[ SHOWGSD-L ] AKC's NEW Judging "Conflict of Interest" Policy...
- From: Karen C. <kmc@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 16:36:25 -0400
Hey all,
I've not yet seen this posted to the list. I know that some of
you judge at rare breed shows or at performance events put on
by other organizations. If so, and if you're an AKC licensed
judge, you need to read this...
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[Monday, May 15, 2006] =20
Judging Conflict of Interest Policy
No AKC judge may have a significant interest in a dog registry
or dog event-giving organization deemed by the AKC Board to be
in competition with the American Kennel Club. Significant
interest would include, but not be limited to ownership of,
employment by, a directorship in, and holding office in.
Any AKC-approved judge, who shall judge a purebred dog event
in the U.S. not in accordance with the rules of AKC, which
apply to such purebred dog events without the express
permission of the AKC, may be disciplined even to the extent
of having his or her AKC judging approval revoked.
An AKC-approved judge may judge breeds that are not AKC
registrable and/or that they have not been approved for by AKC
at non-AKC events. The AKC Board has also given permission for
the judging of certain other events based upon the following
criteria:
1. AKC has no comparable events in place.
2. While AKC has a program in place, AKC judges have
officiated at 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 needed to judge versatility or performance
activities developed by AKC Parent Clubs and sponsored by such
clubs.
Events held by the following organizations meet the above
criteria, and AKC-approved judges may continue to judge them:
* 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
* American Field Pointing Breed Field Trials
* United Kennel Club Coonhound Events
* Professional Kennel Club Coonhound Events
* Any of the various organizations sponsoring Agility Trials
Other activities may be added to this list at the discretion
of the AKC Board.
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You can read more about this at the AKC web site
<http://www.akc.org/news/index.cfm?article_id=3D2889> and they
also have a little FAQ section also.
Someone on my UKC show list just wrote to AKC and asked for
clarification on this new policy. She wanted to know whether
or not an AKC-licensed obedience judge could judge obedience
at a UKC or ASCA show after January of 2007.
Here's the answer she got back:
>Dear Xxxxxxx,
>
>An AKC approved Obedience Judge may not judge Obedience
>for a UKC or ASCA Club.
>
>Mari-Beth O'Neill
>AVP Special Services
>5580 Centerview Dr.
>Raleigh, NC 27606
>919-816-3594
><mailto:mbo@xxxxxxx>mbo@xxxxxxx
KMC
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