Diane Burrows with CH Exeter's Northern Good Time, Flat -Coated Retriever receiving his Can. TD 

CKC Tracking Test Rules & Regulations Updates

This information is pertaining to additions, deletions and admendments as determined by the Canadian Kennel Club, as it relates to the Tracking Rules and Regulations at this time. This information is not found in the current Rule Book, but will be incorporated at the time of the next printing of the Book.  Some information on this page will be found in the Policy and Procedures Manual, current or to be printed at the next printing.    

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" PLEASE NOTE "  2009

In the 2009 Tracking Test Rules and Regulations - Premium List 4.1 (p) it states that  " A statement to include the wording of Section 13.7 is to appear in the Premium List.

In the Tracking Rules & Regulations 2007 and  prior years this was the correct 
Section Number. Due to a revised edition error in transcribing,  the correct Section as it applies to the Premium List should be Section 14.7 and not Section 13.7

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Please Note: The Tracking Test Rules and Regulations Book, effective January 01. 2009 is now online for members to download and is available in Book Form to members and non-members from the Canadian Keenel Club 

Tracking Test Council                                                                                 

MOVED BY: Mrs. Jones: "THAT, the Policy & Procedures Manual,   Chapter VII, Section G, 4, (e), (g), (h) be amended effective January 1, 2009, to read as follows:

                                                         VII. JUDGES

G Applicant Tracking Test Judges

4. Apprentice Judges

(e)    An apprentice judge must apprentice at a minimum of three (3) Tracking Tests,     under three (3) different experienced judges. The judges under whom the applicant acts as an  apprentice judge, must be judges who are on The Canadian Kennel Club's list of approved Tracking Test Judges.

(f)   An apprentice judge must receive three (3) satisfactory reports.

(g)  If an apprentice judge receives three (3) unsatisfactory apprentice reports from three (3) separate officiating judges, the apprenticeship will be terminated and the applicant may re-apply after waiting one (1) full year from the time the apprenticeship was terminated. At that time the applicant must provide proof of additional experience and involvement in tracking."

>  Motion carried                                                                                     

MOVED BY: Mrs. Jones: "THAT, the Tracking Test Rules & Regulations, Section 6.1.19 be amended effective January 1, 2009 to read as follows:

6              ENTRIES & END OF TEST

6.1           Entry Requirements

DELETE CURRENT

6.1.19 Entries must be mailed or sent by courier to the postal address of the event secretary. Faxed, emailed or hand delivered entries are not acceptable. Each entry must be mailed in a separate envelope

REPLACE WITH NEW

6.1.19 Entries must be mailed or couriered to the postal address of the event secretary as stated on the premium list. At its option, the club may elect to receive entries either by mail or courier or both methods. Faxed, emailed or hand delivered entries are not acceptable. Each entry must be mailed in a separate envelope or they will be rejected."

>  Motion carried                                                     

MOVED BY Mrs. Jones: "THAT, the following amendments to the Tracking Test Rules & Regulations be accepted as presented effective January 1 2009 to read as follows:

1          INTERPRETATIONS

1.2       Tracking Tests Defined & Classified

ADD NEW

1.2.4 There are two types of approved CKC tracking tests "field" which includes TD and TDX and "urban" which includes UTD and UTDX.

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2          GENERAL RULES & REGULATIONS

2.1       Eligibility to Hold a Tracking Test

ADD NEW

2.1.2 A club that has not held any Tracking Test or has not held an approved tracking test in the past five years must hold one (1) sanction match for each type of tracking test, Field or Urban.

> Motion Carried

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Moved by Mrs. Jones: "THAT, the Policy & Procedures Manual, Chapter VlI, Section G, 4, (1) be amended effective January 1,2008, to read as follows:

VII. JUDGES

G Applicant Tracking Test Judges
4. Apprentice Judges

DELETE  CURRENT                         ,

(1) An apprentice judge must judge a minimum of ten (10) Tracking Dogs (T.D.), four (4) Tracking Dog Excellent (T.DX), four (4) Urban Tracking Dogs (U.T.D.) and four (4) Urban Tracking Dog Excellent (U.T.DX) under two (2) different experienced 'Tracking Test Judges.

REPLACE WITH NEW 

 (1) Minimum requirements for judging at each level:

          - TD must assist with plotting 7 TD tracks and must be fully responsible for plotting an addi­tional 7

          - TDX-must assist with plotting 3 TDX tracks and must be fully responsible for plotting an addi­tional 3

          - UTD-must assist with plotting 3 UTD tracks and must be fully responsible for plotting an addi­tional 3

          - UTDX-must assist with plotting 2 UTDX tracks and must be fully responsible for plotting an additional 2

(1) When assisting with plotting, the apprentice is required to participate in the decision making process during the plotting of tracks. Final decisions are the responsibility of the officating judge.

(2) All tracks plotted by the apprentice must be supervised and approved by a CKC licensed judge before being used in the test. In order to count toward an apprentice's requirement's, the tracks must have been used during the test(s) ,(ie. if a track is plotted and not used on test day: it doesn't count ) "

NOTE: The wording  See (2) in BOLD above has been DELETED from the paragraph as stated in the CURRENT Tracking Test Rules & Regulations.Rule Book.  

Motion carried.

                                                MOTION # 51 -12-07                                        

Moved by Mrs. Jones: THAT, the Tracking Test Rules & Regulations, Section 2.5 be amended by adding a new section effective January 1.2009, to read as follows:

2       GENERAL RULES & REGULATIONS

2.5.   Officials & Committees

ADD NEW

2.5.4    An officiating or apprentice judge cannot hold any position on the test committee for a test at which they are offi­ciating, "

Motion carried

                                                MOTION # 52-12-07

Moved by Mrs. Jones: THAT, the Tracking Test Rules & Regulation, Section 6.5.1 be amended effective January 1.2009, by adding a new section to read:

6.        ENTRIES & END OF TEST

6.5      Closing Date

6.5.1   On the closing date the test-giving club shall notify the person making the entry, that the entry has been received and accepted. When the advertised limit has been reached, all remaining entries shall be assigned a position on an alter­nate list in the order received. At the time of the draw,

entries from the alternate list may fill any absentee spaces. An absentee is defined as an entrant who is not present at the draw. The person making the entry shall be notified of his position on the alternate list. Entries will be refunded within 10 days of the tracking test to those on the alternate list who did not participate in the test.

If an entrant pulls out of the test and is filled by an alter­nate who accepts the position, then the alternate is now responsible for the entry fee paid to the club. The original participant will be refunded the entry fee in full. If the alternate pulls out after accepting the position, after the closing date, and there are no additional alternates, then this alternate forfeits the entry fee to the club.

Motion carried