RULES AND REGULATIONS

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• 1a      Full membership is available:- To residents and ex-residents of Horsted Keynes.

• 1b      Associate membership is available to people living outside the parish of Horsted Keynes (at the                discretion of the committee)

• 2        Only Full Members have the right to vote and become elected officers and committee members.

• 3a      Junior membership is available to persons under the age of 16 years

• 3b      All juniors under the age of 10 years must be accompanied by a senior.

• 3c      Juniors over the age of 12 years must have their own E.A licence.

• 4        All members fish at their OWN risk.

• 5a      Members must always have in their possession an official membership card when angling on club            waters (a club badge is not sufficient) and Valid E.A licence.

• 5b      Members, Bailiffs, Gamekeepers or owner’s agents all have the authority to ask you for your                        membership. Members are asked to challenge in respectful terms any suspect persons who may              be on the fishery and if not satisfied to inform the secretary, an officer, committee member or                     bailiff with car  registration number. where possible, also report any misuse of club waters.

• 6       No night fishing allowed

• 7a     No cans are allowed on club waters, bottles (preferably not glass) that are marked with the                          members name and membership number.

• 7b     Members must not be on the waters until 6 hours before the start of the season, except when on                official work parties.

• 8       Parking of vehicles must be in the authorised car parks situated adjacent to lake 4 just off the                    Cinder Track, and Rushy car park. Access to these car parks is from the school end of the Cinder              track ONLY. NO VEHICLES are allowed to be driven along the Cinder Track past Lake 4

•  9a    Members are required to keep to the immediate vicinity of the waters and are not to trespass upon            any adjoining lands.

• 9b     Members must not stray more than 15 yards from the water's edge and no branches to be broken              from trees nor rushes cut down indiscriminately.

• 9c     Members must not enter club waters unless in extreme circumstances to assist fish in distress.

• 9d     No lethal weapons, no fires under any circumstances, no radios or musical instruments, no                          interfering with trees, all livestock or game, no bad behaviour to be allowed on our waters.

• 9e     No animals to be taken onto club waters

• 10     All gates MUST be kept closed.

• 11     No litter must be left especially weights, line, hooks and unused ground bait, sweat corn etc.                      Members are responsible for all litter in their swim.

• 12      The following baits are prohibited:- All nut baits, and Bloodworm.  Boillies may be used but as                    hookbait ONLY!.

• 13      Only 2 rods per member may be used on club waters and within a radius of 15 yards. Gaffs are                     banned  at all times including for pike.

• 14      If a rod is left unattended the hook must be withdrawn from the water and the hook made safe.

• 15      Any member vacating a swim for more than 30 minutes shall remove all their gear and tackle from               their swim.