Group Policy Statements

  • Accommodating Dogs in Relay Titling Classes - Options broadened for accommodating partners.
  • Activities at an Event Site - Outlines the types of activities permitted at an event site within twenty-four hours of a sanctioned event.
  • Bitches in Season - Effective March 1, 2025. By default, USDAA rules and regulations permit BIS to compete subject to additional procedures as set forth in this policy statement. When those procedures are modified by the Organizing Committee, the adopted policy shall be published in the Other General Provisions section of the Agility Test Schedule.
  • Computerized Scorekeeping & Reporting - Covers required procedures for groups and judges in using USDAA-Authorized Scorekeeping software as part of the reporting process.
  • Engaging Judges - Statement for engaging judges and guidelines for renumeration.
  • Establishing Event Dates - Sets forth the requirements for date selection, designation of "primary even dates" for groups, and sets forth radius limits for date selection when other USDAA events are held on the same weekend.  
  • Event Results Upload - Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) - Effective January 1, 2025
  • Paper ERBs and Electronic Results Upload - This document contains more details and examples.
  • FEO (For Exhibition Only) Runs at Local Events - Effective Date January 15, 2020 - This policy allows competitors to run FEO in any/all classes at all local events
  • Fix & Continue (F&C) - Effective September 4, 2018, and revised for clarity on October 10, 2018 - sets forth the actions to be permitted during a performance that may be defined as training in the ring.  This policy is optional, at the host group's discretion.  View the suggested Judges Briefing for "Fix & Continue". 
  • Miscellaneous Classes at a Local Event - Policy clarifying and defining the criteria for approval to be granted to provide a specialty class which provides a training-like environment at a local event.
  • Mulligan Runs - Effective April 2, 2019 - describes the procedures and rules governing mulligan runs at events.  This policy is optional, and implementation is at the discretion of the host group.
  • Qualification & Advancement of Judges - Statement on the qualification and advancement of judges.
  • Record Retention & Results Reporting - Effective January 1, 2019
  • Scheduling Classes - Outlines the types of classes new and existing clubs may offer.
  • Scorekeeping & Reporting Procedures - Covers the required manual scorekeeping and reporting process when USDAA-Authorized computer software is not used.
  • Supervising Judges - Statement on the role of the supervising judge.
  • When a Dog Measures up at an Event - A policy revision describing the procedural options available when a dog measures up at an event.