Pete & Justyna), 4 'No' votes (Sue, Ally, Cynthia & Lisa).

Motion by Pete, 2nd by Sue.  Effective date would be June 1, 2008.

Replace Section 8.4 which reads:

Section 8.4 Fees
1. The entry fee charged for the Agility Finals will be $80 for all divisions. No entry fees will be refunded. Dogs will be not be allowed to enter a portion of the rounds. If they enter the Finals, they must enter all rounds available for their division. Entry fees will be used to cover any expenses that the host organization may incur while putting on the Agility
Finals as well as for awards. The host club will submit their expenses to the ASCA Board of Directors. [When all expenses have been met any additional monies will be used for funding the next year's Finals. Deleted per motion 11-2007, effective 06/01/08.]
2. The ASCA Business Office will keep an accounting of all monies received for the Finals fund and is responsible for informing the Host club(s) of the Finals, the Board of Directors, and the ASCA Agility Committee as to the amount received by August 1st of the competition year.
3. Host Club shall submit a proposed budget to the Board of Directors and the ASCA Agility Committee at least six months prior to the Finals.

With the following:

Section 8.4 Fees and Budget
1. The entry fee charged for the Agility Finals will be $50 for all divisions. No entry fees will be refunded. Dogs are not allowed to enter a portion of the rounds. Entries must be for all rounds available for the specific division. Entry fees will be used to cover the expenses incurred to conduct the Agility Finals including awards. The host club must submit their expenses to the ASCA Board of Directors.
2. The ASCA Business Office will account of all received Finals entry fees.
The Business Office is responsible for informing the Host club(s), the Board  of Directors, and the ASCA Agility Committee of the total entry fees received by August 1st of the competition year. Also, the Business Office is responsible for forwarding entry fees to the host club(s) no later than two weeks after close of Finals entries.
3. The Host Club must submit an Agility Finals budget to the ASCA Board of Directors and the ASCA Agility Committee at least six months prior to the Finals

04:05 AGILITY COMMITTEE - Section 4.1.4.

Motion by McNamara.

Directors:

Voting on the enclosed motion went as follows:

Approve:  Gann, DeChant, Davenport, Aufox, Berryessa, McNamara, Hellmeister & MacRoberts.

Abstain:  Stevens.

Motion is approved.

Thanks,

Jo

I move the following:

The final tally on this motion is:  8 'yes' votes (Sue, Art, Pete, Ally, Cynthia, Justyna, Lisa & Margaret), 2 'no' votes by Pamela & Andrea).  The effective date would be June 1, 2008.
Motion by Pete regarding Section 4.1.4.  Art gave the 2nd. Since sections A, E & F had only grammatical changes I have ommitted them from this motion and will make the changes in the June rulebook.
Section 4.1.4 Scoring Obstacle Faults
Section B currently reads:
(B) Failure to Complete - 20 faults (Regular Agility and Jumpers Classes) A dog will be assessed a twenty (20) fault penalty if the dog skips or in any way bypasses any obstacle without reaching a point of completion. The point of completion for the contact obstacles shall be when all four (4) paws are on the descent side of the obstacle.  This shall be the descent side of the A-frame, the descent ramp of the dog walk and the point at which  the teeter-totter begins to dip downward.
Any dog which commits to a contact obstacle by having all four paws on the obstacle, then, for any reason, gets off the obstacle before reaching the point of completion, shall be assessed for a Failure to Complete.  Any dog which has been assessed with a failure to complete penalty must go on to the next obstacle in the course sequence.  Any attempt to retry a contact obstacle will be a cause for elimination.  The judge shall say "Go on" to the exhibitor if they feel the dog has
committed a Failure to Complete and should not retry the obstacle.
Change to read:
(B) Failure to Complete - 20 faults (Regular Agility and Jumpers Classes)
The dog is faulted for a Failure to Complete if the dog skips or bypasses any obstacle without reaching the completion point for that obstacle. The completion point for contact obstacles is having all four (4) paws on the descent side of the obstacle. If a dog commits to a contact obstacle by having all four paws on the obstacle, then, for any reason, gets off the obstacle before completing the obstacle, it will be assessed a 'Failure to Complete'. For non-contact obstacles a dog is assessed a 'Failure to Complete' if it runs around the obstacle (or backs out of a tunnel and runs around the tunnel) and continues on course without attempting to complete the obstacle.  Any dog assessed a 'Failure to Complete' must go on to the next obstacle in the sequence. Any attempt to retry a contact obstacle is cause for elimination. The judge shall say "Go on" to the exhibitor if the judge assessed a 'Failure to Complete'.

