Important Documents
By Laws
Central Wyoming Kennel Club
P.O. Box 1565
Casper Wyoming 82602
CONSTITUTION
These Bylaws are subject to and governed by the State of Wyoming Not for Profit Laws and the Articles of Incorporation of the Central Wyoming Kennel Club. In the event of a direct conflict between the provisions of these bylaws and the mandatory provisions of the Wyoming State Laws, the Wyoming State Act will be controlling.
ARTICLE I Name and Objects
SECTION 1. The name of the club shall be Central Wyoming Kennel Club.
SECTION 2. The objects of the club shall be:
SECTION 3. No part of the net earnings of the corporation shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to, its members, officers, directors, or other private persons, except that the corporation shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and distributions on furtherance of the purposes set forth in the Constitution or in Article I of the Bylaws.
SECTION 4. The members of the club shall adopt and may from time to time revise such bylaws as may be required to carry out these objects.
BYLAWS
ARTICLE I Membership
SECTION 1. Eligibility. Membership will be open to all persons 18 years of age or older who are in good standing with the American Kennel Club and who subscribe to the purpose of this club: 1) Regular membership – may participate in all privileges of the club including voting and holding office. 2) Honorary membership – conferred in the recognition of outstanding contribution and long-time service to the club. Such members are entitled to all privileges of the club including voting and holding office and are exempt from payment of dues. 3) Junior membership -- available to persons ten through 17 years of age. Such members may not vote or hold office. They may make application for regular membership upon 18 years of age. While membership is to be unrestricted as to residence, the Club’s primary purpose is to be representative of the breeders and exhibitors in this immediate area.
SECTION 2. Dues. Membership dues shall not exceed $40 per year, payable on or before the 1st day of January of each year. No member may vote whose dues are not paid for the financial/fiscal year. During the month of December the treasurer shall send to each member a statement of dues for the upcoming financial/fiscal year.
SECTION 3. Election to Membership. Each applicant for membership shall apply on a form as approved by the board and which shall provide that the applicant agrees to abide by the constitution and bylaws and the rules and regulations of The American Kennel Club. Accompanying the application, the prospective member shall submit dues payment for the financial/fiscal year.
SECTION 4. Termination of Membership. Memberships may be terminated:
ARTICLE II Meetings and Voting
SECTION 1. Club Meetings. Meetings of the club shall be held in Casper, Wyoming, by methods designated by the person or persons authorized to call such meetings, on the second Wednesday of the month, at such hour and place as may be designated by the board. Upon proper written notice, the board may designate a different day and time for such meetings. The club shall hold regular meetings in each month except December.
Written notice of each club meeting shall be sent by the secretary at least ten days prior to the meeting to each member. The quorum shall be 20% of members in good standing but in no event fewer than seven members. Non-voting members do not count towards the determination of a quorum.
SECTION 2. Special Club Meetings. Special club meetings may be called by the president, or by a majority vote of the members of the board who are present and voting at any regular or special meeting of the board; and may also be called by the secretary upon receipt of a petition signed by five members of the club who are in good standing. Such special meetings shall be held by methods designated by the person or persons authorized herein to call such meetings. Written notice of such a meeting shall be sent by the secretary ten days prior to the date of the meeting, and said notice shall state the purpose of the meeting, and no other club business may be transacted thereat. The quorum for such a meeting shall be 20 percent of the eligible voting members in good standing but in no event fewer than seven members. Non-voting members do not count towards the determination of a quorum.
SECTION 3. Board Meetings. Meetings of the board may be held each month by methods designated by the board. Written notice of each such meeting shall be sent at least five days prior to the date of the meeting. The quorum for such a meeting shall be a majority of the board. Non-voting members do not count towards the determination of a quorum.
