蜜桃视频

The Board VOTED to permit existing clubs to add 鈥淛unior鈥� as a membership option to their club Bylaws without AKC reviewing and approving each club鈥檚 Bylaws. The Board will receive notice from Club Relations of the clubs that have added 鈥淛unior membership鈥� as a membership option in their Bylaws. The definition for a Junior Membership is from the Glossary of the 鈥淪ample Constitution and Bylaws for Parent Club.鈥� 鈥淛unior 鈥� open to children under 18 years of age; a non-voting/non-office holding membership which may automatically convert to regular membership at age 18.鈥�

听Designate breed seminars approved by Parent Clubs as 鈥淪anctioned Seminars,鈥� and list them accordingly in the AKC Events Calendar.

听As long as no words are added, deleted or changed, a format change in a breed standard, based upon a vote of the respective Parent Club鈥檚 board, may be approved by the AKC Board.

Format to be used for writing breed standards is .

听The Board adopted a policy implementing a five-year moratorium on breed standard revisions to apply from effective date to effective date.

(January 2021) Board policy for processing Member club requests includes a minimum household within their local territory requirement. Some licensed clubs eligible to submit a membership request are not able to meet the local household requirement despite possessing extensive experience in holding successful AKC events. The Board VOTED to amend the policy to waive the local household requirement for member clubs based on event experience and history so they may be approved under Board policy. The new policy changes the local household requirement for member club applicants which have the experience. The local household requirements for all clubs remain the same. However, if a club eligible for member status applies without the minimum local household requirements, and the club instead has event history that is extensive, they may qualify for approval under the new policy.

Clubs applying for member, licensed or sanctioned status shall meet the following minimum household membership requirements:

All-Breed Clubs: 30 households/25 local
Specialty Clubs and Group (Limited Breed): 20 households/12 local
Agility, Obedience and Rally Clubs: 20 households/12 local
Field Trial, Hunting, Lure Coursing, Herding and Earthdog Clubs: 20 households/12 local
Scent Work Clubs: 20 households/12 local
Tracking Clubs: 12 local households 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听
Coonhound Clubs: 15 households/8 local

(July 2017)听 The Board VOTED to modify the membership requirement for the formation of obedience clubs from 30 households/25 local, to 20 households/12 local. This makes the membership criteria for the formation of obedience clubs the same as that required for the formation of most other sport-based clubs. The change is consistent with the larger Sports and Events initiative to make it easier for clubs to join the AKC and hold AKC events. The change is effective August 1, 2017.

Clubs applying for member, licensed or sanctioned status shall meet the following club membership requirements:

All-Breed Clubs: 30 households/25 local
Specialty, Obedience Clubs and Group: 20 households/12 local
Agility and Earth Dog Clubs: 20 households/12 local
Field Trial, Hunting, Lure Coursing, Herding Clubs: 20 households/12 local
Tracking Clubs: 12 local households 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听
Coonhound Clubs: 15 households/8 local

(April 2008) The Board reviewed the criteria used to accredit the various types of AKC clubs. Following a motion by Dr. Haines, seconded by Ms. Scully, the Board VOTED (affirmative: Dr. Haines, Ms. Scully, Mr. Menaker, Mr. Merriam, Mrs. Strand, Dr. Newman. Dr. Garvin, Dr. Davies, Mr. Marden, Mr. Gladstone; (abstaining: Mrs. Schaefer; absent: Dr. Battaglia and Mr. Goodman) to adopt the following policy, governing the basic membership criteria for applicants seeking member, licensed and sanctioned status, effective January 1, 2009:

Clubs applying for member, licensed or sanctioned status shall meet the following club membership requirements:

All-Breed, Group and Obedience Clubs: 30 households/25 local
Specialty Clubs: 20 households/12 local
Agility and Earth Dog: 20 households/12 local
Field Trial Hunting, Coursing, Herding: 20 households/12 local
Coonhound: 15 households/8 local
Tracking: 12 local households

The Board reviewed a recommendation to modify the current Board policy pertaining to the accreditation of new local Specialty clubs seeking to become licensed for conformation. Current policy requires that a new local Specialty conformation club must be located more than 100 miles from an existing local Specialty club of the same breed. The criterion is distance based. The recommendation shifts the primary accreditation criteria from distance to new members. Following a motion by Dr. Garvin, seconded by Dr. Davies the Board VOTED (unanimously; absent: Mr. Dok), that the AKC will accredit new local Specialty clubs that desire to become licensed for conformation provided that two-thirds (67%) of the new local Specialty club鈥檚 members are not members of another local Specialty conformation club of the same breed and the new club is not the result of a split from an existing club. This new Board policy is effective June 1, 2017.

