AKC RALLY® REGULATION CHANGES:
Effective June 1, 2013 — Rally Trials are now a separate event.
Clubs may now hold Rally Trials without regard to the number of Obedience Trials they are also holding. Rally is now considered a separate AKC event and is not tied to any other AKC event. If a club is licensed for Obedience they may now hold up to 12 Rally Trials per year. Any clubs not currently licensed for Obedience but who would like to offer Rally events will be required to successfully hold a minimum of one Sanctioned Rally A Match. For more information please contact the Companion Events Department at Rally@akc.org. The Regulations for Rally have been changed as shown below.
Chapter 1, Section 1. Application to Hold a Rally Trial. Clubs meeting the AKC requirements that wish to hold a rally trial must apply on the form provided by the AKC and submit the appropriate application fee. A rally trial is a separate event with a separate event number. The event application and fee must be submitted at least 18 weeks before the closing date for entries to the event. The trial may be held as a separate event or in conjunction with another event. Clubs may hold no more than 12 Rally trials per calendar year.
Effective Immediately — AKC Rally® National Championship.
The AKC Board approved an AKC Rally® National Championship, and amended the Rally Regulations to provide for it. The first event will be held in the spring of 2014 in conjunction with the Companion Events Extravaganza.
EVENT APPLICATION FEES:
Effective January 1, 2014 — New Event Application Fees.
The AKC Rally®, Obedience, Tracking and Agility event application fees have been changed effective for events held on or after January 1, 2014 as follows:
AKC Rally trials with over 30 entries (based on the previous year’s corresponding trial) will have a $50.00 event application fee (a reduction from the current $100.00 application fee).
Regardless of the number of entries based on the previous year’s corresponding trial, a minimum event application fee of $25.00 will be charged for:
Rally Trials
Stand-alone Obedience Trials
Tracking Tests
Agility Trials
