INTERNATIONAL WEIGHT PULL ASSOCIATION

WEIGHT PULL SANCTIONING APPLICATION

(ALL BLANKS MUST BE FILLED IN)

Sanctioned Pull Other (Novice, Fun, Etc.) Wheels or Snow

Pull will be run – Class by Class or Concurrent or Combined Classes

Title of Event:

Street Address of Event

City and State/Prov. Of Event Zip/Postal Code Region

Organizer (person responsible for event)

Organizer Address Phone ( )

City and State/Prov. Zip/Postal Code

Date of Event Weigh in Time Start Time Entry Fee $

Purse/Prizes

Date of Event Weigh in Time Start Time Entry Fee $

Purse/Prizes

Sponsor

Name of required I.W.P.A. member Phone ( )

Name of Chief Judge Phone ( )

Additional Information

Send application plus fees to sanctioning director:

Jean Wilson

420 N. Ellsworth Rd

Petoskey, MI 49770

(231)881-4094

E-Mail: teamnewf@gmail.com

$35.00 Per Sanctioned Pull (U.S. Funds Only)

$25.00 Per Other Pull (U.S. Funds Only) (NSF Check fee will be cost incurred or a minimum of $25.00)

This application can not be processed without the signature of the organizer regarding the reading and understanding of the Sanctioning Rules printed on the reverse.

Signature of Pull Organizer Date

Please included your email address:

For the use of the Sanctioning Director

Date this application received _____________Date and amount of Sanctioning Fees received_____________________

Date Sanctioning approved/rejected__________________ Date information sent to Newsletter ____________________

Date notice of approval and sanctioning packet or rejection (must include explanation of rejection) sent to

Organizer ________________Date Sanctioning fees sent to treasurer ______________Date postmarked____________

INTERNATIONAL WEIGHT PULL ASSOCIATION WEIGHT PULL

STANDING RULES ON SANCTIONING

In order for your pull to be sanctioned and to count for points.

Any organization who wishes to put on a pull approved by the I.W.P.A. shall require the organizer or any of the officials to have an I.W.P.A. membership and use I.W.P.A. weight pull rules which include having an I.W.P.A. certified and approved judge.

A sanctioning application must be filled out by the organizer and delivered into the hands of the I.W.P.A. sanctioning director no later than the 15th of the month preceding the month in which the event is to take place, provided the event is scheduled between the 15th through the end of any given month. Pulls scheduled from the 1st through the 14th of any month must be received no later than the 15th of the month two months prior to the weight pull event. For example, an event scheduled for December 7th must be received no later than October 15th, an event scheduled for December 28th must be received no later than November 15th. No exceptions to this rule will be made!! It is the organizer’s responsibility to ascertain if this application has been received by the Sanctioning Director.

Newsletter pull calendar information is taken from the sanctioning application; therefore, ALL questions must be answered. It may be considered false advertising for any organizer to falsify or fail to follow the information provided on the sanctioning request. False advertising will be grounds for placing the organizer on probationary sanctioning status.

The following list of information from your weight pull must be sent to the Sanctioning Director with a postmark no later than 7 days after the last day of your pull:

1. Weight Pull finish report

2. Organizer’s report

3. Financial report with ALL monies due the IWPA for the $5.00 per dog fee. For pulls held in Canada $5.00 are payable in U.S. funds only. (Motion6/07)

4. All regular and provisional membership monies received at your pull with completed membership forms must be sent to the Membership Director with a postmark no later than 7 days after the last day of your pull. New members are to be given the membership receipt included in your packet as proof of membership until their card is sent to them.

5. Send Judge’s Reports and Handlers Meeting Registration to the Judge Chairperson

(The penalty for failure to meet the 7 day postmark requirement will result in a fine of not less than $20.00 and $5.00 per day for each day after 6 days that the pull results are not postmarked. Failure to pay a fine may result in loss of sanctioning and/or points). Exception—Organizers of pulls held the last two weeks of the season are required to submit finish reports to the sanctioning director and E-mail (6/18) or OVERNIGHT their finish report, finance report, and organizer report to the statistician within one working day. (5/98)

Any grievances by an organizer or judge should be in writing, postmarked no later than 72 hours after the end of the weight pull event, and sent to the Sanctioning Director who will present the written grievance(s) to the I.W.P.A. Board of Directors within two weeks of the receipt of the grievance, for deliberation.

Sanctioning applications that do not include the sanctioning fees will not be accepted. Exception-When e-mailing application a copy of the check/money order for sanctioning fees must be e-mailed with the application. The original application and check/money order for sanctioning fees must be postmarked within one working day of the e-mail. The original application and payment for sanctioning fees must be received by the sanctioning director no less than one week prior to the event or the sanctioning may be canceled.

Organizers of events which have had sanctioning suspended after the pull will be required to mail a reimbursement to all entrants of the $5.00 per dog fee. This reimbursement must be mailed within 72 hours of the receipt of written notice by the Sanctioning Director of suspended sanctioning. (Failure to reimburse funds when sanctioning has been suspended may mean loss of future sanctioning of event by the organizer)

The Board of Directors may not make a decision on sanctioning a pull but will make a decision regarding any grievance filed in regard to sanctioning.

If the Sanctioning on a pull is refused or the sanctioning is withdrawn from a pull, the sanctioning director will notify the organizer in writing within 2 days. A phone call or e-mail is a courtesy but the ‘”in writing” is a requirement.

Cancellations of a pull will be accepted with no penalty as long as there is ample time to report the cancellation in the newsletter with the same deadlines as for sanctioning a pull. If these deadlines are not met, the organizer shall (at their own expense) send out postcards to all members to notify them of the cancellation. If this is not one, an organizer will be subject to loss of sanctioning fees. There will be no provisions for “Rain Dates”. I have read and understand the above rules regarding sanctioning.

Signature of Organizer Date