• For the purposes of applying this regulation, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings set forth opposite each of them:

  • Statute: Statute of the King Abdulaziz Arabian Horses Center.

  • Regulation: The regulatory regulation for Arabian purebred horses.

  • Center: King Abdulaziz Arabian Horses Center.

  • Minister: Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture.

  • Purebred Arabian Horses: Breeds descended from Arabian horses, including the original Saudi horses (foundation horses), registered in the Center’s records, and documented in the World Arabian Horse Organization (WAHO).

  • Registration: Recording all information related to purebred Arabian horses.

  • Stud farm: A place equipped to house and care for purebred Arabian horses.

  • Equestrian sport: Competitions of shows, beauty contests, and others, related to purebred Arabian horses.
    

• The Minister shall issue the regulations, conditions, and requirements necessary for the following:

  • 1- Registration of purebred Arabian horses.

  • 2- Issuance of licenses for purebred Arabian horse stables.

  • 3- Conditions for obtaining the necessary approvals for importing or exporting purebred Arabian horses.

  • 4- Establishment and organization of equestrian sports related to purebred Arabian horses.

  • 5- Holding auctions for purebred Arabian horses.

• The center is competent according to the provisions of the statute to the following:

  • 1- Registering purebred Arabian horses.

  • 2- Licensing purebred Arabian horse studs.

  • 3- Issuing the necessary approvals for importing or exporting purebred Arabian horses, in accordance with the relevant regulations and instructions.

  • 4- Granting permission to establish equestrian sports, organizing them, supervising them, and coordinating in this regard with the relevant authorities.

  • 5- Granting permission to hold auctions for purebred Arabian horses, organizing them, and supervising them.

  • 6- Monitoring all activities, sports, and auctions related to purebred Arabian horses that fall within the center's jurisdiction, and inspecting them.

  • 7- Communicating and cooperating with regional and international centers and organizations specialized in Arabian horse affairs, to transfer best practices for improving and preserving the Arabian horse breed.

• Anyone who commits any of the following acts shall be considered in violation of the provisions of the Regulation:

  • 1- Violating the provisions of registration and its conditions.

  • 2- Practicing the activity of stabling without a license.

  • 3- Importing or exporting purebred Arabian horses without obtaining the necessary approvals in accordance with the relevant laws, regulations, and the Regulation.

  • 4- Holding or organizing equestrian sports without permission from the Center.

  • 5- Holding or organizing auctions for purebred Arabian horses without permission from the Center.

  • 6- Providing any misleading or incorrect information to the Center.

  • 7- Failing to provide information related to the Center's activity requested by the Center, or obstructing the work of specialists during their inspection tours.

  • 8- Violating the conditions or regulations of equestrian sports.

1- Violations stipulated in Article (4) of the Regulation shall be recorded by the center's employees or others, who are appointed by a decision issued by the Minister.

2- The Minister shall issue a decision specifying the procedures for recording violations, documenting them, and investigating them.

1- One or more committees shall be formed by a decision of the Minister, with no fewer than three members from the center's employees or others, provided that at least one of them is a legal or Sharia advisor. The decision shall specify the committee's chairman and his deputy.

2- The committee shall be competent to consider violations and impose the penalties stipulated in the regulation.

3- The rules of work, procedures, and determination of members' remunerations shall be issued by a decision of the Minister.

4- The Minister shall approve the decisions of the committee, and he may delegate whomever he deems appropriate to approve decisions issued to revoke the license or impose a fine of less than (100,000) one hundred thousand riyals.

• 1- Without prejudice to any severer penalty prescribed by any other statutory provision, anyone who commits any of the violations stipulated in Article (4) of the Regulation shall be punished with one or more of the following penalties:

  • A- A fine not exceeding (500,000) five hundred thousand riyals.

  • B- Preventing the violator from practicing any activity related to purebred Arabian horses for a period not exceeding (six) months.

  • C- Suspension of the license for a period not exceeding (six) months.

  • D- Cancellation of the license.

• 2-

  • A- In the event of repetition of the violation or its continuation or failure to correct it within the period specified by the Committee, the penalty imposed pursuant to paragraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (1) of this article may be doubled, provided that the fine does not exceed twice its maximum limit.

  • B- The decision issued to determine the penalty may include a provision to publish its summary at the expense of the violator in one or more local newspapers or by any other appropriate means, depending on the type, severity, and impact of the committed violation, provided that the publication occurs after the decision has acquired finality.

• 3- It is permissible to appeal the Committee's decisions before the competent Administrative Court.

• 4- Subject to the provisions contained in the Regulation, the Center shall prepare a schedule of violations that includes their classification and corresponding penalties, ensuring proportionality between the violation and the penalty, and the schedule shall be issued by a decision of the Minister.

The Minister issues the necessary decisions to implement the provisions of the regulation.

The regulation shall be published in the Official Gazette and shall come into effect sixty (60) days from the date of its publication.