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THE INTERNATIONAL CAT ASSOCIATION, INC 2006 TICA Annual Board Meeting Public Minutes August 30, 2006 – September 1, 2006 Hannover, Germany The meeting was called to order at 8 AM on Wednesday, August 30, 2006 by the President, Kay DeVilbiss. The following members were present: Ellen Crockett – Director, Northwest Jaime Christian – Director, Great Lakes Genevieve Basquine – Director, Southern Europe Motoko Oizumi – Director, Asia Laurie Schiff – Legal Advisor Kenji Aria – Translator Bobbie Tullo – Judging Administrator Dorothy Lewis – Rules Committee Chair Ellen Crockett – Director, Northwest Jaime Christian – Director, Great Lakes Genevieve Basquine – Director, Southern Europe Motoko Oizumi – Director, Asia Laurie Schiff – Legal Advisor Kenji Aria – Translator Bobbie Tullo – Judging Administrator Dorothy Lewis – Rules Committee Chair Vickie Fisher, Southwest Regional Director arrived at 11:40 AM on Wednesday, August 30, 2006 due to cancelled flights. The President, when presiding over the meeting, refrains from voting except when the vote is by ballot, or whenever her vote will affect the result. 1. Unanimous consent requested by Barrett to go into Executive Session. Without objection. **EXECUTIVE SESSION** 2. Unanimous consent to allow Kenji Aria, Laurie Schiff, and Bobbie Tullo in Executive Session. Without objection. 6. Unanimous consent to defer Rene Copeland, Deborah Reed, Carol Barton, and Marge Hanna for judge emeritus to Semi-Annual Meeting 2007. Without objection. **REFERRED TO THE SEMI-ANNUAL MEETING** 7. Motion was made and seconded to accept Yukari Kaneko as LH/SH Trainee. Motion carried. 8. Motion was made and seconded to accept Mimi Tsurouka as LH/SH Trainee. Motion carried. 9. Motion was made and seconded to advance Jay Bangle to Probationary Specialty Judge. Motion carried. 10. Motion was made and seconded to advance Brigitte Berthelon to Probationary Specialty Judge. Motion carried. 11. Motion was made and seconded to advance Susan Lee to Probationary Specialty Judge. Motion carried. 12. Motion was made and seconded to advance Karen Stinson to Probationary Specialty Judge. Motion carried. 13. Motion was made and seconded to advance Monika Dany to Provisional Allbreed Judge. Motion carried. 14. Motion was made and seconded to advance Dewane Barnes to Approved Allbreed Judge. Motion carried. 15. Motion was made and seconded to approve Heather Roberts as Genetics Instructor. Motion carried. 16. Unanimous consent to destroy the ballots. Without objection. **EXECUTIVE SESSION** 19. Unanimous consent requested by Parkinson to exit Executive Session. Without objection. 20. Motion was made by Fisher and seconded by Christian to accept the Board Governance Policy on Ethics. Motion carried unanimously. 21. Unanimous consent requested by Fisher to approve the Consent Agenda. Without objection. 22. Unanimous consent requested by Parris to hold the 2007 Spring Meeting in Seattle on May 18-20, 2007. Without objection. 23. Motion was made by McCullough and seconded by Gonyea to set a hearing date for Elaine Jordao (Feline Club) at the February Meeting. Motion carried with Parris, Fisher, Stadter, and Christian opposed. Parris wanted see the information on the violations. **NOTE: Show flyers must be sent in regardless of where the show is - or the license will not be provided. 24. Unanimous consent requested by Fisher to defer financial wrap up and yearbook finances until the numbers are updated, and a report from the auditors is received. Without objection. **The meeting was recessed until the next morning. 25. Unanimous consent requested by Crockett in lieu of a $2,000.00 direct donation, provide TICA Purebred Rescue Committee opportunity to publish an article in the TICA TREND with a continuing notation asking for donations (to be approved by the Board prior to being published). The Executive Office will keep track of donations and provide the Trend Editor with details to be acknowledged in the Trend. The official poster and brochure will be made available online for the clubs to print. Without objection. 26. Unanimous consent requested by Caruthers to build a Mentoring Program from the Feline Welfare Committee. Without objection. 