[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 122 (Thursday, June 25, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 34628]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-16962]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. 98-066-1]


Horse Protection Certified Designated Qualified Person (DQP) 
Programs and Licensed DQP's

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice advises the general public and the horse industry 
of the Designated Qualified Person (DQP) programs currently certified 
by the Department of Agriculture, and the currently licensed DQP's 
under each certified program.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Dick Watkins, Initiatives 
Coordinator, Animal Care, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 84, Riverdale, MD 
20737-1234, (301) 734-7712; or e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The practice known as ``soring'' is the 
causing of suffering in show horses to affect their performance in the 
show ring. In 1970, Congress passed the Horse Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 
1821-1831), referred to below as the Act, to eliminate the practice of 
soring by prohibiting the showing or selling of sored horses. 
Exercising our rulemaking power under the Act, we issued regulations at 
9 CFR part 11, referred to below as the regulations, that prohibit 
devices and methods that might sore horses.
    In 1979, in response to an amendment to the Act, we established 
regulations under which show management must, to avoid liability for 
any sore horses that are shown, appoint individuals trained to conduct 
preshow inspections to detect or diagnose sored horses. The 
individuals, referred to as Designated Qualified Persons (DQP's), are 
trained and licensed under industry sponsored DQP programs that we 
certify and monitor. The requirements for DQP programs and licensing of 
DQP's are set forth in Sec. 11.7 of the regulations.
    Section 11.7 also requires that, at least once each year, we 
publish in the Federal Register a current list of certified DQP 
programs and licensed DQP's. Following is that list:

Heart of America Walking Horse Association, Route 2, Box 6B, Barry, IL 
62312
    Licensed DQP's: Chadwick Campbell, Jennifer Campbell, Larry 
Carriger, William H. Cox, A.L. Fogey, Lawanda Foust, R. Dewey Foust, 
Robert Foust, Fred Gebbany, Billy Grooms, Floyd Hampsmire, Phillip 
Manker, Steve Mullins, Ted Nichols, Wendell Pig, Billie Schafer, Linda 
Scrivner, Scott Skopec, Charlie Smartt, Robert H. Smith, William 
Stotler, John Williams
Horse Protection Commission, Inc., P.O. Box 1330, Frazier Park, CA 
93225
    Licensed DQP's: Donna Benefield, Larry Connelly, Kathy Hester, Tom 
Hester, Sebastian Kolbusz, Robert Lauer, Donna Moore, Cherie Pitts, 
Chad Shepherd
Missouri Fox Trotting Horse Breed Association, Inc., P.O. Box 1027, 
Ava, MO 65608
    Licensed DQP's: Richard Carr, Daryl L. Caswell, Pat Harris, Edward 
Lee, Ken Williams, Lee Yates,
    National Horse Show Commission, Inc., P.O. Box 167, Shelbyville, TN 
37160
    Licensed DQP's: Lonnie D. Adkins, Melanie Allen, Nolan Benton, 
Johny Black, Ray Cairnes, Ronnie Campbell, Rick Carl, Richard Carr, 
Harry Chaffin, John Cordell, Joe L. Cuningham, Sr., Eddie Ray Davis, 
Jessie Davis, Jerry Eaton, William Edwards, Robert Estes, Anthony 
Eubanks, James Fields, Bob Flynn, Kathy Givens, Iry Gladney, Grover 
Hatton, Jimmy House, Dave Jividen, Gary Kimmons, Dana Kyte, Larry R. 
Landreth, William (Bill) Lones, Malcom G. Lutrell, John Marsee, G. K. 
Mease, Earl Melton, Andy Messick, Lonnie Messick, Richard Messick, 
Percy Moss, Cary C. Myers, Harlan Pennington, Curtis Pittman, Ted 
Poland, Barney Porter, Dickey Reece, Ricky D. Rutledge, Vernon Shearer, 
Ronnie Slack, Ricky L. Statham, Don Steen, J. N. Syrcle, Charles 
Thomas, Mark Thomas, Steven Thomas, Virginia Wagner, Arnold ``Sarge'' 
Walker, Doug Watkins, Tommy Willett, Willie Gene Williams, John F. 
Wilson
Spotted Saddle Horse Breeders and Exhibitors Association, P.O. Box 
1046, Shelbyville, TN 37162
    Licensed DQP's: Earl M. ``Marty'' Coleman, Danny Ray Davis, Boyd 
Melton, Lucky Thornton, Don Woodson
Western International Walking Horse Association 18525 SE 346, Auburn, 
WA 98092,
    Licensed DQP's: Larry Corbett, Don Douglas, Ross Fox, Dennis Izzi, 
Terry Jerke, Dave Swingley, Kim Swingley.
    Done in Washington, DC, this 19th day of June 1998.
Craig A. Reed,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 98-16962 Filed 6-24-98; 8:45 am]
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