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Dues & Definitions     Membership Certificates & Renewal     Horse Show Membership Fees

Nomination of Horses, Ponies, and Equitation Riders for Season Trophy Awards

Section 1. Dues and Definitions

Dues rates shall be set by the board as required to maintain a fiscally solvent organization.

The Definition of Membership shall be limited to Individual, Family, Farm and Corporate Memberships. A Family of Farm Membership shall be limited to only the immediate members of (and horses owned by) one family (as defined by the Internal Revenue Service as legally entitles to file a joint or head-of-household income tax return). This includes children age 17 and under (as of December 1st).

A Corporate Membership shall be limited to a legally chartered corporation including owners of the corporation's stock and those horses shown under their corporate business name.

Each membership shall identify one responsible person (voting member of family, farm or corporation) as its Designated Agent to represent his/her family, farm or corporate group in all matters pertaining to ASAW membership interest and obligations.

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Section 2. Membership Certificates and Renewal

The Secretary shall issue a Membership Certificate to each voting ASAW member, and this certificate shall be non-transferable. Membership renewals shall be mailed to each member after January 1st of each year.

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Section 3. Nomination of Horses, Ponies, and Equitation Riders for Season Trophy Awards

Season Trophies shall be awarded only to ASAW members and to horse and ponies owned and nominated by ASAW members.

The fee for nominating horses, ponies and equitation riders for a Season Trophy shall be set by the Board as it deems prudent. Points earned by a contender prior to payment of membership dues and nomination fees for that year shall not be counted toward ASAW Trophy Awards.

All dues and fees must be in the hands of the ASAW Secretary or postmarked prior to showing for point credit toward Season Trophy Awards. Horses and Ponies must be shown as nominated.

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Section 4. Horse Show Membership Fees

Class "A" Horse Show Fees shall be $150.00 per show. ASAW shall refund $50.00 of this fee upon receipt of complete and accurate show results postmarked within 14 days of the show.

Class "B" Horse Show Fees shall be $25.00 per show. ASAW shall refund $10.00 of this fee upon receipt of complete and accurate results postmarked within 14 days of the show.

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