NATIONAL CAPITAL BEARDED COLLIE CLUB

CONSTITUTION 

ARTICLE 1

NAME AND OBJECTIVE

Section 1: The name of the club shall be the National Capital Bearded Collie Club.

Section 2: The objectives of the Club shall be:

a) to encourage and promote quality in the breeding of pure-bred Bearded Collies and to do all possible to bring their natural qualities to perfection;

b) to urge members and breeders to accept the standard of the breed as approved by the American Kennel Club as the only standard of excellence by which Bearded Collies shall be judged;

c) to do all in its power to protect and advance the interests of the breed by encouraging sportsmanlike competition at dog shows and performance events;

d) to provide a means of bringing together those genuinely interested in Bearded Collies

e) to promote educational and informational exchanges among all those interested in the breed and to assist them in providing the public with good and sound puppies;

f) to promote a vehicle for rescue and placement of lost, abandoned or unwanted Bearded Collies;

g)      to hold events under the American Kennel Club rules and regulations for which the club is eligible.

Section 3: The Club shall not be conducted or operated for profit and no part of any profits or remainder or residue from dues or donations to the Club 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 by-laws as may be required to carry out these objectives.