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mid-year Board of Directors Meeting. If the rule change proposal
is adopted by the committee it will then be voted on and approved
by a majority of the Board of Directors. (Refer to the AMHA Rule
Change Flow Chart for specific time limits). (Amended 02-02,
effective 01-03)
(Amended 02-04, effective 01-05)
(Amended 02-06, effective 01-07)
(Amended 02-09, effective 01-10)
(Amended 02-11, effective 01-12)
The Board of Directors may amend the rule proposal at the midyear meeting, however the amendment must be closely related
to or have a direct bearing on the rule. The presiding officer or
parliamentarian may choose to accept or refuse an amendment
if he or she deems it inappropriate. The amendment must be
voted on and accepted by a majority of the Board of Directors
prior to being included in the rule. The rule and amendment are
then returned to the appropriate committee for rewrites. The
committee cannot change the intent of the rule as amended. The
proposal will then be placed on the agenda for approval at the
Annual Meeting.
If the committee does not approve the proposal it can be considered
at the Annual Meeting provided that t he supporters can garner
a petition with no changes to the original proposal signed by
a minimum of ten (10) members of the Board of Directors and
meet the timeliness requirements for publishing the proposal in
the Miniature Horse World or official correspondence. (Amended
6-7-03, effective 01-04, Amended 02-14, effective 01-16)
All rule proposals or amendments to be considered for approval
at the AMHA Annual Meeting must be published in their finished
form in the Miniature Horse World or official correspondence no
less than sixty (60) days prior to the AMHA Annual Meeting.
(Amended 6-7-03, effective 01-04)
(B) At the Annual Meeting Committee Chairpersons will
explain each rule and the members in attendance will vote “Yes”
or “No” with no changes permitted at that time.
(C) Implementation:
Those rules or amendments that have been ratified by the
membership at the Annual Meeting will go into effect on January
1 in the proceeding year and the Rule Book will be printed
annually. (For example: If a rule was ratified at the 2002 Annual
Meeting, the rule will be placed into effect on January 1, 2003).
(Amended 02-21-02, effective 01-03)
(Amended 02-20-04, effective 01-05)
(D) Period of Non-Amendment: A rule or regulation is not
subject to amendment by change, addition or repeal, until
it has been in force for at least two (2) calendar years, which
limitation can be waived by the Board of Directors upon finding
of exceptional circumstances which (1) concern the safety, health,
or well-being of the horse and/or exhibitor, (2) materially benefits
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