Section C currently reads:
(C) Unsafe Performance of an Obstacle - 20 faults (Regular Agility and Jumpers Classes)
Any dog which executes an obstacle in any manner in which the judge feels that the dog has endangered itself, the handler, or anyone else, shall fault the dog with an unsafe execution.  This fault can be assessed even if the dog has executed the obstacle correctly under the rest of the guidelines. All obstacles must be executed in a safe manner.  If the judge feels that the dog could have injured itself by attempting an obstacle in a reckless manner shall fault the dog for an Un-safe execution of an Obstacle.
Examples of an unsafe execution could be if a dog leaves the teeter-totter ramp before the ramp touches the ground (fly off of the teeter-totter), crashing through a jump, or possible a sideways approach or exit off the A-Frame.  The judge's decision is final as to whether an obstacle was executed in a safe  manner.
Change to read:
(C) Unsafe Performance of an Obstacle - 20 faults (Regular Agility and Jumpers Classes)
Any dog which executes an obstacle in a manner which the judge assesses as endangering itself, the handler, or anyone else, shall be faulted for 'Unsafe Performance'. This fault can be assessed even if the dog has executed the obstacle correctly under the rest of the guidelines. All obstacles must be executed in a safe manner. Examples of unsafe performance are: (a) a dog leaves the teeter-totter ramp before the ramp touches the ground (fly off of the teeter-totter), (b) crashes through a jump, (c) a sideways approach or exit off the A-Frame. The judge's decision about 'Unsafe Performance' is final.
Section D currently reads:
(D) Missed Safety Zone - 10 Faults (Regular Agility Class)
A dog shall be assessed a ten (10) fault penalty for missing a safety zone.
The following safety zones shall be judged for penalties:
The descent ramp of the A-Frame
The descent ramp of the Dog Walk
The descent ramp of the Teeter-Totter
The judge must actually see a part of the dog's paw step into the safety zone prior to the dog leaving the obstacle.  The dog will receive a ten (10) fault penalty if it makes only an incidental contact with the safety zone. It will be determined that the dog has left the obstacle when all four paws lift off the obstacle in an attempt to leave the obstacle. (Example:  If the dog were to jump off the A-Frame and land with its front paws in the grass and its hind legs in the safety zone then it would be assessed a ten (10) fault penalty, because the dog's contact with the safety zone would be judged as incidental contact only.)  A handler should be faulted for
interference if the judge believes that the handler is intentionally blocking the judge's view.
Change to read:
(D) Missed Contact Zone - 10 Faults (Regular Agility Class) A dog is faulted for a 'Missed Contact Zone' if the dog does not have a paw  or any part of a paw in the contact zone prior to leaving the contact  obstacle or makes only an incidental contact with the contact zone. It will  be determined that the dog has left the obstacle when all four paws lift off the obstacle in an attempt to leave the obstacle. (Example: If the dog were to jump off the A-Frame and land with its front paws in the grass and its rear paws  in the contact zone then it would be assessed a ten (10) fault penalty, because the dog's contact with the contact zone would be judges as incidental.)
The following contact zones are judged for penalties:
The descent ramp of the A-Frame
The descent ramp of the Dog Walk
The descent ramp of the Teeter-Totter

04:05 AGILITY COMMITTEE - Section 2.3.

Motion by McNamara.

Directors:

Voting on the enclosed motion went as follows:

Approve:  Unanimous.

Motion is approved.

Thanks,

Jo

I move to approve the following:

This motion passed with 9 yes votes and 1 abstain.

Motion 4-2008 by Sue, 2nd by Cynthia.
Effective June 1, 2008
Section 2.3 final paragraph currently reads:

A handler may not enter a dog in the Veterans or Junior Handler Division** at a jump height higher than the lowest height the dog is eligible for. However, a veteran handler, a disabled handler, junior handler or a handler of  a  veteran dog who wishes a dog to jump at a higher height than the dog is eligible for in the Veterans or Junior Handler division may choose to enter the dog in the Standard Division at the higher jump height, with all guidelines and course times of the Standard Division applying. **See chapter 3, Section 3.4**

Change to read:
A handler may not enter a dog in the Veterans Division at a jump height higher than the lowest height the dog is eligible for. Dogs entered in the Junior Handler Division classes may jump at the dog's standard jump height or 4"  lower. See Chapter 3, Sections 3.3 and 3.4.

