Bylaws of the Association

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BYLAWS OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL FARRIERS INC.

 
 
ARTICLE I – NAME
Section 1 – Name
The name of the corporation shall be International Association of Professional Farriers Inc. (hereafter referred to as “IAPF” or “corporation” or “association”).
 
ARTICLE II – PURPOSES AND POWERS 
Section 1 – Purpose
The International Association of Professional Farriers Inc. is a non-profit corporation and shall be operated exclusively as a business trade organization within the meaning of Section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or the corresponding section of any future Federal tax code.
 
The corporation will promote the integrity of the farrier industry by promoting the common interests and improving the business conditions and practices of those in the field of farriery.
 
Section 2 – Powers
The corporation shall have the power, directly or indirectly, alone or in conjunction or cooperation with others, to do any and all lawful acts which may be necessary or convenient to affect the business purposes, for which the corporation is organized, and to aid or assist other organizations or persons whose activities further accomplish, foster, or attain such purposes. 
 
ARTICLE III - MEMBERSHIP
Section 1 – Categories
The categories for membership shall be:

1. REGULAR MEMBER – Regular Members shall be Farriers or Veterinarians who have paid dues as prescribed in Article IV of these Bylaws.  Regular Members shall have full voting rights, may hold office and shall receive full membership benefits as determined by the Board of Directors.

2. ASSOCIATE MEMBER – Associate Members shall be all other interested individuals, who have paid dues as prescribed in Article IV of these Bylaws.  Associate Members shall not have voting rights and may not hold office.  However, they shall receive membership benefits as determined by the Board of Directors.

3. REGULAR LIFE MEMBER – Regular Life Members shall be Regular Members who have paid a one-time payment of dues as prescribed in Article IV of these Bylaws.  Their voting rights, opportunity to hold office and membership benefits shall be the same as Regular Members.

4. ASSOCIATE LIFE MEMBER – Associate Life Members shall be Associate Members who have paid a one-time payment of dues as prescribed in Article IV of these Bylaws.  Associate Life Members shall not have voting rights and may not hold office.  However, they shall receive membership benefits as determined by the Board of Directors.

5. REGULAR FOUNDING MEMBER – Regular Founding Membership shall be limited to 30 individuals who have paid dues as prescribed in Article IV of these Bylaws.  Their voting rights, opportunity to hold office and membership benefits shall be the same as Regular Members.

6. STUDENT MEMBER - Student Member shall be either a currently enrolled farrier or veterinary school student, graduate within the past twelve (12) months or who is working as an apprentice farrier, who have paid dues as prescribed in Article IV of these Bylaws.  Student Members shall not have voting rights and may not hold office.  However, they shall receive membership benefits as determined by the Board of Directors.

7. STUDENT MEMBER – 2 YEAR SPECIAL - Shall be either a currently enrolled farrier or veterinary school student or graduate within the past six (6) months of a school where the owner or instructor is an IAPF member, who have paid dues as prescribed in Article IV of these Bylaws. Student Members shall not have voting rights and may not hold office.  However, they shall receive membership benefits as determined by the Board of Directors.

8. RETIRED MEMBER – Retired Members may be Farriers or Veterinarians who have reached the age of 65 years.  Such a member shall pay dues as prescribed in Article IV of these Bylaws, shall not have voting rights, may not hold office, but shall receive membership benefits as determined by the Board of Directors.

9. HONORARY MEMBER – Honorary Members may be any individual, company or organization nominated by a member in good standing and approved by a majority vote of the Board of Directors.  The Board shall be limited to awarding a maximum of one (1) Honorary Membership per twelve (12) month period.  In addition, it will be preferred that candidates for Honorary Membership shall first be either a Regular or Associate Member of the association.  Honorary Members shall pay no dues, have no voting rights and may not hold office.  They shall receive membership benefits as determined by the Board of Directors.

10. EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIP MEMBER – Educational Partners may be any individual, company or organization who have paid membership dues (Regular, Regular Founding, Regular Life, Associate, Associate Life, or Honorary) as prescribed in Article IV of these Bylaws and paid the annual Educational Partnership payment to the Hoofcare Essentials Foundation Inc. Educational Partnership members shall have the voting rights as determine by their category of membership (i.e. Regular, Regular Founding, Regular Life, Associate, Associate Life, or Honorary).  They shall also receive membership and partnership benefits as determined by the Board of Directors.

