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The United Kennel Club Hunting Beagle World Hunt & Bench Show Championship
UKC HUNTING BEAGLE WORLD HUNT CHAMPIONSHIP RULES
*Revised January 1, 2008
1. NAME OF THE EVENT: The UKC Hunting Beagle World Championship.
2. ELIGIBILITY FOR EVENTS: All United Kennel Club Registered Beagles are eligible for running in this event. At all World Qualifying Events and the Finals dogs will be drawn out together as one class. Owners must have in his possession the dog's UKC Registration Certificate or the UKC Easy Entry™ Card. The UKC Registration Certificate or UKC Easy Entry™ Card must be submitted for entering in any of the Hunting Beagle World Qualifying Events. Dogs advancing to the Finals will also be required to present registration documentation. There will be no exceptions to this rule.
3. RULES FOR RUNNING THE EVENTS: UKC Hunting Beagle Honor Rules will be in effect for the year the event is run, with special revisions as required.
4. QUALIFYING REQUIREMENTS: Dogs may only qualify at UKC Hunting Beagle World Qualifying Events. There is no limit on the number of Qualifying Events to be held. The ten highest plus point cast winners will be judged the first ten (10) winners of each Qualifying Event. NO WINNERS PACKS WILL BE RUN. A dog must have a TOTAL SCORE OF PLUS POINTS AND BE A CAST WINNER before they can be considered one of the ten (10) winners. The UKC Master of Hounds of the Hunting Beagle Qualifying Event will sign a special receipt for each winner of the event. This receipt will be required to enter the finals of the UKC Hunting Beagle World Championship. Any plus point cast winners placing 11th place or lower at a World Qualifying Event will be qualified for the Finals. Those dogs placing 11th or lower will not receive any championship points, nor will they receive any awards.
5. DATES OF EVENTS: The Hunting Beagle Qualifying Events will start after October 10 each year, with the Finals to be held in late September or early October of the following year to determine the UKC Hunting Beagle World Champion.
6. LOCATION OF EVENTS: Hunting Beagle Qualifying Events will be located strategically throughout the popular rabbit hunting areas of the United States and Canada. The Finals will be held at a location selected each year by UKC
7. There will be a Master of Hounds in charge of each Hunting Beagle World Qualifying Event and the Finals.
8. All casts and Judges, with the exception of the Final cast at the Finals, will be drawn by lot in front of the participants.
9. All Judges for Hunting Beagle Qualifying Events and Finals must be not less than sixteen (16) years of age. Judges must be physically fit to perform all duties of a Judge. They must have served as a Judge previously in at least five (5) UKC licensed Hunting Beagle Hunts and know the UKC Hunting Beagle Honor Rules. All Judges must be approved by the Official UKC Master of Hounds. Judges and guides (if guides are needed) will be drawn each day. The three Judges for the Final Cast will be appointed by UKC.
10. A dog may qualify at one Qualifier per year, and only one Qualifier per year. There is no limit to how many different Hunting Beagle World Qualifying Events a dog may enter in order to qualify. Once a dog is qualified entry in future World Qualifying Events is to be denied by host club.
*11. An individual can substitute a dog that has been entered in the Finals if the dog has died, come in season, or declared to be ill and not able to participate in the hunt. This illness must be confirmed in writing by a veterinarian. The dog can only be replaced by another dog that is registered in the same owner's name and was also qualified in the current year. The substitution must be made by the advertised deadline to confirm entries. No refunds will be issued after the advertised deadline for any reason.
12. CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: Championship points will be awarded to Cast Winners with plus points as follows:
a.Hunting Beagle World Qualifying Event:
1. Registered Dogs - 1st through 3rd place; 40 points and a 1st place win. 4th through 10th place; 30 points.
2. Hunting Beagle Champion Dogs - 1st through 10th place; a win toward Grand Hunting Beagle Champion.
b. Finals:
1. Registered Dogs - 1st through 3rd place; 40 points and a 1st place win. 4th through 10th place; 30 points.
2. Hunting Beagle Champion Dogs - 1st through 10th place; a win toward Grand Hunting Beagle Champion
13. Advanced entries only will be accepted for the Finals. Winners' receipt and entry fees must be submitted by the advertised deadline.
