Rule Update/Clarification – Signing In The Gray

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Rule Update/Clarification – Signing In The Gray

Postby Jerry Moll » Wed Apr 18, 2012 5:03 pm

Open event rule #16.K. and item #7. in the Hunt Director Checklist on page #47 of the Blue Book have been updated (see below). These changes now appear on the PKC Message Forum, they will be posted in PROHOUND Magazine and will be reflected in the next printing of the PKC Blue Book.

16.K. Handler Signing Scorecard In Gray Area - Any cast member(s) who believes that the scoring of a situation is drastically wrong and cannot be corrected by the normal voting and questioning process have the option of signing in the gray to possibly disqualify the cast. Two (2) cast members of a four (4) dog cast must sign in the gray to disqualify the cast. Only one (1) member of a three (3) dog cast is required to sign the gray to disqualify the cast. In order to exercise this option, the cast member(s) requesting to sign in the gray must notify the other cast members at the time the situation occurs. At this point, the other cast members will have the opportunity to fix the problem. If no change is made, the judge must immediately provide the scorecard to the member(s) requesting to sign in the gray. If this action of signing in the gray disqualifies the cast, it will end at once with no more hunting time or scoring taking place.

Disqualified Cast - A disqualified cast cannot be considered for placement or awards, and the signing in the gray during a cast cannot be questioned. However, if the cast has already been completed and the hunt is over before the cast member(s) first notifies the remainder of the cast about their intention of signing in the gray, other cast member(s) may question it through the normal questioning process. Only under these circumstances, if the question panel determines that the signing in the gray was unwarranted, may the panel reinstate the cast. Other cast member(s) who believe the cast member(s) signing the gray did not have a legitimate reason for doing so, may file misconduct charges against that member(s). PKC reserves the right to review all scorecards submitted with signature(s) in the gray area for possible misconduct charges against any and/or all members of the cast.


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PKC HUNT DIRECTOR Checklist – Page #47 Blue Book

#7. Please be sure to sign the scorecard when the cast is finished. Handlers should sign his/her name followed by the winning score he/she is certifying and the dog’s name and/or scorecard position of the cast winner. Should any handler leave the cast for any reason before cast hunting time is completed, he/she shall sign the scorecard and record the name of the dog and/or the scorecard position of said dog with the dog’s score at that time, in addition to the amount of hunting time remaining in the cast. Remember all scorecards must be certified by at least three (3) cast members to be a valid scorecard. Should your cast reach the point of having less than three (3) cast members, you must contact the Hunt Director or a member of PKC Management, who will assign the necessary cast members to complete the cast. If the cast is not judged properly, you have a right to sign the gray area indicating that it is not a valid scorecard and should explain your reason(s) to the Hunt Director upon returning to the Clubhouse. Any scorecard submitted with Handler(s)' signature(s) in the gray area shall automatically subject all Handlers in the cast to possible unsportsmanlike conduct charges.
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Re: Rule Update/Clarification – Signing In The Gray

Postby Robert D Vanderburg » Mon Dec 24, 2018 8:43 pm

However, if the cast has already been completed and the hunt is over before the cast member(s) first notifies the remainder of the cast about their intention of signing in the gray, other cast member(s) may question it through the normal questioning process.

Jerry, I noticed this was written in 2012. Under the current Blue Book guidelines, rule 16 K reads...."Handlers may not sign scorecard in the gray area AFTER the cast has been completed or AFTER they have withdrawn from the cast." So if i understand correctly, there shouldn't be a questioning process, correct ?
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Re: Rule Update/Clarification – Signing In The Gray

Postby Jerry Moll » Mon Jan 07, 2019 5:52 pm

Robert D Vanderburg wrote:However, if the cast has already been completed and the hunt is over before the cast member(s) first notifies the remainder of the cast about their intention of signing in the gray, other cast member(s) may question it through the normal questioning process.

Jerry, I noticed this was written in 2012. Under the current Blue Book guidelines, rule 16 K reads...."Handlers may not sign scorecard in the gray area AFTER the cast has been completed or AFTER they have withdrawn from the cast." So if i understand correctly, there shouldn't be a questioning process, correct ?

There would only be a question in this situation if a handler would sign the scorecard in the gray area after the cast has been completed or after they have withdrawn from the cast, and there was some confusion about the validity of the cast.
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