11. ALLIANCE MEMBER – Alliance Members consist of corporations, organizations, associations and other groups in good standing in a state, region or locality; educational institutions offering equine and/or farrier related programs; or other organizations approved by the Board of Directors.  Alliance Members shall have no voting rights and may not hold office.  Categories and requirements of Alliance Members shall include:
    1. Recognized Associations, where the national breed or discipline has competition rules;
    2. National Associations, where equine-related groups or individuals have formed a national association or organization;
    3. State/Regional Associations where equine-related groups or individuals have formed an association in a State or region; or
    4. Educational, where educational institutions, colleges or schools offer farrier and/or equine-related programs.

12. HORSE OWNER MEMBER – Horse Owners interested in equine podiatry may join the association in this special category. Horse Owner Members shall pay no dues, have no voting rights and may not hold office. They shall receive membership benefits as determined by the Board of Directors.

1. Each Director shall serve a two-year term and may be elected or appointed to serve a maximum of one additional two-year term.  He/She may not be elected or appointed to serve additional terms without a minimum one-year absence from the Board, unless elected to an Officer’s position.
2. Directors are to be elected by a plurality vote of the membership casting a vote, either by mail or electronic ballot. The voting process shall be administered by the Nominating and Elections Committee with the assistance of the Executive Director.
3. The terms for the Directors shall begin on the first day of January in the same year in which their term begins and continue until successors to the offices have been duly elected (or appointed) and installed.

1. The director is absent and unexcused from two or more meetings of the Board of Directors in a twelve-month period.  The Board President is empowered to excuse directors from attendance for a reason deemed adequate by the Board President. The President shall not have the power to excuse him/herself from the Board meeting attendance and in that case, the Board Vice President shall excuse the President.   Or: 
2. For cause or no cause, if before any meeting of the Board at which a vote on removal will be made the director in question is given electronic or written notification of the Board’s intention to discuss her/his case and is given the opportunity to be heard at a meeting of the Board.

1. Regular Meetings. The Board of Directors may be held at the discretion of the Board of Directors in person, via telephone, or electronic communication.  Proxies at meetings of the Board of Directors are not permitted.  Board meetings shall be held upon four (4) days’ notice by first-class mail, electronic mail, or facsimile transmission or forty-eight (48) hours’ notice delivered personally or by telephone.  If sent by mail, facsimile transmission, or electronic mail, the notice shall be deemed to be delivered upon its deposit in the mail or transmission system.  Notice of meetings shall specify the place, day, and hour of meeting.  The purpose of the meeting need not be specified. 
2. Special Meetings.  Special meetings of the Board may be called by the President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, or any two (2) other directors of the Board of Directors.  A special meeting must be preceded by at least 2 days’ notice to each director of the date, time, and place, but not the purpose, of the meeting.
3. Waiver of Notice.  Any director may waive notice of any meeting, in accordance with the Commonwealth of Kentucky law.

1. Quorum.  A simple majority of the Board of Directors (6 persons) at a duly called Regular or Special Meeting of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.  The same simple majority of the Board of Directors shall be required for passage of all voting matters, unless otherwise stated in these Bylaws.
2. Majority Vote.  Except as otherwise required by law or by the Articles of Incorporation, the act of the majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board.
3. Hung Board Decisions. On the occasion that directors of the Board are unable to make a decision based on a tied number of votes, the President or Treasurer in the order of presence shall have the power to swing the vote based on his/her discretion.
4. Participation.  Except as required otherwise by law, the Articles of Incorporation, or these Bylaws, directors may participate in a regular or special meeting through the use of any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting, including in person, internet video meeting or by telephonic conference call.

1. Take any final action on matters which also requires Board members’ approval or approval of a majority of all members;
2. Fill vacancies on the Board of Directors in any committee which is the authority of the Board;
3. Amend or repeal Bylaws or adopt new Bylaws;
4. Amend or repeal any resolution of the Board of Directors which by its express terms is not so amendable or repeal able;
5. Appoint any other committees of the Board of Directors or the members of these committees;
6. Expend corporate funds to support a nominee for director;
7. Approve any transaction:
   1. To which the corporation is a party and one of more directors have a material financial interest; or
   2. Between the corporation and one or more of its directors or between the corporation or any person in which one or more of its directors have a material financial interest.

