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In Field |
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48
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4
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3
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5
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If
BIF does not follow standard procedure, the information
regarding this stake shall be published in a flyer separate
from the body of the premium list and results of this
stake shall not be published in the trial results section
of FAN.
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Jan
82
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9201
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*
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*
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63
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6
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2
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When
an ineligible hound wins BIF, no BIF will be awarded.
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Apr
87
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9201
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*
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*
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102
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5
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9
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e
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Best
in Field shall not be awarded to a hound that does not
receive a qualifying score in the Best in Field run.
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Oct 94
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9501
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Apr 94
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*
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286
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V
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10
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*
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Best
in Field may not be offered conditionally.
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Apr
99
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0001
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Apr
99
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0001
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352
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V
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10
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*
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Best
in Field judges must be regularly licensed judges.
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Mar
04
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*
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*
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*
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TOP
Board
of Directors
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5
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*
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*
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*
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The
ASFA logo shall not be used for any commercial venture
without prior approval of the Board of Directors.
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Apr 96 R
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9606
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Nov
80
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9201
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85
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IV
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5
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*
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All
regular board meetings shall be open to silent observers
subject to physical limits.
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Apr
79
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9201
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*
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*
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296
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IX
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1
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*
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No
club or individual may have their ASFA privileges suspended,
except through the procedures outlined in Article 9
of the ASFA Constitution. (For the purpose of this policy,
suspension or revocation of a judge's license for cause
is not regarded as a suspension of ASFA privileges and
should be handled as provided for in Chapter 11, Section
12 of the Running Rules.) In such cases where the Board
believes that there is good evidence that an individual
or club has engaged in misconduct prejudicial to the
best interests of the ASFA or any or all breeds of sighthounds
and no club or individual has filed charges, they [the
Board] shall vote to entertain jurisdiction of the matter
and instruct the Corresponding Secretary to prepare
written charges with specification of the alleged misconduct,
along with evidence of such misconduct. Such charges
shall then be distributed to the Board as specified
in Article 9, Section 1 and shall be handled as required
in that article once the Board has voted to entertain
jurisdiction.
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Apr
99
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0001
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Apr
99
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0001
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TOP
Bowen
System
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66
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7
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1
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*
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A
tie not broken will count as the lowest placement the
hound could have won had the tie been broken. This applies
to tabulating points and placements for Field Champion,
LCM titles and top twenty. If an error in the records
is discovered after completion of the trial, the points
shall be divided evenly between the hounds.
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Apr
96 R
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9408
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*
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9201
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264
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V
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6
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*
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A
hound that is the overall winner of a stake (i.e., when
there are multiple flights of Open, Field Champions
or Veterans) will be credited with Bowen points for
all hounds defeated in that stake.
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Apr
98
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9901
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*
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*
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298
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*
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*
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*
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Each
year the Records Coordinator will prepare an all-time
Top Ten by breed to be published in FAN.
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Apr
99
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9911
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Apr
99
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9911
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346
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*
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*
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*
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Hounds entered in an invalid stake do not earn Bowen
points (dogs defeated).
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Mar
04
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0409
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Mar
04
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0409
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TOP
Certificates
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257
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VII
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3
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*
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As
soon as a dog earns its title according to the Records
Coordinator, the title certificate will be mailed to
the owner.
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Apr
98
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9901
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Apr
98
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*
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289
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*
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*
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*
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A
hound with both the ASFA Field Champion and AKC Obedience
Trial Champion (OTCh) titles is eligible for the ASFA
Dual Champion certificate.
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Apr
99
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0001
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Apr
99
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0001
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TOP
Clubs
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8
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*
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*
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*
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Upon
request, one set of free forms will be mailed to a club
or individual per year and one "promotional packet"
will be mailed to a club or organization per year. The
forms committee is empowered to make exceptions to this
policy upon request from the Regional Director and as
it deems appropriate.
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Apr
94 R
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9201
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Apr
88
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*
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60
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6
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1
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*
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Club
fines will be paid with a club check to ensure that
the club membership is aware of the fine.
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Apr
90
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9201
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*
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*
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251
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*
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*
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*
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The
ASFA reaffirms the right of all ASFA sanctioned clubs
to hold lure coursing trials, wherein only artificial
lures are used. The ASFA also supports the right of
sighthound owners to engage in the sport of lure coursing
with their hounds without interference from those in
disagreement with this sport.
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Apr
97
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98
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*
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*
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293
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*
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*
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*
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Clubs
may not sell ASFA materials for more than the highest
retail price charged by the ASFA, except with the permission
of the Board.
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Apr
99
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0001
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Apr
99
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0001
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TOP
Draw
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56
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5
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5
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a
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When
a stake of hounds exceeds 20 hounds, the number shall
be split into as many stakes of ten as is possible.
Any remaining hounds shall be added to these stakes
evenly. The number of hounds in split stakes should
always be within one hound of all others and always
equal to or greater than ten.
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Oct
92
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9402
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*
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*
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57
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5
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5
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c
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Roll
call ends at the beginning of the draw, but not prior
to the published time.
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Apr
82
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9201
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*
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*
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58
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5
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7
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3
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Except
for the exception in Chapter V, Section 7.3, split stakes
must be by random draw.
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Nov
83
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9201
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*
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*
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265
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v
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7
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2
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The
use of computerized random draw programs at any ASFA-sanctioned
field trial is prohibited.
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Apr
98
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9901
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*
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*
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276
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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310
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5
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7
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6
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Mixed
stakes drawn and run as allowed in Ch 5, Sec 7 (6) shall
include no more than two stakes unless all stakes can
be run in a single course.
