ARTICLE 1
AREA, ADDRESS AND MEETING LOCATION
1.1_
AREA. The seventh
region of the Virginia Bass Federation Nation
shall be known as Region Seven. Region Seven shall include the counties
of
Accomack, Isle of Wight,
them, and the cities of
Beach.
1.2 PRINCIPAL
ADDRESS. The principal address of
the Region shall be the
residence of the Director, or such
other address as he may select.
1.3 BUSINESS
MEETING LOCATION. The business
meetings of the Region shall
be convened at a site selected by
the director. Committee and other
official
meetings shall be held at sites
selected by the chairman or other presiding
officials.
ARTICLE 2
PURPOSES AND GOALS OF THE REGION
2.1
PURPOSES. The Region is
established to preserve and promote the sport
of angling for largemouth bass,
smallmouth bass, and redeye bass; to introduce
youth to sport fishing; to conserve
water and other natural resources; to work
for an abundant, healthy and
self-sustaining bass fishery wherever a natural
potential exists; and to support the
local, state and national agencies which
conserve and manage the freshwater
sport fishery and other associated natural
resources.
2.2
GOALS. The Region shall
pursue the goals of: organizing and
conducting competitive fishing
events that adequately provide for the needs of
the bass and the angler;
establishing live release of bass to their habitat;
promoting realistic conservation of
natural resources and causing the adoption
and enforcement of adequate water
quality standards; supporting and cooperating
with fishery management agencies for
the future; encouraging youth involvement
in sport fishing and leading the
Chapters in organizing and conducting youth
participation activities; promoting
public awareness and efficient
communications with the membership
through a regularly published newsletter;
gaining new members and Chapters to
FLW and the Federation; generating revenue
sufficient to conduct the programs
of the Region; reducing the hazards of boat
operation and sport fishing; of
supporting the nonprofit purposes and goals of
TBF; and other goals as may be established for the Chapters
and the committees
of the Region.
ARTICLE 3 ORGANIZATION AND
ADMINISTRATION
3.1
CONSTITUENCY, MEMBERS, AND CHAPTERS
3.1-1
CONSTITUENCY. The
constituency of the Region shall include the
citizens of
constituent members shall, within
the purposes and goals of the Region, be fully
represented by the Region and its
officials.
3.1-2
MEMBERS. The members of the
Region are the members in good standing
with FLW, TBF, and any of the
Chapters of the Region. FLW membership shall not
alone constitute eligibility to hold
elected or appointed office in the Region.
Only members in good standing shall be eligible to hold
office in the Region.
3.1-3
CHAPTERS. The Chapters of
the Region shall include only those Chapters
duly chartered by TBF and approved
for membership in the Virginia Bass
Federation, Inc.
3.2 REGIONAL
ORGANIZATION
3.2-1
REGION SEVEN DIRECTOR. The
Region Seven Director shall be elected by
the Chapter Presidents no later than
the fifteenth (15th) day of November to a
term of two years which shall begin
at the January meeting of the Board
following the election. Region elections shall be held in
odd-numbered years.
Mid-term vacancies shall be filled through special elections
conducted as soon
as practicable after they
occur. The term of office shall
expire upon
installation of his successor. The Director shall be limited to two
consecutive
terms of two years, except that
partial terms of one year or less shall not be
counted, so that a total of five
full and consecutive years may be served.
The
Director may not serve as a Director for one full year after
having served for a
full five consecutive years. A year in office shall be measured from
the first
Board meeting of the year until the first
Board meeting of the following year.
The Director shall be elected from among the members of the
Region. He shall
remain as a member in good standing
of a Chapter in good standing throughout his
tenure. Loss of good standing shall vacate the
office of Director and require
that a special election be held to
fill the incomplete term as soon as
practicable. The duties of the Director shall include
attendance at meetings of
the Board and other functions of the
Federation, attendance at meetings of, and
working with the Region and its
Committees on Region affairs, supporting the
purposes and goals of the
Federation, and any other duties, not in conflict with
the Federation and Region
Constitution and By-Laws as may be in the best
interest of Chapters and their
members.
