2010 Ska Rules

[Captain Stanman]

ANGLING RULES:
Law enforcement officials may board tournament vessels without penalty to the team at any time during a tournament. However, receipt of a citation from any law enforcement official ********during tournament hours will cause that team to be disqualified******** from that day’s fishing only. All Captain’s should, at all time, keep boat registration, proof of insurance, and any other boat ownership information in a zip lock plastic bag in a safe dry place on the vessel.

H. ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MAY DISQUALIFY A CATCH: Failure to comply with any local, state, federal, tournament or Tournament / SKA angling regulations.

SKA sanctioned Tournaments or SKA produced events, plus the SKA reserve the right to refuse entry to any person or persons.

RESPONSIBILITY OF MEMBERS: By registering as a member of the Southern Kingfish Association, LLC., the member consents to the use, without payment or restrictions, of any photographs, and his or her name, in which the member, their crew and / or boat appears for any purpose whatsoever. The member further releases the Southern Kingfish Association, LLC., its officers, directors, committee members and sponsors from any liability for libel, slander, loss, damage, negligence, injury and / or death suffered by any member, family, crew, boat and / or other person which may occur during the term of membership.

*********Any member or members who threaten or pursue any form of litigation against the Southern Kingfish Association, LLC. will be permanently expelled from the organization.******** It is the responsibility of every member to read the membership rules, angling rules, and the code of conduct, and practice same in SKA sanctioned events they fish unless there are specific rules for an individual event that differ from SKA rules. They would take precedence. In SKA produced events, SKA rules and code of conduct apply at all times. By joining the SKA every person agrees to abide by the rules set forth in the membership rules, code of conduct, and angling rules whether they have read them or not. Furthermore, member agrees that all decisions on disputes and/or protests are final and cannot be judged by any court or other authority

CODE OF CONDUCT: Each person joining the SKA is expected to conduct her-/himself in a manner that reflects the wholesomeness and image of the organization. While the tournaments are highly competitive in nature, good sportsmanship is and will be paramount at all times.

********Members are expected to be role models, as this is a family organization. At no time shall any boat captain or crew make verbal or written contracts that effect the splitting or receiving a percentage of a tournament prize or purse and / or TWT monies with another team or boat entered into the same event or tournament trail itself. Failure to conform will result in the immediate forfeiture of all points for the season for all boats involved. Captains are responsible for the safety and conduct of their crew and / or team members during all aspects of an event.*******************

*********Demeaning the SKA, SKA sponsors, or another member's character or heritage will not be tolerated and can result in expulsion from the organization. Any member putting the welfare of the general membership at risk with sponsors or potential sponsors will be expelled from the SKA immediately by SKA managers.******************


TOURNAMENT PARTICIPATION:All SKA members participating in a sanctioned event understand that the SKA does not get involved in tournament disputes. The SKA are guests of the event and will act accordingly. All decisions made by sanctioned tournaments, their rules committees, and directors are final. If a member believes he/she has been slighted by an event, the member(s) should contact the SKA in writing, explaining the problem to SKA management. The matter will be taken under advisement. Our recourse for flagrant violations is cancellation of the SKA sanction for the following season(s).

******Any member issuing a worthless check, stopping payment on a check, or credit card that does not clear, made out to a sanctioned tournament, the SKA, or cash, will have points frozen until the matter is resolved. If the practice persists, the SKA will automatically suspend membership privileges. Captains are responsible for their crews and/or teammates at all times. Any protests will be addressed through the team captain only.************