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General Rules and Regulations for UKCŪ Beagle Incentive Fund

*Revised February 22, 2007

Eligibility for UKC Incentive Fund Program
To be eligible for lifetime participation in the UKC Beagle Incentive Fund (hereinafter referred to as the “Incentive Fund Program”), a pup must be:

1. Any Beagle permanently registered with UKC;
2. Sired by a Select Sire nominated for the calendar year in which the pup was whelped;
3. Part of a UKC-registered litter that was litter nominated on or before one year of age;
4. Individually permanently nominated on or before twenty-four months of age.

Select Sire Nomination
To be eligible for Select Sire status during any calendar year (January 1 through December 31), a dog must be:
1. Any male Beagle permanently registered with UKC;
2. Nominated to the UKC Incentive Fund Program during that calendar year;
3. DNA Profiled and on record with UKC.
Download the Beagle Incentive Brochure here:

BeagleIncentiveBrochure.pdf

Select Sires may be nominated anytime during the calendar year for which they are applying by paying the Select Sire nomination fee listed below. A list of nominated Select Sires will be published monthly by UKC. Select Sire status is not a permanent status, it must be updated annually to ensure eligibility.

To be eligible for Select Sire status, a dog must be DNA Profiled and on record with UKC. Sire nominations received that do not show as being DNA Profiled will be considered as “pending”. The nomination will not be complete until DNA information is in the database at UKC. A list of nominated Select Sires that are pending DNA Profiling will be published monthly by UKC. These dogs will be shown at the end of the Select Sire list under a title of Select Sires – Pending DNA.

UKC reserves the right to deny any Select Sire nomination if the nomination fee submitted is less than the amount due in accordance with the Select Sire Fee Schedule listed below. Individuals who submit a Select Sire nomination with insufficient payment shall be notified by mail and given 30 days to pay the balance. If payment is received within 30 days of notification, Select Sire status shall be granted to the dog in question as of the date the nomination was originally received.

Once a Select Sire is nominated into the Incentive Fund Program, no portion of the nomination fee is refundable, except in the case of a Select Sire that dies without producing a UKC-registered litter during the calendar year for which he was nominated. The registered owner must return the UKC Registration Certificate for the nominated sire marked “Deceased” and the date of death and a written request for a refund, including the owner’s signature(s) prior to receiving a refund of the nomination fee. Refunds will only be issued at the close of the calendar year.

Select Sire Nomination Deadlines and Fee Schedule
If a Select Sire nomination is postmarked before January 1 of the calendar year the nomination fee is $100.00.
If a Select Sire nomination is postmarked on or after January 1, but before July 1 of the calendar year, the nomination fee is $150.
If a Select Sire nomination is postmarked on or after July 1, but through December 31 of the calendar year, the nomination fee is $200.00.

Litter Nomination
After a female produces a litter by a Select Sire, the registered owner of the litter, or any other individual, may nominate the litter for the Incentive Fund Program by paying the appropriate nomination litter fee in accordance with the Litter Nomination Fee Schedule listed below. One Application for Permanent Nomination, for each puppy in the litter, will be mailed to the litter owner. If the litter is not nominated, the individual pups will not be eligible to compete for cash rewards.

Litter nomination and permanent nomination of all pups can be requested at the same time. This is done to ensure the breeder that all pups are paid up and eligible to earn Incentive Fund money. Permanent registration of the pups is not required for this option, however, the entire litter, not just a portion of the litter, must be permanently nominated if choosing this option. The same nomination fees apply as if each nomination were being processed individually.

Litters can be nominated while their sire is listed as Pending DNA. When the sire’s DNA Profile is on record at UKC, all litters shown as Pending DNA will be processed. All pups born in the Incentive Fund Program calendar year will be eligible for nomination.

UKC reserves the right to deny any litter nomination if the nomination fee submitted is less than the amount due in accordance with the Litter Nomination Fee Schedule listed below. Individuals who submit a litter nomination with insufficient payment shall be notified by mail and given 30 days to pay the balance. If payment is received within 30 days of notification, litter nomination status shall be granted to the litter in question as of the date the nomination was originally received.

Once a litter is nominated into the Incentive Fund Program no portion of the litter nomination fee is refundable. No litter may be nominated after one year of age.

Litter Nomination Deadlines and Fee Schedule
If a litter nomination is postmarked before the litter is six months of age, the nomination fee is $25.00.
If a litter nomination is postmarked after the litter is six months of age, but before one year of age, the nomination fee is $50.00.


Permanent Nomination
The owner, co-owner or any other individual may permanently nominate an eligible dog on or before the dog reaches twenty-four months of age by paying the appropriate Permanent Nomination fee in accordance with the Permanent Nomination Fee Schedule listed below. Once a dog is permanently nominated it is then eligible to earn Incentive Fund Points.

UKC reserves the right to deny any Permanent Nomination if the nomination fee submitted is less than the amount due in accordance with the Permanent Nomination Fee Schedule listed below. Owners who submit a permanent nomination with insufficient payment shall be notified by mail and given 30 days to pay the balance. If payment is received within 30 days of notification, permanent nomination status shall be granted to the dog in question as of the date the nomination was originally received.

Once a dog is permanently nominated into the Incentive Fund, no portion of the nomination fee is refundable. No dog may be permanently nominated after twenty-four months of age.

