To all Victorian Triallers:
The following sets of rules are scheduled for review over the next couple of years in order for the new rules to take effect from 1 January 2015: Rules for the Conduct of Field Trials for Spaniels & Retrievers and Rules for the Conduct of Retrieving Trials for Gundogs
The Victorian RAFT committee is calling for submissions from all interested triallers as part of our process of reviewing these Rules.
The ANKC has put in place a very strict time frame for all member bodies to undertake this review.
2013 - Submissions are called for from members bodies. July Close off date for receipt of submissions from Members bodies by the ANKC Ltd Administrator.
October 2013 - ANKC Administrator to distribute to all Member Bodies the agenda for the 2014 Meeting which will includes all proposed changes from each state.
2014 June National RAFT Committee meeting where the changes will be voted upon by all member bodies of at National RAFT meeting
2014 September Minutes of the June 2014 National Committee meeting receives ANKC Ltd electronic ratification.
2014 October Once the minutes receive ANKC Ltd ratification, a copy of the new amended rules will be made available (in addition to the existing rules) on the ANKC Ltd website. They will be clearly identified as effective from 1 January 2015.
2015 - New rules will be effective.
To facilitate this process Victoria is putting in the following timetable
All submissions to be received by Dogs Victoria Office by 17th May 2013
These must be submitted in the format required by the ANKC. (email Margaret Hall at bambillaylabs@optusnet.com.au) for a copy
Meeting of all interested triallers to discuss the RETRIEVING TRIAL rules on 19th June 2013 to discuss the submissions and vote on them.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Trevor Stevens or Margaret Hall about he process.
Information will also be on the Victorian Retrieving Trail facebook page, which is open to any Victorian trial competitor.
All triallers interested in the changes to Spaniel & Retrieving rules need to contact Darren Smith (RAFT Delegate) for the date of meetings.
So get your thinking hats on and put forward any changes you would like to see discussed as part of this process, now is your chance to get things changed if there is enough support for the changes.
Thanks Margaret Hall