AGILITY UNLEASHED, NPA
STANDING RULES
(Adopted 8 November 1999)

SECTION 1. DUES & CLASS FEES

  1. Annual dues are set at $72/year for Individual, Associate, and Household Memberships.
  2. Class Members must pay a Class fee of $60.
  3. Individual, Associate, Household & Junior members may participate in agility classes offered by the Club at no charge.
  4. Class members who do not graduate from the Beginning Agility Class may repeat the Beginning Agility Class during the next scheduled session for ½ price. Class members who graduate from the Beginning Agility Class but who choose not to apply for Associate Membership may continue to take classes but must pay the full class fee for each session.

SECTION 2. MEETINGS

Regular meetings will be held in the evening on the second Monday of each month.

SECTION 3. FIELD RULES

  1. Everyone who uses the training field must sign the Standard Waiver of Indemnity releasing the club from liability in the event of injury.
  2. In order to participate in agility classes offered by the Club, a handler must demonstrate his ability to control his dog to the satisfaction of the Training Director.
  3. No bitches in heat allowed on the training field.
  4. Persons holding Individual or Family Memberships are the only members able to use the training field without supervision.
  5. For the safety of the dog, the only allowable collars are flat buckle collars with no attachments (tags etc.) or agility slip leads; no choke chains, pinch collars or looped training tabs will be allowed.
  6. During classes, dogs must be restrained at a tie-out or in a crate or exercise pen or in a stay when not being worked by their handler (e.g., while setting up or taking down equipment).
  7. Any dog that poses a threat to the health or well-being of any other dog or person may be banned from all Club functions.
  8. Dogs must not be allowed to soil the field. Ideally, the dog will never soil the field; however, should a dog urinate or defecate on the field or on any equipment, the handler must immediately clean up and treat the area. Failure of the handler to clean and treat the area will result in dismissal from class for the day. Repeated soiling of the field by the dog as well as repeated failure of the handler to clean and treat the soiled area will result in dismissal from class altogether with no refund of class fees.
  9. Dogs must not be aggressive towards other dogs. The instructor(s) of agility classes offered by the Club will determine if a participating member’s dog is being aggressive during a class. A dog that is aggressive may be dismissed from the field for the day. Repeated incidents of unprovoked aggression may result in dismissal from class altogether with no refund of fees.
  10. Visitors are prohibited from entering the fenced-in area of the field with a dog. Visitors who remain outside the fenced-in area of the field with a dog must leave if the dog is in any way disruptive to the activities on the field. Visitors without dogs are welcome to observe the activities on the field from within the fence but well outside the area where training is ongoing.
  11. If any member damages the field, equipment, buildings or other property belonging to either the Club or the owner/donor of the field they will be dismissed from the club with no refund of dues and will be held liable for all damages.