Bill Text: IA SJR10 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced

Iowa Senate Joint Resolution 10 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: A joint resolution designating the American cream draft horse as the official state horse for the State of Iowa.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-13 - Subcommittee: Feenstra, Horn, and Schultz. S.J. 580. [SJR10 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2017-SJR10-Introduced.html


Senate Joint Resolution 10 - Introduced




                                 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION       
                                 BY  DANIELSON

                                      SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

  1 A Joint Resolution designating the American cream draft horse
  2    as the official state horse for the State of Iowa.
  3 WHEREAS, the American cream draft horse is the only draft
  4 horse breed native to the United States; and
  5 WHEREAS, the American cream draft horse is a breed that
  6 traces its bloodline back to a mare named "Old Granny", which
  7 is believed to have been foaled in Iowa around the turn of the
  8 last century, first appearing in records from a farm sale in
  9 Story county, Iowa, in 1911; and
 10 WHEREAS, the breed was recognized by the Iowa department
 11 of agriculture in 1950, based on a 1948 recommendation by the
 12 national stallion enrollment board; and
 13 WHEREAS, in 1944, the American cream horse association of
 14 America was chartered, the culmination of almost 40 years of
 15 interest in creating a new breed of American draft horse; and
 16 WHEREAS, in 1993, members of the organization voted to amend
 17 the organization's articles of incorporation to change its name
 18 to the American cream draft horse association; and
 19 WHEREAS, the American cream draft horse is immediately
 20 identifiable by its cream coat, pink skin, and amber=colored
 21 eyes, specific traits of the famous champagne dilution
 22 gene; and
 23 WHEREAS, in 1990, genetic testing found that, compared
 24 with other draft breeds and based upon gene marker data, the
 25 American cream draft horse formed a distinct group within the
 26 draft horses; and
 27 WHEREAS, the breed is closely associated with Iowa's
 28 farming heritage == having a wide chest; sloping shoulders;
 29 a short, strong back; well=muscled hindquarters with strong,
 30 well=proportioned legs set well apart; strong hooves; and a
 31 gentle disposition; NOW THEREFORE,
 32 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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    da/nh

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  1  1    Section 1.  STATE HORSE DESIGNATED.  The American cream draft
  1  2 horse is designated and shall be officially known as the state
  1  3 horse of Iowa.
  1  4    Sec. 2.  APPROPRIATE REPRESENTATIONS.  The director of
  1  5 the department of cultural affairs shall cooperate with the
  1  6 American cream draft horse association to obtain appropriate
  1  7 pictures and other representations of the American cream draft
  1  8 horse and shall display the pictures and representations in an
  1  9 appropriate place in the state historical museum.
  1 10    Sec. 3.  OFFICIAL REGISTER.  The editor of the Iowa official
  1 11 register shall cooperate with the American cream draft horse
  1 12 association to include an appropriate picture and commentary of
  1 13 the American cream draft horse in the Iowa official register
  1 14 along with the pictures of the state rock, state flower, state
  1 15 bird, and state tree.
  1 16                           EXPLANATION
  1 17 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
  1 18 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly.
  1 19    This joint resolution designates the American cream draft
  1 20 horse as the official state horse of Iowa. The director of the
  1 21 department of cultural affairs is required to obtain pictures
  1 22 and other appropriate representations of the American cream
  1 23 draft horse and display the pictures and information in the
  1 24 state historical museum. The editor of the Iowa official
  1 25 register is required to include in the Iowa official register a
  1 26 picture of the American cream draft horse along with pictures
  1 27 of the state rock, state bird, state tree, and state flower.
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