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Club Rules and Code of Best Practice before clicking on the I Accept
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RULES OF THE HUNGARIAN VIZSLA
CLUB
1. NAME
The Club shall be called THE HUNGARIAN VIZSLA CLUB (hereinafter called ‘The
Club’)
2. OBJECTS
Its objects shall be to further the interest in the Breed in all respects at
Shows and Field Trials wherever possible.
3. MEMBERS
The club shall consist of an unlimited number of Members and Honorary Life
Members.
The Club will make a list of Members and their addresses available for
inspection if so requested by the Members of the Club, or by the Kennel
Club.
Candidates for membership of the Club shall be accepted upon payment of the
Annual Subscription after being proposed and seconded by two fully paid up
members and confirmed by two thirds of the Committee. Annual Subscriptions
must be agreed by the Members of the Club and reviewed annually. The voting
rights of the Members shall be one vote each. No Member whose subscription
is unpaid shall be entitled to any privileges of membership and, if unpaid
by 1st February such Membership shall be deemed to have lapsed and a new
application for Membership will be required.
Any new Members joining on or after 1st October shall be entitled to the
following year’s Membership.
Resignation of Members
A Member may resign on giving notice in writing to the Secretary and any
Member whose resignation has been accepted who wishes again to be a Member,
must be proposed in the ordinary way as if he/she had never been a Member.
Membership shall be defined as follows:
As from 1st January 2005 membership fees will increase as agreed at the AGM
2004 to:-
Single: - £8.00 per annum.
Junior: - any person under the age of 18 years shall be entitled to
Associate Membership for the nominal fee of £1.00 per annum.
Joint: - shall be defined as two Members of the one family: - £10.00 per
annum.
Overseas: - £12.00
A Member leaving the Club shall not be entitled to receive back any money
which may have been paid to the Club or on account of the Club, during
his/her Membership, or have any claim against the Club.
Every Member should be in possession of the Club Rules.
On the recommendation of the Committee,. Members may be considered for the
distinction of Honorary Life Membership.
4 OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE
The Management of the Club shall be in the hands of three Officers, ie. The
President, The Honorary Secretary, and the Honorary Treasurer, all of whom
shall be ex-officio voting Members of the Committee, and a Committee of ten
from whom they themselves shall elect a Chairman and Vice Chairman (to
officiate at meetings), at the first Committee meeting after the A.G.M.. The
President shall retire quinquennially but be eligible for re-election. The
Honorary Secretary, the Honorary Treasurer and the ten Committee Members
shall retire annually but be eligible for re-election.
Nomination forms and request for Agenda items to be posted EIGHT weeks prior
to the Annual General Meeting. The Minutes of the previous Annual General
Meeting to be included with the mailing.
Agenda items and nominations, which must be proposed and seconded by fully
paid up Members in writing together with the written consent of the person
nominated, to be received by the Secretary SIX weeks before the Annual
General Meting.
Members nominated for office must have served on the Committee or as an
officer for at least one year immediately prior to the year of their
nomination. Members nominated to serve on the Committee must have been fully
paid up Members for at least one year immediately prior to their nomination.
Agenda and Voting slips to be posted to Members FOUR weeks prior to the
Annual General Meeting.
Elections shall be by postal ballot. Completed Voting Slips to be posted to
an independent Scrutineer. TWO weeks prior to the Annual General Meeting.
The Committee may co-opt to fill any vacancy which may arise amongst the
Committee. Such a co-opted Member will serve and act without voting powers
until the next Annual General Meeting at which an election will be held.
No person whilst an un-discharged bankrupt may serve on the Committee of, or
hold any other office or appointment within a Kennel Club Registered
Society.
5 MANAGEMENT
For the transaction of business at a Committee Meeting a Quorum shall be
five elected Members of the Committee including any one officer and, except
in an emergency, at least FOURTEEN days notice of a meeting shall be given
to all officers and Committee Members stating a time and place.