1. Appeal
2. Credentialing
3. Education
4. Finance
5. Horse Owner
6. International Relations
7. Marketing
8. Membership
9. Nominations and Elections

1. The duties of the President shall be:
   1. To preside at all Regular and Special meetings of the Board of Directors and the Association.
   2. To nominate all Committee and Task Force Chairpersons.
   3. To assist the Board in coordinating and supervising activities of the Association, including signing of all contracts and obligations.
   4. To delegate responsibility for the balloting at the Officer and Board of Directors elections.
   5. To serve as Chair of the President’s Advisory Committee.

1. The duties of the Vice-President shall be:
   1. To assist the President in all duties as requested by the President.
   2. To assume the duties of the office of President in the event that the President is incapable of performing his/her duties or that the office is vacated.
   3. To serve as the primary point of contact between the Board of Directors and the Committee and Task Force Chairpersons.  In addition, he/she will coordinate with the office staff the placement of new committee or task force volunteers to respective committees and/or task forces.
   4. To serve as the Chairperson of the Nominations and Elections Committee.

1. The duties of the Treasurer shall be:
   1. To act as custodian of the assets of the Association.
   2. To present to the Board of Directors an Annual Budget for their review, discussion and approval.  The Association will be required to have an Annual Budget that is balanced at the end of each fiscal year.  The Annual Budget shall require a 2/3 majority vote of the Board for acceptance.  The fiscal year of the Association shall be determined by the Board of Directors.
   3. To hold the Executive Director responsible for:
      1. Depositing all monies in the name of the Association in an institution approved by the Board of Directors.
      2. Disbursing monies from all accounts of the Association.  All accounts of the Association shall require two signatures for approval.  Persons authorized to sign checks for the Association shall include:  Treasurer, President, Vice President and Executive Director.
      3. Paying all expenses of the Association subject to the direction of the Board of Directors and within the Annual Budget.  Budgeted expenditures shall be paid as presented for payment.  Non-budgeted expenditures shall be presented to the Board of Directors for their review and approval.  Such non-budgeted expenditures shall require a 2/3 majority vote of the Board for approval.
      4. Maintaining a file of all vouchers and invoices accompanying them for a period of not less than five (5) years.
   4. To invest Reserve Funds in accordance with policy established by the Board of Directors.
   5. To turn over all funds and properties under his/her custodianship and records to a successor.
   6. To provide a detailed report of the financial status of the Association at each Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors and Annual Meeting of the Association.
   7. To serve as Chairperson of the Finance Committee.
   8. To provide a copy of the most recent period’s Profit and Loss Statement and Balance Sheet of the Association upon written request from any Regular, Regular Founding, Regular Life Member, or Educational Partner.
   9. Should any member request financial assistance for clinics, educational events, marketing, credentialing, or other farrier related initiatives, said request shall be made through the Finance Committee of the IAPF Board of Directors.  The Finance Committee will make a determination as to the best source of funding (i.e. the Hoofcare Essentials Foundation or the IAPF).  
   10. The Treasurer and the Finance Committee shall be prepared to work with any member to assist in the formation of banking relations in their country to allow for the payment of membership dues in the currency of said country.  

1. To serve as custodian of the records of the corporation, including membership records.
2. To preside at Regular and Special Meetings of the Board of Directors in the absence of the President and Vice-President.
3. To conduct the correspondence of the Association.
4. To notify members of all meetings.
5. To serve as a non-voting member of all Committees and Task Forces of the corporation.
6. To serve as the non-voting Secretary of the Board of Directors. 
   1. To be responsible for the recording and certifying of the minutes of all Regular and Special Meetings of the Board of Directors and the Annual & Special Meetings of the corporation.
7. To serve as the non-voting Assistant Treasurer of the Board of Directors
   1. To be responsible for the financial records of the Association and for all receipts and disbursements.  All vouchers and invoices accompanying them will be maintained for not less than a period of five (5) years
   2. To execute the financial policies of the Association, as defined by the Board of Directors, with the concurrence of the Treasurer and the Finance Committee, including depositing all monies of the Association in an institution approved by the Board of Directors.
8. To be responsible for the hiring of staff for the office of the Association.
9. To be responsible for the implementation of Public and Professional Relations.
10. To keep the Corporate Seal, and to execute documents requiring the signature of the Corporate Secretary.