3.2-2
REGION SEVEN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR.
Region Seven Assistant Director will
serve in any of the capacities of
the Director in his absence. He
will be
appointed by the Director and will
continue to serve until relieved by a
successor. He will act as Tournament
Director.
3.2-3 REGION SEVEN TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR. He will supervise the
operation of Region Seven
Tournaments including, but not limited to: (1) effecting liaison
with regulatory bodies having
jurisdiction of tournament sites; (2) the setting
up and calibration of the official
scales; (3) the weighing and handling of
fish; (4) the inspection of boats;
(5) the manner and order in which boats are
flighted
out; (6) the maintenance and retention of tournament records; (7) the
resolution of protests to include
ruling on the interpretation of Tournament
Rules in Article 6.1. He shall provide an inventory of
tournament equipment and
supplies annually in November to the
Region Seven Director, noting any repairs
or replacements
needed.
3.2-4
REGION SEVEN SECRETARY. The
Region Seven Secretary will be appointed
by the Director and will continue to
serve until relieved by a successor.
He
will be responsible for recording
minutes of Region Seven Presidents meetings
and other meetings as designated by
the Director. He will maintain
records of
Region Seven Chapter membership and will coordinate with the
Tournament Director
in determining the eligibility of
Region members to fish Region tournaments.
He
will maintain records of
correspondence received by or sent out by any of the
Region Board members. He will be responsible for maintenance
and distribution
of the Region Seven Constitution and
By-Laws, and will keep records of formal
motions submitted by any of the
Region Seven Presidents. He will
perform other
duties as specified by the Region
Seven Director.
3.2-5
REGION SEVEN TREASURER. The
Region Seven Treasurer will be appointed
by the Director and remain in that
capacity until relieved by his successor.
He
will maintain an accurate record of
expenditures and receipts of funds within
the Region. He will provide a financial report
periodically, but not less
frequently than once each Region
Seven Presidents meeting. He shall
present
all books and financial records or
documents annually in November, and on the
occasion of the appointment of a new
Treasurer, to a person or committee
selected and appointed by the Region
Seven Director, for audit.
3.2-6
REGION SEVEN YOUTH DIRECTOR.
The Region Seven Youth Director will be
appointed by the Director and remain
in that capacity until relieved by his
successor. He will represent the Region in all
matters concerning youth
activities.
3.2-7
REGION SEVEN CHAPTER PRESIDENTS.
Each Region Seven Chapter President
shall be elected in a manner set
forth in their respective Chapters
constitution and will act as a
liaison between their respective Chapters and the
Region. They will keep their Chapters informed
of Region and Federation
business as required. They shall attend each Region Seven
Presidents meeting
and
actively support the Region in their dealings with their Chapters
and the
Virginia Bass Federation, Inc.
3.2-8
CHAPTERS. The Region shall
assist the Federation in aiding any persons
wanting to form new chapters by
providing information and contact with
organizing officials of TBF. Each new chapter shall be assigned to
Region Seven
in consideration of its geographical
location and its charter shall be delivered
to the new chapter by the Director,
following acceptance by Virginia Bass
Federation, Inc.
The Director shall assist the Chapter in becoming a
participant in the affairs of the
Region.
3.2-9
CHAPTER PARTICIPATION AND AGOOD STANDING. A Chapter in good
standing will support the goals and
purpose of the Region. A Chapter in
good
standing is defined as one which
has: (1) paid their Federation dues and updated
their Chapter rosters by midnight,
January 31st; (2) participated in 50% of the
region=s meetings; (3) participated
in 50% of the regions tournaments; and (4)
participated in 50% of all other
regional activities approved by the majority of
the Chapters in the Region. Chapters not in good standing shall not
be eligible
to participate in the activities of
the Region. The Director shall submit a list
to the Federation of those chapters
who have not satisfied the 50% rules above
in January of each year. A chapter
in good standing at the region level will
update their rosters to the region
secretary by midnight, January 31st and June
30th
. those chapters not compying will not be eligible to participate in the
next scheduled region
tournament.
