Constitution

Section 1. The name of the Club shall be the Appenzell Mountain Dog Club of America, Incorporated. The acronym AMDCA shall also refer to the Club.

Section 2. The objectives of the Club shall be:

a) To advance and protect the breed and the breeding of purebred Appenzellers, also known as Appenzell Cattle Dogs, Appenzell Mountain Dogs, and Appenzell Sennenhunde;

b) To educate owners, breeders and potential owners about the breed;

c) To assure that members and breeders accept the standard of the breed as approved by the Schweizerischer Club fr Appenzeller Sennenhunde (Club Suisse des Bouviers Appenzellois) as the only standard of excellence by which Appenzellers shall be judged;

d) To maintain Breeding Rules to protect the qualities of the breed;

e) To endorse the Code of Ethics and ensure its usage;

f) To maintain a registry of purebred Appenzellers in the United States of America;

g) To do all in its power to protect and advance the interests of the breed and to encourage sportsmanlike competition at dog shows and obedience trials.

Section 3. The Club shall not be conducted or operated for profit and no part of any profits or remainder or residue from dues or donations to the Club shall inure to the benefit of any member or individual. Nor shall the Club endorse any privately produced activity, product or publication.

Section 4. The members of the Club shall adopt and may from time to time revise such By-Laws as may be required to carry out these objects.

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