Mid Atlantic Beagle Club

~ OFFICERS FOR THE NEXT TRIAL SEASON WILL BE VOTED IN AT THE LAST SANCTIONED TRIAL OF THE SEASON.

~ THE HEIGHT LIMIT IS 17". 

~ A DOG IS TO BE MEASURED BY AN OFFICER OF THE CLUB IN THE NORMAL RELAXED POSITION WITH IT’S HEAD UP.

~ NO DOG THAT EVER EXCEEDS 17" TALL WILL BE PERMITTED TO COMPETE IN A POINTS TRIAL.

~ ALL NEW DOGS ENTERING FIELD TRIALS FOR THE FIRST TIME MUST BE MEASURED BY AN OFFICER OF THE CLUB.

~ IF A DOG EXCEEDS THE LIMIT IT WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO CAST.

~ SHOULD A DOG BE CAST AND LATER FOUND TO BE TOO TALL, ANY TROPHY, POINTS, ETC. WILL BE VOID.

~ IF A QUESTION IS ASKED ABOUT A DOG’S HEIGHT, THE CLUB RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MEASURE OR REMEASURE THAT DOG AT ANY TIME.

~ ALL SANCTIONED FIELD TRIALS WILL BE 4 HOURS RUNNING.

~ AT THE PEN OWNERS DISCRETION ONLY, A FIELD TRIAL MAY BE SHORTENED DUE TO EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS.

~ AFTER THE OFFICIAL START OF A TRIAL THERE WILL BE A 15 MINUTE GRACE PERIOD FOR LATE MEMBERS.

~ ANY MEMBER SHOWING UP AFTER 15 MINUTES WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO CAST.

~ TROPHIES WILL BE GIVEN OUT TO THE TOP 20 SCORING BEAGLES. (MALES AND FEMALES COMBINED)

~ A "FUN" HUNT MUST BE HELD AT A PEN THAT IS NEW TO THE CLUB WITH IN 2 YEARS PRIOR TO ANY SANCTIONED TRIAL.

~ PERMANENT NUMBERS WILL BE SOLD TO MEMBERS ONLY, AT THE FIRST TRIAL EACH YEAR, FOR $2.00/NUMBER.

~ NO ONE WILL BE ALLOWED TO USE ANOTHER MEMBERS’ NUMBERS WITHOUT CONFIRMING THE AVAILIBITY OF EACH NUMBER WITH THE PERSON IN CHARGE OF NUMBERS.

~ PERMANENT NUMBERS WILL REMAIN THE PROPERTY OF EACH MEMBER UNTIL AFTER THE FIRST HUNT EACH YEAR. AT THAT TIME THE MEMBER WILL HAVE FIRST CHOICE OF RENEWING THOSE NUMBERS OR RETURNING THEM TO THE CLUB.

~ POINTS WILL BE ISSUED AS SO: 20 pts. FOR 1ST PLACE DOWN TO 1pt. FOR 20TH PLACE.

~ YOU MUST BE A PAID MEMBER OF THE CLUB IN ORDER TO GAIN POINTS FOR YOUR DOG.

~ ONLY POINTS GAINED AT A M.A.B.C. AND NATIONAL SANCTIONED TRIAL WILL COUNT TOWARD A BEAGLE’S FIELD CHAMPION(FC) OR GRAND FIELD CHAMPION(GFC) STATUS.

~ NO POINTS GAINED IN SANCTIONED FIELD TRIALS OF OTHER ASSOCIATIONS (SOUTHEASTERN, CENTRAL STATES, ETC.) WILL COUNT FOR A DOG'S FIELD CHAMPION AND GRAND FIELD CHAMPION POINTS.

~ AT THE LAST HUNT, HIGH POINT HOUND TROPHIES WILL BE GIVEN TO THE TOP 15 SCORING DOGS FOR THE 8 M.A.B.C. SANCTIONED TRIALS ONLY.

~ NATIONAL TRIAL POINTS WILL COUNT TOWARD F.C. AND G.F.C., BUT NOT COUNT TOWARD HIGH POINT HOUND.