Board Policy Manual

These policies have been adopted by the AKC Board of Directors, although they have not yet been incorporated into an official publication.

This reference will be updated as policies are adopted, revised and published.

Board Administration Policies

AKC Gazette (June 1997 Board Meeting)
Code of Sportsmanship (February, 2006 Board Meeting)
Code of Sportsmanship Enforcement (August 2006 Board Meeting)
Delegate Committee Compensation (October 1997 Board Meeting)
Delegate Conflict of Interest (January 2007 Board Meeting)
Dog Show Point Schedule (May 1995 Board Meeting)
Edited Minutes (June 1998 Board Meeting)
Event Committee Discipline Report (November 1994 Board Meeting)
Event Committee Legal Expenses (May 1985 Board Meeting)
Financial Conflict of Interest/Full Disclosure (July 1997 Board Meeting)
Financial Reserves (December 1995 Board Meeting)
Investment Policy (June 1997 Board Meeting)
Judges Alleged Misconduct (May 2004 Board Meeting)
Judging Conflict of Interest (May, 2006 Board Meeting, amended at the January, 2007 Meeting)
Licensing Superintendents (May 1995 Board Meeting)
Non-Budget Expenditures (July 1996 Board Meeting)
Officers' Expense Reports (February 1998 Board Meeting)
Penalties: Mitigated and Aggravated (November 1994 Board Meeting)
Performance Audits (August 1996 Board Meeting)
Phone Participation (October 1996 Board Meeting)
Providing Information to AKC (May 1997 Board Meeting)
Publication in AKC Gazette (August 1996 Board Meeting)
Recorded Votes (July 1992 Board Meeting)
Support of Educational Activities (August 1997 Board Meeting)
Vendors List (September 1997 Board Meeting)
Veterinary Scholarships (January 1995 Board Meeting)
Web Site Linkage (June 2000 Board Meeting)

Club Policies

Non-AKC Events (March 2004 Delegates Meeting)
Accelerated New Club Sanctioned Match Programs (Adopted November 1991; amended March 1997 and November 2005)
Breed Club Seminars (January 1994 Board meeting)
Breed Standard Format (July 1994 Board meeting)
Breed Standard Moratorium (February 1994 Board meeting)
Event Committee Legal Expenses (May 1985 Board Meeting)
Member Club Application Requirements (February 1949 Board meeting)
Club Household Membership Requirements (April 2008 Board Meeting)
Show Territory (August 2002 Board meeting)

Conformation Judging Policies

Adjunct Approval (April 1994 Board meeting)
AKC Board Household Judges (July 2000 Board meeting)
Best in Show Approval (January 1996 Board meeting)
Correspondence (January 1988 Board meeting)
Delegate Judges (May, 1993 Board Meeting)
Denials of Judging Reinstatement (February 2000 Board meeting)
Directories and Business Cards (January 1984 Board meeting)
Disabled Handlers (March 1998 Board meeting)
Fitness to Judge (February 2003 Board Meeting)
Judges Unable to Perform (May 2000 Board meeting)
Judging Applications and Pending Discipline (August 2006 Board Meeting)
Judging Assignment Solicitation (September 1999 Board meeting)
Ramps (May 1997 Board meeting)
Reinstatement/Reactivation of Judges (April 2001 meeting)
Salesman or Solicitor (April 2000 Board meeting)
Visiting Judges (Adopted July, 2005 and amended at February, 2006 Board Meeting)

Dog Show Policies

All-Breed/Specialty Conflicts (July 2000 Board meeting)
Back-to-Back Shows (April 1999 Board meeting)
Badges and Pins in the Ring (August 1968 Board meeting)
Banners and Signs ( July 2002 Board Meeting )
Clusters and Back-to-Back Shows (September 1996 Board meeting)
Commercial Filming at Events Contractual Policy (April 12, 2005 Board Meeting)
Electronic Show Results (September 1996 Board meeting)
Evening Specialty Shows (December 2005 Board meeting)
Invitational Shows (August 1999 Board meeting)
Non-Regular Class Judging (April 1999 Board meeting)
Same Day Specialty Shows (December 2005 Board meeting)
Show Conflict Distance Policy (February, 2006 Boartd Meeting)
Surgical Procedures (October 1993 Board meeting)
Telephone Entries (January 1982 Board meeting)
Training Collars (July 2001 Board meeting)
Veterinarians at Shows (January 2000 Board meeting)

Performance Events

Companion and Performance Event Status for the Foundation Stock Service (FSS) Breeds (February 2007 Board meeting)
ILP's (May 1989 Board meeting)
Schutzhund (July 2003 Board Meeting)

Registration Policies

American Field Irish Setters (October 1975 Board meeting)
Auction Policy (July 2003 Board meeting)
Buckskin Plotts (February, 2006 Board Meeting)
Canadian Border Collies (June 1998 Board meeting)
Cruelty Convictions (Adopted September 1990 Board meeting , Amended December 1993 and November 2004)
Customer-Driven DNA Complaint Policy (May 2002 Board meeting)
Deficiencies in the Care and Condition of Dogs (April 1996 Board meeting)
Disclosure of Information (October 1983 Board meeting)
DNA and Imported Frozen Semen (August 1996 Board meeting)
DNA and Use of Fresh Extended and Frozen Semen (June 1998 Board meeting)
DNA Certification Program (June 1998 Board meeting)
DNA Compliance Audit Program (June 1998 Board meeting)
DNA Investigations (June 1998 Board meeting)
DNA Ownership (June 2000 Board meeting)
DNA Parentage Verifications (December 1999 Board meeting)
Foreign Registries (September 1999 Board meeting)
Foundation Stock Service (July 1995 Board meeting)
Frequently Used Sires Program (January 2000 Board meeting)
Guidelines For Opening or Closing the AKC Stud Book (October 2002 Board Meeting)
Hardship Policy (May 2002 Board meeting)
Hardship Policy Concerning Innocent Third Parties Involved in Circumvention (August 2002)
Hardship Transfers (June 1995 Board meeting)
Hobby Breeder Definition (April 1993 Board meeting)
Imports With AKC Registered Sires and Dams (May 1997 Board meeting)
Import Breeding Stock (July 2005 Board meeting)
Litter Co-Owners (November 1997 Board meeting)
Multiple Sires (May 2000 Board meeting)
Ownership of Imported Dogs (November 1996 Board meeting)
Positive Identification (May 1996 Board meeting)
Positive Identification for Recording OFA and CERF (May 1996 Board meeting)
Positive Identification of Imported Dogs (May 1996 Board meeting)
Registered Kennel Name (November 1997 Board meeting)
Registration of Imports (June 1995 Board meeting & February 1997 Board meeting)
Registration: Referral and Cancellation (July 1995 Board meeting)
Supplemental Transfer Reproduction (September 1990 Board meeting)
Suspension of Registration Privileges (October 1983 Board meeting)
UKC Pedigrees (February 1996 Board meeting)