Federal, State, Bylaws...P&P, RONR A club or organization can never do business that is illegal according to the gov't entity that rules that organization. Stormy Learning, learning In a message dated 9/17/07 10:49:21 AM, pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: > Stormy is correct in her reference to what RRONR states...BUT...if the > By-Laws or P^P state only in case of a tie...I believe they take > precedence. > > What I WOULD like to know if I am correct in thinking that so long as > the By-Laws and P&P don't contradict State law, they would be the first > reference...RRONR next, and only then do we refer to the actual laws of the > State. However, when actions are taken that conflict with any or all of > these, and actually become illegal according to the law of the state, it's > all moot, is it not? I guess what I'm asking is "what is the order in > which > we must proceed...because we have to do it backwards, do we not?" > > First, we must follow the by-laws and the P&P. > If something isn't covered there, then we refer to RRONR. > And, as a LAST resort, if no one is able to find out from the above > materials just what the correct procedure is, then we must resort to the > law of the land (state, country, whatever)............... > > ~~~~~~~~ Stormy Hope California Federation of Dog Clubs www.cfodconline.org ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================