IHCUS Constitution and By-Laws
By-Laws
ARTICLE V - Committees
SECTION 1.
The Board may, after each election, appoint standing committees to advance the work of the club in such matters as: Rescue, Health and Research, Historian, Nominating, Judges Education, Newsletter, Fund Raising, AKC Gazette Columnist, Breeder Referral, and any other committees deemed necessary by the Board.
SECTION 2.
Any committee appointment may be terminated by a majority vote of the full membership of the Board upon written notice to the appointee, and the Board may appoint successors to those persons whose service has been terminated.
SECTION 3. Specialty Show Committee
- The membership shall nominate and choose the Conformation judge(s) and Sweepstakes judge(s) for all Specialty shows. The Conformation judge(s) for all AKC classes, both regular and non-regular, shall be nominated from the complete list of eligible AKC approved judges. The Sweepstakes judge(s) may be nominated from eligible AKC approved judges, aspiring judges, or Ibizan Hound breeders. The nominees' names shall be submitted to the membership for a vote, with those receiving the most votes being invited to judge at the Specialty.
- Application for a specialty show must be filed with the Secretary on a Board approved application form at least one year before the date of the proposed show.
- The list of Specialty applications (show, location, date, and chairman) will be printed in the newsletter and voted on by the membership.
SECTION 4. Lure Trial Committee
The Board must approve all applications for all IHCUS sponsored Lure Trials (AKC/ASFA).