3.2-10 COMMITTEES. The Region Director may appoint
committees as necessary to
carry out Region projects. The Tournament Committee will be chaired
by the
Tournament Director and will consist of the remaining Region
Officers. A
committee to update the By-Laws
shall be appointed at the Directors discretion.
The committee
shall be chaired by the Secretary, and shall publish and
distribute copies of the By-Laws to
each Chapter President before the first
tournament of the following year.
ARTICLE 4
AMENDMENTS AND PROCEDURES
4.1 AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS.
Amendments shall be submitted to the Director any time before a regular scheduled
Region Seven Presidents meeting for consideration. Motions must have a second
before they may be considered and must be carried by a two-thirds majority vote
of the members present at the
meeting.
4.2
PROCEDURES. Proposed changes
to the Constitution and By-Laws must be
submitted in writing to the
Director. The change proposal must
include the
article/section/paragraph as it
presently appears, the article/section/paragraph
as it would appear with the change
entered, a listing of other
articles/sections/paragraphs
affected the change, and a discussion of the
reasons for the change. Administrative and typographic errors
may be corrected
any time. Routine business may be conducted and
functional motions voted upon
and carried by a simple majority,
rather than the two-thirds majority of Section
4.1. The Director shall establish the rules of
order.
ARTICLE 5
BY-LAWS
5.1 REGION
FUNDS. Region Seven funds will be handled as described
herein.
5.1-1
TREASURER RECEIVES ALL FUNDS.
All funds received by Region Seven and
its agents in behalf of the Region
shall be turned over to the Treasurer for
deposit to the appropriate
account.
5.1-2
ACCEPTANCE OF CERTAIN FUNDS PROHIBITED. No donations, gifts, goods, or
services shall be accepted in the
name of the Region, or by any agent of the
Region, from any individual or organization found to be in
conflict with the
purpose and goals of the
Region.
5.2 REVENUE
GENERATION. Tournaments and other
events, sale of goods and
services, and other business
activities not in conflict with the Constitution
and By-Laws, may be operated by the
Region for the purpose of revenue generation
in support of the Region and in
advancement of its purposes and goals.
ARTICLE 6
ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AND REGULATIONS
6.1 TOURNAMENT
RULES. Region Seven Tournaments
will be conducted in
accordance with these
rules.
6.1-1
PURPOSE. Tournament rules
provide equal opportunity for all
participants to successfully apply
their fishing skills and abilities, improve
the safety of both participant and
non-participant user of the tournament
waters, and provide for proper
handling of the fish.
6.1-2
INTERPRETATION. The
Tournament Rules are subject to interpretation
only by the Tournament Officials
under the coordination and supervision of the
Region Seven Tournament
Director. The Tournament
Director=s decision shall be
final.
6.1-3
TOURNAMENT DATES. Annually,
in December, four dates and tournament
sites will be chosen and approved by
the Region Seven Chapter Presidents in
order to conduct Region Seven
Tournaments the following year.
Each tournament
will be one day in duration. Dates and sites, once approved, will not
be
changed without the expressed
concurrence of the Region Chapter Presidents. If
a vote is called, and it results in
a tie, the Region Director will vote to
break the tie.
6.1-4
ENTRY FEES. Entry fees of
$25.00 per entrant, per tournament, are
hereby established. This fee, once received by Tournament
Officials, is
non-refundable.
6.1-5
ELIGIBILITY. Members and
Chapters in good standing whose applications
are received by the Tournament
Officials prior to the first flight=s departure
shall be eligible to compete,
conditional upon acceptance by the officials
present.
6.1-5A INSURANCE. All boat owners that are members of
Virginia Bass
Federation Region Seven must have no less than $100,000.00 Liability Insurance
on their boat. In order to use their boat for Region Seven Qualifying and Open
events, proof of insurance must be provided to Region Seven Chapter Presidents
who in turn will provide to the Region Seven board a list by Name, Insurance
Company and Expiration Date of the insurance policy. Penalty for not having
boat insurance: Banishment from
Region Seven.
