1. Conformation Judges for the CCA Specialty shall be authorized judges in good standing with the AKC and shall be paid up members of the CCA for the calendar year in which they are being considered as well as for the year they will be judging.

2. Three Judges shall be selected to judge the conformation classes.

3. Conformation Judges will have completed their Provisional Judging assignments and their names will have been added to the AKC list of regularly approved judges for a minimum period of four (4) years at the time of their nomination by the host club.

4. No conformation Judge shall be eligible to judge the regular classes (dogs, bitches, or intersex) of the CCA Specialty Show until the sixth (6th) Specialty following their previous National Specialty assignment. i.e. The Judges of the 1990 Specialty show will NOT be eligible again for judging the National Specialty until the 1996 show.

5. Judges selected to judge the conformation classes shall not judge Collies, except for Group or BIS, for six (6) months preceding the show.

6. The Obedience Judges shall be qualified judges in good standing with the AKC and shall be approved by the AKC for all obedience classes that will be offered for competition at the Specialty. They need not be members of the CCA. They will be selected and assigned by the Host Show Committee.

a. Two obedience judges may be hired for the national or one judge may be hired with an additional judge as a back-up judge should entries be large enough to warrant two judges. Obedience judges should be from within a 200 mile radius of the show if possible.

b. Obedience judges, non CCA members, may require honorarium for their services.

7. The Junior Showmanship Judge shall be a qualified judge in good standing with the AKC, and listed as a Junior Showmanship Judge. They may be one of the Conformation or Obedience Judges. Must be a member of the Collie Club of America.

8. The Herding Tester/Judge(s) shall be qualified judges in good standing with the AKC and shall be selected by the Herding Chairperson in consultation with the Host Show Chairperson, the Working Collie Committee and/or National Show Chairperson, from the list of AKC approved Testers/Judges, but need not be a CCA member. Herding Tester/Judge(s), non CCA member, may require honorarium for their services.

9. The Agility Judge(s) shall be qualified judges in good standing with the AKC and shall be selected by the Agility Chairperson in consultation with the Host Show Committee, from the list of AKC approved judges, but need not be a CCA member. Agility judges may be paid at the standard fee recommended by the AKC.

10. The Host shall assist all Judges with travel arrangements, and reach agreement on expenses, which shall include and be limited to the following;

a. Round trip coach airfare, for Judge only, to the airport nearest the Headquarters hotel.

b. Room expenses only (no long distance calls, room service, etc.) for the conformation judge and spouse/guest for duration of the show plus one night, the obedience , herding and agility judges and spouse /guest for nights of their judging plus 1 night, and other judges and spouse/guest for the nights of their judging plus one night.

c. Pre-show affairs, if any, and annual meeting and banquet for Judges and spouse/guest.

d. Meals, while a guest of the CCA, at the Headquarters hotel for Judges and spouse/guest.

e. Additional expense, not to exceed a sum to be determined by the Host Specialty committee, for supportable and justifiable additional expense.

11. Judging expenses are considered a part of the show cost and shall be paid from the incoming profits of the Specialty.

12. Judging the CCA National Specialty Show and Trials is considered to be an honor and the expenses should be kept minimal.