Rationale: The committee missed amending this paragraph when the motion allowing the Junior Handlers to choose their jump heights was passed.

04:05 AGILITY COMMITTEE - Appendix A.

Motion by McNamara.

Directors:

Voting on the enclosed motion went as follows;

Approve:  Unanimous.

Motion is approved.

Thanks,

Jo

----- Original Message ----- From: "Kristin McNamara"
To: "Jo Kimes"
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 11:54 AM
Subject: Re: Motion 17-2007 - Appendix A - Final to BoD

Uh, sorry. "I move the following"

Kristin

On Feb 5, 2008 7:37 AM, Jo Kimes wrote:

Kristin:

What is this?

Jo


----- Original Message -----
From: "Kristin McNamara"
To: "Jo Kimes"
Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 7:23 PM
Subject: Fwd: Motion 17-2007 - Appendix A - Final to BoD


> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: 
> Date: Jan 14, 2008 10:00 PM
> Subject: Motion 17-2007 - Appendix A - Final to BoD
> To: ASCAAgilityCommittee@yahoogroups.com
> Cc: TaraAussies@gmail.com
>
>
>
>
> Welcome back Kirsten!
> This motion passed -  9 yes, 1 non voting (I couldn't find a vote > from
> Andrea).
> Motion by Pete, 2nd by Pamela.  The effective date would be June 1, > 2008.
>
> APPENDIX A
> EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS
> Section 2 - Weave Poles
> 2nd paragraph currently reads: Weave poles shall be of rigid
> construction, no less than 20" from the center of one pole to the
> center of the next pole and no more than 21" from center to center.
> Change to:  Weave poles shall be of rigid construction, no less than
> 20" from the center of one pole to the center of the next pole and no
> more than 24" from center to center.
> Rationale:  other venues are allowing weave poles spaced intervals up > to
> 24"
>
> Section 3 - Tunnels
> Closed Tunnel:
> Current paragraph reads:  The closed tunnel is made up of two parts: > a
> solid opening (barrel) and the fabric chute.  The rigid opening shall
> be 30" to no more than 36" in length and shall have a minimum opening
> of 22" inside diameter in height.   The rigid opening shall be
> supported so as not to sway, the circumference edge of the entrance
> shall be padded whenever there are sharp edges, and the inside dog
> running area (normally approximately 24" in width) is to have a
> non-skid surface.  The fabric portion of the chute shall be no more
> than 8' feet long and flare out over the 8' feet distance to a
> circumference of 86" inches minimum and 90" inches maximum at the
> exit.
>
> Clean up the wording and amend to read:
> The closed tunnel is made up of two parts: a solid opening (barrel)
> and a fabric chute. The rigid opening shall be 30" to 36" in length
> and shall have a minimum 22" inside diameter. The rigid opening shall
> be supported to prevent swaying, the entrance edge  shall be padded
> and the inside dog running area (normally approximately 24" in width)
> is to have a non-skid surface. The fabric portion of the chute shall
> be no more than 8' long and flare out over the 8' distance to a
> circumference of between  86" and 90" at the exit.
> Insert:  "The above is preferred, however, a combined barrel and > cloth
> length of 12 feet is also acceptable."
>
>
>
> Section 6 Miscellaneous Equipment [insert:  (required to host an
> ASCA(R) Agility Trial)]
> Item 3 currently reads:  3. Gamble tape and golf tees - The handler
> lines for the gamblers class need to be clearly marked and secured.
> Change to read:  3. Surveyors tape and securing material - The > handler
> lines for the gamblers class need to be clearly marked and secured. > On
> grass, dirt, and sand surfaces golf tees or roofing retaining nails
> (nails with a 1" plastic washer retained by the nail head) may be > used
> to secure the handlers line.  Indoors, on surfaces that will not
> accept tees or nails, tape may be used. If tape is not allowed by the
> facility then a temporary method, such as spray chalk may be used. > If
> this method is used the line from a previous level must be removed
> before the new line is marked.
> Rationale:  Indoor faculties are being used to host ASCA agility
> trials and other methods of marking the gamble lines need to be
> considered.
>
> Item 7 currently reads:  7. Dog Height Measuring Device - Dogs with a
> standard jump height of less than 20", but lacking a permanent
> 'ASCA(R) approved' height card, will need to be measured.
> Change to read:
> 7. Dog Height Measuring Device - Dogs entering the Small and Medium
> dog classes (i.e., classes in which the dog's wither height is 18" > and
> under) that do not have permanent NADAC or AKC height cards need to > be
> measured.  Calibrated wickets are allowed.