SECTION 4. Special Board Meetings. Special meetings of the board may be called by the president; and shall be called by the secretary upon receipt of a written request signed by at least three members of the board. Such special meetings shall be held by methods designated by the person authorized herein to call such meeting. Written notice of such meeting shall be sent five days prior to the date of the meeting. Any such notice shall state the purpose of the meeting and no other business shall be transacted thereat. The quorum for such a meeting shall be a majority of the board. Nonvoting members do not count towards the determination of a quorum.
SECTION 5. Voting. Each member in good standing whose dues are paid for the financial/fiscal year shall be entitled to one vote at any meeting of the club at which the member is present in person or online. Absentee or proxy voting will not be permitted at any club meeting or election.
ARTICLE III Directors and Officers
SECTION 1. Board of Directors. The Board shall be comprised of the officers and three other persons, all of whom shall be members in good standing and shall be elected for one-year, two-year, and three-year terms at the club’s November meeting as provided in Article IV and shall serve until their successors are elected. General management of the club’s affairs shall be entrusted to the board.
SECTION 2. Officers. The club’s officers, consisting of the president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer, shall serve in their respective capacities both with regard to the club and its meetings and the board and its meetings.
SECTION 3. Vacancies. Any vacancies occurring on the board or among the officers during the year shall be filled until the next annual election by a majority vote of the members of the board. However, a vacancy in the office of president shall be filled automatically by the vice president until the next annual election.
A board member or officer who misses three consecutive board meetings or three consecutive general meetings, without an excuse sent in writing to the secretary and deemed valid by the board, shall be considered to have resigned that position, and the board will declare the position vacant.
ARTICLE IV The Club’s Financial/Fiscal Year, Annual Meeting, Elections
SECTION 1. Financial/Fiscal Year. The financial/fiscal year shall begin on the first day of January and end on the last day of December.
SECTION 2. Election and Annual Meeting. The annual election shall be held in the month of November, at which officers and directors for the ensuing year shall be elected by secret ballot from among those nominated in accordance with Section 4 of this Article. The annual meeting shall be held in the month of January at which time the officers and directors for the ensuing year shall be installed. All retiring officers and directors shall turn over to the successor all properties and records relating to that office within ten days after the annual meetings, with the exception of the treasurer who will act in accordance with Article III, (d), and shall be entitled to keep all properties necessary for the fiscal report until ten days after the February meeting.
SECTION 3. Nominations. The Board shall select a nominating committee by September 1 consisting of three members, not more than one of whom may be a member of the board. The secretary shall immediately notify the committee persons of their selection. The board shall name a chair for the committee and it shall be such person’s duty to call a committee meeting.
(a) The committee shall nominate one candidate for each office and any vacant board position, and, after securing the consent of each person nominated, shall report immediately to the secretary, in writing, their selection.
(b) The secretary shall notify each member, in writing, of the committee’s slate at least two weeks prior to the October meeting.
(c) At the October meeting, any member in good standing shall have the right to nominate a candidate for any office or board position provided the person nominated is present and accepts such nomination.
(d) Nominations cannot be made at the annual election meeting (November) nor in any manner other than provided in this section.
e) No person shall be nominated for an office or board position if the person would serve more than three consecutive years in that position.
SECTION 4. Elections. The annual election of the ensuing year’s officers and directors shall be held in the November meeting. The nominated candidates for office or directorship receiving a majority of votes for each office shall be elected. If the leading candidate for an office does not receive a majority of all votes cast, a second balloting will immediately follow the first. Any uncontested position should be automatically elected.
ARTICLE V Committees
SECTION 1. The board may each year appoint standing committees to advance the work of the club. Such committees shall always be subject to the final authority of the board.
SECTION 2. Any committee appointment may be terminated by a majority vote of the full membership of the board upon written notice to the appointee; and the board may appoint successors to those persons whose services have been terminated.
ARTICLE VI Discipline
SECTION 1. American Kennel Club Suspension. Any member who is suspended from any of the privileges of The American Kennel Club shall be suspended from the privileges of this club for a like period. American Kennel Club suspensions are published on the Secretary’s page of the AKC Gazette.