1. Mandatory Indemnification.  The corporation shall indemnify a director or former director, who was wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which he or she was a party because he or she is or was a director of the corporation against reasonable expenses incurred by him or her in connection with the proceedings.
2. Permissible Indemnification.  The corporation shall indemnify a director or former director made a party to a proceeding because he or she is or was a director of the corporation, against liability incurred in the proceeding, if the determination to indemnify him or her has been made in the manner prescribed by the law and payment has been authorized in the manner prescribed by law.
3. Advance for Expenses.  Expenses incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding, as authorized by the Board of Directors in the specific case, upon receipt of (I) a written affirmation from the director, officer, employee or agent of his or her good faith belief that he or she is entitled to indemnification as authorized in this article, and (II) an undertaking by or on behalf of the director, officer, employee or agent to repay such amount, unless it shall ultimately be determined that he or she is entitled to be indemnified by the corporation in these Bylaws.
4. Indemnification of Officers, Agents and Employees.  An officer of the corporation who is not a director is entitled to mandatory indemnification under this article to the same extent as a director.  The corporation may also indemnify and advance expenses to an employee or agent of the corporation who is not a director, consistent with Commonwealth of Kentucky law and public policy, provided that such indemnification, and the scope of such indemnification, is set forth by the general or specific action of the Board or by contract.
5. Bonding.  All Officers, Directors and Staff deemed by the Board of Directors necessary to be bonded shall be bonded in the amount approved by the Board of Directors.  The costs of said bonding shall be borne by the Association.
6. Awards and Reimbursements.  No member of the association shall receive any type of award or scholarship or reimbursement of same should their membership dues be delinquent.  Honorary members shall be exempt from this Section.

1. That no amendment shall be made to these Bylaws which would cause the corporation to cease to qualify as an exempt corporation under Section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or the corresponding section of any future Federal tax code; and, 
2. That an amendment does not affect the voting rights of directors. An amendment that does affect the voting rights of directors further requires ratification by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of a quorum of directors at a Board meeting.
3. That all amendments be consistent with the Articles of Incorporation.
4. That the amendment has been presented to the Board of Directors thirty (30) days prior to the vote to amend.

1. General Guidelines. Records should not be kept if they are no longer needed for the operation of the business or required by law. Unnecessary records should be eliminated from the files. The cost of maintaining records is an expense which can grow unreasonably if good housekeeping is not performed. A mass of records also makes it more difficult to find pertinent records.

2. Exception for Litigation Relevant Documents. International Association of Professional Farriers Inc. expects all officers, directors, and employees to comply fully with any published records retention or destruction policies and schedules, provided that all officers, directors, and employees should note the following general exception to any stated destruction schedule: If you believe, or the International Association of Professional Farriers Inc. informs you, that corporate records are relevant to litigation, or potential litigation (i.e. a dispute that could result in litigation), then you must preserve those records until it is determined that the records are no longer needed. That exception supersedes any previously or subsequently established destruction schedule for those records.

