[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 167 (Monday, August 30, 1999)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 99-22446]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. 99-049-1]


Horse Protection Act; List of Designated Qualified Persons

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 organizations that have a Designated Qualified Person program 
currently certified by the United States Department of Agriculture. 
This notice also lists the currently licensed Designated Qualified 
Persons in each organization.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Dick Watkins, Assistant Deputy 
Administrator, Animal Care, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 39, Riverdale, 
MD 20737-1234; (301) 734-7712; or e-mail: Richard.H.W[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The practice known as ``soring'' is a painful procedure used to 
accentuate a horse's gait in order to enhance its 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 its rulemaking authority under the Act, the Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) enforces regulations in 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. These 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 we publish a current list of horse 
industry organizations that have certified DQP programs, and a list of 
licensed DQP's, in the Federal Register at least once each year. The 
list reads as follows:

Spotted Saddle Horse Breeders & Exhibitors Association, P.O. Box 
1046, Shelbyville, TN 37162
    Licensed DQP's: Joe ``Buck'' Beard, Earl M. ``Marty'' Coleman, 
Danny Ray Davis, Tommy Derryberry, James ``Tony'' Edwards, Steven L. 
Johnson, Mac McGee, Boyd Melton, E.W. Murray, Larry Keith Smith, Don 
Woodson
Kentucky Walking Horse Association, Route 6, Box 11, Manchester, KY 
40962
    Licensed DQP's: Les W. Acree, Lee Arnold, Jackie Brown, Ray 
Burton, Eddie Ray Davis, James Floyd, Buddy L. Glasscock, John L. 
Goldey, James M. Goode, Grover C. Hatton, Bobby W. Helton, J. Scott 
Helton, Leon Hester, Dave Jividen, Paul Lasure, Ricky McCammon, 
Alonzo Napier, Rick O'Neal, Curtis Pittman, Ted B. Poland, John 
Robinson, Donald Todd, Arnold ``Sarg'' Walker, Johnnie Zeller
Western International Walking Horse Association, 18525 SE 346, 
Auburn, WA 98092
    Licensed DQP's: Larry Corbett, Don Douglas, Ross Fox, Dennis 
Izzi, Terry Jerke, Joe Nelson, Dave Swingley, Kim Swingley, Kelly 
Smith, Pat Thacker
Horse Protection Commision, Inc., P.O. Box 1330, Frazier Park, CA 
93225
    Licensed DQP's: M. Avila, D. Benefield, D. Collins, L. Connelly, 
J. Hampton, K. Hester, T. Hester, J. Kendig, S. Kolbusz, R. Lauer, 
A. Miller, L. Mitchell, P. Mitchell, D. Moore, M. Mullrul, C. Pitts, 
D. Rash, C. Shepherd, J. Singleton, P. Snodgrass, V. Stamper, K. 
Thompson
Heart of America Walking Horse Association, 1775 DeGraffenreid 
Place, Nixa, MO 65714
    Licensed DPQ's: Bob Blackwell, Jackie Brown, Chad Campbell, 
Jennifer Campbell, Larry Carriger, Ronnie D. Cousler, William H. 
Cox, L. Forgey, Lawanda Foust, R. Dewey Foust, Robert Foust, Betty 
Grooms, Floyd Hampsmire, Jim Hill, Jim Hoffman, Philip Manker, 
Stephen Mullins, Wendell Pigg, Linda Scrivner, Sonny Scrivner, A. 
Scott Skopec, Steve Skopec, Charlie Smart, Robert H. Smith, William 
Stotler, Jerry Williams, John Williams
National Horse Show Commission, P.O. Box 167, Shelbyville, TN 37160
    Licensed DQP's: Lonnie D. Adkins, Melanie Allen, Don Bell, Nolan 
Benton, Ray Cairnes, Ronnie Campbell, Harry Chaffin, John Cordell, 
Joe L. Cunningham, Sr., Jessie Davis, Jerry Eaton, William Edwards, 
Anthony Eubanks, Craig Evans, James Fields, Bob Flynn, Kathy Givens, 
Iry Gladney, Jimmy House, Ralph Lakes, Larry R. Landreth, Malcolm G. 
Luttrell, Earl Melton, Andy Messick, Lonnie Messick, Richard 
Messick, Cary C. Myers, Harlan Pennington, Dickey Reece, Ricky D. 
Rutledge, Vernon Shearer, Ronnie Slack, Virginia Stanley, Ricky L. 
Statham, J.H. Syrcle, Charles Thomas, Mark Thomas, Steven Thomas, 
Greg Thomason, Doug Watkins, Tommy Willet, John F. Wilson
Missouri Fox Trotting Horse Breed Association, Inc., P. O. Box 1027, 
Ava, MO 65608
    Licensed DQP's: Julie Alford, Jack Arnold, Beverly Berry, Frank 
Bowman, Richard B. Carr, Everett Clamp, Kennith Cochran, Donnie 
Daugherty, Rob Eagleburger, Gail Freed, Pat Harris, Deb Heggerston, 
Mark Landers, Edward L. Lee, Geno Middleton, Jeanie Nichols, David 
Ogle, Mike Osborn, Gary Pierce, Traci Scott, Danny Sublett, Shawn 
Sublett, Ken Williams, Lee Yates
National Walking Horse Association, P. O. Box 28, Petersburg, TN 
37144
    Licensed DQP's: Pat Klabusich, Murral R. Johnson, Chris 
McKinney, Jeff Smith, Mike Stanley, Pamela Wisecup

    Done in Washington, DC, this 23rd day of August, 1999.
Bobby R. Acord,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 99-22446 Filed 8-27-99; 8:45 am]
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