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Requirements for Application to the American
Cockatiel Society Judges Panel
Amended 2002
Article 1. Be a person of high integrity in the fancy and the
community.
Article 2. Be a member in good standing of A.C.S. for at least 5 years prior to
applying to the Judges panel.
Article 3. Must have bred, A.C.S. closed banded, and exhibited your own
cockatiels for the past 3 years, as an advanced exhibitor, with your own coded
A.C.S. bands. No two exhibitors may qualify for the Judges Panel with a
partnership band or with the same bird.
Article 4.Must have bred, A.C.S. closed banded, and exhibited one cockatiel to
its champion status; also, must have bred, A.C.S. closed-banded and exhibited 1
other cockatiel to championship points. The champion B.I.D. wins must be under
different Judges. OR Five cockatiels must have a combined total of at least 45
points earned under different Judges. Data on birds with championship points
must be verified by the Point Registrar.
Article 5. Must know, understand and agree to always judge to the current A.C.S.
standard of excellence. Be willing to take the apprentice program, receive
passing grades and abide by all A.C.S. Judges Rules and Regulations.
Article 6. (suspended)If accepted to the Judges Panel, must agree to
show own A.C.S. closed banded cockatiels in at least 2 shows per year. If health
or some other valid reason makes this impossible, the Chairperson of the Judges
Panel must be notified in writing. The Advisory Board will review the case. If
any Judge fails to comply with this rule, they will be suspended from judging
the following year. If any Judge fail to comply with this rule for two (2)
years, whether consecutive or not, that Judge will be removed from the Panel of
Judges.
Article 7. (suspended) May not be an officer or judge in any national
cockatiel society other than A.C.S.
Article 8. Must have reached his/her 21st birthday.
Article 9. All Judges and applicants will be required to pay a fee of $30.00 at
time of filing their application. This fee includes the cost application
processing, "Judges Rules & Regulations" Booklet and the Judges
name badge. $10.00 in fees paid will be refunded if the Board of Directors
rejects applicant.
Article 10. A $10.00 annual fee will be assessed each Panel Judge, payable
January 1st
of each year.
Article 11. Must agree to purchase a minimum of 25 A.C.S. bands each year or
donate the the cost of 25 bands to ACS
Article 12. Must make a formal request, in writing, to the Chairman of the
Judges Panel, giving qualifications: shows and dates of shows where points were
earned and all other information pertinent to the above articles.
Article 13. The A.C.S. Judges Panel shall not exceed 30 members. There must be a
vacancy on the panel to apply for admission.
Article 14. Any Judge may be removed or suspended from the Judges Panel for
flagrant violation of any of these articles. This will require a ¾ majority vote
of the entire Board of Directors.
Article 15. Must serve as show secretary in one A.C.S. show with an A.C.S. Panel
Judge presiding.
Article 16. Must serve as steward and classify entering cockatiels at two (2)
A.C.S. Judged shows.
Article 17. Any of the above rules may be waived, changed or altered by a
¾-majority vote of the entire Board of Directors.
Apprentice Judges
Rules, Regulations and Procedures
1. After meeting all requirements to apply to
the Judges Panel, applicant must request a standard Judges panel application
form from the Chairman of the Judges Panel. The applicant will be sent the
form and copy of "Rules and Regulations" booklet. The Chairman
will verify the information submitted on the returned form.
2. Chairman will submit applicant's name to
Judges Panel for comments on applicant's ethics, morals, or other pertinent
information. Chairman will request a response from Judges Panel within 15
days.
3. If approved by a simple majority of votes
cast by the Judges Panel, testing may begin anytime within 60 days.
4. If the apprentice successfully completes the
testing program, his/her name will be submitted to the Board of Directors
for a vote of approval or disapproval. This decision must be made within 30
days.
5. The chairman will notify the applicant of the result.
6. If approved by the Board of Directors, at
the completion of the apprentice program, the new judge will enter a
probation period to last one year. During this probation period, the new
Judge will not be able to administer any testing procedures to any
apprentice Judges. The Advisory Board will review all new Judges at the end
of their initial year.
Champion Cockatiel Defined
(Revised 2004)
Champion Cockatiel:
Any Cockatiel that has gained a total of 35 points from 3 or
more open cockatiel shows and judged by 3 or more different ACS Panel
Judges. Requires a Best in Show win in a Major show or 2 Best in Show wins
in Minor Shows.
Grand Champion Cockatiel Defined
(Revised 2004)
Grand Champion Cockatiel:
Any Cockatiel that has gained a total of 75 points in 4 or more cockatiel
shows, judged by 4 or more different ACS Panel Judges. Included in this must
be a Best in Show win in a Major show judged by an ACS Panel Judge.
ACS Show Point Schedule
(Revised 2004)
In order for
points to be awarded there must be a minimum of 15 cockatiels entered in the
show and a minimum of 4 exhibitors.
MINOR
SHOW:
is a show with less than 50 cockatiels entered.
MAJOR
SHOW:
is a show with 50 or more cockatiels entered.
For a Cockatiel
to be credited points, it must be closed-banded with a single, coded,
traceable metal band. It may not be double banded. The exception being,
states that require a Cockatiel to be banded with a state band.
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Birds In Show |
Best in Show |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
5th |
6th |
7th |
8th |
9th |
10th |
11th |
12th |
13th |
14th |
15th |
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15-19 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
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20-24 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
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25-29 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
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30-34 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
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35-39 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
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40-44 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
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45-49 |
10 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
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Major |
BIS |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
5th |
6th |
7th |
8th |
9th |
10th |
11th |
12th |
13th |
14th |
15th |
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50-59 |
11 |
10 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
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60-69 |
12 |
11 |
10 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
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70-79 |
13 |
12 |
11 |
10 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
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80-89 |
14 |
13 |
12 |
11 |
10 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
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90-99 |
15 |
14 |
13 |
12 |
11 |
10 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
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For 100+ Entries |
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One additional point is
awarded for every 10 additional entries. |
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