27. Unanimous consent requested by Fisher to go into Executive Session. Without objection. **EXECUTIVE SESSION** 28. Unanimous consent to exit Executive Session. Without objection. 29. Withdrawn. 30. Withdrawn. 31. Motion was made by Fisher and seconded by Stadter to accept request for registration reciprocity with AACE. Motion carried with McCullough, Gonyea, and Crockett opposed. Basquine, Parkinson, and Barrett abstained. 32. Motion was made by McCullough and seconded by Crockett to reject the amendment of By-Law 13.1 and add 13.1.1-13.1.4. Motion carried unanimously. Amend By-Law 13.1, Add new 13.1.1 – 13.1.4 (Hicks/A Stadter) Current wording for reference: 13.1 Qualifications: Membership shall be open to any individual person who is interested in owning, breeding or exhibiting domesticated cats. New members must complete the application for which includes an agreement to abide by the rules and regulations of the Association, pay the required fee for membership dues and have at least one cat or a cattery name registered with TICA. A member's region of record is the region where the member resides. New wording: 13.1 Qualifications. Membership shall be open to any individual person who is interested in owning, breeding or exhibiting domesticated cats, by making application, signing an agreement to abide by the rules and regulations of the Association and paying the required fee for membership dues. A member's region of record is the region where the member resides. Add: 13.1.1 Regardless of membership class, all members join with non-voting status. After a minimum of one year as a member with non-voting status, a member may request a change to voting status by providing proof of any one of the following requirements to the EO: 13.1.1.2 Has registered a cattery name and a minimum of (?) litters with TICA or 13.1.1.3 Has registered a minimum of (?) cats with TICA or 13.1.1.4 Has shown a cat that they own in a minimum of (?) TICA shows. **PROPOSAL REJECTED** 33. Unanimous consent requested by Christian to go into Committee of the Whole to allow Amy Stadter to speak. Without objection. 34. Unanimous consent requested by Crockett to go out of Committee of the Whole. Without objection. 35. Unanimous consent requested by Crockett to accept amendment to By Law 19.2.1. Without objection. Amend By-Laws 19.2.1 (housekeeping) 19.2.1 Board of Directors meetings may be called by the President or the Vice President upon 21 days notice by mail, [or telegraph] fax, or any other suitable electronic media. Such notice shall state the time, place and purpose of the meeting. RATIONALE: Telegraph is no longer a reasonable method for calling a meeting. This wording is consistent with By-Law 110.1. **MEMBERSHIP VOTE** 36. Motion was made Crockett and seconded by Fisher to reject proposal to amend By-Laws 19.2.7. Motion carried with Gonyea opposed. Stadter commented: “I am voting yes only because there is a similar proposal on the October ballot. I would like to see some changes to the current rule, depending on the outcome of the ballot.” Amend By-Laws 19.2.7 (Dell) 19.2.7 - A Regional Director who cannot to attend a Board meeting due to personal illness; or the illness or death of an immediate family member; or a natural disaster or national emergency may appoint a proxy. The Board must be advised in writing of the proxy appointment. The proxy must be a member of that Director's region who has been a TICA member for at least 5 years. At the meeting, the proxy will have all the rights and duties of the Regional Director. The same expenses which would be paid for the Regional Director will be paid for the proxy. A director present by proxy at a meeting may not be counted toward the required quorum. **PROPOSAL REJECTED** 37. Unanimous consent requested by Crockett to delete 118.1.3 from the By-Laws. Without objection. Delete from By-Laws 118.1.3 Delete from By-Laws: 118.1.3 In order to retain championship competition status, every new breed accepted for championship competition shall, in each of the next 3 show years following such acceptance, register a minimum of 25 additional cats of said breed per year, maintain a minimum of five TICA members in good standing in at least three regions who are actively raising the breed, and exhibit a minimum of ten specimens of the breed in at least fifteen rings in each of three regions per year. RATIONALE: The newest new breed program virtually guarantees that these basic requirements will be met. No longer necessary. **MEMBERSHIP VOTE** 38. Unanimous consent requested by Barrett to take no action regarding Registration Rule 33.7. Without objection. Addition to Registration Rules 33.7 33.7.15 To retain championship status, every new breed must meet the following requirements in each of the next three show years following acceptance: 33.7.15.1 Register a minimum of 25 additional cats of the breed. 