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Membership categories and Inactive/Active Status


New member:
  • Option 1. As a non-member, takes a first (beginner-level) class for $85 and a second class (e.g. Beginners II) for $70, and is then eligible to join the club on payment of the annual membership fee (dues).
  • Option 2. Is evaluated to be eligible for a class above the beginner level; pays a joining fee of $85 which also covers the first class, and also pays the annual membership fee (dues).
The annual membership fee is $30 for an individual, $40 for a family, and $15 for a junior (under 18). If joining before October 1, the fee covers the remainder of the calendar year; if after October 1, it covers the remainder of the current year plus all of the following year. A new member pays a $20 fee for each standard 6-8 week session of classes, or Agility League, during that time. Subsequently, the annual fee must be paid each year to maintain membership, and active/inactive status is determined by whether the person has contributed significantly to the Club in the previous year.


Reinstatement: (within five years of letting membership lapse): Those rejoining the Club pay the annual membership fee ($30 individual, $40 family, $15 junior). They are inactive for the year, meaning that the fee for a standard session of classes, or Agility League, is $70; fees for other events (such as seminars) are $50 more than the fee for active members. Additional conditions are noted in the policies. Subsequent active/inactive status is determined by the person's activity in the previous year.


Life members: Pay no membership fees. Active/inactive status is determined in the same way as for any other member.


Continuing members: Pay the annual membership fee ($30 individual, $40 family, $15 junior, no fee for life members) for a calendar year before January 31 of that year. Active/inactive status is determined by what the person has contributed to the Club in the previous year (details in Policies). Active members pay $20 per standard class session and inactive members pay $70. For other events the inactive fee is $50 more than the active fee.


Fees for classes may be pro-rated if there are not at least six classes in the session.
All classes of at least 6 weeks, and Agility League, have the same fee.

Teaching certificates may be used to offset the required class fee.
There are no exemptions.