6.1-6
REGISTRATION. Before each
tournament, all Chapters in good standing
will be mailed a tournament
registration form. Chapter
presidents are to insure
proper completion of the form prior
to its submission to the Tournament
Officials on the date of the
tournament. Registration
will be held during a one
hour period prior to flight out and
time of Registration will be set by the
Tournament Director.
Any exceptions shall be considered on a case-by-case basis
by the Tournament
Director.
6.1-7
ETHICS, SPORTSMANSHIP, AND PERSONAL CONDUCT. Participants shall
observe high standards of ethics,
sportsmanship and personal conduct.
They
shall obey all of the laws, and the
authorities having jurisdiction in the
tournament area. They shall keep themselves informed and
aware of the rules,
laws, and conditions applicable to
the tournament. Drunkenness during
competition and scoring activities
is prohibited. No alcoholic
beverages shall
be permitted in competition boats
during competition hours.
Competitors shall
yield to inspection by Tournament
Officials at any time during the tournament.
Violators shall be subject to the penalties provided in
Section 6.1-25.
6.1-8
TOURNAMENT WATERS.
Tournament waters shall be defined as public waters
which are accessible by boat from
the tournament headquarters. All
fishing by
participants shall be done from a
boat on tournament waters. All
participants
and competition boats shall remain
on tournament waters throughout the
competition hours. Fishing on tournament waters shall not
be permitted within
50 yards of another competitors boat which
was first anchored. Any such boat
shall have its trolling motor
retracted form the water. No such anchored boat
shall permit selected competitors to
fish within the 50 yard circle claimed by
him or her to the exclusion of any
other competitor. Violators shall be subject
to the penalties provided in Section
6.1-25. It is the responsibility of the
anchored boat to make other
competitors aware that he or she is anchored.
6.1-9. COMPETITION HOURS. Shall be determined by the Tournament
Director and
announced at registration. The hours may be changed as necessary
because of
changing conditions and with
reasonable notice to competitors during the
tournament. Late arrival at the check-in point at
the end of competition hours
shall not be excused. No make-up
time shall be granted for any reason to any
competitor who has been unable to
compete during any part of the tournament.
Violators shall be subject to the penalties provided in
Section 6.1-25.
6.1-10 PRACTICE DAYS. No restrictions.
6.1-11 WEATHER CONDITIONS. Tournaments shall proceed as scheduled
regardless
of conditions, except that
competition may be suspended or terminated by the
Tournament Officials with the concurrence of the Tournament
Director whenever
weather conditions are found to be
hazardous. Competitors shall not
fish during
a period of suspension or after
termination of competition.
Violators are
subject to the penalties provided in
Section 6.1-25.
6.1-12 SAFETY AND INSPECTIONS. Safety shall be the concern of first
priority
to all participants. All competition equipment shall be
presented for
inspection before the beginning of
competition and all participants shall yield
to inspection upon the request of
Tournament Officials during the entire
tournament event, including scoring,
award ceremonies, the protest period and
during the deliberation of any
protests that may be registered by the
participants. Competition equipment found to be unsafe
or unseaworthy by the
Tournament Officials shall not be used in the
tournament. Violators shall be
subject to the penalties provided in
Section 6.1-25.
6.1-13 SAFETY EQUIPMENT. Participants shall, whenever their
primary propulsion
engine is in operation, wear a
vest-type personal floatation device, which is
approved by the United States Coast
Guard. As well as using running lights in
accordance with the boating laws
which state running lights must be used on any
vessel being used from the hours
sunset to sunrise.
6.1-14 BOAT REQUIREMENTS. Competition boats shall be 10 feet or
more in
length, powered by a primary
propulsion engine of five or more horsepower.
Boats may be equipped with an electrical motor for low-speed
maneuvering. The
boat shall be of the type normally
used in competitive bass fishing.
It shall
be equipped with a functional
device, known as a kill switch, which shall
terminate the operation of the
primary engine when the operator leaves the
controls. Exceptions: in the event the primary
propulsion engine is steered by
a tiller handle, a kill switch will
not be mandatory, but is recommended.
