i believe AKC has rules about member clubs that might cover these things ---- Doc Zoe <wynsum@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > There is nothing in the By Laws that states you must breed to the Club > Standard: > > SECTION 1. Membership. Membership. There shall be three types of membership > in an > unlimited number; a Regular Membership and a Junior Membership and a Lifetime > Membership. > > (a) Regular Membership: To be eligible, a person must be eighteen (18) years > of age > or older, in good standing with the American Kennel Club, and shall > subscribe to > the objects of the club, and that if accepted, shall abide by the GSDCA > by-laws. > The GSDCA Membership Code of Conduct, and the rules and regulations of > the > AKC. > (b) Junior Membership: To be eligible, a person must be at least ten (10) > years of age > and not more than eighteen (18) years of age, and shall subscribe to the > objects of > the club. Junior members cannot vote or hold office. Junior members > cannot > serve on committees other than junior committees. (Note: On their > eighteenth > (18th) birthday, a Junior Membership shall automatically be converted to > a Regular > Membership and granted all rights and privileges of a Regular Membership, > including the requirement to pay dues). > (c) Lifetime Membership: Regular members who have had a continuous > membership > of 40 years. > > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2014. 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. > > Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and > its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed > in any post. > > 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@xxxxxxxxxxx > > VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION: > http://showgsd.org/mail.html > NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ > ============================================================================ norma hansburg www.normahansburg.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2014. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION: http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================