Non-Hunting Membership

 

 

1.                  Candidates can be a current dues-paying member in good standing  OR  an applicant who elects to join

the organization’s membership as a Non-Hunting Member with a probationary period of one year.

           

 

2.                  The maximum number of Non-Hunting Members is twenty (20).  These memberships are renewable

annually in accordance to the Club’s accounting year.  Any application received after this limit is

reached will be placed on a waiting list and the monies returned to the applicant until such time as an

opening occurs.  Openings will be satisfied from the waiting list in the same order the applications were

originally received.

 

 

3.                  The annual dues for this type of membership is two hundred thirty five dollars ($235.00).

 

 

4.                  A new member applicant for Non-Hunting Membership must have a one year probationary period

and must serve as a co-chairman for at least one event or committee during that year.  If they do not

volunteer for a co-chair position, the Executive Board will assign a co-chair position for them.

See Article VIII, Financial, Work Time & Meeting Requirements, Section 9 Item B (Job Jar), for details.

During this probationary period they can not hold any elected office position, they can not sponsor

any new member applicants, and they can not vote on any official Club business.

 

 

5.                  Non-Hunting Members and Probationary Non-Hunting Members have all rights and privileges

of the organization except:

 

A.                They can not hunt on any club owned or posted lands;

 

B.                 They can not qualify for Life Membership – Regular;

 

C.                They can fish only on club owned lands (not other club posted lands);

 

D.                They have access only to club owned lands (not other club posted lands).

 

 

6.                  This membership type must pay all  Club assessments except Land Assessment (15 payments of $90.00).

 

 

7.                  Any Regular Member in good standing wishing to become a Non-Hunting Member must notify

the Financial Secretary in writing before September 1st of their decision to transfer to this

membership type. After a Regular Member has paid their annual dues (by October 1st) each year,

they must remain as a Regular Member until the following year (October 1st).

 

 

8.                  Non-Hunting Members must attend meetings as specified in Section 2 of Article VIII, Financial,

Work Time & Meeting Requirements, of these bylaws.

 

 

9.                  Mandatory annual work time for this membership type is twenty (20) hours.  This time must be obtained as follows:

 

A.                Twenty (20) hours for Club authorized activities.  This includes any Youth Auxiliary activities.

 

B.                 Fifteen dollars ($15.00) fine per each hour not worked.

 

 

10.              Regular Members in good standing have first preference in filling the rolls for this membership type.

 

 

11.              Non-Hunting Members must sell or purchase a minimum of fifty dollars ($50.00) worth of tickets

for Club sponsored events each accounting year.  In the event a member does not sell the required

fifty dollars ($50.00) minimum, they will be assessed the difference between the dollar amount sold

and the $50.00 requirement in accordance with Article VIII Section 4, Initiation Fee / Land Assessment / Dues / Fines.

 

 

12.              A Non-Hunting Member who was a prior Regular Member in good standing can return to Regular Member status by

submitting a new application.  No initiation fee is required.  All records from the prior Regular Membership period will be

reinstated.  Normal waiting list procedures will be followed if the Regular / Probationary  rolls are at the maximum limit.