Club Relations will allow territories that are statewide or even multiple states, depending on the density of the breed, in order to meet the usual household requirements. Club Relations will inform clubs with large territories that AKC reserves the right to reduce their territory should the breed become more popular in the future and another club in the area is justified. All other policies and standard practices will remain unchanged.

The Board VOTED to approve a Staff recommendation to eliminate the requirement for New Clubs to hold a Fun Match prior to applying to the AKC to become an accredited club. This Policy change is effective March 1, 2018 and will remove one step in the process for clubs to be admitted to AKC.

听It is the policy of the American Kennel Club to afford legal representation, upon request, to members of Bench Show, Obedience Trial, or Field Trial Committees who are sued for activity or actions within the scope of their duties on such committees.

蜜桃视频 expands existing club territories upon written request followed by inhouse research. The basis for warranting these territory expansions includes household membership shifting over time, event site issues, and the proximity of local specialty clubs of the same breed. Only newly accredited local specialty clubs are eligible for statewide and multi-state territories to help newly forming clubs meet AKC鈥檚 minimum household requirements. The Board reviewed a recommendation to permit existing clubs to expand their territories in the same manner as newly accredited local specialty clubs, provided certain parameters are met.

The Board VOTED to permit expanding territories for existing local specialty clubs with the following parameters:

1. Club membership changes and/or event site changes warrant the need for an expansion.
2. Expansion may include statewide or communities in multiple states if necessary to meet the minimum of 12 local households required for local specialty clubs, as long as it does not infringe on another local specialty club鈥檚 territory.
3. As with all territory expansion requests, AKC reserves the right to adjust club territories by reducing a territory should the breed become more popular in the future and another club in the area is justified.
4. All other policies and standard practices will remain unchanged.

听Foundation Stock Service Process and Procedures

How Breeds Enter the FSS庐 Program

蜜桃视频 considers requests to enter FSS庐 from breed clubs or individual fanciers of a breed. AKC considers adding new breeds to the FSS庐 or its registry only upon request. The breed must be recognized by an acceptable foreign or domestic registry. If the breed developed within the United States, there must be a documented history of a minimum of 40 years. Those wishing to pursue recording with FSS庐 must:

鈥⑻�听听听听听听听听 Provide AKC with a letter requesting admission into FSS庐.

鈥⑻�听听听听听听听听 Fill out a questionnaire for new breeds.

鈥⑻�听听听听听听听听 Provide a written breed history documenting the distinct breed over a period of many decades (40 years). The source of the historical information must also be provided.

鈥⑻�听听听听听听听听 Provide an official written breed standard, indicating the origin of that standard. If the standard differs from the official breed standard in the breed country of origin, please specify those differences.

鈥⑻�听听听听听听听听 Provide photographs of the breed, including puppies and adults, as well as both dogs and bitches. If there are different accepted types in the breed, photographs of each should be included.

The FSS庐 is not open to 鈥渞are鈥� breeds that are a variation of an AKC-registrable breed or the result of a combination of two AKC-recognized breeds. This includes and is not limited to differences such as size (over and under), coat type, coat colors, and coat colors and/or types that are disqualifications from Conformation Events by AKC breed standards.

FSS庐 Recording and Certificates

When a dog is recorded in the Foundation Stock Service庐, it is issued a numbered FSS庐 Certificate. This certificate indicates that the dog is the product of a purebred sire and dam of the same breed. In some cases, a breeder will determine that a dog should be recorded with 鈥渓imited鈥� status. A limited FSS庐 Certificate indicates that no offspring of the dog is eligible to be recorded in the FSS庐.

Dogs with two-generation pedigrees, one-generation pedigrees or names of sire and dam only, are eligible for enrollment in FSS庐 as the foundation stock of future generations. FSS庐 Certificates will be issued to all dogs enrolled in FSS庐.

Note: Any dog that has less than three-generations documented with registration numbers from another registry will not move into full AKC recognition.

Parent Club Designation for a Breed in the Foundation Stock Service and Progression to Full Recognition

Upon contact with AKC, the information on how to form a club, and sample bylaws/club policies applicable to Parent Clubs, are provided.

