MEMBERSHIP
SECTION 1: ELIGIBILITY. Subject to Article I, Section 2, and
Article II, Section 5 of these By-Laws, there shall be one type of membership
open to all persons sixteen years of age and older who are in good standing
with The American Kennel Club and who subscribe to the purpose of this
Club.
While membership is to be unrestricted as to residence, the Club's
primary purpose is to be representative of the breeders, owners and
exhibitors in the immediate area.
SECTION 2: DUES. Membership dues shall be determined by the
Board, payable on or before the 1st day of June of each year. No member
may vote whose dues are not paid for the current year. During the month
of April, the Treasurer shall send to each member a statement of his
dues for the ensuing year.
SECTION 3: ELECTION TO MEMBERSHIP. Each applicant for membership
shall apply on a form as approved by the Board of Directors and which
shall provide that the applicant agrees to abide by the corporation's
By-Laws and the rules of The American Kennel Club. The application shall
state the name and address of the applicant and it shall carry the endorsement
of the members. Accompanying the application, the prospective member
shall submit dues payment for the current year. Checks received after
February 1st of any year will constitute payment for both the then current
and the ensuing fiscal year.
All applications are to be filed with the Secretary and presented at
the first Board meeting thereafter, at which an affirmative vote of
a majority, assuming a quorum, will effect election. Alternatively,
an applicant may be elected by the affirmative voice vote of at least
two-thirds of the full Board solicited by telephone or other contact
by the Secretary who shall so report at the next Board meeting and include
a record thereof in the Minutes of that meeting. Applicants for membership
who have been rejected by the Club may not re-apply within six months
after such rejection.
SECTION 4: TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP. Membership may be terminated:
- by resignation. Any member in good standing may resign from the
Club upon written notice to the Secretary
- by lapsing. A membership will be considered lapsed and automatically
terminated if such member's dues remain unpaid 90 days after the first
day of the fiscal year; however, the Board may grant an additional
90 days of grace to such delinquent members in meritorious cases.
In no case may a person be entitled to vote at any Club meeting whose
dues are unpaid as of the day of that meeting.
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