The
kill switch will be connected to the
operator whenever the engine is in
operation. Each boat shall be equipped with a
functional power-operated pumping
device which will remove water from
the boat effectively and in a manner
acceptable to the Tournament
Officials. Each boat powered by an
engine of 40
horsepower or less may, as approved
by the Tournament Officials, be equipped
with stick-type steering. When required, each boat MUST have a U.
S. Coast
Guard horsepower rating plate attached to the boat by the
manufacturer. The
horsepower of the outboard engine
must not exceed the rating specified on this
rating plate. Any boat manufactured before November
1972 must adhere to the
ratings set by the U. S. Coast Guard
for similar boats. Normal
maintenance to
increase the performance of engines
is allowed. Changing or altering
standard
factory parts or motor to increase
the horsepower over the factory horsepower
rating is forbidden and will result
in disqualification. Violators
shall be
subject to the penalties provided in
Section 6.1-25.
6.1-15 FISHING TACKLE. Shall be limited to casting, spinning,
and spin-casting
rods and reels, and artificial
lures. Only one such rod and reel
may be
actually in use at one time. No live or dead bait is allowed. Animal skin
(pork frogs, for example), fur and
feathers may be used to dress artificial
lures. Violators shall be subject to the
penalties provided in Section 6.1-25.
6.1-16 FISHING METHODS. Trolling is prohibited. Participants shall, without
assistance, hook, play and land any
fish they catch in competition, except that
partners may net fish in a landing
net and bring them into the boat.
Violators
shall be subject to the penalties
provided in Section 6.1-25.
6.1-17 PARTNERS REQUIRED. Participants shall fish with a
partner. Upon the
loss or absence of their duly
assigned partners, they shall terminate all
competitive activity and report to
the Tournament Director, who will attempt to
assign another partner or an
observer who is acceptable to the Tournament
Officials. The Tournament Director may allow a
participant to fish alone if a
partner or observer cannot be found,
but a single participant may not exceed the
creel limit for one person. Violators shall be subject to the
penalties
provided in Section
6.1-25.
6.1-18 COURTESY TO PARTNERS. Competitors shall arrive at the
tournament site
with their partners and in a
condition of readiness for fishing before the
beginning of competition. Violators shall be subject to the
penalties provided
in Section 6.1-25.
6.1-19 CONTACT WITH OTHER
BOATS/PEOPLE. Participants shall
not approach closer
than necessary or otherwise make
contact with other boats or persons during
competition hours for reasons other
than emergencies. Violators shall
be
subject to the penalties provided in
Section 6.1-25.
6.1-20 EMERGENCY CONDITIONS
DEFINED. Emergency conditions are
those which
subject persons or property to
imminent danger or which are deemed by the
Tournament Officials to be of an emergency
nature. Only under emergency
conditions, or in cases where boats
are disabled, may participants leave their
boats. Under such conditions, they may ride in
other boats and bring their fish
to tournament headquarters for
scoring, subject to all requirements otherwise
applicable. They shall remain in sight of each other
at all times until their
fish are turned over to Tournament
Officials. Violators shall be
subject to the
penalties provided in Section
6.1-25.
6.1-21 HANDLING OF FISH DURING
COMPETITION. Competition boats will
be equipped
with a functional, adequately
aerated live well. No stringers,
ropes, or other
devices which would injure fish or
subject them to unnecessary stress shall be
used. Dead fish large enough for scoring shall
be kept by participants and
submitted for scoring. Fish too small for scoring shall be
returned to the
water immediately. No more fish than may be scored may be
held in captivity at
any time during competition
hours. Fish shall not be mutilated
or otherwise
intentionally injured or
mistreated. Swallowed single hooks
shall be cut free
of other tackle and left in place
whether the fish is to be kept or released.
Lures
must be extracted in the least injurious manner available. Violators
shall be subject to the penalties
provided in Section 6.1-25.
