or she deems necessary. Registration by a FEIF member organization is an indicator that an individual horse is purebred but it is not absolute proof and the Registrar may in his or her discretion refuse to recognize any registration and require proof that the horse's ancestors trace to Iceland.
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The Registrar may refuse registry to any horse whose application is, in his or her opinion, considered to be incomplete or incorrect.
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Burden of proof for the authenticity of the background information of a horse is upon the breeder and subsequent sellers, as well as the owner who applies for registration of such a horse.
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The Registrar may, in his or her discretion, refuse to perform any registry transaction when the Registry has received written notice of any dispute or controversy involving ownership or accuracy of information pertinent to registration. The Registry shall use diligence in securing true information in connection with the registration of any and all horses registered by it, but neither the Registry nor the USIHC or its officers shall be answerable in damages for the issuance or denial of any certificate of registration made in conformity with information supplied by the applicant for registration.
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The USIHC provides the Registry as a service to its members and is in no way liable for any misrepresentation of the horse to a buyer or to the public.
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In the event of a refusal to register, the Registrar shall inform the owner of the reasons for the refusal to register.
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The decisions of the Registrar will be subject to appeal and revision provided that a written appeal (or request for revision) is filed with the Board of Directors within ninety (90) days from the date of the decision. If the party requesting the appeal wishes, a hearing will be held by the Board of Directors, expenses of such hearing to be borne by the requesting party. Said hearing will be scheduled within ninety (90) days from the date of the request. All parties shall have reasonable notice of the hearing and an opportunity to be heard. Decision on the appeal shall be made in writing within thirty (30) days after the date of the hearing.

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