Re activation Fees

Update from the Registry Department

At the start of 2010 two important changes were put into operation pertaining to the Canadian Charolais Association (CCA) registration system. The first change was a substantial upgrade to the CCA registry program which was initiated to improve operation to on-line users as well as easing data entry work for the office staff. Many on-line users would have experienced changes to the Whole Herd Enrolment (WHE) entry procedures this year. Secondly as a result of some by-law changes established at the AGM in Russell, MB on June 30^th 2009. The by-law changes included a series of substantial changes to the entry deadline requirements and fee structure of the WHE program, which have caused queries from many breeders concerning the term re-activation fee. The term is a new description for late fee and deals with females who are returning to WHE after having missed prior year(s). This is actually not a new charge and we have included a historical review of the by-laws as it relates to the regulations of the WHE late fee provision of the program.  

1998 AGM Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

There will be a $60 activation fee to enrol females who were not entered on the first inventory submission due by March 15, 1998. For example, if a member chooses not to enter a female with the first inventory but the following year the member wishes to register her calf, the member is required to pay $60 to enrol the cow prior to registration of the calf. The calf can be subsequently registered and transferred.

2001 AGM Calgary, Alberta

Article XXIII section 5 (iii) ending paragraph states

There will be a $64.20 activation fee to enrol females who were not entered on the first inventory submission due by March 15, 1998. For example, if a member chooses not to enter a female with the first inventory but the following year the member wishes to register her calf, the member is required to pay $64.20 to enrol the cow prior to registration of the calf. The calf lcan be subsequently registered and transferred. 

>Whereas, the activation of $64.20 was deemed excessive, and;

>Whereas, and reactivation fee or late enrolment fee of $64.20 was deemed excessive, and;

>Whereas, the association continues to ensure a fair and reasonable fee structure for the     benefit of association members to enrol their females.

Be it resolved that:

Article XXIII section 5 (iii) paragraph 1 b rewritten to read,

(iii)WHE will apply to all females who calve on or after January 1, 1998 as identified by the breeders’ annual inventory listings. In regards to bred heifers the annual assessment fee will only apply in their first calving year provided they do not exceed three (3) years of age. This is a single fee system wherein each female Charolais is assessed an initial activation fee of $20.00 plus GST and an additional annual assessment fee of $20.00 plus GST for each year thereafter.

And further:

Article XXIII section 5 (iii) ending paragraph be rewritten to read, “There will be a late enrolment fee of $10.00 applicable to females which were not entered on the initial inventory submission due by March 15 for spring calvers and August 15 for fall calvers in each year. The late enrolment fee will be in addition to the regular assessment fee of $20.00. If the member chooses to enrol the female in a year subsequent to a previous enrolment, the member must pay the current annual assessment fee of $20.00, in addition to the regular assessment fee of $20.00 for each missed year, the late enrolment fee $10.00 for each year in which the female was not enrolled for a total of $30.00 for each missed year. All services offered in the years in which the female was not enrolled would be offered to the female once it has become enrolled. GST will be applied to all fees charged.

Example:  If the female was not enrolled for the year 2001, however, was enrolled in 2002 by March 15^th, the accumulated fees would be $21.40 (2001) plus $10.70 (2001) plus $21.40 (2002) for a total of $53.50. This example includes the GST.

 2004 Annual General Meeting Quebec City, Quebec

Amendment # 3 proposed by the board of directors

Article XXIII part 5 (page 24)

If the female was never enrolled by the current owner, regardless of her age, the enrolment fee is $20 if enrolled by the deadline of March 15^th for spring calving females and August 15^th for fall calving females of the current year. If the enrolment is to include previous year’s services, then the late fee of $20 plus the enrolment fee of $20 will apply for each year previous to the current year.

Amended to include the following sentence:

The maximum penalty that will be assessed for late or missed years will be $40.

2009 AGM Russell, Manitoba

8. There will be a late enrolment fee of $20.00 applicable to females enrolled after the submission deadline which is March 15^th for spring calving cows and August 15^th for fall calving cows in each year.

The late enrolment fee will also be applicable to animals that were previously enrolled and dropped from enrolment.  The late enrolment fee will be in addition to the regular assessment fee of $25.00.

To be replaced with –

There will be a late enrolment fee of $25.00 + GST applicable to females enrolled after the submission deadline.

The late enrolment fee will also be applicable to females that wish to re-enter enrolment for prior year(s). 

8. The maximum penalty that will be assessed for late or missed years will be $40.00 + GST will be applied to all fees charged.

To be replaced with -

8. The maximum penalty that will be assessed for late or missed years will be $50.00 +

   GST.

Online Members: Enrolment Info

If you are an “online” member you Enroll your females, enter your breeding, performance data at calving, weaning, and yearling and you register your own animals.

For information and instructions for your online program click on the Frequently Asked Questions section when you first sign into your online account, click on Index. Here you will find answers to most questions you would need answers to.

January 2010 Genetic Evaluation Results Available

The January 2010 Genetic Evaluation results are now available. Summary Statistics are available at performance.charolais.com

Further to this be sure to take advantage of the animal search tools (among others) located at search.charolais.com