6.1-22 HANDLING OF FISH DURING WEIGHING
AND SCORING. Participants shall
present all bass in their possession
when they pass the check-in point for
scoring by Tournament
Officials. The practice of culling
is prohibited at, on,
or in view of the tournament
site. Bass will be presented for
scoring BEFORE
participants load their boats on the
trailer. Bass received by
Tournament
Officials for weigh-in and scoring shall not be touched again
by the participant
who caught them. All fish, dead or alive, shall be placed
in containers
SUPPLIED BY THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR, with water for transport
to the scoring
area. Water must be added to containers to
reduce injury. All fish that are
alive after the competition or
scoring procedure shall be returned to the water
by Tournament Officials, except that
the requests of governmental, educational,
and research agencies may be
honored, and trophy fish may be returned to the
participant who caught them when
they request them for mounting and display.
Fish not judged by Tournament Officials to be alive shall be
protected from
spoilage and disposed of as food, or
otherwise in a manner which complies with
the law if they are unfit for use as
food. Violators shall be subject to the
penalties provided in Section
6.1-25.
6.1-23 SCORING. Competitors= scores shall be the weight
of the bass they have
caught and kept during the
competition hours. Weight may be
deducted from
competitors= scores by the
Tournament Officials as a penalty under the
provisions of Section 6.1-25. Competitors may present, for weighing
and
scoring, no more than the legal
limit of bass as determined by the tournament
site location. These fish shall be no less than minimum
length required by
state law as governed by the
tournament site. In no instance
will a fish be
scored that measures less than 12
inches in length. Four ounces
shall be
deducted from the competitor=s
actual weight for each bass which is judged by
the Tournament Official to be dead
at the time of scoring. All final
standings
shall be based upon the weight score
remaining after deductions have been made
for any dead bass and for any other
penalties assessed. Violators shall
be
subject to the penalties provided in
Section 6.1-25. Ties will be
resolved by
the number of fish caught. If a tie still exists, the weight of the
largest
fish shall be used to resolve the
tie.
6.1-24 PROTESTS. Participants who suspect that the
tournament rules have been
violated may protest to the
tournament officials at any time during the
tournament or within 15 minutes
after arrival at the tournament site, followed
by a written protest within 30
minutes after the scales have closed.
Protests
shall be decided upon by the
tournament officials under the direction of the
Region Seven Tournament
Director.
6.1-25 VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES. Participants shall honor the letter and
intent of the Tournament Rules or
they shall be judged to have violated them.
All judgments are reserved to the Tournament Officials. All participants shall
be presumed to be familiar with the
tournament rules. Participants held
by the
Tournament Officials to have violated the principles of
fairness, sportsmanship
and ethical conduct explicitly or
implicitly included in the tournament rules
may be declared ineligible to
compete in future tournament events.
In such
case, the incident shall be reported
to the Region Seven Director for action.
Participants held by the Tournament officials to be in
violation of the
tournament rules shall be penalized
as provided in applicable sections of this
Article.
6.1-25(1)
Disqualification. The
participants shall be disqualified from
further competition in the
tournament in progress and receive no credit for that
event.
6.1-25(2)
Late Penalty. The
participant shall be penalized by
deductions of ONE POUND of his actual weight for each minute he is
late for the
first fifteen minutes. After 15 minutes, the
participants shall be disqualified
and no credit for actual weight
shall be awarded. The penalty shall
apply to
the tournament currently in progress
and will not be carried over to a
subsequent
tournament.
6.1-25(3)
Illegal Fish Length. All
fish found to be in violation of
established length limits shall be
removed from the creel before scoring and
then the participants shall be
penalized by the additional removal of the
largest fish remaining in their
possession, or such remaining fish for each
violation.
6.1-25(4)
Illegal Fish Numbers.
Violation of creel limit will result in
disqualification from further
competition in the tournament in progress, and
violators will receive no credit for
that event.
6.1-25(5)
Insufficient Participation.
Any Chapter which fails to field
a minimum of six of its members at
any Region Seven Tournament shall be
ineligible to receive the chapter
award for that tournament and its tournament
weight shall not count towards that
chapter=s team totals for the year.
6.1-26 POLYGRAPH TESTS. Polygraph tests may be given in
conjunction with
given at the discretion of the
Tournament Director and/or the Region Director.
Random Region Seven polygraph tests shall be given in the
following format:
6.1-26(1)
Failure To Undergo Examination.
