Section III. Event Manager Rules and Procedures.

A. Licensed Status.
1. License holder. Upon approval and at the sole discretion of the United Kennel Club®, an Event Manager License is issued to an individual person. This license is non-transferable to any other individual to act in the capacity of the licensed Event Manager.

2. Bond. An Event Manager must secure and maintain a Surety Bond of an amount sufficient to cover the expenses and income of each event, and in an amount not less than $25,000 (twenty-five thousand dollars). The Event Manager must provide proof of such bond to the club prior to the club engaging the Event Manager’s services. UKC must receive a copy of the bond for their records.

3. Fee. The fee for being granted a yearly license to be an Event Manager and the fee for renewal of said license each year shall be determined by the United Kennel Club®.

4. Any person engaged by any club to act as an “Event Manager” of an event held under the rules of the United Kennel Club® must hold an Event Manager license from The United Kennel Club®.

5. Once licensed as an Event Manager, they must adhere to these rules if serving in the capacity of Chairperson or Event Secretary for any club whether they are a member of the club or not.

B. Clubs and Events.
1. Event Managers must adhere to all UKC Official Rules and Regulation as published for each UKC Licensed activity while acting as an Event Manager.

2. Event Managers shall produce original and signed contract agreements for their service with the prospective club or individual(s) not associated with a licensed UKC Club. E-Mailed Contracts are NOT acceptable.

3. Event Managers shall produce original and signed contract agreements for each Judge hired by the Event Manager and shall maintain copies of such contracts for a minimum of 6 months after the event. E-Mailed Contracts are NOT acceptable.

4. Event committees, Club Officers and Event Managers of UKC Licensed events shall be held responsible for the enforcement of all rules and regulations relating to the event and must procure a copy of the United Kennel Club® rules and regulations for each type of event hosted.

5. Event Managers shall have on hand at every event, the various official United Kennel Club® forms for use.

6. Event Managers shall have Temporary Listing Numbers and TL forms available at every event.

7. The individual licensed Event Manager must be present during all times, on the event grounds at any event for which they have been hired to act as an Event Manager.

8. At any event where an Event Manager engages additional workers to assist in the accepting and processing of entries, (paid or volunteer), the workers shall be bound by the same rules as the Event Manager for that event weekend. Refer to Section II.C.

9. Event Managers must provide to any club or individual(s) that has engaged their services an accounting of all income received from entries or from any other source(s) relating to the licensed event(s) and a record of all disbursements incurred by the Event Manager on behalf of the licensed event(s) within 30 days of that event. The same information must be made available to the United Kennel Club® on demand. The Event Manager must retain all receipts and copies of invoices related to any event for which they acted as Event Manager.

10. Event Managers must provide to the United Kennel Club® all event results within ten business days of the event for which they acted as Event Manager. The Event Manager shall be responsible for any late fees incurred due to late submission of event results to the United Kennel Club®.

11. The Event Manager must retain all records pertaining to events managed by the Event Manager for a period of not less than 7 (seven) years.

C. Prohibitions.
1. No Event Manager may act as Judge at a show/trial where they are employed as Event Manager.

2. No person may serve in the capacity as an officiating Judge if they are related to or live in the same household as the officiating Event Manager.

3. Dog(s) owned wholly or in part by an Event Manager shall be ineligible to be entered at any show/trial that the United Kennel Club® has approved the Event Manager to service. An Event Manager may not exhibit dogs owned by others at any show/trial that the United Kennel Club® has approved the Event Manager to service.

4. Dog(s) owned or co-owned by a person living in the same household as the officiating Event Manager, may not exhibit a dog at said event.

5. Dog(s) residing in the Event Manager’s household, regardless of ownership, shall be ineligible to be entered and/or shown at any show/trial that the United Kennel Club® has approved the Event Manager to service.

D. Failure to follow Event Manager Rules and Procedures. Any licensed Event Manager found to be in violation of any of the above rules will be subject to disciplinary action, including revocation of their license to act as an Event Manager.

F. Associate Event Manager. UKC Licensed Event Managers may use Associate Event Managers at their discretion and under these provisions.

1. An Associate Event Manager must meet the qualifications for a UKC Licensed Event Manager as approved by UKC.

2. The Licensed Event Manager is responsible to ensure the Associate Event Manager is properly trained and qualified to oversee licensed UKC events.

3. Associate Event Managers must be bonded. They may be covered under the Licensed Event Manager's policy or separately insured. Proof of the bond must be kept on file by the Licensed Event Manager.

4. An Associate Event Manager is required to follow all UKC Rules, Regulations and policies and guidelines of the Licensed Event Manager.

5. The Licensed Event Manager will be held responsible and liable for all actions of an Associate Event Manager in their employ.

6. A copy of the Associate Event Manager's test and letter of recommendation from the Licensed Event Manager must be submitted to UKC for review and will be kept on file at UKC.