3. Minimum Retention Periods for Specific Categories
   1. Corporate Documents. Corporate records include the corporation’s Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws and. Corporate records should be retained permanently.
   2. Tax Records. Tax records include, but may not be limited to, documents concerning payroll, expenses, proof of contributions made by donors, accounting procedures, and other documents concerning the corporation’s revenues. Tax records should be retained for at least seven years from the date of filing the applicable return.
   3. Employment Records/Personnel Records. State and federal statutes require the corporation to keep certain recruitment, employment and personnel information. The corporation should also keep personnel files that reflect performance reviews and any complaints brought against the corporation or individual employees under applicable state and federal statutes. The corporation should also keep in the employee's personnel file all final memoranda and correspondence reflecting performance reviews and actions taken by or against personnel. Employment applications should be retained for three years. Retirement and pension records should be kept permanently. Other employment and personnel records should be retained for seven years.
   4. Board and Board Committee Materials. Meeting minutes should be retained in perpetuity in the corporation’s minute book. A clean copy of all other Board and Board Committee materials should be kept for no less than three years by the corporation.
   5. Press Releases/Public Filings. The corporation should retain permanent copies of all press releases and publicly filed documents under the theory that the corporation should have its own copy to test the accuracy of any document a member of the public can theoretically produce against the corporation.
   6. Legal Files. Legal counsel should be consulted to determine the retention period of particular documents, but legal documents should generally be maintained for a period of ten years.
   7. Marketing and Sales Documents. The corporation should keep final copies of marketing and sales documents for the same period of time it keeps other corporate files, generally three years. An exception to the three-year policy may be sales invoices, contracts, leases, licenses, and other legal documentation. These documents should be kept for at least three years beyond the life of the agreement.
   8. Development/Intellectual Property and Trade Secrets. Development documents are often subject to intellectual property protection in their final form (e.g., patents and copyrights). The documents detailing the development process are often also of value to the corporation and are protected as a trade secret where the corporation:
      1. derives independent economic value from the secrecy of the information; and
      2. has taken affirmative steps to keep the information confidential.
      3. The corporation should keep all documents designated as containing trade secret information for at least the life of the trade secret.
   9. Contracts. Final, execution copies of all contracts entered into by the corporation should be retained. The corporation should retain copies of the final contracts for at least three years beyond the life of the agreement, and longer in the case of publicly filed contracts.
   10. Correspondence. Unless correspondence falls under another category listed elsewhere in this policy, correspondence should generally be saved for two years.
   11. Banking and Accounting. Accounts payable ledgers and schedules should be kept for seven years. Bank reconciliations, bank statements, deposit slips and checks (unless for important payments and purchases) should be kept for three years. Any inventories of products, materials, and supplies and any invoices should be kept for seven years.
   12. Insurance. Expired insurance policies, insurance records, accident reports, claims, etc. should be kept permanently.
   13. Audit Records. External audit reports should be kept permanently. Internal audit reports should be kept for three years.
   14. Electronic Mail.

1. printed in hard copy and kept in the appropriate file; or
2. downloaded to a computer file and kept electronically or on disk as a separate file. The retention period depends upon the subject matter of the e-mail, as covered elsewhere in this policy.

1. “Unlawful harassment” is conduct that has the purpose or effect of creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment; has the purpose or effect of substantially and unreasonably interfering with an individual’s work performance; or otherwise adversely affects an individual’s employment opportunities because of the individual’s membership in a protected class.  Unlawful harassment includes, but is not limited to, epithets; slurs; jokes; pranks; innuendo; comments; written or graphic material; stereotyping; or other threatening, hostile, or intimidating acts based on race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by state or federal law. Such unlawful harassment may take place in the workplace or at public and private endeavors.
2. Sexual Harassment.  While all forms of harassment are prohibited, special attention should be paid to sexual harassment.  “Sexual harassment” is generally defined under both state and federal law as unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature where:
   1. Submission to or rejection of such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of any individual’s employment or as a basis for employment decisions; or
   2. Such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment.

1. Unwanted sexual advances, whether they involve physical touching or not;
2. Sexual epithets, jokes, written or oral references to sexual conduct, gossip regarding one’s sex life, comments about an individual’s body, comments about an individual’s sexual activity, deficiencies, or prowess;
3. Displaying sexually suggestive objects, pictures, or cartoons;
4. Unwelcome leering, whistling, brushing up against the body, sexual gestures, or suggestive or insulting comments;
5. Inquiries into one’s sexual experiences; and
6. Discussion of one’s sexual activities.

1. Members shall not compromise their personal and professional ethics in any way that will be detrimental to the health of the farrier or equine industries.

2. Members shall work continually to improve the quality of service they make available to their customers and fellow members.

3. Members shall observe all civil laws and shall uphold the honor and dignity of the industry by striving to conduct an honest and competent business.

4. Members shall participate in activities and organizations which promote the growth and health of the farrier and equine industries.