A club seeking Parent Club status must submit the following:

路听听听听听听听听 Club history

路听听听听听听听听 Club membership list designating club member involvement

路听听听听听听听听 Constitution and bylaws

路听听听听听听听听 Minutes of annual meetings and board meetings for a minimum of two years, including financial information

路听听听听听听听听 Confirmation that the membership of the club wishes to seek AKC recognition

路听听听听听听听听 List of events conducted or in which the breed has participated.

路听听听听听听听听 Demonstration that members are actively involved as breeders, determined by increase in dogs and litters enrolled in AKC Foundation Stock Service.

路听听听听听听听听 Members are actively competing in the AKC Events in which the breed is eligible as well as participation at AKC Meet the Breeds, Responsible Dog Ownership Day events, or other opportunities to educate the public about the breed. Members are encouraged to join an All-Breed Club.

Upon review of all club materials and demonstration that the club is a viable entity, a request may be submitted to the AKC Board requesting Parent Club status.

Once the Parent Club has been designated, staff will work with the Parent Club on the breed standard to comply with the AKC Breed Standard Guidelines. The Parent Club Delegate Subcommittee will provide mentoring to the club to gain full recognition and membership status with AKC.

Eligibility to request Miscellaneous Class Status requires:

路听听听听听听听听 Parent Club designated to represent the breed

路听听听听听听听听 A breed entering the FSS庐 based upon being an established breed in a foreign registry must have reached full recognition status

路听听听听听听听听 The Club has balloted the membership to seek AKC recognition

路听听听听听听听听 Breed Standard reviewed to meet AKC Breed Standard Guidelines

路听听听听听听听听 Minimum of 150 dogs enrolled with three-generation pedigrees

路听听听听听听听听 Formal presentation for 蜜桃视频 Club status is sent to Club Relations for review and bylaw commentary to follow, if necessary.

路听听听听听听听听 Request to move into Miscellaneous Class submitted to AKC Board鈥攄ate of entry January 1, or on or about July 1.

Eligibility to request full recognition:

• While in the Miscellaneous Class the club will be working with a facilitator, a Delegate from the Parent Club Delegate Committee, to gain further understanding of the responsibilities of a Parent Club.
• The Parent Club self -study materials will be provided to the club to utilize as they develop.
• Club Business and Annual Meeting/Election to be conducted in accordance with constitution and bylaws
• Constitution and bylaws, to be reviewed by Club Relations, revisions recommended to be made and approved by the club membership
• Minutes of Board and Annual Meeting submitted and reviewed
• Membership updated annually, including a separate electronic membership-list upload using officer-issued access code
• Parent Club conducts minimum of two Open Shows for all Miscellaneous and FSS breeds (minimum of six months apart, geographically distributed)
• Confirmation of Board-approved interest in applying for Member Club status
• Membership growth to approximately 100 members, with reasonable geographic distribution
• Minimum of ten dogs earning Certificate of Merit (CM) titles owned by Parent Club members
• Growth in registration of litters and dogs to a minimum of 300 dogs with three-generation pedigrees
• A minimum of 20 litters bred and enrolled while the breed is in Miscellaneous to ensure that the breed is established and sustainable
• Minimum of three Judges Education Seminars conducted by the Parent Club while in the Miscellaneous Class
• Judges Education course developed in collaboration with AKC Staff, to be made available on the 蜜桃视频 Canine College for the purpose of providing educational opportunities for prospective judges of the breed
• A minimum of one year has elapsed since entering the Miscellaneous Class.

Assistance to Member Club Applicants

Board policy for processing member club requests includes a minimum household within their local territory requirement. Some licensed clubs eligible to submit a membership request are not able to meet the local household requirement despite possessing extensive experience in holding successful AKC events. The Board VOTED to amend the policy to waive the local household requirement for member clubs based on event experience and history so they may be approved under Board policy. The new policy changes the local household requirement for member club applicants which have the experience. The local household requirements for all clubs remain the same. However, if a club eligible for member status applies without the minimum local household requirements, and the club instead has event history that is extensive, they may qualify for approval under the new policy. (See 蜜桃视频 Club Household Membership Requirements Policy)

听The club鈥檚 Bylaws shall be in acceptable form.

• A non-profit membership type of organization.
• One type of membership in which all enjoy equal voting rights.
• Adequate protection of the individual against disciplinary measures.
• Assurance that club affairs cannot be arbitrarily managed by a few against the wishes of the members.
• Membership may be limited in number but membership limits shall not be set below fifty.

The club shall consist of a representative group.

• For an all-breed club, membership shall not be largely representative of one breed or one group.
• A membership roster of less than 25 (not including husbands and wives) would not be favorably considered. An application from a densely populated area and 鈥渄oggy鈥� community which is not served by other clubs would be expected to show more than 25 members.

