Rules, Regulations & Policies

• AKC Board Policy Manual

• Charter and Bylaws of the AKC (PDF)
• Const and Bylaws: All-Breed; Specialty (PDF)
• Const and Bylaws: Performance Clubs (PDF)
• Formation of Dog Clubs (PDF)
• Working it Out — AKC® Guidelines for Resolving Dog Club Issues & FAQs (PDF)

• AKC Discipline Guidelines (PDF)
• Dealing with Misconduct at AKC Events (PDF Booklet)
• Procedural Checklist (PDF)
• How to Hold an Event Committee Hearing (Video)

• Regulations for Record Keeping and Identification of Dogs (PDF)

• Procedures for Registration Matters (PDF)
• Regulations for Record Keeping and Identification of Dogs (PDF)
• Rules Applying to Registration and Discipline (PDF)
• Special Registry Services (PDF)
• Links to Foreign/Domestic Registries

AGILITY

• Agility Judges Guidelines (PDF)
• Agility Trial Manual (2020) (PDF)
• Agility Trial Regulations (PDF)

CONFORMATION

• 4-6 Month Beginner Puppy Competition Regulations (PDF)
• Dog Show Stewards (PDF)
• FSS Open Show (PDF)
• Judging Guidelines for Non-Resident (Foreign) Judges  (PDF)
• Junior Showmanship Regulations (PDF)
• Match Regulations (PDF)
• National Owner-Handled Series
• Pee Wee Special Attraction
• Rules Applying to Dog Shows (PDF)
• Rules, Policies and Guidelines for Conformation Dog Show Judges (PDF)
• Show Manual (PDF)

OBEDIENCE

• Obedience / Rally Trial Manual (PDF)
• Obedience Regulations (PDF)

PERFORMANCE

• Basset Hound Field Trial Rules (PDF)
• Beagle Field Trail Rules for Brace, Small Pack and Small Pack Option (PDF)
• Beagle Field Trial Rules for Large Pack Field Trials (PDF)
• CAT and Fast CAT Regulations (PDF)
• Coonhound Events Regulations (PDF)
• Dachshund Field Trial Rules (PDF)
• Earthdog Regulations (PDF)
• Herding Regulations (PDF)
• Lure Coursing Tests and Trials (PDF)
• Pointing Breed Field Trial Rules (PDF)
• Pointing Breed Hunting Test Regulations (PDF)
• Retriever Field Trial Rules (PDF)
• Retriever Hunt Test Procedural Manual (PDF)
• Retriever Hunting Test Regulations (PDF)
• Spaniel Field Trial Rules (PDF)
• Spaniel Hunting Test Regulations (PDF)

PROCEDURAL MANUALS

• Herding Test and Trial Procedural Manual
• Obedience / Rally Trial Manual (PDF)
• Pointing Breed Field Trial/Hunting Test Procedure Manual (PDF)
• Tracking Test Manual (PDF)

RALLY

• AKC Rally® Regulations (PDF)
• Rally Signs (PDF)
• Rally Signs with Descriptions (PDF)
• Rally Trial Manual (PDF)

SCENT WORK

• Regulations for AKC Scent Work (PDF)
• AKC Scent Work Judge’s Guidelines (PDF)

TRACKING

• Tracking Regulations (PDF)
• Tracking Test Manual (PDF)

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