Official Rules, Standards & Policies
2006

The Official Rules, Standards & Policies are mailed to members
in booklet form each year as they are published.
The internet version on the MFTHBA web site
is in PDF format and is slightly larger than one (1) megabyte.
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Page references within the PDF version are not guaranteed to be accurate.

The PDF version here contains the original language of the published booklet, March 21, 2006.
Changes, should they occur, will not be reflected in this original version.

RULES, STANDARDS & POLICIES CHANGES
As changes are made, they will be posted below.
Additions are in bold, and deletions are surrounded in brackets [ ].

Rule Change
Posted April 12, 2006

Part VI. JUDGES, JUDGING POLICIES, PROCEDURES, SELECTION, RINGMASTER Section 1. Judges Requirements, Paragraph F. (pages 14-15).

F. The applicant must complete the Rules, Standards & Policies written evaluation. (The Rules, Standards & Policies evaluation has been revised to accurately reflect rule changes and more objectively measure an applicant's knowledge of the MFTHBA rules and standards). The applicant must answer 85% or more correctly, utilizing the current Rules, Standards & Policies book. A Judge applicant must apprentice a minimum of three (3) MFTHBA approved shows under MFTHBA carded judges. The MFTHBA Board of Directors may adjust the apprenticeship requirements based on other criteria, by a majority vote of the Board. 

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