SECTION 2. Charges. An individual member may prefer charges against another individual member for alleged misconduct prejudicial to the best interests of the club.
Written notarized charges containing specific facts signed under oath (“charges”) must be filed in duplicate with the secretary together with a deposit, the amount to be established by the board which shall be forfeited if such charges are not sustained or entertained by the board. The secretary shall promptly send a copy of the charges to each board member or present them at a board meeting. The board shall first consider whether the actions alleged in the charges, if proven, might constitute conduct prejudicial to the best interests of the club. If the board considers that the charges do not allege conduct which would be prejudicial to the best interests of the club, it may refuse to entertain jurisdiction. If the board entertains jurisdiction of the charges, it shall fix a date for a hearing by the Board or a committee appointed by the board not less than three weeks nor more than six weeks thereafter. The secretary shall promptly send one copy of the charges to the accused member by certified mail return receipt requested, or other form of receipted or acknowledged delivery and set forth a time and place at which the accused may attend and present any defense, call witnesses or answer.
SECTION 3. Board Hearing. If the board has a hearing, the board or a committee appointed by the board may hear the charges. The board or the board’s appointed committee shall have complete authority to decide whether counsel may attend the hearing, but both complainant and accused shall be treated uniformly in that regard. Should the charges be sustained after hearing all the evidence and testimony presented by complainant and accused, the board or board’s appointed committee may by a majority vote of those present reprimand or suspend the accused from all privileges of the club for not more than six months from the date of the hearing. And, if the board or the board’s appointed committee deems that punishment insufficient, it may also recommend to the membership that the penalty be expulsion. Immediately after the board or the board’s appointed committee has reached a decision, its finding shall be put in written form and filed with the secretary. The secretary, in turn, shall notify each of the parties of the board’s or the board-appointed committee’s decision and penalty, if any.
SECTION 4. Expulsion. The members shall vote by secret ballot on the proposed expulsion. A 2⁄3 vote of those present and voting at the meeting shall be necessary for expulsion. If expulsion is not so voted, the board’s suspension shall stand.
ARTICLE VII Amendments
SECTION 1. Amendments to the constitution and bylaws may be proposed by the board or by written petition addressed to the Secretary signed by 20 percent of the membership in good standing. Amendments proposed by such petition shall be promptly considered by the board and must be submitted to the members with recommendations of the board by the secretary for a vote within three months of the date when the petition was received by the secretary.
SECTION 2. The constitution and bylaws may be amended by a 2⁄3 secret vote of the members present and voting at any regular or special meeting called for the purpose, provided the proposed amendments have been included in the notice of the meeting and sent to each member at least two weeks prior to the date of the meeting.
ARTICLE VIII Dissolution
SECTION 1. The club may be dissolved at any time by the written consent of not fewer than 2⁄3 of the members in good standing In the event of the dissolution of the club other than for purposes of reorganization whether voluntary or involuntary or by operation of law, none of the property of the club nor any proceeds thereof nor any assets of the club shall be distributed to any members of the club, but after payment of the debts of the club, its property, and assets shall be given to a charitable organization for the benefit of dogs selected by the board unless otherwise prohibited by state law.
ARTICLE IX Order of Business
In Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised
ARTICLE X Parliamentary Authority
SECTION 1. The rules contained in the current edition of Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised shall govern the club in all cases to which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with these bylaws and any other special rules of order the club may adopt.
Revised & Approved by General Membership: March 9, 2022
P.O. Box 1565
Casper Wyoming 82602
CONSTITUTION
These Bylaws are subject to and governed by the State of Wyoming Not for Profit Laws and the Articles of Incorporation of the Central Wyoming Kennel Club. In the event of a direct conflict between the provisions of these bylaws and the mandatory provisions of the Wyoming State Laws, the Wyoming State Act will be controlling.
