78 Saber Tails Spring 2016

Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen Club of America

CURRENT

Article VI Committees

Section 1. The Board may each year appoint standing 

committees to advance the work of the Club on such 

matters as Specialty shows, field trials, obedience trials, 

performance events, agility trials, trophies, annual prizes, 

membership and other fields which may well be served 

by committees. Such committees shall always be subject 

to the final authority of the Board. Special committees 

may also be appointed by the Board to aid it on particular 

projects.

Section 2. Any Committee appointment other than the 

Nominating Committee may be terminated by a majority 

vote of the full membership of the Board upon written 

notice to the appointee; and the Board may appoint suc-

cessors to those persons whose service has been termi-

nated.

Article VII Discipline

Section 1. American Kennel Club Suspension. Any mem-

ber who is suspended from the privileges of the American 

Kennel Club automatically shall be suspended from the 

privileges of this Club for a like period.

Section 2. Charges.  Any member may prefer charges 

against a member for alleged misconduct prejudicial 

to the best interests of the Club or the Breed. Written 

charges with specifications must be filed in duplicate 

with the Recording Secretary together with a deposit of 

$50.00 which shall be forfeited if such charges are not 

sustained by the Board following a hearing. The Record-

ing Secretary shall send a copy of the charges within 7 

days to each member of the Board. The Board first shall 

consider whether the actions alleged in the charges, if 

proven, might constitute conduct prejudicial to the best 

interests of the Club or the Breed. If the Board considers 

the alleged conduct to be non-prejudicial, it may refuse 

to take further action and may dismiss the charges. If the 

Board determines that a hearing should be held, it shall 

fix a hearing date to be held by the Board or a committee 

of not less than three members of the Board, not less than 

3 weeks nor more than 6 weeks thereafter. The Recording 

Secretary shall within 7 days send one copy of the charges 

to the defendant member by certified mail return receipt 

requested and another copy by regular mail together 

with a notice of the hearing and an assurance that the de-

fendant may appear and bring witnesses if so desired. The 

defendant may be granted a postponement, but not later 

PROPOSED

Article VI Committees

Section 1. The Board may each year appoint stand-

ing committees to advance the work of the Club on 

such matters as Specialty shows, field trials, perfor-

mance events, membership and special projects 

which may well be served by committees. Such 

committees shall always be subject to the final au-

thority of the Board. 

Section 2. Any Committee appointment other than 

the Nominating Committee may be terminated by 

a majority vote of the full membership of the Board 

upon written notice to the appointee; and the Board 

may appoint successors to those persons whose 

service has been terminated.

Article VII Discipline

Section 1. American Kennel Club Suspension. Any 

member who is suspended from the privileges of 

the American Kennel Club automatically shall be 

suspended from any of the privileges of this Club for 

a like period.

Section 2. Charges.  Any member may prefer charg-

es against a member for alleged misconduct preju-

dicial to the best interests of the Club or the Breed. 

Written charges with specifications must be filed 

in duplicate with the Recording Secretary together 

with a deposit of $100.00 which shall be forfeited if 

such charges are not sustained by the Board follow-

ing a hearing. The Recording Secretary shall send a 

copy of the charges within 7 days to each member 

of the Board. The Board first shall consider whether 

the actions alleged in the charges, if proven, might 

constitute conduct prejudicial to the best interests 

of the Club or the Breed. If the Board considers the 

alleged conduct to be non-prejudicial, it may refuse 

to take further action and may dismiss the charges. 

If the Board determines that a hearing should be 

held, it shall fix a hearing date for a telephone con-

ference call to be held by the Board or a committee 

of not less than three members of the Board, not 

less than 3 weeks nor more than 6 weeks thereafter. 

The Recording Secretary shall within 7 days send 

one copy of the charges to the defendant mem-

ber by certified mail return receipt requested and 

another copy by regular mail together with a notice 

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