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USSA Mission<br />
Statement<br />
“To define, register, promote<br />
and improve the <strong>Suffolk</strong> breed to provide<br />
leadership for the advancement and<br />
future of the entire U.S. Sheep Industry.”<br />
USSA Vision<br />
Statement<br />
“To be the most innovative,<br />
value adding, member-driven<br />
sheep breed organization for an<br />
evolving U.S. Sheep Industry.”<br />
Fees and Services<br />
DUES<br />
• Membership Dues (effective 10/01/17)<br />
• New - $40<br />
• Paid prior to March 1 - $40/yr<br />
• Paid after March 1 - $60/yr<br />
• UJSSA (Junior, age 21 and under) Dues<br />
• Annual dues - $15<br />
Include name, flock or ranch name,<br />
address, city, state, zip and phone number.<br />
Juniors include birthday. Send to USSA, P.O.<br />
Box 121, Holland, IA 50642.<br />
MEMBER RATES<br />
• Postage and Handling (per order) - 3.00<br />
• Registration - Animal registered within one<br />
year of birth - $6.00<br />
• Late Registrations (effective 03/02/18) -<br />
Late Registrations (over 1 yr old) - $15/hd<br />
• Re-Registration from Canadian or UK<br />
Registries - $6.00<br />
• Transfer of Ownership - $10.00<br />
• Within Family Transfer - $3.00<br />
• Rush Fees (effective 10/01/17) -<br />
• Needed within 72 hours - $25/hd<br />
• Needed in less than 14 days - $10/hd<br />
• Duplicate Certificates - You must be the<br />
recorded owner - $5.00<br />
• Christening - Naming of Rams or Ewes -<br />
$15.00<br />
• Extended Pedigrees - 5 generations - $10.00<br />
NON-MEMBER RATES<br />
• Registration - Animal registered within 1 year<br />
of birth - $16.00<br />
NOTE NEW FEE CHANGES<br />
Effective March 1, <strong>2019</strong> convenience fees<br />
($1 for transactions =< $25 and 3.5% for transactions<br />
> $25) will be implemented for payments<br />
made via credit card or PayPal.<br />
For accounts 90 days past due, a finance<br />
charge of 1.5% per month will be applied.<br />
Payment methods include check, credit<br />
card (call the office) or PayPal (link on the<br />
USSA website).<br />
Why Foundation<br />
Donations?<br />
The United <strong>Suffolk</strong> Sheep Association<br />
would like to express thanks to those members<br />
who have in the past, donated to our National<br />
<strong>Suffolk</strong> Foundation. Many of you include a few<br />
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dollars with each work order and that is certainly<br />
welcome and appreciated. We welcome<br />
any size donation. Foundation donations are<br />
included on the fee list. To donate you need<br />
only indicate the amount and include it with<br />
payment. It will be listed on your invoice for<br />
your tax records.<br />
We fear that perhaps many are not aware<br />
of how these funds are utilized. It was determined<br />
some time ago, that these funds would<br />
all go to the USSA Scholarship Fund.<br />
Each year, at Louisville, we award at least<br />
two scholarships to deserving young <strong>Suffolk</strong><br />
breeders. We don’t want this to be a best kept<br />
secret, but want to get the word out to all of our<br />
members. It has been announced from time to<br />
time, but we want to bring it to your attention<br />
once more, that these donations are most<br />
appreciated and can do a tremendous amount<br />
of good. Thank you for your consideration of<br />
supporting this fund!<br />
USSA Percentage<br />
Program<br />
PURPOSE: Enables members of USSA to<br />
identify and maintain records on their nonpurebred<br />
replacement seed stock and wethers.<br />
RULES AND REGULATIONS*<br />
1. In order to record an animal in the USSA<br />
Percentage Registration Program, you<br />
must be a member in good standing of<br />
USSA or UJSSA.<br />
2. At least one parent must be registered in<br />
the USSA Purebred Registry or the USSA<br />
Percentage Registry.<br />
3. Percentage animals must be identified by<br />
permanent positive identification.<br />
4. Animals registered in the USSA<br />
Percentage Registry will receive a<br />
Percentage Certificate of Registration<br />
(printed on green paper).<br />
5. An animal with a percentage registration<br />
number will not be permitted to enter the<br />
purebred flock book nor will any of its<br />
progeny until the 15/16 level of purity is<br />
reached. Once progeny reaches a level of<br />
purity, the registration will be printed on a<br />
Certificate of Registration (printed on<br />
white paper).<br />
*It is helpful if members submit percentage<br />
registrations on the Application for Percentage<br />
Registration (provided in the directory, on the<br />
website or from the office). If you would like to<br />
submit an application to register percentage<br />
sheep and do not have the correct application,<br />
please indicate on the application that the animals<br />
being registered are percentage <strong>Suffolk</strong>s.<br />
2018/<strong>2019</strong><br />
USSA Committees<br />
By-Laws<br />
Chair: Randy Hodges<br />
Committee Members: Bill Gergen,<br />
Bill Royer<br />
Budget<br />
Chair: Bill Royer<br />
Committee Members: Jeremy Geske,<br />
Randy Hodges, Brenda Reau<br />
Scholarship<br />
Chair: Blair Summey<br />
Committee Members: Ron Alves,<br />
Donna Mays, Chuck Ream<br />
Youth Promotion<br />
Chair: Randy Hodges<br />
Committee Members: Bill Gergen,<br />
Bill Royer<br />
Hospitality<br />
Chair: Blair Summey<br />
Committee Members: Teresa Harker,<br />
Brenda Reau, Randy Hodges<br />
Ambassador<br />
Chair: Tom Burke<br />
Committee Members: John Peck<br />
Hall of Fame<br />
Chair: Randy Hodges<br />
Committee Members: Tom Burke,<br />
Greg Deakin, Wayne Skartvedt, Brenda Miller<br />
Breed Improvement<br />
Chair: Brenda Reau, Randy Hodges<br />
Committee Members: Jeremy Geske,<br />
Gayle Lucas, Greg Ahart<br />
Online Sales<br />
Chair: Jeremy Geske<br />
Committee Members: Gayle Lucas,<br />
Greg Ahart<br />
<strong>Suffolk</strong> GAP<br />
Chair: Bill Royer<br />
Committee Members: Ron Alves,<br />
Randy Hodges<br />
<strong>2019</strong> SUFFOLK DIRECTORY