ARTICLE I Name and Objects
SECTION 1. The name of the club shall be Central Wyoming Kennel Club.
SECTION 2. The objects of the club shall be:
- to further the advancement of all breeds of purebred dogs;
- to protect and advance the interests of
- dog shows
- obedience trials
- rally trials
- to conduct
- sanctioned matches
- dog shows
- obedience trials
- rally trials
- and any other event for which the club is eligible under the Rules and Regulations of The American Kennel Club; and
- purebred dogs
- dog care
- dog training
SECTION 3. No part of the net earnings of the corporation shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to, its members, officers, directors, or other private persons, except that the corporation shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and distributions on furtherance of the purposes set forth in the Constitution or in Article I of the Bylaws.
SECTION 4. The members of the club shall adopt and may from time to time revise such bylaws as may be required to carry out these objects.
BYLAWS
ARTICLE I Membership
SECTION 1. Eligibility. Membership will be open to all persons 18 years of age or older who are in good standing with the American Kennel Club and who subscribe to the purpose of this club: 1) Regular membership – may participate in all privileges of the club including voting and holding office. 2) Honorary membership – conferred in the recognition of outstanding contribution and long-time service to the club. Such members are entitled to all privileges of the club including voting and holding office and are exempt from payment of dues. 3) Junior membership -- available to persons ten through 17 years of age. Such members may not vote or hold office. They may make application for regular membership upon 18 years of age. While membership is to be unrestricted as to residence, the Club’s primary purpose is to be representative of the breeders and exhibitors in this immediate area.
SECTION 2. Dues. Membership dues shall not exceed $40 per year, payable on or before the 1st day of January of each year. No member may vote whose dues are not paid for the financial/fiscal year. During the month of December the treasurer shall send to each member a statement of dues for the upcoming financial/fiscal year.
SECTION 3. Election to Membership. Each applicant for membership shall apply on a form as approved by the board and which shall provide that the applicant agrees to abide by the constitution and bylaws and the rules and regulations of The American Kennel Club. Accompanying the application, the prospective member shall submit dues payment for the financial/fiscal year.
- All applications for membership shall be filed with the secretary. Each membership application shall be voted upon by secret ballot at the next meeting of the club. An affirmative vote of 2⁄3 of the members present and voting shall be required to elect the applicant.
- Applicants for membership who have been rejected by the club can reapply six months after the date of rejection.
SECTION 4. Termination of Membership. Memberships may be terminated:
- by resignation. Upon written notice to the secretary.
- by lapsing. A membership will be considered as lapsed and automatically terminated if such member’s dues remain unpaid 30 days after the first day of the financial/fiscal year; however, the board may grant an additional 30 days of grace to such delinquent members in meritorious cases. In no case may a person be entitled to vote at any club meeting whose dues are unpaid as of the date of that meeting.
- by expulsion. A membership may be terminated by expulsion as provided in Article VI of these bylaws.
ARTICLE II Meetings and Voting
SECTION 1. Club Meetings. Meetings of the club shall be held in Casper, Wyoming, by methods designated by the person or persons authorized to call such meetings, on the second Wednesday of the month, at such hour and place as may be designated by the board. Upon proper written notice, the board may designate a different day and time for such meetings. The club shall hold regular meetings in each month except December.
Written notice of each club meeting shall be sent by the secretary at least ten days prior to the meeting to each member. The quorum shall be 20% of members in good standing but in no event fewer than seven members. Non-voting members do not count towards the determination of a quorum.
SECTION 2. Special Club Meetings. Special club meetings may be called by the president, or by a majority vote of the members of the board who are present and voting at any regular or special meeting of the board; and may also be called by the secretary upon receipt of a petition signed by five members of the club who are in good standing. Such special meetings shall be held by methods designated by the person or persons authorized herein to call such meetings. Written notice of such a meeting shall be sent by the secretary ten days prior to the date of the meeting, and said notice shall state the purpose of the meeting, and no other club business may be transacted thereat. The quorum for such a meeting shall be 20 percent of the eligible voting members in good standing but in no event fewer than seven members. Non-voting members do not count towards the determination of a quorum.