33.7.15.2 Exhibit a minimum of 10 individual cats of the breed in at least 15 rings in at least 3 regions. 33.7.15.3 Have at least 5 TICA members in a minimum of 3 regions who actively breeding the breed. 33.7.15.4 The Breed Committee shall submit a report proving that the requirements have been met. 33.7.16 Failure to meet the requirements of 33.7.15 will result in the breed being returned to non-championship status. Alternative wording: Instead of 33.7.15.4 and 33.7.16 – delete 33.7.15.4 and use the following wording for 33.7.16 33.7.16 It is the responsibility of the Breed Committee to document that all requirements have been met by providing a report to the Genetics Committee, the Rules Committee and the Executive Office. Failure to meet the requirements of 33.7.15 will result in the breed being moved back to Advanced New Breed status. **PROPOSAL REJECTED** 39. Unanimous consent requested by Barrett to accept amendment to By-Laws 123.1.9 and 123.1.10 as amended. Without objection. 40. Unanimous consent requested by Barrett to rescind Unanimous consent 39. Without objection. 41. Unanimous consent requested by Barrett to accept amendment By-Laws 123.1.9 and 123.1.10 with the change of “may” to “shall” as shown below. Without objection. Amend By-Laws 123.1.9 and 123.1.10 (Board request) 123.1.9 Distinguished Judge. An honorary title of Distinguished Judge which shall be granted to any judge with 25 or more years of judging experience as a licensed TICA judge and who has attained the status of Approved Allbreed Judge. To retain the title of Distinguished Judge, the judge MUST lead a judges' conference or breed seminar, or conduct a judging school or genetics seminar (if qualified) at least once every 2 years. A Distinguished Judge is exempt from other CEU requirements and license fees; however, they must complete the refresher test and record form. 123.1.10 Judge of Merit. An honorary title of Judge of Merit which shall be granted to any judge with at least 20 years of judging experience as a licensed TICA judge and who has attained the status of Approved Allbreed Judge. Judges of Merit shall meet all requirements for re-licensing, including license fees, refresher test, record form and CEU requirements; Judges of Merit are encouraged to lead a Judges' Conference or Breed Seminar, or conduct a Judging School or Genetics Seminar (if qualified), and if they do so, no further CEU's hall be required for that year. **MEMBERSHIP VOTE** 42. Unanimous consent requested by Stadter to delete Standing Rule 901.4.5.2. Without objection. Delete Standing Rule 901.4.5.2 as it says nothing different from above. **STANDING RULES** 43. Unanimous consent requested by Crockett to take no action on proposal to amend Registration Rule 33.1. Without objection. Proposal to amend Registration Rules (Stadter) Current Rule: 33.1 The decision to accept a new breed lies solely within the discretion of the association. Proposed Change: 33.1 A breed may be accepted for registration as follows: The association must specify one of the following categories for a new breed when the breed is RATIONALE: The current wording of 33.1 could be misunderstood since it is not in plain English. The proposed change simply makes the rule easier to understand. The word "may" in the current version of the rule gives the association the choice to accept or reject an application. **PROPOSAL REJECTED** 44. Unanimous consent requested by Crockett to take no action on amendment to Registration Rule 33.1-33.1.5, since the Genetics Committee has not seen it. Denied. 