The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- nationwide; National Championship at Orlando (Orange County Convention Center), Dec. 12-13, 2020, ALL STATES; FL (DECEMBER) · Florida
- Level
- Organizer
- Issued
- 2020-03-12 Mar. 12, 2020
- In force
- Mar. 12, 2020 (the notice's date)
- Functions reached
- Collection
- Personal Care and Other Services SEC-18
Operative words
"Some events have been postponed, others cancelled"; clubs "will have to make their own decision based upon local, state or federal mandates which they will be required to follow" (AKC, Mar. 12, 2020); the AKC "continues to encourage each of its 5,000 clubs to adhere to federal, state and local restrictions" and "support[s] each club's informed decision to reschedule, postpone or cancel their respective events"
The organizer's notice
American Kennel Club, 'COVID-19 Updates from the American Kennel Club': the AKC 'continues to encourage each of its 5,000 clubs to adhere to federal, state and local restrictions' and 'support[s] each club's informed decision to reschedule, postpone or cancel their respective events'
Notes
2020: Shows postponed and cancelled from March 2020 under State and local gathering orders; the AKC told clubs they 'will have to make their own decision based upon local, state or federal mandates which they will be required to follow' (Mar. 12, 2020) and applied cancelled-event fees to the club's next event (Mar. 16, 2020); the 2020 National Championship was run 'In light of the necessary safety changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic' with breed judging livestreamed (Nov. 2, 2020) (P). 2021: Events resumed club by club under the gathering and venue orders then in force (class). Usual dates: Year-round weekends; National Championship in December. Scale: AKC 'each of its 5,000 clubs'. Venue orders 2020: NY-005, IL-004, NJ-021, PA-016, VA-004, NV-009, MI-002, MI-007, FL-034, FL-047, MET-ORL-010, MET-ORL-021. Venue orders 2021: NY-043, NJ-044, IL-035, PA-022, CA-029.