鈥�residing within the territory which the club serves鈥�

• Not all members need to reside in the club鈥檚 territory, but a preponderance of them should.
• Definitely, the club鈥檚 not to be controlled by non-resident officials or influential members.

鈥�who have come together because of their common interest in dogs and dog events鈥�

• Not a promotion of a superintendent or club organization.
• Not a group of people who have only a casual interest and have been banded together by ambitious people and used as scenery.

鈥�to satisfy an existing and indicated future need in the general area of the club鈥檚 location.

• Would not approve a club for a territory in which there exists a member club, unless such member club had not held a show during the preceding years.
• Would look with disfavor on an application from a metropolitan area which is already crowded with member clubs which have a satisfactory record of events.

The Board VOTED to modify the criteria for the formation of new performance event (field event) clubs to one based on membership rather than geographic location. If the majority of a new club鈥檚 membership is new to the sport, meaning they are not a member of another local club licensed for the same sport, then the new club would be allowed to become a licensed club regardless of its location. This recommendation will meet a need by enabling new clubs to form when the population and interest supports it, as there is a demand in the sport for more events and new clubs to form. This change is effective July 1, 2016.

New Mentored Conformation Event Option for Eligible Clubs听(January 2018 Board meeting)

The Board reviewed a Staff recommendation to change Board policy to allow for a new Mentored Conformation Event option for eligible clubs.

Mentored events are an option available for eligible clubs wishing to hold performance events and companion events, provided the members of the club have sufficient experience in the sport. Staff feels there are certain situations where this option would benefit conformation events.

The recommendation would allow the mentored event option to be available to clubs which have either stopped holding AKC conformation events after 5 years (inactive); and for new clubs trying to fill a void of a recently dissolved conformation club. These new clubs must have experienced members who have served in various official capacities on Show Committees holding Licensed and Member shows.

Clubs in these situations should have the option of holding a mentored conformation event, which is run just like a licensed show with titles earned. The Club Relations Department will assist the club through the accreditation or reactivation process. The Club Development Department will assist the club in preparing for the event and an Executive Field Representative will attend the event as needed.

Following a motion from Dr. Davies, seconded by Mr. Powers, the Board VOTED (unanimously; absent: Dr. Battaglia) to consider the matter at this meeting waiving its normal notice procedures.

Following a motion by Ms. Biddle, seconded by Mrs. Wallin the Board Voted (unanimously; absent: Dr. Battaglia) to approve this Policy change effective immediately.

听Specialty Clubs (July 2011 Board meeting)

Following a motion by Mr. Ashby, seconded by Dr. Davies, it was VOTED (unanimously) to lift the current hold on the licensing of Conformation Specialty clubs provided they meet the following territorial and event criteria:

1. Local specialty clubs will not be approved within a 100 miles of the territory of an existing specialty club of the same breed.
2. Local specialty clubs will only be licensed to hold specialties in conjunction with another specialty, Group or All-Breed shows or cluster.
3. Any newly forming or club ready for licensing will only be approved with the proviso they agree any future events must meet the adjacency and/or integrated specialty requirement as stated in (2).
4. Any local specialty clubs licensed or formed during this period will be subject to any final policies that result from the moratorium study period.

All-Breed Clubs (November 2011 Board meeting)

The Board discussed the moratorium on new shows that was approved in order to further study the impact of the number of shows on the financial well-being of existing clubs. Staff recommended that the Board remove the moratorium on new All-Breed clubs with limitations:

Following a motion by Mr. Arnold, seconded by Ms. Scully, it was VOTED (Mr. Arnold, Ms. Scully, Mr. Kalter, Mr. Ashby, Mr. Menaker, Dr. Smith, Dr. Davies, Mr. Amen, Dr. Battaglia, Dr. Newman; opposed Dr. Garvin; absent Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Goodman) to consider the matter at this meeting, waiving the usual prior notice requirement.

Following a motion by Dr. Garvin, seconded by Mr. Ashby, it was VOTED unanimously; absent Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Goodman) to remove the moratorium on new All-Breed clubs, with the following limitations:

1. Availability of open weekends 鈥� approval of new All-Breed clubs requires at least four (4) open weekends within the calendar year in that AKC division and no shows within 300 miles of the territory of the new club on the show date. FINAL Bd. Pg. 15 November 7-8, 2011 However, no such restriction will apply to clubs in Divisions 10, 11, and 12 (Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico.)
2. New all-Breed clubs are encouraged to invite local Group or Specialty clubs to join with them to improve event attendance.

