100 East Kilgore Road | Kalamazoo, MI 49002 P 269.343.9020 | F 269. 343.7037 | UKCdogs.com Table of Contents General Information ........................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Inherent Rights & Powers of UKC ....................................................................................................................................................... 3 Section One – Overview and Basic Program of UKC Pointing Dog Field Trials ................................................................................... 4 Section Two – General Rules and Regulations Applicable to All UKC Pointing Dog Events ................................................................ 6 Section Three – Requirements for UKC Pointing Dog Titles and Championship Designations ........................................................ 16 Section Four – General Procedures for Clubs Sponsoring Field Trials ............................................................................................. 20 Section Five – Rules and Regulations Applicable to UKC Licensed Field Trial Judges and UKC Licensed TAN/WRT Judges ............ 24 Section Six – Licensing and Qualification of UKC Licensed Field Trial Judges, TAN/WRT Judges, and Instruction of Apprentice Judges ......... 30 Section Seven – Official UKC Rules and Regulations for Open Class Field Trial Competition ........................................................... 36 Section Eight – Official UKC Rules and Regulations for Gun Class Field Trial Competition ............................................................... 41 Section Nine – UKC Official Rules of UKC Natural Ability Test (TAN) ................................................................................................ 47 Section Ten – Rules for UKC Licensed Water Retrieve Test (WRT) ................................................................................................... 53 Appendix ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 56 The rules set forth in this revision of the Official UKC Pointing Dog Rules and Regulations take effect on August 1, 2016. General Information Schedule of Fees - Event Licenses TAN………………………..…………….$25 WRT………………………..…………….$25 Field Trial………………………………$25 UKC reserves the right to change any and all policies, fees, etc., without notice. All major credit cards accepted for registration and DNA testing. UKC is the trademark of the United Kennel Club located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The use of the initials UKC in association with any other registry would be in violation of the registered trademark. Notify the Registration Department, United Kennel Club, 100 E Kilgore Rd, Kalamazoo MI 49002-5584, should you become aware of such a violation. INHERENT RIGHTS & POWERS OF UKC (Revised December 18, 2009) United Kennel Club holds and has reserved to itself certain inherent rights and powers in connection with conducting its business, registering litters, transferring registrations of dogs, licensing events, and awarding titles. These inherent rights and powers include but are not limited to the following: United Kennel Club has the right to inspect all reports, scorecards and documents related to UKC events. Some, but not all, of the items subject to inspection are: a) scores; b) disqualifications of dogs for fighting or other reasons; c) errors by the recording person; and d) documentation excluded for any reason. UKC reserves the right to correct any mistakes found during such inspection whether or not the document has the signature of a Judge or Club Officer. UKC reserves the right to itself and in its sole judgement and discretion, to take such actions and impose such sanctions as would: a) Bar an individual from entering or participating in any way in any UKC licensed event. b) Bar an individual from transferring or registering any pups or dogs in that person’s name (joint or full registration) or to any member of that person’s family. c) Bar an individual from receiving Championship points for any dog registered in that person’s name (joint or full registration). By way of illustration, the following constitute some, but not all, of the situations calling for the above sanctions: a) Falsification or alteration of a UKC Registration Certificate, Pedigree, UKC Easy Entry™ Card or any other UKC document. b) Falsification or alteration of any reports of wins issued to UKC c) Falsification or alteration of receipts issued by UKC Judges. d) Switching, wrongfully using or attempting to use a UKC Registration Certificate, Pedigree, UKC Easy Entry™ Card or any other UKC document. e) Selling or attempting to sell a dog with false or incorrect UKC Registration Certificate or Pedigree. f) Intimidating, threatening, or injuring a Judge, Club/Association member or official, event participant or spectator, or UKC representative. The six illustrations given above are only by way of example and UKC reserves to itself its inherent right and power to impose such sanctions in any other circumstances deemed appropriate by UKC. Any individual who is found guilty by a court of law of a crime involving dogs will be barred from United Kennel Club for an indefinite period. A person shall be considered guilty in a criminal proceeding if they are convicted by a judge, jury, or if they enter a plea bargain or other arrangement to plea to a lesser offense, or if their case is disposed of by any form of deferred adjudication; a person shall be considered guilty in a civil proceeding if they are held responsible or liable by a judge, jury, or if a compromised settlement is reached between the parties. 3 SECTION ONE OVERVIEW AND BASIC PROGRAM OF UKC POINTING DOG FIELD TRIALS I. Purpose and Objectives of UKC Pointing Dog Field Trials A. The goal of the UKC Pointing Dog Field Trials in the United States of America and Canada is the improvement of the Continental and British pointing breeds by the recognition of the best breed representatives. B. The structure of the UKC field Trial rules is specifically devised to aid in the identification, selection and classification of dogs that hunt in a breed appropriate style effective for the traditional foot hunter. II. Breed Classifications A. British Pointing Breeds include the English Setter, Gordon Setter, English Pointer, Irish Setter and the Irish Red and White Setter. B. Continental Pointing Breeds include all other pointing breeds officially recognized and accepted by UKC as a pointing breed. III. Field Trial Type/Division by Classification A. Field Trial by Breed Classification. A sponsoring club shall specify in its Premium List and other notices whether the field trial will be limited to one or more of the Continental breeds or to one or more of the British breeds. If not limited to one or more breeds or breed classifications, the trial shall be deemed open to all breeds. Other than at National level events held and designated specifically for a particular breed, sponsoring clubs are encouraged to hold field trials open to more than one breed for the designated breed classifications. Any field trial involving both British and Continental breeds may be divided into separate divisions for each breed classification. B. Designation of Type of Field Trial. The sponsoring club or association must designate in its application/event confirmation and Premium List and other notices whether the field trial is a Type (W) or Type (L) trial, and shall further designate one or more species of upland game birds to be principally hunted at the field trial. TYPE (W) FIELD TRIAL. A field trial run on naturally occurring or native wild upland game birds. Where inadequate numbers of native wild game birds exist, naturally occurring upland game birds may be released/ liberated as provided herein at least sixty (60) days prior to the field trial. TYPE (L) FIELD TRIAL. A field trial run on pen raised upland game birds which have been appropriately flight conditioned and liberated/released on the day of the field trial or at any time less than ten (10) days before the field trial. IV. Levels of Field Trial Competition A. UKC Title or Championship Qualifications Earned at Licensed Field Trials A UKC Licensed Field Trial is one at which award classifications are made which are earned towards UKC titles, and are licensed to be held by a UKC approved sponsoring pointing dog clubs or organizations. Unless specifically designated by UKC as a National Level Field Trial, each field trial shall be deemed a UKC Licensed Field Trial. B. UKC National Field Trials 1. National Field Trials Sponsored by UKC UKC shall be responsible for organizing and conducting any National Field Trials. UKC will separately establish and publish applicable supplemental Rules, Regulations and Procedures for qualifying to participate in any UKC sponsored National Field Trial. This may include, but not be limited to, the UKC Cup or other such events. Such National Field Trials may be designated as Type (W) or Type (L) field trials and may be run solo, braces or both as designated by UKC. 2. National Field Trials Sponsored by Parent Breed Clubs UKC designated parent breed clubs may organize and conduct UKC licensed National Specialty Field Trials for a particular breed. Such National Level Specialty Field Trials shall not exceed two annual field trials of Type (L) and two annual field