Rule Book Additions and Corrections
2011 Edition (Cherry Cover)

Please add the following corrections to your copy of the 2011 Rule Book.

Rule # 5.01 (Page 19) -  A portion of the following paragraph was inadvertently  omitted from the 2011 edition and  the rule should read as follows:

5.01  No dog may be taken out of the field or put on a leash before the brace is finished, except by permission of judge.  Handler violating this rule could be suspended from all recognized trials for a calendar year following a violation.  If a dog is picked up in a brace, a bye dog shall be put in the field for the remainder of a brace.           

*Time must be called until a replacement dog is put in the field.  The second handler must hold their dog in the immediate area the handler was in when time was called.  If a dog is picked up, it will receive a zero (0) on its scorecard.  A dog out of judgment (out of bounds) for a period of ten (10) minutes of any thirty minute brace shall be picked up and receive a zero (0) on his scorecard.  A dog that is picked up and does not complete the full thirty (30) minutes of his brace shall receive a zero (0) on his scorecard.

Rule # 8.10 (Page 24) – The note at the bottom of the page should read as follows:

Note: The above addresses dogs that are pulled from trials after the drawing has been conducted.  Trial entries, which are cancelled before the drawing, are addressed below in 8.11

Article VIII, Amendments, Section I (Page 58) – Per the vote received from the general membership the amendment is changed to read as follows:

Section I
Amendments to the Constitution and By-laws:
A. All proposed amendments to the Constitution and By-laws shall be submitted to the National Officers at least ninety (90) days prior to the first day of the Champion of Champions or the Dog of the Year Trial.
B. The National officers shall review proposed amendments for consistency with the laws of Indiana and the spirit and purpose of NSTRA. Recommended changes to the amendment shall be approved by its author prior to being forwarded to the National Board of Directors.
C. The National Board of Directors shall decide, by a two thirds (2/3) majority vote, which, if any, of these proposed amendments will be submitted to the general membership for ballot vote.
D. After approval by the Board of Directors, the text of the proposed amendment, arguments in favor and against the proposed amendment (if any), and a ballot for the general membership shall be included in the next issue of the NSTRA magazine.
E. All ballots received within forty-five (45) days after publication of the magazine will be counted.
F. The proposed amendment shall pass if approved by two-thirds (2/3) of the ballots cast and counted.
G. Amendments to the Constitution and By-laws will become effective upon publication of the next issue of the NSTRA magazine