GENERAL INFORMATION - United Kennel Club

1 TABLE OF CONTENTS. GENERAL INFORMATION . Schedule of Fees .. 4. Inherent Rights & Powers of UKC .. 4. Sending Work to UKC .. 5. EVENT INFORMATION . Entering Dogs in UKC Licensed Events .. 6. UKC Easy Entry Card .. 7. Titles of Excellence from UKC and Requirements to Earn Them .. 7. Upcoming UKC Licensed Events .. 10. Awards at UKC Licensed Events .. 11. club Officers Guidelines for Conducting UKC Events .. 12. UKC Policy for Benefit Events .. 16. Scratched for Fighting - UKC Policy .. 83. Misconduct & Discipline .. 110. UKC Policy Regarding Persons Associated with Fighting Dogs .. 110. OFFICIAL UKC BREED STANDARDS. American Black & Tan Coonhound.

2 17. American Leopard Hound ..20. Bluetick Coonhound .. 25. English Coonhound .. 29. Plott Hound .. 32. Redbone Coonhound .. 35. Treeing Walker Coonhound .. 38. Relative Importance of Body Parts For All Coonhound Breeds ..42. Height Standard For All Breeds .. 42. BENCH SHOWS. UKC Coonhound Bench Show Rules .. 43. Bench Show Procedures and Points Awarded .. 45. UKC Coonhound Bench Show Judges Authority and Responsibilities 46. Show Spectators, Owners and Handlers .. 48. UKC Coonhound Bench Show Procedures .. 48. Requirements and Procedures for Becoming a UKC Licensed Bench Show Judge .. 49. UKC Point System for the Top Ten Bench Show Dogs.

3 50. NITE HUNTS. Official Nite Hunt Honor Rules (Effective January 1, 2017) .. 52. Appeal Procedure for Situations Happening During a UKC Licensed Nite Hunt .. 62. Hunting/Non-Hunting Judges Clarification .. 63. Veterans Casts .. 65. Important Announcement Concerning the Use of Hearing Devices in UKC Licensed Nite Hunts .. 65. Cast Breakdown INFORMATION .. 66. Master of Hounds (MOH)/Hunt Director (HD) Guidelines ..67. Master of Hounds Requirements for Licensing .. 71. UKC Field Representatives .. 72. FIELD TRIALS. UKC Licensed Field Trial Rules .. 72. WATER RACES. UKC Licensed Water Race Rules .. 77. SPECIAL EVENTS / PROGRAMS. UKC Winter Classic.

4 84. Wait List Procedure for Major UKC Events .. 85. Autumn Oaks .. 86. UKC World Coonhound Nite Hunt Championship Rules .. 88. UKC World Coonhound Bench Show Championship Rules .. 92. UKC Triple Crown Rules .. 93. UKC Youth Coonhound Series Official UKC Licensed Youth Championship 94. UKC Youth Nationals .. 96. Youth Education Program! .. 96. UKC Licensed Hunt Test Program .. 97. UKC Slam Events .. 100. UKC Hunters and Breeders Performance Rewards 101. GENERAL registration). Schedule of Fees GENERAL INFORMATION . By way of illustration, the following constitute some, but not all, of the situations calling for the above sanctions: Effective January 1, 2017 a) Falsification or alteration of a UKC Registration LICENSES Certificate, Pedigree, UKC Easy Entry Card or any Master of Hounds (New Applicants Only).

5 $20 other UKC document. Bench Show Judges (New Applicants Only) .. $20 b) Falsification or alteration of any reports of wins issued to UKC. EVENT LICENSES c) Falsification or alteration of receipts issued by UKC Judges. Nite Hunt .. $25 d) Switching, wrongfully using or attempting to use a UKC. Coonhound Bench Show .. $17 Registration Certificate, Pedigree, UKC Easy Entry . Card or any other UKC document. Coonhound Water Race .. $17 e) Selling or attempting to sell a dog with false or incorrect Coonhound Field Trial .. $17 UKC Registration Certificate or Pedigree. MISC. FEES f) Intimidating, threatening, or injuring a Judge, club /Association Conditional Entry Fee.

6 $5 member or official, event participant or spectator, or UKC rep- Recording Fee for each dog entered resentative. (Nite Hunt, Bench Show, The six illustrations given above are only by way of example and Water Race, Field Trial).. $2 UKC reserves to itself its inherent right and power to impose such (Hunt Test).. $3 sanctions in any other circumstances deemed appropriate by UKC. UKC reserves the right to change any and all Any individual who is found guilty by a court of law of a crime involving dogs will be barred from United Kennel club for an policies, fees, etc. without notice. indefinite period. A person shall be considered guilty in a criminal Major credit cards accepted.

7 Proceeding if they are convicted by a judge, jury, or if they enter UKC is the trademark of the a plea bargain or other arrangement to plea to a lesser offense, United Kennel club , located in or if their case is disposed of by any form of deferred adjudica- Kalamazoo, MI. The use of the tion; a person shall be considered guilty in a civil proceeding if initials UKC in association with they are held responsible or liable by a judge, jury, or if a com- promised settlement is reached between the parties. any other registry would be in violation of the registered trademark. Notify United Kennel club , 100 E Kilgore Rd, Kalamazoo MI 49002- 5584, should you become aware of such a violation.

8 Notwithstanding anything herein, UKC reserves the right INHERENT RIGHTS & to itself and its sole judgment and discretion to change, at any time, any UKC Rules and/or Policies as written in POWERS OF UKC this rulebook . Any such changes will be published in COONHOUND BLOODLINES and updated in the Rule (Revised December 18, 2009) Sections on the UKC website at United Kennel club holds and has reserved to itself certain inher- ent rights and powers in connection with conducting its business, registering litters, transferring registrations of dogs, licensing events, and awarding titles. These inherent rights and powers include but SENDING WORK TO UKC.

9 Are not limited to the following: Correspondence receives prompt attention at United Kennel club has the right to inspect all reports, score- UKC. You can speed up the process, however, by cards and documents related to UKC events. Some, but not all, mailing your correspondence or requests for ser- of the items subject to inspection are: vices to the proper departments (listed below) at a) scores;. b) disqualifications of dogs for fighting or other reasons;. 100 E Kilgore Rd, Kalamazoo MI 49002-5584. c) errors by the recording person; and Mail Litter Applications to: Litter Department d) documentation excluded for any reason. Mail Transfer of Ownerships and inquiries on regis- UKC reserves the right to correct any mistakes found during tration papers to: Transfer Department such inspection whether or not the document has the signature Mail Applications for Duplicate Registration of a Judge or club Officer.

10 UKC reserves the right to itself and in Certificates to: Duplicate Department its sole judgement and discretion, to take such actions and Mail requests and inquiries to: impose such sanctions as would: Registration Correspondent a) Bar an individual from entering or participating in any Mail advertisements, articles and subscriptions to: way in any UKC licensed event. COONHOUND BLOODLINES. b) Bar an individual from transferring or registering any pups or dogs in that person's name (joint or full registration) or Mail Applications for Events, inquiries about to any member of that person's family. Championship points and Judges Applications to: c) Bar an individual from receiving Championship points for Coonhound Field Operations any dog registered in that person's name (joint or full 4 Official UKC Coonhound rulebook Official UKC Coonhound rulebook 5.