Any Officer or Member of the Committee who, without reasonable cause, fails
to attend TWO consecutive meetings or fails to forward their apologies in
writing to the Secretary prior to the meeting may be suspended for the
remainder of the year, and from nomination for the next Annual General
Meeting.
There shall be no Proxy votes.
6 POWERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Committee shall have the power to call meetings to arbitrate in matters
of dispute within the Club, to deal, at its absolute discretion, with the
funds and the property of the Club and to settle any question or matter not
at present provided for in the rules.
Any decision taken under this rule shall remain until the following Annual
General Meeting.
The Committee may cause Sub-Committees to be formed to be responsible to it
as it may require. The minutes of all Sub-Committee Meetings will be kept.
Any Member who shall be suspended under Kennel Club Rule A42j (4) and/or any
Member whose dog(s) is/are disqualified under Kennel Club Rule A42j (8)
shall ipso facto cease to be a Member of the Club for the duration of the
suspension and/or disqualification.
If the conduct of any Member, in the opinion of the Committee, is injurious,
or likely to be injurious to the character or interests of the Club, the
Committee may, at a Meeting the notice convening which includes as an object
the consideration of the conduct of the Member, determine that a Special
General Meeting shall be called for the purpose of passing a resolution to
expel the Member.
Notice of a Special General Meeting must be sent to the accused, giving
particulars of complaint and advising of the place, date and hour of the
Meeting in order that he/she may attend and offer an explanation. If at the
Meeting, a resolution to expel is passed by two thirds majority of the
Members present and voting, he/she shall thereupon cease to be a Member of
the Club except that he/she may, within two calendar months from the date of
such meeting, appeal to the Kennel Club upon, and subject to, such
conditions as the Kennel Club may impose.
7 GENERAL MEETINGS
An Annual General Meeting shall be held not later than 30th April in each
year for the following purposes:-
(A) To adopt the Minutes of the Annual General Meeting.
(B) To receive the reports of the Committee and Balance Sheet.
(C) To announce the results of the Postal Ballot naming Officers and Members
of the Committee.
(D) To discuss any item placed on the Agenda.
At an Annual General Meeting only the business appearing in the Agenda will
be permitted, Any Other Business may be dealt with at the discretion of the
Chairman.
At least TWENTY-EIGHT days notice of the date, time and place of an Annual
General Meeting shall be given in ‘OUR DOGS’ and ‘DOG WORLD’.
A Special General Meeting shall be called by the Honorary Secretary if
Twenty Members, or at the request of the Committee, send a signed request
stating the subject to be discussed. No other business other than the matter
on the Agenda can be discussed at a Special General Meeting.
Notice of a General Meeting must be given not less than TWENTY-ONE days
before the event.
The Rules of the Club shall not be altered except at an Annual General
Meeting or a Special General Meeting. Any alteration to the Rules shall not
be brought into force until the Kennel Club has been advised and given its
approval of the alteration.
8 MINUTES OF MEETINGS
The minutes of all Club Meetings shall be prepared by the Secretary,
presented to and agreed by the Committee and signed by the Chairman. They
shall be circulated as required before the next Meeting.
9 CLUB ACCOUNTS
The fiscal year of the Club shall be from 1st January to the 31st December.
A Banking Account be maintained in the name of the Club into which all
revenue of the Club shall be paid and from which withdrawals shall be made
on the signatures of two or more unrelated Officers. The Accounts shall be
kept by the Honorary Treasurer. Audited Accounts shall be submitted to the
Kennel Club annually.
The Officers acknowledge that during the month of January each year
Maintenance of Title fee will be forwarded to the Kennel Club by the
Secretary for the continuance of registration, and by the 31st July each
year. Other returns as stipulated in the Kennel Club Regulations for the
Registration and Maintenance of Title of Societies and Breed Councils and
the Affiliation of Agricultural Societies and Municipal Authorities, will be
forwarded to the Kennel Club.