Permanent Nomination Deadlines and Fee Schedule
If a permanent nomination is postmarked before the dog is six months of age the nomination fee is $25.00.
If a permanent nomination is postmarked after the dog is six months of age, but before twelve months of age, the nomination fee is $50.00.
If a permanent nomination is postmarked after the dog is twelve months of age, but before eighteen months of age, the nomination fee is $100.00.
If a permanent nomination is postmarked after the dog is eighteen months of age, but before twenty-four months of age, the nomination fee is $200.00.

Determination of Dates
The nomination becomes effective as of the postmark date as evidenced by the date stamp on the envelope. This date will determine the nomination fees owed in accordance with the appropriate fee schedule for the nominations of Select Sires, litters and permanently nominated dogs.

Fees

All fees are payable in U.S. Funds.

A fee of $25 will be assessed for checks returned to UKC as unpaid for any reason. No further business will be transacted with United Kennel Club until the check and fee(s) are paid with a money order or credit card payment. Only MasterCard and Visa are accepted.

Incentive Fund Program Payout Checks issued to an individual(s) with an outstanding balance owed to UKC will be held until such time the account has been settled.

How to Earn Incentive Fund Points

Each Beagle that is permanently nominated for the Incentive Fund Program may earn Incentive Fund Points at UKC Licensed Hunts in accordance with the chart below. Incentive Fund Points will not be awarded at events where all categories hunt together, such as RQE’s, Mini Slams and Youth Events. A maximum of two Incentive Fund Points may be earned at a single event.

A placement in the top four Registered dogs, first place Hunting Beagle Champion*, or first place Grand Hunting Beagle Champion*, will earn Incentive Fund Points.

*First and second place points awarded at events with 21 or more Hunting Beagle Champion or Grand Hunting Beagle Champion entrants. First, second and third place points awarded at events with 41 or more Hunting Beagle Champion or Grand Hunting Beagle Champion entrants.


Premium Money
All fees collected during the calendar year from Select Sire nominations, Litter Nominations and Permanent Nominations shall constitute the Incentive Fund Program Fund, except that UKC may deduct the accumulated cost of administering the Incentive Fund Program (not to exceed 10%) from the gross proceeds.

Payout of Premium Money
At the end of the calendar year, UKC will calculate the value of a single Incentive Fund Point by dividing the total amount of Premium Money by the total number of Incentive Fund Points earned by all eligible Beagles during the calendar year. UKC will pay the following percentages from the Incentive Fund Program Fund:

1. To the owner(s) of a Select Sire, as recorded by UKC as of December 31, ten percent (10%) of the value of all Incentive Fund Points earned by eligible Beagles sired by that Select Sire during that calendar year.

2. To the owner(s) of a litter, as recorded by UKC, ten percent (10%) of the value of all Incentive Fund Points earned by eligible Beagles from the nominated litter during that calendar year.

3. To the owner(s) of a Permanently Nominated dog, as recorded by UKC as of December 31 of the calendar year, eighty percent (80%) of the value of all Incentive Fund Points earned by an eligible Beagle during that calendar year.

Calculation of winnings will be based on the official Hunt records of the UKC following the completion of the calendar year in which the points were earned. Subsequent corrections of hunt results, for any reason, will not affect calculation of winnings. All winnings are subject to Internal Revenue Service rules and regulations pertaining to withholding of tax and the reporting of earnings. Any payout checks, which are less than $10.00, will not be issued, and those monies reverted back to the Incentive Fund Program Fund. UKC is required by Federal Law to obtain Social Security numbers for individuals receiving monies exceeding the amount of $600.00. For tax purposes, W-9’s will be sent to the payees by January 31 of the year following the Incentive Fund Payout. The tentative payout date will be March 15th of each year.

Barred Or Suspended Individuals
If the owner or co-owner of a UKC-registered Beagle is barred or suspended from UKC, he/she shall be ineligible to participate in the Incentive Fund Program for the entire period of the barring or suspension. All Incentive Fund Points earned by a dog owned or co-owned by a person who is barred or suspended during any calendar year shall be forfeited. In the event such a dog is sold to an owner or co-owner who are eligible to participate in this program, the dog will remain ineligible to earn Incentive Fund Points until January 1 of the year following the suspension or barring of the previous owner(s). Any monies earned by barred or suspended individuals will be reverted back to the Incentive Fund Program Fund.

Dispute Resolution
All disputes arising out of the application or interpretation of any rules or conditions of the UKC Incentive Fund Program will be decided by the United Kennel Club, Inc.

UKC Reserved Powers
UKC reserves the right to alter the conditions of all or part of the Incentive Fund Program as it, in its sole discretion, determines to ensure fairness and equality to all participants. Further, at its sole discretion, UKC may cancel the Incentive Fund Program at any time and refund money if it deems Beagle participation is insufficient to justify continuing the Incentive Fund Program. UKC reserves the right to randomly DNA profile any dogs in the Incentive Fund Program to assure the accuracy of UKC records.

Ineligible Participants
An entrant is ineligible to participate in the Incentive Fund Program where prohibited by law because of legal residence, sites of approved UKC Licensed events, or any other basis, and all of the prohibited portion of earned points or purse money will be disregarded in calculations for an earned portion of the Incentive Fund Program.

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