XVII. MISCONDUCT & DISCIPLINE
Effective January 1, 2004

Misconduct

Misconduct may be defined as conduct that is prejudicial to the interests of the sport of purebred dogs. There are two general categories of misconduct:

Category 1. Wrongdoing during or associated with a UKC licensed event. This may include, but is not limited to, threatening, assaulting or battering another individual; falsifying any event related document; cheating or conspiring to cheat in order to improve the standing of any dog competing at an
event; abusing or neglecting a dog in conjunction with an event; and any other UKC event rule infraction.

Category 2. Violation of UKC rules. This may include, but is not limited to, falsification of UKC registration papers; misidentification of a dog or the parentage of a dog; non-event-related abuse or neglect of dogs; or continued failure to keep proper registration records.