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Membership Information
Major Classes of Membership
There are two types of National Swine Registry membership; Senior Life Membership and Junior Membership. Within each of these classes there shall be active and inactive status for members.
Senior Life Membership
You are encouraged to join the individual breed assocation, if you are interested in breeding purebred Yorkshire, Hampshire, Duroc or Landrace swine. A Senior member must be over 21 years of age and a resident of the United States (or a corporation incorporated under United States law). The Senior Life Membership fee is $10. This fee is paid only one time and should accompany the application for membership.
Active Status
To be an active Senior Life Member an annual maintenance fee (annual dues) of $75 per breed is due and payable on Janury 1 for Yorkshire, Hampshire, Duroc and Landrace of each year. With this $75 annual maintenance fee, the member will automatically receive a Seedstock Edge subscription. NOTE: "First Year" Senior Life Membership fees are $85; $10 for the lifetime membership fee and $75 for the first year's maintenance fee. After the first fiscal year, a maintenance fee of $75 per breed is all that is required. The second criterion for active status membership is to record breeding stock - at least one litter during the previous fiscal year.
Application for Senior Life Membership
When you apply for a Senior Life Membership, you should indicate clearly the name in which the membership is to be recorded. If registrations are to be recorded in the name of a farm or ranch, the membership should be in the name of the farm or ranch; if to be recorded in the name of a partnership, the membership should be in the name of the partnership and at least two officers of a corporation must sign the application.
Senior Life Member Herdmark
At the time you apply for membership, you should select the herdmark of your choice. Senior Life Member herdmarks are made up of three capital letters. If they are not already in use by another breeder, they will be assign to you.
Junior Membership
Activities for youth are a growing part of the National Swine Registry program. To encourage junior activity, junior memberships are available, at no charge, to all breeders under 21 years of age. Junior memberships are issued only in the name of an individual person. Junior memberships register and transfer under the same conditions as Senior Life Members.
Junior Member Herdmark
At the time you apply for membership, you should select the herdmark of your choice. Junio herdmarks are made up of three capital letters. If your herdmark preference is not already in use, it will be assigned to you.
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