This page will be used to post changes both to the Rules and the Judging Guidelines.
Judging Guidelines Changes/Revisions
This area will contain any changes/revisions to the NSTRA Judging Guideline booklet approved by the Board of Directors since the last printing of the guideline booklet. Any changes/revisions to the Judging Guidelines will be published here.
This column will contain any rule changes/revisions approved by the Board of Directors since the last printing of the rule book. Any new rules will be published here.
Per a member ballot vote, effective April 1, 2008, the following rule has been added under "RULES FOR RECOGNIZED FIELD TRIALS".
Prior to the Final Hour in any Regional Elimination or National Trial, the field marshal/marshals, are responsible for ensuring that the field/fields to be used in running the Final Hour are "cleaned" and any and all known birds left in the field from any prior brace/braces must be removed from the field. The Final Hour cannot commence until this has been accomplished.
Effective July 11, 2008:
1. Addition to Rule #18, page 23: "Bird planters will not be permitted to own or handle any dogs in the same field in which they plant birds."
2. The following language is proposed to replace the current language in the Rule Book under Amateur/Open Format, Regional Eligibility, Page 37: Remove "An Amateur dog is eligible to compete in the Region Elimination Trial once it has reached the status of Amateur Champion, which is a total of 18 Amateur points, 9 of which must be first place Amateur points" and replace with "An Amateur dog is eligible to compete in the Region Elimination Trial one it has earned five (5) points in a season."
3. A change in membership fees to the following: Add a Family Membership which consists of one (1) voting member at $50 per year, associate memberships (spouse and children 18 years and younger) at $20 per year with a cap of $130 per family.