The Officers also acknowledge their duty to inform the Kennel Club of any
change of Secretary which may occur during the course of the year.
All expenses incurred by the Secretary, Treasurer or any Member of the Club
authorised by the Club shall be reimbursed from Club funds.
10 CUPS, TROPHIES AND SPECIAL AWARDS
A Cup Steward shall be appointed by the Committee from among its Members who
shall be responsible for keeping records
of awards and signatures of recipients.
All Cups and Trophies donated to the Club shall be deemed the sole property
of the Club and it is only under this condition that they shall be accepted.
Cups, Trophies and Special Awards, unless specifically stated otherwise,
shall be available only to fully paid up Members.
11 CODE OF BEST PRACTICE
Any Member belonging to the Club is duty bound by the CODE of BEST PRACTICE
appended hereto.
12 WINDING UP
The Property of the Club shall be vested in the Committee and, in the event
of the Club ceasing to exist, a General Meeting shall be called to decide
upon the disposal of any assets.
The donors of the Cups and Trophies shall be consulted and each Cup or
Trophy shall be disposed of in accordance with the wishes of the donor.
The Kennel Club shall be notified as soon as a decision is made to wind up
the Club and within six months of such date they shall be supplied with the
final statement of the account and a record showing the disposal of Club
property.
13 THE CLUB
The Club shall not join any federation of Societies or Clubs except as
approved by the Kennel Club.
14 KENNEL CLUB AUTHORITY
The Kennel Club is the final authority for the interpreting of the Rules and
Regulations of the Club and in all cases relative to Canine of Club matters.
APPENDIX
The Hungarian Vizsla Club Members Code of Best Practice
Note: - Dog refers to dog or bitch
1. Members will consider the welfare of their dogs and the benefit to the
breed above any personal gain or profit.
2. Members will only breed from Vizslas that are of sound temperament,
physically sound and free of known hereditary diseases, which show natural
ability and conform to the Breed Standard as published by the Kennel Club.
3. Members using their dog at stud: -
a- Will not allow their dog to serve bitches of less than 2 years old or
bitches that will whelp after their 8th birthday.
b- Will not allow their dog to be used at stud until it is 18 months of age.
c- Will hip score their stud dog, obtaining and assessing the results PRIOR
to mating. (Scores that are high by breed standards or disproportionate in
score from hip to hip should be discounted from breeding).
d- Will ensure that bitches to be covered meet the Breed Standard and this
Code of Best Practice.
e- Will not allow their stud dog to be used more than three times in its
first year of use, until the health and quality of its progeny is proven.
4. Members will not allow their bitches: -
a- To be mated before their 2nd birthday or to whelp after their 8th
birthday.
b- To whelp more than once in any twelve months.
c- To have more than three litters in her lifetime.
Members breeding from their bitches: -
d- Will hip score their bitches, obtaining and assessing the results prior
to mating. (Scores that are high by breed standards or disproportionate in
score from hip to hip should be discounted from breeding).
e- Will ensure their chosen stud dog meets the Breed Standard and this Code
of Best Practice.
5. Members will register all stock with the Kennel Club. Kennel Club
Registration documents will be available to the purchaser at point of sale,
together with a 5 generation pedigree.
6. Members will be fair and honest with buyers and prospective purchasers
and will NOT misrepresent themselves or their stock, or the stud dog. Buyers
will be encouraged to present their puppy/dog to their Veterinary Surgeon
within 3 working days of purchase. Should a veterinarian at such examination
advise that the dog is not in good health, the purchaser should authorise
their Veterinarian to confirm the diagnosis with the breeder. Members will
verify this opinion and if asked, take back the dog and refund the purchase
price, or agree to a mutually acceptable compromise.
7. Beyond the 3-day warranty, members will be encouraged to take
responsibility for any progeny bred by them, or supplied by them, which
finds itself in need of re-homing. Members will be expected to assist in
finding a solution before recourse to any breed rescue or welfare
organisation.
Amended April 2007
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