1. A complaint may be made to the Board of Directors by any person that a member of the association:
   1. Has refused or neglected to comply with a provision or provisions of these Bylaws.
   2. Has willfully acted in a manner prejudicial to the interests of the association.
2. The Board of Directors may refuse to deal with a complaint if it considers the complaint to be trivial or vexatious in nature.
3. If the Board of Directors decides to deal with the complaint, the Board of Directors:
   1. Must cause notice of the complaint to be served on the member concerned, and
   2. Must give the member at least 14 days from the time the notice is served within which to make submissions to the Board of Directors in connection with the complaint, and
   3. Must take into consideration any submissions made by the member in connection with the complaint.
4. The Board of Directors may, by resolution, expel the member from the association or suspend the member from membership of the association if, after considering the complaint and any submissions made in connection with the complaint, it is satisfied that the facts alleged in the complaint have been proved and the expulsion or suspension is warranted in the circumstances.
5. If the Board of Directors expels or suspends a member, the Secretary of the Board must, within seven (7) days after the action is taken, cause written notice to be given to the member of the action taken, of the reasons given by the Board of Directors for having taken that action and of the member’s right of appeal under (next Section).
6. The expulsion or suspension does not take effect:
   1. Until the expiration of the period within which the member is entitled to appeal against the resolution concerned, or
   2. If within that period the member exercises the right of appeal, unless and until the association confirms the resolution under (next Section),
   3. Whichever is the later.

1. A member may appeal to the Board of Directors at a meeting of the Board against a resolution of the Board under the previous Section, within seven (7) days after notice of the resolution is served on the member, by lodging with the Secretary a notice to that effect.
2. The notice may, but need not, be accompanied by a statement of the grounds on which the member intends to rely for the purposes of the appeal.
3. On receipt of a notice from a member under the previous Section, the Secretary must notify the Board of Directors, which is to convene a meeting of the Board of Directors of the association to be held within 28 days after the date on which the Secretary received the notice.
4. At a meeting of the Board of Directors convened under the previous Section:
   1. No business other than the question of the appeal is to be transacted, and
   2. The Board of Directors and the member must be given the opportunity to state their respective cases orally or in writing, or both, and
   3. The members of the Board of Directors present are to vote by secret ballot on the question whether the resolution should be confirmed or revoked.
5. The appeal is to be determined by a simple majority of votes cast by members of the Board of Directors.

1. indicate which documents and materials produced by the corporation are presumptively open to staff and/or the public;
2. indicate which documents and materials produced by the corporation are presumptively closed to staff and/or the public;
3. specify the procedures whereby the open/closed status of documents and materials can be altered. 

1. The documents shall be posted in a format that allows an individual using the Internet to access, download, view and print them in a manner that exactly reproduces the image of the original document filed with the IRS (except information exempt from public disclosure requirements, such as contributor lists).
2. The website shall clearly inform readers that the document is available and provide instructions for downloading it.
3. International Association of Professional Farriers Inc. shall not charge a fee for downloading the information. Documents shall not be posted in a format that would require special computer hardware or software (other than software readily available to the public free of charge).
4. International Association of Professional Farriers Inc. shall inform anyone requesting the information where this information can be found, including the web address. This information must be provided immediately for in-person requests and within seven (7) days for mailed requests.

1. All Board deliberations shall be open to the public except where the Board passes a motion to make any specific portion confidential.
2. All Board minutes shall be open to the public once accepted by the Board, except where the Board passes a motion to make any specific portion confidential.
3. All papers and materials considered by the Board shall be open to the public following the meeting at which they are considered, except where the Board passes a motion to make any specific paper or material confidential.

1. All staff records shall be available for consultation by the staff member concerned or by their legal representatives.
2. No staff records shall be made available to any person outside the corporation except the authorized governmental agencies.  
3. Within the corporation, staff records shall be made available only to those persons with managerial or personnel responsibilities for that staff member, except that
4. Staff records shall be made available to the Board when requested.

 
CERTIFICATE OF ADOPTION OF BYLAWS
 
I do hereby certify that the above stated Bylaws of International Association of Professional Farriers Inc. were approved by the International Association of Professional Farriers Inc. Board of Directors on March 10, 2022 and constitute a complete copy of the Bylaws of the corporation. 
 

 
 /s/ Adam Wynbrant, President
________________________________________
Adam Wynbrandt, President
 
Date Signed:  November 16, 2022
 
Adopted by Board of Directors Resolution on September 22, 2015
 
Amended by Board of Directors Resolution on January 21, 2020
Amended by Board of Directors Resolution on August 26, 2020
Amended by Board of Directors Resolution on May 19, 2021
Amended by Board of Directors Resolution on November 19, 2021
Amended by Board of Directors Resolution on March 10, 2022
Amended by Board of Directors Resolution on November 16, 2022