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General Rules and Regulations for UKCŪ Beagle Incentive Fund *Revised February 22, 2007
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 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 Determination of Dates 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 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. UKC Reserved Powers Ineligible Participants
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