Selected participants of
Region Seven Tournaments shall submit to Region Seven
polygraph examination when
directed by the Tournament Director
and/or the Region Director. Failure
to
submit to Region Seven polygraph
examination will result in disqualification or
the denial of eligibility under
Article 6.1-5.
6.1-26(2)
Examination Conditions. Polygraph examinations shall be given
by a licensed Polygraph Examiner,
and shall be given under conditions specified
by the Polygraph
Examiner.
6.1-26(3)
Cooperation with Examiner.
Selected tournament participants
shall abide by the instructions
given by the Polygraph Examiner and cooperate in
his efforts to give a thorough and
accurate exam.
6.1-26(4)
Examination Site and Time.
All Region Seven polygraph
examinations shall be given on site
or in a designated area on the same day of
the tournament.
6.1-26(5)
Results Handling. The
results of the Region Seven polygraph
examination shall be scrutinized by
the examiner and given to the Region Seven
Tournament Director and/or Region Director at the tournament
or examination
site.
6.1-26(6)
Retesting.
Retesting of selected participants will be done
only at the discretion of the
examiner. The retesting will be
done at the same
site, and on the same day as the
previous test, and will be done by the same
Polygraph Examiner.
Any additional fees for the retesting will be the
responsibility of the requesting
participant.
6.1-26(7)
Failure to Submit or Unsatisfactory Results. Failure to
submit to examination by Region
Seven Polygraph Examiner or failure to attain a
satisfactory result on a Region
Seven polygraph examination shall be conclusive
evidence of a violation and subject
to Articles 6.1-5 and 6.1-25.
6.2
AWARDS
6.2-1
TOURNAMENT AWARDS. At each
of the four Region Seven Tournaments, the
awards listed below will be
presented. 100% of the entry money
will be paid
back on tournament
day.
6.2-1(1)
Winning Chapter. $100
(payable through donations) to the
winning Chapter as determined by the
total of the top six members= weight.
6.2-1(2)
Tournament Payout.
Payout for tournament places will be
based on a percentage as shown in
the table below:
TEAM PLACE
PERCENTAGE
lst
place
20 %
2nd place
15 %
3rd place
12 %
4th place
10 %
5th place
8
%
6th place
7 %
7th place
6 %
8th place
5 %
9th place
4 %
10th place
3 %
11th thru 15th place 2 %
6.2-1(3)
Lunker. When a lunker
pot is declared by the Tournament
Director, the funds will be collected by an appointed member
and all proceeds
will be given to the participating
member with the largest fish weighed.
Should
a tie occur, the proceeds will be
divided equally among the tied members.
6.2-2
END-OF-YEAR AWARDS.
Following the last regularly scheduled Region
Seven Tournament, the following
awards will be presented:
6.2-2(1)
Lunker. Lunker for the year -
Trophy.
6.2-2(2)
Top Fisherman. Region Seven Fisherman of the Year - Trophy.
6.2-2(3)
Top Chapter. Chapter
of the Year as determined by the Top
three teams from each of the chapter
entries participating in the region
tournaments - $150.00.
Example: 3 Top teams weight is
1st event 15.25 lbs
2nd event 14.0 lbs
3rd event 20.33 lbs
4th event 11.5 lbs
Total 61.08 lbs
Average would then be divided by 12 (top 3 from each event)
giving an average of
5.09 lbs.
6.2-2(4)
Fall Classic Team. Following
the completion of the region=s
qualifying tournaments, the top
twenty finishers shall become eligible to
compete in the Fall Classic. The top
10 finishers shall have the option of
taking a qualified tournament
boat. The remaining ten shall
compete as non boat
owners. In the event that any of the top twenty
finishers do not claim their
position, it shall be offered to
other region competitors in the order of their
rank in the final scores until the
positions are filled. Anyone not claiming
their position shall forfeit all
benefits and privileges provided by the region.
Benefits and privileges to the top twenty fin ishers provided by the region
shall include but not limited to,
paid entry into the Fall Classic, motel
expenses for ten rooms for two
nights, a hat, shirt, and jacket designating that
he or she is a Region 7 Fall Classic
qualifier.
NOTHING FOLLOWS