45. Motion was made by Stadter and seconded by Crockett to reject the proposal regarding Registration Rule 33.1-33.1.5. Motion carried with Barrett, Parris, Gonyea, Dickie, Basquine, and Parkinson all opposed for the reason that they think it should go to Genetics Committee. Oizumi abstained. The President broke the tie with a favorable vote. Amend Registration Rules 33.1 – 33.1.5 (Hicks) 33.1 Registration. A breed may be accepted for registration as follows: 33.1.1 Transfer New Breed - A breed accepted for championship competition in another cat World Cat Congress association. If a mutation breed has been accepted by another association and the breed's type is significantly different from a breed with the same mutation that has already been accepted in TICA, the Board may accept the breed. 33.1.2 Hybrid New Breed - A breed developed from a deliberate cross between two or more existing breeds, incorporating characteristics of both parental breeds into the new breed. No breed that combines multiple mutations will be recognized. (Example – a tailless, folded eared breed). 33.1.3 Native New Breed - A breed identified through selection of phenotypically similar individuals from a naturally occurring population indigenous to a particular geographic region. 33.1.4 Mutation New Breed - A breed which has been defined by the introduction of new gene (s) not present in an established recognized breed. Effective (date) only one breed will be recognized based on any\unique genetic mutation, other than as provided for in 33.1.1. The breed may have both longhair and shorthair coats. 33.1.5 Experimental - Experimental breeding programs which have not yet designated a breed name. No experimental breed that combines two or more mutations will be accepted. Mutation traits include but are not limited to folded ears, curled ears, rex coats, short (dwarf) legs, taillessness, bobtails, lack of fur, polydactyl. **PROPOSAL REJECTED** 46. Unanimous consent requested by Crockett to accept the amendment to Registration Rule 33.4, add Registration Rule 33.9, and Standing Rule 303.9.1. Without objection. SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1Amend Registration Rules 33.4 Add Registration Rules 33.9 & Standing Rules 303.9.1 Transfer New Breeds Amend: 33.4 Championship Advancement Class Program. The Championship Advancement Class consists of [ 33.4.1 Part One consists of two levels outlining the requirements for developing new breeds. 33.4.1.1 The beginning level shall be known as Preliminary New Breed. 33.4.1.2 The second level shall be known as Advanced New Breed. 33.4.2 Part Two outlines the requirements for introduction of a new trait in existing breeds currently recognized for Championship. This class shall be known as the New Traits Class. The trait in question may or may not have been recognized in other breeds. 33.4.3 Part Three outlines the requirements for Championship recognition of Transfer New Breeds (33.1.1). 33.4.4 Any breed accepted in the Foundation Registry as Category VI must declare intent for registration status in Category I, II, III, IV or V prior to acceptance for recognition in Preliminary New Breed Class. (See 36.6.2) Add: 33.9 Transfer New Breeds (TNB) to Championship 33.9.1 Transfer New Breeds accepted for Championship status in affiliated associations (Standing Rules 303.9.1) and accepted for Registration Only status in TICA, may apply for Advanced New Breed status, without previously being accepted as a Preliminary New Breed, upon satisfying the requirements outlined below.
Standing Rule 303.9.1 303.9.1 Affiliated associations are the Livre Officiel des Origines Felines (LOOF), and members of the World Cat Congress with headquarters outside the United States or Canada. 33.9.1.1 At least one year has passed since the breed was accepted for Registration in TICA; 33.9.1.2 At least 50 individual cats have been registered with TICA; 33.9.1.3 At least 25 litters have been registered with TICA; 33.9.1.4 At least 10 TICA members in good standing are actively breeding the breed. 33.9.1.5 Submission of an Application for acceptance as an Advanced New Breed to the Executive Office and a copy to each member of the Genetics Committee at least 90 days prior to the applicable board meeting. 