(As Amended by Board of Directors Through March 28,
2002)
I. Policy.
The Golden Retriever Club of Central New York, Inc. (GRC-CNY)
will maintain a public education program to inform the public about the
breed and breeder selection criteria. A component of that program will
be to refer the public to litters produced by GRC-CNY Member-Breeders
who meet qualifying criteria as set forth below. To implement the
program, GRC-CNY will appoint a Club member, who is not a breeder, to be
the Puppy Referral Designee (PRD).
II. Member-Breeder and
Puppy Referral Designee (PRD) - Qualifications & Responsibilities
A. The Member-Breeder
will:
1.
Be a member in good standing of: The
American Kennel Club (AKC); The Golden Retriever Club of America (GRCA),
and abiding by the GRCA Code of Ethics; GRC-CNY, holding
Individual or Household membership status.
2.
Document to the PRD that the Sire and
Dam of the litter of Golden Retriever puppies meet all of the
following qualifying criteria by submitting appropriate material:
a)
Sire and Dam both at least two (2)
years of age at the time of breeding.
b)
Hip Clearance - OFA Certificate with
registration number (preliminary reports not acceptable) - or -
PennHip report with a distraction index (DI) below the currently
published median, done after six (6) months of age.
c)
Eye Clearance - CERF Certificate or
normal eye exam report from a board-certified veterinary
ophthalmologist (ACVO), exam date within twelve (12) months of
breeding date. Eye exam reports or CERF Certificates done when the
Sire or Dam was eight (8) years of age or older will be acceptable for
the remainder of that dog’s lifetime.
d)
Cardiac Clearance - Documentation of an
exam done when the dog was one (1) year of age or older by a
board-certified veterinary cardiologist (ACVIM).
e)
Elbow Clearance - A report from OFA,
Institute for Genetic Disease Conrol in Animals, or written report
from a board-certified veterinary radiologist (Diplomate ACVR).
3.
Submit a $25 check, payable to GRC-CNY,
for each litter for which referrals are desired. This fee will be
earmarked by the Club treasurer to help defray expenses for public
information newspaper advertising by GRC-CNY.
4.
Not refer any inquiry to another
breeder, locally or elsewhere, unless that other breeder is well known
to the Member-Breeder, has demonstrated ethical breeding practices and
will provide inquirers documentation relative to hip, eye and cardiac
clearances consistent with section II.A.2.
5.
Provide each puppy buyer
printed/written copies of the above specified hip, eye and cardiac
clearances, and a minimum three (3) generation pedigree.
6.
Notify the PRD when all puppies in the
referred litter are committed. Documentary material previously
submitted to the PRD may be returned to the Member-Breeder or, by
agreement between Member-Breeder and PRD, may be retained by the PRD
for use with future litters with appropriate updating.
B. The Puppy Referral
Designee (PRD) will:
1.
Respond to all inquiries from
prospective puppy buyers.
2.
Understand and accept that as GRC-CNY’s
PRD, personal contact information (PRD’s name, phone number, email
address) will be made available to the general public via the AKC,
GRCA and other GRCA member clubs.
3.
Furnish to each inquirer, prior to
making any litter referrals, the following printed materials:
a)
Disclaimer advising inquirer that
GRC-CNY has no liability in transactions between inquirers/buyers and
breeders.
b)
Available information that will
contribute to the inquirer’s understanding of issues and/or criteria
relevant to responsible canine ownership and care, breeder selection,
the breed standard, etc.
4.
Receive previously referenced
documentation from Member-Breeders, and make referrals to specific
litters, referencing each by names of the Sire and Dam.
5.
Refer inquirers to every Member-Breeder
with available litters, who have met criteria specified in section
II.A.
6.
Refer inquirers to PRD’s of other GRCA-member
clubs only if there are no litters available among GRC-CNY
Member-Breeders, or if an inquirer is from a region served by another
club. The PRD shall not refer to a specific breeder out of the area
unless owner of the Sire is a member of GRC-CNY and all conditions of
section II.A. are met.
