The ABC Board of Directors has recently made a few changes to the club’s meet policy. Please make note of the changes.
Previous meet policy:
This policy, as set by the Board of Directors, outlines the procedure members use to request Club meets. ABC Exhibitor Points and club sponsored awards are only available to members exhibiting at ABC sanctioned meets.
The club has three tiers or levels where awards and points are awarded in Open Show competition.
• With three or more exhibitors of Ameraucana in a class (bantam or large fowl) a rosette is earned for Best of Breed.
• With five or more exhibitors of Ameraucana in a class (bantam or large fowl) a rosette is also earned for Reserve of Breed.
In Junior competition, regardless of the number of exhibitors of Ameraucana in a class (bantam or large fowl), a rosette is earned for Best of Breed. The Club will also award a Champion and Reserve Champion rosette for all National and District meets, in Open and Junior, if detailed in the accompanying meet report.
Nonmembers may count as exhibitors, but are not eligible for club awards or points. If members holding a "family" membership enter a meet as individuals, they may compete against each other for purposes of club awards. Farm/joint memberships must compete under their farm/joint name and will acquire points under that name(s) only.
Club meets may be requested by any active ABC member, but can only be approved by a District Director. Please be sure to request a meet for a specific show in time for the distribution of information via the ABC website and the ABC quarterly Bulletin prior to the entry deadline for that show. For planning purposes, members need to know well in advance when and where meets are placed. As a general rule of thumb, meets should only be placed where it is reasonably expected that three or more members will show Ameraucana.
District Meets shall be placed yearly at the sole discretion of each District Director and are governed under the same guidelines for awards.
In the event a member is refused placement of a meet the District Director shall provide a satisfactory explanation to the member. If the member is not satisfied, he or she then may appeal the decision in writing to the President, who shall poll the Board of Directors. The District Director will have an opportunity to defend his or her decision to the entire Board; a simple majority vote of the Board of Directors shall be final in any such dispute.