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Nov
00
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*
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Nov
99
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*
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318
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VII
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6
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*
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Mixing
of stakes and/or flights is established before preliminaries
are run and cannot be changed for finals.
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Nov
00
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*
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Nov
00
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*
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TOP
Entries
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31
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2
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1
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6
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Upon
request from an individual whose entries have been refused,
the Corresponding Secretary will notify the club filing
"good and sufficient" reasons that they have
10 days to withdraw or alter the statements prior to
the statements being sent registered mail (addressee
only) to the affected individual.
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Nov
83
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9201
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*
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*
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92
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2
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1
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6
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When
a club refuses an entry, the reason should not apply
to events that transpired more than 12 months prior
to the refusal. Uncollected, documented debts will not
be affected; outstanding debts of any duration will
be considered sufficient grounds for a field secretary
to refuse an entry.
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Nov
84
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9408
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*
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*
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275
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IV
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6
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*
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Space
will be provided on the field trial entry form for an
owner to include an email address. Providing this information
shall be optional.
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Nov
98
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9906
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Nov
98
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9906
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287
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II
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1
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7
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Telephone,
fax and email entries are considered conditional entries
and may not be accepted by Field Trial Secretaries.
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Apr
99
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0001
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Apr
99
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0001
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331
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II
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1
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7
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For
the purposes of Chapter 2, Section 1 (7), a "conditional
entry" shall
be understood to be any ASFA trial entry that is presented
as being subject to or dependant upon any condition
that includes refund of entry fees. This applies regardless
of whether the condition is part of the official entry
form or not, and would include any attached note or
related email or telephone communication which explicitly
attaches a condition to the entry that includes refund
of entry fees.
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Mar
03 R
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*
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Aug
02
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0209
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346
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*
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*
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*
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Hounds entered in an invalid stake do not earn Bowen
points (dogs defeated).
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Mar
04
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0409
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Mar
04
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0409
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TOP
Equipment
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118
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5
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14
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*
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Protective
covering is interpreted to include body suits, snoods
and/or leggings as long as the covering does not endanger
the hound or distract other hounds in the course.
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Apr
94
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9408
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*
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*
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TOP
Excusal,
Dismissal, DQ
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42
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3
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14
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*
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The
word "fighting" as a reason for disqualification
does not require defense from the other hound.
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Oct
82
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9201
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*
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*
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69
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8
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2
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b
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A
hound disqualified at an ASFA trial must be reinstated
according to ASFA policy.
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Nov
93
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9408
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*
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*
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70
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8
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2
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d
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A
disqualified hound is not eligible to compete in ASFA
trials until written notification from the reinstatement
committee has been received by the owner.
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Apr
80
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9201
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*
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*
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209
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7
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2
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b
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The
certification required by Chapter VII, Section 2, Paragraph
(b) to reinstate a disqualified hound may be signed
by one judge based on judging one re-qualification course
and then by the second judge on a different occasion
based on judging another re-qualification course.
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Oct
94
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9501
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*
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*
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222
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3
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13/14
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*
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If
a hound competes in a stake for which it is ineligible
and is dismissed or disqualified, the dismissal or disqualification
counts and shall be entered in the hound's record.
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Apr
95
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9504
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*
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*
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295
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VIII
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1
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*
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Hounds
disqualified by any other lure coursing organization
shall be considered disqualified by the ASFA.
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Apr
99
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0001
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Apr
99
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0001
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340
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VIII
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1
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*
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A dismissal at a fun trial does not count against a
hound as an official dismissal.
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Aug
03
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0309
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Aug
03
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*
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TOP
Field
Advisory News
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76
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11
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1
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c
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Each
judge needs to receive FAN in his household but the
judge need not be the subscriber.
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Apr
94 R
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9408
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Apr
85
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9402
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TOP
Field
Committee
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23
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12
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*
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*
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When
a field representative is evaluating a trial and is
aware of rule infractions, he/she shall advise the field
chairman of the irregularity and show written documentation
of the rule or policy in question. If no corrective
action is taken, the field representative shall file
a protest, following all procedures of Chapter 9, including
appeal of the field committee's ruling, if appropriate.
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Apr
94 R
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9402
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*
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*
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24
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2
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*
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*
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One
person cannot be both field chairman & field secretary
at a trial.
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Apr
94 R
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9408
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*
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9201
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33
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2
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4
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*
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If
the club and/or judge decree a limitation on calling
to hounds in a course, this limitation shall be announced
by the huntmaster prior to each preliminary run.
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Apr
86
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9201
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*
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*
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35
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2
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6
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2
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An
inspection committee member who is an entrant may be
allowed to determine whether his/her competitors' hounds
are lame or in season at the discretion of the field
committee.
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Apr
86
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9201
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*
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*
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71
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9
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1
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*
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The
Board recommends that when ruling on a protest, the
field committee shall be a minimum of five people. Those
people shall be, but not limited to, those listed in
the premium list and those actually fulfilling assignments
during the incident in question, whenever possible.
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Nov
88
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9201
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*
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*
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72
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9
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1
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*
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The
field committee will decide on the day of the trial
if they want to view a videotape when ruling on a protest.
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Nov
89
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9201
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*
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*
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234
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VI
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1
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e
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The
field clerk's name shall be indicated on each record
sheet, but the field clerk's signature is not required.
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Apr
96
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9606
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*
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*
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317
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V
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5
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g
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Forfeits
cannot be decided after trial hours.
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Apr
00
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*
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Apr
00
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*
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