50 Saber Tails Spring 2016
Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen Club of America
Constitution and ByLaws - Proposed Changes
prepared by Jo Quintenz on behalf of the PBGVCA Officers & Board of Directors
In April 2011 a committee was formed to review and, if appropriate, revise the existing CBL. Initially, the intent was to ‘modernize’
the documents to take advantage of advances in technology and to address some areas that were either outdated or difficult to
interpret. Over the next few years the committee, in conversation with the Board of Directors, produced a proposed revised CBL
that addressed those goals and incorporated a new type of membership intended to improve the recruitment and retention of
membership on which the Club relies for it’s financial base. After the Board’s tentative approval of the changes, the committee
submitted the document to the AKC for approval. The current proposal, should it be approved by the membership, has been ac-
cepted by the AKC.
Shortly after you receive the March Saber Tails, you will be asked to approve the revised CBL by mail-in ballot. The revision is
presented in a format that has the current CBL on the left hand side of the page and the corresponding proposed revision on the
right hand side. The two versions are ‘keyed’ as follows: Bold sections indicate an addition or change to the current CBL, Strike
through indicates a deletion.
PROPOSED
Constitution Article I - Name and Objects
Section 1. The name of this Club shall be the Petit Bas-
set Griffon Vendéen. Club of America Inc, hereinafter
known as the Club.
Section 2. The purposes of the Club shall be:
a. To encourage and promote quality in the breeding
of the purebred Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen and to
do all possible to enhance their natural qualities
and to ensure the future soundness and health of
the breed.
b. To encourage members and breeders to be guid-
ed by the Standard of the Breed as approved by the
Club as the only standard of excellence for the breed.
c. To do all in its power to protect and advance the
interests of the breed by encouraging sportsmanlike
competition at dog shows, performance events, agil-
ity events, obedience trials, and field trials.
d. To urge members to abide by the Club Code of
Best Practices.
e. To conduct American Kennel Club sanctioned
events under rules and Regulations of the American
Kennel Club.
f. To promote/encourage the development of local
Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen clubs where possible.
Section 3. The Club shall not be conducted or oper-
ated for profit and no part of any profit or remainder
or residue from dues or donations to the Club or from
Club sponsored events shall inure to the benefit of
any member or individual.
Section 4. The members of the Club shall adopt and
may from time to time revise such Bylaws as may be
required to carry out these objectives.
CURRENT
Consitution Article I - Name and Objects
Section 1. The name of this Club shall be the Petit Basset
Griffon Vendéen Club of America, hereinafter known as
the Club.
Section 2. The purposes of the Club shall be:
a.To encourage and promote quality in the breeding of
the purebred Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen and to do all
possible to bring their natural qualities to perfection.
b.To urge members and breeders to accept the Stan-
dard of the Breed as approved by the Club as the only
standard of excellence for the breed.
c.To do all in its power to protect and advance the inter-
ests of the breed by encouraging sportsmanlike compe-
tition at dog shows, performance events, agility events,
obedience trials, and field trials.
d.To urge members to abide by the Club Code of Con-
duct.
e.To conduct American Kennel Club sanctioned events
under rules and Regulations of the American Kennel
Club.
Section 3. The Club shall not be conducted or oper-
ated for profit and no part of any profit or remainder
or residue from dues or donations to the Club or from
Club sponsored events shall inure to the benefit of any
member or individual.
Section 4. The members of the club shall adopt and may
from time to time revise such Bylaws as may be required
to carry out these objectives
Cont’d p 51, LEFT column
Cont’d p 51, RIGHT column