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NOTICE TO EXHIBITORS
Telegraph, Telephone (Except
Dial-N-Entry®) and Unsigned Entries Cannot Be Accepted. Entries Not On
Official AKC Entry Forms, Downloaded and/or Photocopies of Entry
Forms without Agreement and Rules on the
reverse side of the Official AKC Entry Form are
NOT ACCEPTABLE.
Mail All Entries With Fees
to: Ms. Pamela Preston, Show Secretary, c/o MB-F Inc., P.O. Box 605, Pinole,
California 94564. Entries received without fees will not be
accepted. Acknowledgement of entries will be made as soon
as practicable with tickets and/or identification cards. The person accompanying a dog must show tickets of
admission and identification before the dog will be received.
Should such acknowledgement not be received by the
exhibitor within a reasonable time, please notify the Show Secretary.
For Hand Delivery, street address: 2661 Henry Avenue, Pinole, CA 94564.
Entries may be made online - www.infodog.com or through
Dial-N-Entry® - (1-800) 334-8978 or (336) 379-9605.
Fax Entries, 1-336-272-0864 or 1-800-SHO-FAXS. Both sides of entry form must be transmitted. Entries must
be accompanied by a cover sheet stating the number of pages, what shows and how many dogs per show.
Visa/Mastercard/Discover/American Express number and expiration date, as well as the printed cardholder's name
and address must be included on cover sheet. Visa/Mastercard/Discover/American Express number, expiration
date, cardholder's name must appear on each entry. Fax entries must be received by the closing hour/date. Fax fee:
$4.50 per entry in addition to entry fee. All credit card entries, regardless of method submitted, are processed through
the Fax program and are charged the $4.50 processing fee. This Fax Fee is subject to change without notice.
Make All Checks and Money
Orders payable to MB-F, Inc. CANADIAN exhibitors must make fees payable in
U.S. FUNDS. Please mail checks or money orders with entries. Show Secretary assumes no responsibility for cash
sent through the mail. Tabulate carefully. Due to cost of processing, no refunds $4.00 and under will be made.
An AKC Recording Fee of $.50 and an AKC Event Service Fee of $1.50 will be required for each dog entered
at any Licensed or Member Club Show, Obedience Trial or Tracking
Test. If a dog is entered in more than one
class in one of these events, the AKC Recording Fee and Service Fee is to be collected on the first entry only. (AKC
Rules Applying to Dog Shows, Chapter 11, Section 2.)
An AKC Recording Fee of $3.00 will be required for each
entry in any Licensed or Member Club Rally
Trial. If a dog is entered in more than one class in a Rally event, the
AKC Recording Fee is to be collected on each of the entries of that dog. (AKC Rally Regulations, Chapter 1, Section
3). All Recording Fees are paid to the American Kennel Club.
No Entry shall be made and no entry shall be accepted which specifies any conditions as to its acceptance.
Entry Fees shall not be refunded in the event that a dog is absent, disqualified, excused by Veterinarian or Judge,
or barred from competition by action of the Event Committee. If because of riots, wars, strikes, civil
disturbances, national emergencies, health emergencies, and the dictates of law enforcement or of the owner(s) of the grounds
and/or facilities or other acts beyond the control of the management it is impossible to open or to complete the event,
no refund of entry fee will be made. Extreme weather conditions, such as, but not limited to snow storms,
hurricanes, lightning, extreme heat, heavy rains, or other circumstances including, but not limited to, the condition of the
facilities or grounds and/or the ingress and egress from the grounds, must be considered for the health and safety of the
dogs, exhibitors and spectators. The well-being of dogs, exhibitors and spectators is of paramount importance and, in
the event it is necessary to cancel or stop the event before completion, no refund of entry fee will be made. To find
out about any AKC event cancellations call the AKC Event Cancellation Hotline (877) 252-3229.
Post Dated Checks, Returned Checks and Declined Credit
Cards do not constitute a valid entry fee. The
Show Secretary will add a collection fee to the amount of each returned check or declined card. Subsequent returned
checks or declined cards from the same exhibitors may result in their being put on a
CASH ONLY basis.
No Refund for Duplicate
Entries. Every effort to find all duplicate entries will be made; however, if entry has
been processed, no refund will be made. An Administrative Fee of $2.00 will be charged or withheld from refunds
for duplicate entries.
An Administrative Fee of $2.00 will be
withheld from all refunds for entries cancelled prior to the closing of entries.
Errors on Entry Blanks. Owners are responsible for errors in making out entry forms, whoever may make such
errors, and no entry fee will be refunded in event of such errors or cancellation of entries after the published closing date.
Each Owner and Agent listed on the entry form and/or individual responsible for the dog at a show is bound by
the Certification and Agreement on the front and back of the entry form regardless of who may have completed
& submitted the entry form.
As specified in Chapter 12, Section
4 of the AKC Rules Applying to Dog Shows, information contained on the
entry form is required to be published in the club's show catalog. This information is also subject to publication in
other media.
Dogs May Arrive any time prior to their scheduled time of judging.
Dogs not required for further judging will be excused.
Judges Will Not Wait for Any Dog Holding Up a Class.
Owners or agents alone are responsible for the presence
of their dogs in the judging ring when their classes are called to be judged.
All Dogs Present must be held on leash or confined to their crates except when being judged or when in the
exercising ring.
Class Cash Prizes will be paid in the ring to the person showing the dog. Claims for prize money must be made in
the ring before the judging of that breed is over, and the Show Secretary's Office advised at once. The Show
Secretary and show-giving Club disclaim any liability for cash prizes after the judging of the breed is over.
No gasoline or diesel generators
are permitted inside any building or within 100 feet of any tent in which this dog
show is conducted.
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