SECTION 3. Board Meetings. Meetings of the board may be held each month by methods designated by the board. Written notice of each such meeting shall be sent at least five days prior to the date of the meeting. The quorum for such a meeting shall be a majority of the board. Non-voting members do not count towards the determination of a quorum.
SECTION 4. Special Board Meetings. Special meetings of the board may be called by the president; and shall be called by the secretary upon receipt of a written request signed by at least three members of the board. Such special meetings shall be held by methods designated by the person authorized herein to call such meeting. Written notice of such meeting shall be sent five days prior to the date of the meeting. Any such notice shall state the purpose of the meeting and no other business shall be transacted thereat. The quorum for such a meeting shall be a majority of the board. Nonvoting members do not count towards the determination of a quorum.
SECTION 5. Voting. Each member in good standing whose dues are paid for the financial/fiscal year shall be entitled to one vote at any meeting of the club at which the member is present in person or online. Absentee or proxy voting will not be permitted at any club meeting or election.
ARTICLE III Directors and Officers
SECTION 1. Board of Directors. The Board shall be comprised of the officers and three other persons, all of whom shall be members in good standing and shall be elected for one-year, two-year, and three-year terms at the club’s November meeting as provided in Article IV and shall serve until their successors are elected. General management of the club’s affairs shall be entrusted to the board.
SECTION 2. Officers. The club’s officers, consisting of the president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer, shall serve in their respective capacities both with regard to the club and its meetings and the board and its meetings.
- The president shall preside at all meetings of the club and of the board and shall have the duties and powers normally appurtenant to the office of president.
- The vice president shall have the duties and exercise the powers of the president in case of the president’s death, absence or incapacity.
- The secretary shall keep a record of all meetings of the club and of the board and of all matters of which a record shall be ordered by the club; have charge of the correspondence, notify members of meetings, notify new members of their election to membership, notify officers and directors of their election to office, keep a roll of the members of the club with their addresses, which shall be sent to any member in good standing, upon written request, once every club year.
- The treasurer shall collect and receive all moneys due or belonging to the club. Moneys shall be deposited in a bank designated by the board, in the name of the club. The books shall at all times be open to inspection by the board and a report shall be given at every meeting on the condition of the club’s finances and every item of receipt or payment not before reported; and at the annual meeting an accounting shall be rendered of all moneys received and expended during the previous fiscal year. The club shall be insured in such amount and through a type of policy as the board shall determine which will cover the actions of the treasurer.
SECTION 3. Vacancies. Any vacancies occurring on the board or among the officers during the year shall be filled until the next annual election by a majority vote of the members of the board. However, a vacancy in the office of president shall be filled automatically by the vice president until the next annual election.
A board member or officer who misses three consecutive board meetings or three consecutive general meetings, without an excuse sent in writing to the secretary and deemed valid by the board, shall be considered to have resigned that position, and the board will declare the position vacant.
ARTICLE IV The Club’s Financial/Fiscal Year, Annual Meeting, Elections
SECTION 1. Financial/Fiscal Year. The financial/fiscal year shall begin on the first day of January and end on the last day of December.
SECTION 2. Election and Annual Meeting. The annual election shall be held in the month of November, at which officers and directors for the ensuing year shall be elected by secret ballot from among those nominated in accordance with Section 4 of this Article. The annual meeting shall be held in the month of January at which time the officers and directors for the ensuing year shall be installed. All retiring officers and directors shall turn over to the successor all properties and records relating to that office within ten days after the annual meetings, with the exception of the treasurer who will act in accordance with Article III, (d), and shall be entitled to keep all properties necessary for the fiscal report until ten days after the February meeting.
