AKC Rules and Regulations

Below are links to the AKC Rules and Regulations that we have available. These rulebooks are Adobe Acrobat (PDF) documents. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to view the documents.

Download a zip file of all the AKC Rules and Regulations

• AKC Agility Judges Guidelines
• Basset Hound Field Trial Rules
• Beagle Field Trail Rules for Brace, Small Pack and Small Pack Option
• Beagle Field Trial Rules for Large Pack Field Trials
• Board Policy Manual
• Charter and Bylaws of the AKC
• Const and Bylaws: All-Breed; Specialty
• Const and Bylaws: Performance Clubs
• Coonhound Events Regulations
• Dachshund Field Trial Rules
• Dealing with Misconduct at AKC Events
• Dog Show Stewards
• Earthdog Regulations
• Earthdog Test Procedural Manual
• Formation of Dog Clubs
• Herding Regulations
• Herding Test and Trial Procedural Manual
• Junior Showmanship Regulations
• Lure Coursing Tests and Trials
• Match Regulations
• Obedience Regulations
• Pointing Breed Field Trial/Hunting Test Procedure Manual
• Pointing Breed Field Trial Rules
• Pointing Breed Hunting Test Rules
• Procedures for Registration Matters
• AKC Rally® Regulations
• PDF's for New Rally® Signs
• Regulations for Agility Trials
• Regulations for Record Keeping and Identification of Dogs
• Retriever Field Trial Rules
• Retriever Hunting Test Procedure Manual
• Retriever Hunting Test Rules
• Rules Applying to Dog Shows
• Rules Applying to Registration and Discipline
• Rules, Policies and Guidelines for Conformation Dog Show Judges
• Spaniel Field Trial Rules
• Spaniel Hunting Test Rules
• Special Registry Services
    *Links to Foreign/Domestic Registries (see Special Registry Services for complete info)
• Tracking Regulations
• Tracking Test Manual
• Working it Out – AKC® Guidelines for Resolving Dog Club Issues

Note: If you would like a hardcopy version of any of these booklets, please check out the Online Store.