Limited Breed Clubs (November 2011 Board meeting)

Sanctioned Limited Breed (Group) Clubs are currently restricted from advancing to licensed club status by the moratorium imposed by the Board of Directors. The Board reviewed a proposal to permit these clubs to advance to licensed status with restrictions similar to those approved by the Board for specialty clubs to advance.

Following a motion by Dr. Smith, seconded by Mr. Arnold, it was VOTED (unanimously; absent Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Goodman) to remove the moratorium on new Group clubs with the following limitations:

1. Group clubs will not be approved within a 100 miles of the territory of another club of the same Group.
2. Group clubs will only be licensed to hold Group shows in conjunction with another Group show, All-Breed shows or clusters.
3. Any newly forming or club ready for licensing will only be approved with the proviso they agree any future events must meet the adjacency and/or integrated specialty requirement as stated in (2).
4. Any local Group club licensed or formed during this period will be subject to any final policies that result from the moratorium study period.

Licensing of Specialty Conformation Clubs (September 2012 Board meeting)

Following a motion by Mr. Feeney, seconded by Ms. Scully, it was VOTED (affirmative: Mr. Feeney, Ms. Scully, Mr. Kalter, Dr. Smith, Dr. Battaglia, Mr. Powers, Ms. Cruz, Mr. Amen, Mr. Arnold, Mr. Ashby, Mr. Gladstone, Dr. Newman; opposed: Dr. Garvin) to approve the addition of the following criteria to the policy regarding the licensing of specialty clubs which was adopted in July 2011:

A new specialty clubs which had attained Plan A level status on or before the July 12, 2011 Board meeting may continue to license status even if the club is within one hundred miles of another specialty club for the same breed. This allows specialty clubs that were in process of becoming licensed, prior to the Board moratorium, the opportunity to complete the process and move to licensed status.

听Reported at March 2004 Delegates Meeting to implement ARTICLE XV, SECTION 4 of the AKC Bylaws.

The Board VOTED to approve a recommendation from the Performance Events Department to amend the current Non-AKC Events policy by specifying that no AKC National Championship event may be dual-licensed with another organization except those that were dual-licensed as of January 1, 2018.

The addition to the Non-AKC Events policy is as underlined below:

Any Board approval for non-AKC events would be general, covering specific activities sponsored by specific organizations. The list of approved activities would appear on the AKC web site policy manual, so that individual clubs would not be required to seek AKC approval on an event-by-event basis. In considering approval, the Board would apply criteria including, but not limited to:

1. AKC has no comparable event in place.
2. While AKC has a program in place, AKC clubs had held events under the aegis of the other organization for years before the AKC program was initiated.
3. The type of event is not or would not be perceived as being contrary to the best interest of AKC and the sport of purebred dogs.
4. The event is a breed or type of breed-specific performance activity.

No AKC approval is required for versatility or performance activities developed by AKC Parent Clubs and sponsored by such clubs, unless they are held as a special attraction at an AKC event.

Any non-AKC events the Board does approve clubs to hold, must be held separate and apart from an AKC event and should not be included in any AKC event documents. This requirement may only be waived if AKC grants written approval for a special attraction in accordance with Chapter 11, Section 10 of the Rules Applying to Dog Shows.

An exception to the event documents policy is granted for those non-AKC performance events where AKC has no comparable events and where the Board has approved AKC鈥檚 acknowledgement of titles earned. For these events, a separate informational flyer and event application form may be included in the AKC event documents. The organization holding this event must be clearly stated. At this time non-AKC performance events that qualify for this exception are events held by approved Schutzhund organizations, AKC parent club performance events that have been approved by the AKC Board, NADD Dock Diving, Barn Hunt, UpDog Disc Dog, and NAFA Flyball.

AKC clubs that have been holding the following activities that meet the criteria explained in the two paragraphs above may continue to do so:

American Sighthound Field Association Coursing Events
American Working Terrier Association Earthdog Events
American Herding Breed Association Events
North American Versatility Dog Association Pointing Breed Hunting Tests
Large Gazehound Racing Association
Continental Whippet Alliance
Whippet Racing Association
National Oval Track Racing Association
United Kennel Club Coonhound Events
Professional Kennel Club Coonhound Events
American Rabbit Hound Association
Hunting Retriever Club Hunting Tests

No AKC National Championship events may be dual-licensed with another organization except those that were dual-licensed immediately prior to January 1, 2018. Other activities could be added to the list as they are brought to AKC鈥檚 attention and evaluated against the criteria.

