Transcription of FLORIDA ARCHERY ASSOCIATION
1 FLORIDA ARCHERY ASSOCIATION RULEBOOK REVISED 6 April 2017 Thru FAA Board Meeting 1 April 2017 2 FLORIDA ARCHERY ASSOCIATION RULEBOOK TABLE OF CONTENTS Article I page 4 Name Article II page 4 Purpose Article III page 4 Fiscal Year Article IV page 4 Membership Article V page 5 Dues Article VI page 5 NAA Affiliation and Support Article VII page 6 Board of Directors Article VIII page 7 Officers and Their Duties Article IX page 14 Election and Terms of Office Article X page 16 Code of Ethics Article XI page 16 Meetings Article XII page 17 Committees Article XIII page 17 Championship FAA Tournament Bids Article XIV page 19 Championship FAA Tournaments Article XV page 20 Tournament Eligibility Article XVI page 21 Tournament Fees and Accounting Article XVII page 22 Tournament Award System Article XVIII page 24 State Championship Regulations Article XIX page 32 Membership/Handicap Cards Article XX page 32 FAA
2 Schedule and Regional Competition Article XXI page 33 Sanctioned Competition Rules Article XXII page 34 Invitational Broadhead Tournament Rules Article XXIII page 35 FLORIDA ARCHERY Hall of Fame Article XXIV page 37 Dillard Bucklen Award Article XXV page 37 Shooter of the Year Award 3 Article XXVI page 37 FAA and NFAA Skill Awards Article XXVII page 38 FAA Scholarship Award Article XXVIII page 40 Alterations and Amendments 4 FLORIDA ARCHERY ASSOCIATION RULE BOOK ARTICLE I -- NAME The name of this organization shall be the FLORIDA ARCHERY ASSOCIATION , Inc.
3 ARTICLE II -- PURPOSE 1. The purpose of the FLORIDA ARCHERY ASSOCIATION , Inc, henceforth referred to as the FAA, shall be to promote and foster Field ARCHERY , Target ARCHERY , Bow Hunting, and the other varied activities in which ARCHERY can be incorporated. 2. The objectives of the FAA shall be to encourage membership; adopt and enforce rules for the practice of ARCHERY ; sanction annual Field, Target, International, Indoor, and 3-D Tournaments; cooperate with the FLORIDA Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission to secure improved bow hunting conditions and privileges; and promote publicity about ARCHERY .
4 ARTICLE III -- FISCAL YEAR The fiscal year of the FAA shall be from 1 October through 30 September. ARTICLE IV -- MEMBERSHIP 1. Active voting membership shall be granted to any State resident who has paid FAA/NFAA or FAA/NAA dues. Where an individual pays FAA/NAA dues, the FAA portion of the dues must equal the full FAA dues to receive full voting and publication rights. Membership shall be granted to a non-resident who has paid FAA/NFAA dues and does not have membership in another NFAA state organization. (NOTE: NAA members may join FAA without joining NFAA.)
5 Resident FLORIDA membership is allowed for citizens of neighboring states where the individual will only represent FLORIDA as his/her resident shooting affiliation. 2. Junior membership shall be granted to any State resident who has not reached his/her eighteenth (18th) birthday and has paid FAA/NFAA or FAA/NAA dues. Junior members may not vote. 3. An out-of-state NFAA archer shall be granted out-of-state membership upon payment of dues and shall receive a copy of the Release. 4. Membership in FAA may be canceled or reinstated by the Board of Directors through a majority vote when circumstances warrant such action.
6 This action shall not be taken by mail ballot. 5. One Honorary Life Membership in the FAA may be presented each year. The Board of Directors shall make and forward such nominations to FAA Officers by the first of January. The Board of Directors shall vote on all such nominations at the meeting prior to the State Field Championship. The person recommending will present a resume of the person recommended. 6. Requests for Club Charters will be submitted to the FAA Secretary. At least five head-of-household adult members of each club must be FAA/NFAA members.
7 The President and Secretary of each club must be FAA/NFAA members. Requests for charter must include the names of the required FAA/NFAA members and the Club President and Secretary name, address, and phone number. All initial Club Charters must be processed through the Regional Vice President prior to being processed 5 by the FAA Secretary. NAA Clubs will become Chartered FAA Clubs upon receipt of appropriate NAA documentation, NAA dues, and FAA dues. 7. Clubs applying for Charter will be required to follow the Constitution and By Laws of the NFAA, FAA, and NAA.
8 Violation of the rules could result in loss of Club Charter. 8. Requests for Indoor Range Charter will be submitted to the FAA Secretary with the required number of FAA/NFAA members. Two officer s names, addresses, and phone numbers will be sent with the request for Charter. 9. Indoor Ranges applying for Charter will be required to follow the Constitution and By Laws of the NFAA, FAA, and NAA. Violations of the rules could result in loss of Indoor Range Charter. ARTICLE V -- DUES 1. FAA requires National Membership for active membership and adds those dues in billing.
9 Active member dues, not including NFAA dues, shall be $15. Dependent FAA dues shall be $4. Maximum FAA Family Dues shall be $23. Youth (under age 18) FAA dues without adult shall be $15. Out of State FAA dues shall be $15. FAA Club initial Charter/Affiliation shall be $15. Renewal affiliation shall be $15. Life Membership in FAA may be purchased at a cost of $225 per archer. Spouse life membership may be purchased for $60. NAA membership applications/dues, etc are submitted directly to the NAA. Should any NAA/FAA combined dues payments be made payable to the FAA, the FAA will forward the NAA portion of the dues to NAA.
10 2. FAA membership dues shall provide twelve (12) months consecutive membership from the date of initial payment. Renewal shall be due and payable from the date of expiration. Any member renewing later in the month or in the next calendar month will pay from the expiration date. (Example: December renewals received later in December or in January will be renewed effective the December renewal due date.) Renewals received before the due date will give a full year s extension from the due date. When dues are received later than the calendar month following the expiration date, a new expiration date will be assigned one year from the date paid.