14. All previous UKC Hunting Beagle World Champions will not have to qualify for the Finals as long as they pay the entry fee for the Finals by the advertised deadline.
15. FEES: Hunting Beagle World Qualifying Event entry fee $20. Finals entry fee $30. Cash (not preferred), personal checks, money orders or certified checks will be accepted for entry fees. No refunds will be made after the deadline unless the dog has died and the Registration Certificate is turned into UKC
16. Special UKC Hunting Beagle World Champion Finalist jackets will be awarded to the three (3) members of the Final Cast other than the winner. (A maximum of four (4) jackets will be given).
17. The winner of the Finals will be designated the UKC Hunting Beagle World Champion and will have the following designation placed before the dog's name on their Registration Certificate, Pedigree and UKC Easy Entry Card™:
WORLD HBCH
Watch COONHOUND BLOODLINES and American Beagler for a complete list of awards. The winner will also receive a full page advertisement in COONHOUND BLOODLINES and/or American Beagler announcing their win. The winner's picture will appear on all UKC Hunting Beagle Scorecards for the coming year.
18. A UKC Hunting Beagle World Qualifying Hunt will be a one (1) day, two (2) hour hunt authorized by UKC to a sponsoring club meeting the requirements outlined by UKC It can run in conjunction only with other UKC licensed events on a particular weekend.
19. The Formal Complaint Procedure will not be applicable during hunting time of the Finals. The Master of Hounds' decision will be final in all situations pertaining to activities during the actual World Finals hunt. The Formal Complaint procedure will be in effect for all qualifying events.
20. The World Finals Hunt is Pre-entry Only. All dogs, regardless of Championship Degree, size and sex will run together in one class (four dog Casts). This is a UKC administered event. The UKC Hunting Beagle Honor rules will be used, except where noted.
The Finals
If there are not enough plus point cast winners in a given round to advance to the next round at the Finals, that round may be modified or eliminated. This will be a UKC decision. In the event that there is not a cast winner with plus points within the allotted time limit of a cast, no dogs will advance from that cast. Exception, the final cast will hunt until all dogs are eliminated or until there is a winner. If there are no plus points at the end of the 120 minute final cast, dogs will be placed in the order in which they finished or in the order in which they were eliminated. If at any time only one dog remains in the final cast, that dog will be considered the winner. All ties will be broken at the hunt headquarters. The one hour additional hunting time will not be used to break unbreakable ties except in the final cast. At any point where four dogs or less are remaining in the hunt, the round in which they all four participate together, will be considered the final round.
Round 1a Saturday:
Up to 120 dogs will participate in Round 1a. Preference for the morning hunt will be given strictly on entry number in the finals. Lowest entry numbers will be given the opportunity for the first round ahead of higher entry numbers. All of these dogs will run on Saturday morning, for 90 minutes, with hunting judges. All plus point cast winners from these casts will advance to Round 2, which is to be run immediately following Round 1b.
Round 1b Saturday:
The remaining entries will participate in Round 1b. Any dogs that did not participate in round 1a will run in this round. All of these dogs will run on Saturday afternoon for 90 minutes, with hunting judges. All plus point cast winners from these casts will advance to Round 2, which is to be run immediately following Round 1b.
Round 2 Saturday or Sunday:
On Saturday evening or Sunday morning all plus point cast winners from Round 1 will go to the field and hunt for 90 minutes with a Hunting or Non-hunting judge (UKC decision). Either all Hunting Judges or all Nonhunting judges will be used. All plus point cast winners will advance to the next round (Round 3).
Round 3 Sunday:
Round three will consist of all plus point cast winners from Round 2. These casts will hunt for 90 minutes with a non hunting judge. If this round is the Semifinal round, plus points are not needed in this round to advance to the final cast.
Hunt placement for all dogs not advancing to the final cast will be determined in this round by non cast win scores. Only the number of dogs advancing to round 3 will place in this event. All ties will be broken by previous round scores.
Round 4 Sunday:
Round 4 will consist of the up to four plus point cast winners advancing from round 3. This final pack will hunt for 120 minutes with up to three non-hunting judges to determine first through up to fourth. The cast winner from this round will be crowned the World hunting Beagle Champion.
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