AKC Events Held in Conjunction with Events Sanctioned by Organizations Not Affiliated with the AKC
To protect the best interest of the AKC, its clubs and its sports, AKC events may not be held in conjunction with events sanctioned by an organization not affiliated with the AKC without the approval of the applicable Sports & Events Department.

The AKC will continue to process prospective new club accreditation requests following current procedures. The AKC reviews all documentation submitted to determine if a prospective club meets the criteria for accreditation, including notifying the Parent Club in advance and reviewing their commentary if offered.听To further enhance the collaboration between Parent Clubs and local Specialty Clubs, Parent Clubs will be sent a mailing听when they become the AKC Parent Club designated to represent a breed, to encourage any clubs that the Parent Club recognized as 鈥渞egional鈥� clubs to apply for accreditation to become local specialty clubs. The AKC does not recognize regional clubs that may be designated as such by a Parent Club. The mailing to all Parent Club officers and Delegates will indicate the requirements for achieving AKC status as a local specialty club. This will begin in September 2022.

听The Board reviewed a recommendation to allow for the accreditation of clubs formed for the purpose of holding Rally trials provided they are not formed in the territory of an obedience club that is licensed to hold Rally. Upon accreditation, a new club seeking to hold Rally trials shall be required to hold one sanctioned A-match. There is no requirement to hold a fun practice event. If the A-match is held successfully, the club shall be licensed to hold Rally trials. Following a motion by Dr. Davies, seconded by Mr. Kalter, the Board VOTED unanimously to amend the Rally Regulations Chapter 1, Section 1, as follows:
Chapter 1. Section 1. Application to Hold a Rally Trial. Any existing AKC club may be licensed to hold Rally trials if, in the opinion of the AKC Board of Directors, it is qualified to do so, provided the club holds the event(s) for which it was originally formed at least once every two years. In addition, new clubs may be licensed to hold Rally trials provided they are not formed in the territory of an obedience club that is licensed to hold Rally. This change is effective January 1, 2017.

The Board reviewed the Committee Report and adopted the following policy:

1) The AKC has developed a Checklist of the required provisions for a club鈥檚 bylaws. Club bylaws or amendments to a club鈥檚 bylaws that comply with the requirements set forth in the Checklist are 鈥渁cceptable鈥� in form to the AKC. Member clubs must also include references to Delegates (as indicated in Article III of the sample for Local Clubs and Article V in the sample for Parent Clubs); and 鈥淸No amendment to the Constitution Bylaws that is adopted by the club shall become effective until it has been approved by the Board of Directors of 蜜桃视频.]鈥� must be included (as indicated in VII, Section 2 of the Local Club sample and Article IX, Section 2 of the Parent Club sample). All revised club bylaws must be accompanied by a completed, officer or club attorney signed Affirmation of Bylaw Review form, date of the amendment vote, and breakdown of the vote.

2) The AKC makes available to clubs (depending on type) sample bylaws that a club may use to writing the club鈥檚 bylaws. These sample bylaws are a guide and allow a club to customize its bylaws to the club鈥檚 needs.

3) The AKC also provides other documents that may assist clubs in writing its bylaws such as the Tips and Best Practices for Effective Club Bylaws.

4) AKC鈥檚 Club Relations Department is available to offer bylaw commentary to clubs upon written request.

The management of an event must be the responsibility of the AKC member or licensed club which has applied for and been approved to hold the event. To fulfill this responsibility, the following activities must be performed by the host club, sometimes in combination with the management of a cluster of events. Responsibility for these activities cannot be delegated to third party service providers.

1. A club officer or club show chair must submit the AKC event application and other necessary documents.
2. Obtaining local permits required to hold the event and paying all taxes.
3. There must be an event committee with a minimum of five club members.
4. Selection of and contracting with the judges.
5. Selection of and contracting with the event facility.听 The host club must act as the liaison with the facility and provide the necessary insurance.
6. Selection of and contracting with the veterinarians to service the event.
7. Selection of and contracting with the official photographer.
8. Preparing and posting the Disaster and Emergency Plan for the event, including having a qualified emergency medical technician in attendance.
9. Contracting with vendors.
10. Entering into sponsorship agreements for the event/cluster.
11. Entering into an agreement to televise/broadcast the event.
12. Assigning committee chairs to be responsible for managing the event.
13. Only the host club can decide 鈥渙ther specific requirements鈥� regarding how entries will be accepted.