33.9.1.6 A letter of intent to apply for approval as an Advanced New Breed, signed by at least ten TICA members in good standing; 33.9.1.7 A proposed breed standard, approved by the Rules Committee, including any permissible outcrosses; 33.9.1.8 An indication that the breed is to be categorized as an Established Breed, a Natural Breed, a Mutation Breed or a Hybrid Breed and the rationale for the proposed category. (See RR 37.1.2) 33.9.1.9 Cause a Notice of Intent to apply for advancement to Advanced New Breed status to be published in the April/May TICA TREND for application at the Annual meeting and the October/November TICA Trend for application at the Semi Annual meeting; 33.9.1.10 At least 60 days prior to the Board Meeting, the Genetics Committee must forward a written report commenting upon the application. Such report may recommend approval or denial of advancement, or may recommend further requirements be met prior to approval. 33.9.1.11 Make a formal presentation at the Board Meeting, including photographs, illustrations, statistics, health and breeding reports, representatives of the breed and any other relevant material. 33.9.2 Upon acceptance by the Board as an Advanced New Breed, the Transfer New Breed shall follow the requirements for competition, exhibition and advancement to Championship as outlined in 33.6.2, 33.6.3 and 33.7 of these Rules. **MEMBERSHIP VOTE** 47. Unanimous consent requested by Fisher to accept amendment to Registration Rules 33.5.2, 33.6.3, and 33.8.2. Without objection. SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1Amend Registration Rules 33.5.2, 33.6.2 and 33.8.2 (Housekeeping) 33.5.2 Competition and Exhibition. 33.5.2.1 A member of a breed designated as a Preliminary New Breed may be entered in any TICA show in the Preliminary New Breed category. Cats which have non-domestic ancestry may be entered in accordance with Show Rule 23.19 and Standing Rule 203. Preliminary New Breed Class cats appear in the catalog, and judge’s books and judges shall include these cats in judging fees.
33.6.2 Competition and Exhibition. 33.6.2.1 A member of a breed designated as an Advanced New Breed may be entered in any TICA show in the Advanced New Breed class provided the cat has a TICA registration number (203.1.1) and provided that the cat meets the pedigree requirements for championship in the proposed registration category or has a registration status code such that its offspring could be eligible for Championship competition. Cats which have non-domestic ancestry may be entered in accordance with Registration Rules 37.6.4, Show Rule 23.19 and Standing Rules 203. 33.6.2.1.1 Advanced New Breed cats appear in the catalog and judges' books and judges shall include these cats in judging fees.
33.8.1 Any new trait or traits of a Championship Breed, not recognized for competition in the kitten, cat or alter class of that breed, may be exhibited in the New Traits Class.
RATIONALE: The items to delete are all covered in Article 17 of the Show Rules and have nothing to do with how the cats are registered. Item in italics is added to maintain consistency with the wording in other articles. **MEMBERSHIP VOTE** 48. Unanimous consent requested by Barrett to accept Show Rule definition 21.5.7 with amendment: “and the class has been released.” Without objection. Add to Show Rule Definitions 21.57 (Rules – Requested by Caruthers) Suggested number: 21.57 Remainder of definitions to be renumbered. Class Closed: A class (color, division, breed) shall be considered closed when the ribbons have been hung or the awards announced and/or recorded and the class has been released. Circumstances under which a class may or may not be reopened can be found in the Show Rules. RATIONALE: Since we have rules specifying when a class may be reopened (such as fraud), and when a class may not be reopened (error in color class discovered too late), should have a definition of when a class is considered closed. **MEMBERSHIP VOTE** 49. Motion was made by Parkinson and seconded by Stadter to approve amendment to Show Rule 213.4 and revised Judging Contract. Motion was denied with Barrett and Parris in favor. Oizumi abstained. McCullough commented she preferred the Motion to be split up. Christian commented it was too small of a change to reprint. Amend Show Rule 213.4 (Rules) Revise Judging Contract Current Judging Contract: It is the intent of the parties that this contract is binding, and is not subject to cancellation except in [circumstances of extreme emergency]. If such cancellation is