Types of Membership
1. Active Adult Member:
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Here for Adult Membership Form
Active members are those persons who have paid their adult
membership fee of $100 (includes a one year subscription to the ACJ),
and annual activity fee of $100 that enables them to register and
transfer cattle at regular membership rates. The membership fee shall be
paid at the time of initial application. The activity fee is due each
year upon the membership anniversary date.2. Inactive Adult Member:
Any person who paid the regular ACA membership fee, but has failed to
pay the annual activity fee. NOTE: All registration fees are double for
inactive members.
3. Non-Member:
Any person who has not paid the regular ACA membership fee, but still
desires to register cattle with the ACA. NOTE: All registration fees are
triple for non-members.
4.
Junior Member:
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Here for Junior Membership Form
Junior members are those persons under twenty-two (22) years of age who
have
paid their one-time membership fee of $25. Junior members may register
and
transfer cattle at active member rates. The junior membership will
remain in
effect only until January 1 after the member reaches twenty-two (22)
years
of age. At that time, the member has three options for membership.
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Convert the junior membership to an adult membership, upon
payment of the difference in cost between adult and junior
membership ($75). |
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Be incorporated into an existing adult membership. |
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3.
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Do business as a non-member (at triple fees). |
Rules Governing Membership
A. Application for
adult membership must be made in writing to the executive office of the
Association.
B. "Adult members" shall be owners or breeders of cattle, who pay
the membership fees. Adult membership will apply to the estate of a
deceased member for one (1) year after death.
C. Adult members or junior members are eligible to register
cattle in the ACA, as well as non-members who pay the additional
required fees for services.
D. The Board of Directors shall have the power to accept or
reject any applications for membership. The Board of Directors shall
also have the power to suspend or expel any member who conducts himself
in a manner detrimental to the Association, or fails to comply with the
rules and regulations, without refund of membership fee.
E. A member whose membership has been revoked must make a written
application for reinstatement, and can be reinstated only after having
received a two-thirds affirmative vote of the Board of Directors.
F. Legal partnerships or incorporated companies shall specify in
writing the persons authorized to vote or act in their behalf at any
meeting of the Association or to sign registration and transfer
applications.
G. Membership may be transferred from one name to another,
maintaining the same number, date and memberships name, provided that
application is made in writing and an appropriate transfer fee is paid,
and provided that the transferee is a legal entity in which the
transferor of the certificate is part owner or the transferee is an heir
or successor of the transferor.
H. All members must have a 3 or 4 letter herd prefix. Examples:
(3) TOP, (4) HERD. |
