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NPRA Individual Performance

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 Championship Official Rules  

The National Performing Roller Association will be hosting an individual performance fly from one loft, that will be held on May 23, 2009.   All birds entered will be given equal opportunity to perform to the best of their abilities.  Additionally, any and all NPRA members, spouses, and fellow fanciers are welcome to attend this event at their own expense.  However, only paid NPRA Members in good standing will be allowed to send entries and participate.

The person at whose loft the training and judging takes place will be referred to as the handler.  The judge is not eligible to participate in the event. The handler is responsible for the care and training of the birds.  The handler must treat all birds equally without prejudice.  The handler may split or combine kits at his or her discretion based on maturity and development of the birds as long as all birds continue to be trained and flown.   The handler may administer medication for the treatment or prevention of disease, parasites, etc. at his or her discretion.  If, at any time during training, a bird is deemed a detriment to the rest of the kit, the handler has the discretion to remove such bird or birds from the kit.  The handler is in no way responsible for loss of birds for any reason including but not limited to predator attacks, disease, overflies, rolldowns, etc.

           Entry Fees:  Entry fee will be $10.00 per bird with a 2 (two) bird limit per breeder.   

        I   Entry Deadlines:  Entries and birds must be received on or before March 1, 2009.  The owner/participant is responsible for the box & shipping charges applicable to getting the entry to the handler’s loft. 

      III   Birds:  Birds will be flown in kits of 5 in order to be judged based on individual performance.  Unbanded birds will not be accepted.  Birds must be banded 2008 or 2009.  Birds that arrive sick will not be accepted.  The participant and handler will be responsible for deciding what to do with sick birds.

    IV     Participants:  Entries will only be accepted from paid NPRA members in good standing.  The judge will be picked and determined by the NPRA Board of Directors, the handler, or a combination of the two.  The judge need not be a current member of the NPRA, but will be given a one-year membership as a good will gesture for his or her time.

      V.   Prizes:  All birds entered will be judged for NPRA Individual Bird certification.  Birds qualifying for either Gold or Silver Certificates will be awarded with such.  A trophy will be awarded to the overall highest scoring certified roller. 

    VI.    Auction of Kit Birds:  Auctioning of entries will be set up as soon as possible after the event has taken place.  The auction will take place on the NPRA website and follow the same guidelines as past auctions have.  To learn more about the NPRA auction process, please refer to www.performingrollers.org/auction.

  VII.     Buy-Back Birds:  The owner of any bird entered may buy back their bird rather than have it auctioned off after the fly date.  If the owner wishes to buy back his or her bird, the cost will be $35.00 per bird.  The owner must make his/her wishes known for return or "buy-back" of their birds at the time of shipment and payment must be sent in with the intention of return with their entry fees and form.  The owner is responsible for box & shipping charges when buying back their bird(s).  If the owner/participant elects to have their birds returned, the handler will hold the same shipping box the entries are received in, and will use that for the return shipment of entries.

VIII.      Substitutions:  If, for any reason, a bird is lost due to predator, overfly, etc. the owner is allowed one replacement at no additional entry fee.  Rolldowns will NOT be eligible for substitutions.  Only one substitution per original entry will be allowed and these substitution birds must be shipped and received at the handler’s loft no later one month before the date of the event May 23, 2009.  Shipping to be paid by the owner/participant and must be arranged with handler.