necessary, the canceling party shall provide written notice to the other party as soon as possible. Proposed Wording: It is the intent of the parties that this contract is binding, and is not subject to cancellation except in an emergency. If such cancellation is necessary, the canceling party shall provide notice to the other party as soon as possible Revision of Show Rule: Current: 213.4 A contracted judge must give notice to the club at least 14 days prior to the advertised entry closing date if he, for whatever reason, [decides he cannot or does not want to fulfill his contract.] Revised: 213.4 A contracted judge must give notice to the club at least 14 days prior to the advertised entry closing date if he, for whatever reason, is unable to fulfill his contract. **PROPOSAL REJECTED** 50. Motion was made by McCullough and seconded by Crockett to accept the amendment to Show Rule 213.4. Motion carried with Caruthers, Gonyea, Christian, and Parkinson opposed. Amend Show Rule 213.4 (Rules) Revise Judging Contract Current Judging Contract: It is the intent of the parties that this contract is binding, and is not subject to cancellation except in [circumstances of extreme emergency]. If such cancellation is necessary, the canceling party shall provide written notice to the other party as soon as possible. Proposed Wording: It is the intent of the parties that this contract is binding, and is not subject to cancellation except in an emergency. If such cancellation is necessary, the canceling party shall provide notice to the other party as soon as possible Revision of Show Rule: Current: 213.4 A contracted judge must give notice to the club at least 14 days prior to the advertised entry closing date if he, for whatever reason, [decides he cannot or does not want to fulfill his contract.] Revised: 213.4 A contracted judge must give notice to the club at least 14 days prior to the advertised entry closing date if he, for whatever reason, is unable to fulfill his contract. **MEMBERSHIP VOTE** 51. Motion was made by Crockett and seconded by Christian to reject the proposal to amend Show Rule 216.8. Stadter commented this is already covered by the Show Rules, that if a cat is pregnant it is ineligible for competition. Motion carried unanimously. Amend Show Rule 216.8 (Anderson) Current: Rule 216.8:"Disqualification (DQ) shall be used for those entries which are removed from competition for reasons set forth in these Show Rules or an individual breed standard". Revision: Rule 216.8:"Disqualification (DQ) shall be used (for those entries which are removed from) to remove an entry from competition for reasons set forth in these Show Rules or an individual breed standard or any ineligible entry which may have been accepted". Rationale from Anderson: If a pregnant cat is present, I think the judge should be able to disqualify the cat and notify the EO. **PROPOSAL REJECTED** 52. Motion was made by McCullough and seconded by Crockett to reject proposal to amend Show Rule 217.5.4. Motion carried with Barrett, Parris, Fisher, Gonyea, and Dickie opposed. Stadter commented this proposal does not solve the issue that was made. Amend Show Rule 217.5.4 (several TICA judges) Current: 217.5.4 Each judge shall select and place Best, Second and Third Best of Breed awards, except as provided in 216.7. These selections are made from all of the Best, Second and Third Best of Division awards. Revised: 217.5.4 Each judge shall select and place Best, Second and Third Best of Breed awards, except as provided in 216.7 These selections are made from all of the Best, Second and Third Best of Division awards. Except in single breed congresses, these awards shall be announced or hung. RATIONALE: Some judges refuse to name breed winners until the finals. This makes it difficult for owners to discover their awards (and most times only the Best is actually in the finals). This practice has even required a special notation in the clerking manual allowing clerks to take numbers from the judge’s sheets rather than the normal requirement of recording them as they’re hung. Although some will argue that this makes things more exciting, most exhibitors I’ve spoken with disagree and would prefer to have the numbers announced. In the case of single breed congresses, it will be obvious who the breed winners are, and yes, in that case the breed choices could be withheld until finals. **PROPOSAL REJECTED** 53. Withdrawn. 