Rules and Regulations Amateur Status - Section 21 An Amateur All-Age Stake shall be for dogs over 6 months of age that are handled by amateurs. The status of the handler is to be determined by the Field Trial Committee of the club holding the trial. A Professional is defined as any person who accepts, or has accepted money or any other compensation for the field training or field trial handling of any breed hunting dog. After a person has performed as a professional for a one year period, they cannot run in Amateur Stakes therafter. If a person has not acted as a professional for a full year, their amateur status can be reclaimed after they complete a one year waiting period. The Amateur Status for any particular field trial will be determined by the Field Trial Committee of that particular field trial based on Section 21 directives. Novice Stake Decision from 2004 ECSCA Minutes - The Novice stake will mirror the Open stake criteria and rules.
- It will not award points towards championship titles
- Only game birds will be used
- Dogs will be braced in 1st & 2nd series
- A 3rd series will be held at the discretion of the judges (if needed) and may be held on the following day.
- Offering a Novice stake is at the discretion of the Host Trial Club. It must be run at the conclusion of the AKC event.
- Dogs may continue to run in Novice Stakes until such time they receive an Open placement.
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