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Welcome to the Constitution Page

Authored by a wonderful lady named Pat Glenn of Mishawaka Indiana. Heartland Polish was born on June 6th 2003. This document is taken seriously by all the members and officers. There is no one as a member more important than this document that all members agree to abide by when they join this club. If you feel something is being done that may be out of bounds of the rules please notify the President and the Secretary. They can be contacted by many ways from the officer page. You are as Important as any founding member the day you become a member.

Constitution Page

                                 Heartland Polish Rabbit Club Constitution

Article I

   The name of the association shall be known as Heartland Polish Rabbit Club (HPRC).

Article II

   Objective:

   The objective of this association is to promote of the Polish rabbit.

Article III

   Section 1: This club shall be affiliated with the American Rabbit Breeders Association, Inc.

   Section 2:  This club shall be affiliated with the Indiana State Rabbit Breeders Association.

Article IV

   Membership

   Section 1: Any person may become a member of the club upon payment of dues as provided in the By-laws
                  and by agreeing to comply with all rules, regulations and mandates of the club.

   Section 2: The Board of Directors reserves the right to accept or reject for any cause any application
                  for membership or renewal.

   Section 3: Membership shall be Individual, and Family Membership; meaning parent or legal guardian and children
                  Under 18 living at the same address.

   Section 4: Privileges

                  a. Each membership shall receive a copy of the newsletter.

                  b. Each individual member shall have the right to compete for club sweepstakes points.

                  c. Each Family Membership will be allowed two votes and each Individual membership will be
                      allowed one vote in all matters pertaining to the club

                  d. Membership must be renewed within 30 days of the expiration date, failure to do so will
                      result in loss of sweepstakes points for the lapsed time period.

Article V

    Officers:

         Section 1: The officers of the club shall be President, Vice President, Secretary-Treasurer
                        (one position), Three directors, one being youth.

         Section 2: Officers shall be elected by the adult club membership by mail.

         Section 3: A member is eligible to run for any office if they are over 18, except for Youth director,
                        is an owner/breeder of Polish rabbits or have a strong interest in their promotion, be a member
                        in good standing of HPRC for at least one year prior to running. They must also be a member
                        of ARBA.

         Section 4: Term of office shall be two years. Anyone wishing to run for an office, or director is to notify
                        the Secretary of the HPRC of their intent, in writing, by mail, or email, by November 1 of the 
                        election year. Ballots will be mailed in December and tallied in January.

         Section 5: All officers shall assume office February 1 and run through their term of January 31. Vacancies
                        in any office shall be filled by appointment of the President, with board approval.

 Article VI

     Discipline:

         Section 1: Charges of misconduct shall be based upon ARBA and HPRC Constitutions and official ARBA
                        show rules, and may be filed with the Secretary or President.

         Section 2: Any member against whom charges have been filed, shall be furnished with a complete statement
                        of the charges by the Secretary or President, and shall be allowed 30 days to file a reply.

         Section 3: The charges, together with a reply, if any has been received, shall be furnished each member
                        and Board of Directors for consideration. Board may vote to reprimand, suspend, expel, or acquit
                        the member.

         Section 4: Any member suspended or expelled, shall not be eligible for reinstatement for one year of the
                        date of suspension or expulsion, and must be approved by the Board of Directors, simple majority
                        vote.

         Section 5: If an Officer or Director does not fulfill their duties or shows a lack of interest in Club matters,
                        he/she shall be asked to resign by the President, or in case of the President, by the Vice President,       
                        in the same manner as outlined in Sections 2 and 3. If he/she fails to do so, the Board  can declare
                        the office vacant, and appoint a replacement.

 Article VII

     Meetings:

         Section 1: The annual membership meeting shall be held in September.

         Section 2: The President may call additional meetings as deemed necessary to transact Club business.

Article VIII

     Dissolution:

         In the event of  a dissolution of this organization, all monies and assets held by the club at the time,
         shall be turned over to the ARBA youth scholarship fund.

Article IX

     Amendments:
        Any proposed amendment to this document must be submitted in writing to the board or President for review.
        It will then be considered and passed along to the membership for vote, with simple majority of those voting
        for acceptance of the amendment.

*Revised 9/13/03 Revised 1/12/05