SECTION 3. Nominations. The Board shall select a nominating committee by September 1 consisting of three members, not more than one of whom may be a member of the board. The secretary shall immediately notify the committee persons of their selection. The board shall name a chair for the committee and it shall be such person’s duty to call a committee meeting.
(a) The committee shall nominate one candidate for each office and any vacant board position, and, after securing the consent of each person nominated, shall report immediately to the secretary, in writing, their selection.
(b) The secretary shall notify each member, in writing, of the committee’s slate at least two weeks prior to the October meeting.
(c) At the October meeting, any member in good standing shall have the right to nominate a candidate for any office or board position provided the person nominated is present and accepts such nomination.
(d) Nominations cannot be made at the annual election meeting (November) nor in any manner other than provided in this section.
e) No person shall be nominated for an office or board position if the person would serve more than three consecutive years in that position.
SECTION 4. Elections. The annual election of the ensuing year’s officers and directors shall be held in the November meeting. The nominated candidates for office or directorship receiving a majority of votes for each office shall be elected. If the leading candidate for an office does not receive a majority of all votes cast, a second balloting will immediately follow the first. Any uncontested position should be automatically elected.
ARTICLE V Committees
SECTION 1. The board may each year appoint standing committees to advance the work of the club. Such committees shall always be subject to the final authority of the board.
SECTION 2. Any committee appointment may be terminated by a majority vote of the full membership of the board upon written notice to the appointee; and the board may appoint successors to those persons whose services have been terminated.
ARTICLE VI Discipline
SECTION 1. American Kennel Club Suspension. Any member who is suspended from any of the privileges of The American Kennel Club shall be suspended from the privileges of this club for a like period. American Kennel Club suspensions are published on the Secretary’s page of the AKC Gazette.
SECTION 2. Charges. An individual member may prefer charges against another individual member for alleged misconduct prejudicial to the best interests of the club.
Written notarized charges containing specific facts signed under oath (“charges”) must be filed in duplicate with the secretary together with a deposit, the amount to be established by the board which shall be forfeited if such charges are not sustained or entertained by the board. The secretary shall promptly send a copy of the charges to each board member or present them at a board meeting. The board shall first consider whether the actions alleged in the charges, if proven, might constitute conduct prejudicial to the best interests of the club. If the board considers that the charges do not allege conduct which would be prejudicial to the best interests of the club, it may refuse to entertain jurisdiction. If the board entertains jurisdiction of the charges, it shall fix a date for a hearing by the Board or a committee appointed by the board not less than three weeks nor more than six weeks thereafter. The secretary shall promptly send one copy of the charges to the accused member by certified mail return receipt requested, or other form of receipted or acknowledged delivery and set forth a time and place at which the accused may attend and present any defense, call witnesses or answer.
SECTION 3. Board Hearing. If the board has a hearing, the board or a committee appointed by the board may hear the charges. The board or the board’s appointed committee shall have complete authority to decide whether counsel may attend the hearing, but both complainant and accused shall be treated uniformly in that regard. Should the charges be sustained after hearing all the evidence and testimony presented by complainant and accused, the board or board’s appointed committee may by a majority vote of those present reprimand or suspend the accused from all privileges of the club for not more than six months from the date of the hearing. And, if the board or the board’s appointed committee deems that punishment insufficient, it may also recommend to the membership that the penalty be expulsion. Immediately after the board or the board’s appointed committee has reached a decision, its finding shall be put in written form and filed with the secretary. The secretary, in turn, shall notify each of the parties of the board’s or the board-appointed committee’s decision and penalty, if any.
SECTION 4. Expulsion. The members shall vote by secret ballot on the proposed expulsion. A 2⁄3 vote of those present and voting at the meeting shall be necessary for expulsion. If expulsion is not so voted, the board’s suspension shall stand.