54. Motion was made by Fisher and seconded by Caruthers to add Standing Rule 203.1.2. Motion carried with Gonyea, Crockett, and Christian opposed. Add Standing Rule 203.1.1 (Schiff) 203.1.1 In order for a cat to be shown without a registration number, that cat must be eligible for registration and competition in TICA in the class in which the cat is to be shown. RATIONALE: Legal clarification. Note: Renumber current Standing Rule 203.1.1 As 203.1.1.1 55. Unanimous consent requested by Crockett to add Standing Rule Chart 207.5 with the correction of changing “less” to “fewer”. Without objection. Add Standing Rule Chart 207.5 (Rules/Young), Add charts to Standing Rule 601.2.22 & 601.2.23 (Rules/Young) Nowhere in the rules does it give the points allotted to color/division/finals wins. There should be a chart at 207.5. The scoring rules (of the Standing Rules) reference “Finals points are the same as for title claims, with the exception of fewer than 10 cats (see attached charts)”. The titles points do not appear anywhere, nor do the referenced charts for fewer than 10 cats. The titles points should appear at 207.5 as referenced above, and the ‘fewer than 10 cats’ charts should appear as part of the scoring tables at 601.2.22 and 601.2.23. RATIONALE: The only place color/division/finals points appear is on the title claim form. The scoring rules in the Standing Rules reference the points for finals and the charts for accommodating less than 10 entries, but these do not appear anywhere. Although some of these might be found on the website, at this time, not everyone has easy access to the internet. They should appear in the printed rules. **STANDING RULE** 56. Unanimous consent requested by Barrett to take no action to amend Standing Rule 209.1.1.4. Without objection. Amend Standing Rule 209.1.1.4 (Executive Office) 209.1.1.4 The Show Committee is required to forward via First Class Mail (or better) one completely marked catalog to the Executive Office, the regional reporters and the appropriate regional director of TICA WITHIN 48 HOURS AFTER THE CLOSE OF THE SHOW. For North American shows held DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL, the Executive Office copy must be sent via Express (can be tracked) Mail (or better). Non-US clubs must send the Executive Office copy by a method that is trackable in the US to arrive in the Executive Office NO LATER THAN 7 days AFTER THE CLOSE OF THE SHOW. The Show Committee is required to forward one completely marked catalog to the judging administrator, to each judge, the master clerk and to any person who ordered a marked catalog NO LATER THAN 7 DAYS AFTER THE SHOW. The Show Committee shall also send marked copies of the finals page (s) and the appropriate breed awards to each certified ring clerk within 7 days after the show. RATIONALE: There were 23 shows held in April this year. As TICA grows and more shows are held during April, it’s imperative that catalogs be sent promptly by the fastest method so that the Executive Office can complete the scoring for regional lists to be provided by June 10th. This year the last catalog was received May 16th. Non-US clubs have methods available to send catalogs so that they can be tracked. If a club cannot do this or cannot afford this, then their show should be scheduled in a month where the Executive Office can wait 30 to 60 days to get the catalog. **PROPOSAL REJECTED** 57. Unanimous consent requested by Fisher to accept amendment to Standing Rule 307.4.2. Without objection. Amend Standing Rule 307.4.2 (Parkinson) 307.4.2 Category III breeds must have an SBT (V), AOP, BOP or COP status code to be eligible for championship competition. 01T (V), 02T (V), 03T (V), A1P, B1P, C1P, A2P, B2P, C2P, A3P, B3P, or C3P cats may be permitted for championship competition if specifically permitted by the breed and marked by an asterisk. RATIONALE: There has been a lot of confusion about the asterisk. This clarifies the issue. **STANDING RULES** 58. Unanimous consent requested by Fisher to reject proposal to add Standing Rule 907.1.1. Without objection. Add to Standing Rules 907.1.1 (Crockett) 907.1.1 OUTSTANDING CATTERY TITLE (OC) |