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History Constitution By-Laws National Futurity Standards McGinnis Award	BY-LAWS Articles I & II - Membership Article III - Expelling or Suspending Members Article IV - Meeting Article V - Trustees Article VI - Duties of Officers Articles VII - Amendments & VIII - Dissolution Article I The name of this organization, incorporated under the laws of the State of Ohio, will be the National German Shorthaired Pointer Association, Incorporated. Article II - Membership Section 1. The membership in this organization will be unlimited in number. Any organization or club sponsoring at least one licensed field trial per year devoted to German Shorthaired Pointers is eligible for membership if it complies with the requirements set forth by the Board of Trustees of this corporation and agrees to be bound by the Regulations and By-Laws of this corporation when, and not until, its application for membership is approved by the Board of Trustees. Members of the Association will be classified as follows: (A) Active Members Active members are those organizations or clubs that contribute $50.00 or more per year in dues to the Association and engage in fostering and increasing interest in and knowledge of upland game birds by promoting, regulating, controlling, supervising, and conducting field trials for German Shorthaired Pointers. These organizations or clubs should have on file with the Secretary of the National German Shorthaired Pointer Association the names, addresses, and phone numbers of each club’s president and secretary and a copy of the By-laws by which it is governed. Active members include (1) individual clubs, (2) regional organizations, and (3) specie organizations. (B) Honorary Members Honorary members are those persons deemed by the membership of the Association to be of great national or international renown in the field of ornithology or those persons who are actively involved or particularly interested in the restoration and perpetuation of wild upland game birds on the North American continent. Also to be included are those persons who have made a lasting and positive contribution toward the betterment of the German Shorthaired Pointer breed. All honorary members of the Association must be elected by a two-thirds vote of the Board of Trustees and will not be entitled to a vote as an honorary member. Honorary members may be elected posthumously. Section 2. Regional Boundaries (A) The Board of Trustees will divide the country geographically into designated regions. The boundaries of these regions may be changed from time to time at the discretion of the Board of Trustees. The present regions are as follows: Region 1: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont Region 2: Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania Region 3: District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia Region 4: Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia Region 5: Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and Wisconsin Region 6: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee Region 7: Texas, east of the Pecos River Region 8: Colorado and Oklahoma Region 9: Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming Region 10: British Columbia, Oregon, and Washington Region 11: California and Nevada Region 12: Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, west of the Pecos River Region 13: Ontario and Quebec Region 14: Alberta and Saskatchewan Region 15: Japan Region 16: Alabama, Florida, and Georgia Region 17: Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota (B) Regional Organizations The regions, as constituted by the Board of Trustees, will be organized by the active members within that region. It is the intent of this Association that after a region has been organized, the members will, so far as possible and consistent with the regulations of this Association, assume all direction and responsibility in the management and holding of stakes and other business affairs within that region. The securing of sanction, supervision, and general oversight of these regional events will be under the direction of a president or chairman, to be selected annually in each region at a regional meeting held for this purpose. At the annual meeting of the members of each region, the date and location of all regional championships should be chosen. All regional championships will be sanctioned by this Association. The regional president or chairman will be responsible for seeing that the annual meeting of the members for their region is properly called and held, and the operation of the region is consistent with the By-Laws and Running Rules of the Association. The president or secretary of the region will ensure that a list of officers, dates for trials, and any other pertinent information about the regions is sent to the office of the Secretary of the Association. Section 3. Specie Organizations Specie organizations will function under the same regulations as regional organizations except there will be no definitive geographical boundaries. Section 4. Dues (A) Membership dues will be $50.00 per year per active member, payable to the Treasurer of the Association on or before the first day of January. The phone numbers and addresses for the officers of the member club should be submitted when dues are paid. (B) During the month of November, the Secretary of the Association will send a statement of dues for the ensuing year to each member. (C) Members who have failed to pay dues for the current year will not be allowed to vote and will not be licensed to conduct a trial.	Winning Circle Downloads American Field
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