ARTICLE VII Amendments
SECTION 1. Amendments to the constitution and bylaws may be proposed by the board or by written petition addressed to the Secretary signed by 20 percent of the membership in good standing. Amendments proposed by such petition shall be promptly considered by the board and must be submitted to the members with recommendations of the board by the secretary for a vote within three months of the date when the petition was received by the secretary.
SECTION 2. The constitution and bylaws may be amended by a 2⁄3 secret vote of the members present and voting at any regular or special meeting called for the purpose, provided the proposed amendments have been included in the notice of the meeting and sent to each member at least two weeks prior to the date of the meeting.
ARTICLE VIII Dissolution
SECTION 1. The club may be dissolved at any time by the written consent of not fewer than 2⁄3 of the members in good standing In the event of the dissolution of the club other than for purposes of reorganization whether voluntary or involuntary or by operation of law, none of the property of the club nor any proceeds thereof nor any assets of the club shall be distributed to any members of the club, but after payment of the debts of the club, its property, and assets shall be given to a charitable organization for the benefit of dogs selected by the board unless otherwise prohibited by state law.
ARTICLE IX Order of Business
In Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised
ARTICLE X Parliamentary Authority
SECTION 1. The rules contained in the current edition of Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised shall govern the club in all cases to which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with these bylaws and any other special rules of order the club may adopt.
Revised & Approved by General Membership: March 9, 2022
Code of Ethics
1. This code shall establish a standard of conduct to be followed by all members of the Central Wyoming Kennel Club. in the normal course of breeding, selling, and exhibiting pure bred dogs. All situations cannot be covered and for this reason any failure to comply with the intent of this code shall be handled in the same manner as a specific violation.
2. No member shall knowingly sell breeding stock or puppies to pet dealers, catalog houses or other commercial sources; nor shall be given as prizes at contests or exploited to the detriment of the breed.
3. All dogs shall be sold in good health and free from known communicable disease.
4. All dogs offered at stud shall be in good health and free from communicable disease. Dogs known to be sterile, or dogs with one or two undescended testicles shall not be offered at stud. Bitches to be bred shall also be in good health and free from known communicable diseases, and any disqualifying defects.
5. There shall be no intentional cross breeding.
6. All advertising shall be honest and not misrepresented or fraudulent in any way.
7. Whether at home, traveling, at shows or motels, all members shall conduct themselves at all times in such a manner as to reflect credit on the dog show game and the Central Wyoming Kennel Club.
8. Every member is expected to participate in club activities.
9. All prospective members shall be given a copy of the Code of Ethics when applying for membership, and by the act of joining shall signify their acceptance of this code in its entirety. Any member who violates this code in either content or intent shall be punished according to the severity and intent of the violation up to and including expulsion from the club.
10. The Board of Directors shall serve as the Ethics Board and shall hear all cases of violation.
2. No member shall knowingly sell breeding stock or puppies to pet dealers, catalog houses or other commercial sources; nor shall be given as prizes at contests or exploited to the detriment of the breed.
3. All dogs shall be sold in good health and free from known communicable disease.
4. All dogs offered at stud shall be in good health and free from communicable disease. Dogs known to be sterile, or dogs with one or two undescended testicles shall not be offered at stud. Bitches to be bred shall also be in good health and free from known communicable diseases, and any disqualifying defects.
5. There shall be no intentional cross breeding.
6. All advertising shall be honest and not misrepresented or fraudulent in any way.
7. Whether at home, traveling, at shows or motels, all members shall conduct themselves at all times in such a manner as to reflect credit on the dog show game and the Central Wyoming Kennel Club.
8. Every member is expected to participate in club activities.
9. All prospective members shall be given a copy of the Code of Ethics when applying for membership, and by the act of joining shall signify their acceptance of this code in its entirety. Any member who violates this code in either content or intent shall be punished according to the severity and intent of the violation up to and including expulsion from the club.
10. The Board of Directors shall serve as the Ethics Board and shall hear all cases of violation.
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