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NO HALFTIME TYPE SHOW. EACH TEAM WILL PLAY THE TEAM THAT THEY PLAY THE LAST GAME OF THE CURRENT REGULAR SEASON. A GATE FEE OF $1.00 PER ADULT WILL BE TAKEN. PROCEEDS WILL GO INTO THE LEAGUE TREASURY. 15. PLAYOFFS WILL INCLUDE THE TOP FOUR (4) TEAMS FROM EACH DIVISION, WITH THE TIE BREAKER BEING THE SEASON S HEAD TO HEAD RESULTS. IF NEEDED, THE 2ND TIE BREAKER WILL BE EITHER THE 1ST QUARTER S POINTS SCORED, OR POINTS ALLOWED, TO BE DETERMINED BY A COIN TOSS. TEAM 1 WILL PLAY TEAM 4 AND TEAM 2 WILL PLAY TEAM 3. WINNERS WILL ADVANCE TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND , THE LOSERS WILL SHARE 3RD PLACE. TROPHIES WILL BE AWARDED TO ALL PLAYOFF TEAMS. 16. PLAYOFF S AND TROPHIES, SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE BOARD PRIOR TO EACH SEASON. TROPHIES WILL BE AWARDED TO THE REGULAR SEASON DIVISION WINNERS. THE TROPHIES WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF AN APPOINTED TRUSTEE. ( PAGE 1 ) (THE LEAGUE - CONT.) 17. FUTCHNKWKS ATEXTTEXT|FDPPFDPPFDPPFDPPFDPPFDPPFDPPFDPPFDPCFDPCFDPCFDPCFDPCFDPCFDPCFDPCFDPCFDPCFDPCFDPCFDPCFDPCFDPCFDPCFDPCFDPCFDPC FDPCFDPC FDPCFDPC FDPCFDPC FDPCFDPC FDPCE WILL BE NO  2009  M.V.J.F.L. PLAYING RULES ALL GAMES WILL BE PLAYED UNDER THE RULES OF THE  OHIO ATHLETIC HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION . IN ADDITION, THE FOLLOWING RULES WILL APPLY. ( REVISED 7-20-09 ) THE LEAGUE 1. THE LEAGUE SHALL CONTAIN 2 DIVISIONS, A VARSITY AND A JUNIOR VARSITY. 2. THE JUNIOR VARSITY GAME WILL BE PLAYED BEFORE THE VARSITY GAME. 3. THE VARSITY GAME WILL BEGIN TEN (10) MINUTES AFTER THE JUNIOR VARSITY GAME ENDS. THE 2ND SET OF GAMES WILL START TEN, (10) MINUTES AFTER THE 1ST SET ENDS. 4. ALL GAMES WILL CONSIST OF FOUR (4 ) EIGHT (8) MINUTE QUARTERS. 5. HALFTIMES WILL BE LIMITED TO TEN (10) MINUTES. 6. THE GAME BALL FOR THE VARSITY MUST BE A  WILSON GST JR. . THE GAME BALL FOR THE JUNIOR VARSITY MUST BE A  WILSON GST PEE WEE . THE HOST TEAM WILL PROVIDE A NEW GAME BALL FOR EACH SET OF TEAMS PLAYING THAT DAY. 7. IT S THE HOST TEAM S RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE A PROPERLY LINED AND MAINTAINED FIELD. IF THE REFEREES JUDGE THE FIELD OTHERWISE, THE HOST TEAM WILL FORFEIT THE GAME. 8. GATE DONATIONS WILL BE $1.00 PER STUDENT, $2.00 PER ADULT, AND A $5.00 MAX CHARGE PER FAMILY. 9. ANY GAME CALLED DUE TO BAD WEATHER, POWER FAILURE, OR ANY OTHER EVENT BEYOND HUMAN CONTROL, WILL BE CONTINUED FROM THAT POINT. EXCEPTIONS - IF A TEAM IS AHEAD BY 18 POINTS AND AT LEAST ONE (1) HALF HAS BEEN COMPLETED. 10. IN THE EVENT OF A TIE GAME DURING THE REGULAR SEASON, EACH TEAM WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SCORE ON FOUR (4) DOWNS FROM THE TEN (10) YARD LINE. IF A TOUCHDOWN OCCURS, AN EXTRA POINT WILL BE ATTEMPTED. THE TEAM WHO WON THE ORIGINAL COIN TOSS WILL HAVE THE OPTION TO BE ON OFFENSE OR DEFENSE. IF NO ONE WINS IN THE FIRST OVERTIME, A SECOND SERIES WILL BE PLAYED. IF AFTER A SECOND SERIES IS COMPLETED WITH NO CLURE PLAYOFF SITES WILL BE AS FOLLOWS ; 2009 - 1ST ROUND - WESTERN RESERVE CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND - JACKSON MILTON 2010 - 1ST ROUND - LOWELLVILLE CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND - SPRINGFIELD 2011  1ST ROUND - CAMPBELL CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND  SEBRING 2012  1ST ROUND  CRESTVIEW CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND - COLUMBIANA EACH YEAR THEREAFTER THE HOST TEAMS WILL TRADE OFF BEING 1ST ROUND AND CHAMPIONSHIP SITES. PLAYERS 18. EACH TEAM S PLAYERS MUST LIVE IN, OR ATTEND A PUBLIC SCHOOL WITHIN THAT TEAM S SCHOOL DISTRICT. IF ADDITIONAL PLAYERS ARE NEEDED, TEAMS MAY DRAW FROM NEIGHBORING SCHOOL DISTRICTS PROVIDING THAT THE DISTRICT DOES NOT OFFER FOOTBALL OR DEEMS THAT PLAYER INELIGIBLE. ADDITIONAL PLAYERS CAN T BE ADDED IF A TEAM, (VARSITY OR JV.), HAS MORE THAN 15 PLAYERS. IF ONE TEAM HAS MORE THAN 22 PLAYERS, PLAYERS MUST BE MOVED TO THE LESSER SQUAD BEFORE TAKING OUT OF TOWN PLAYERS. JUNIOR VARSITY TEAMS MAY OPT TO TAKE 2ND GRADE PLAYERS IF YOU HAVE LESS THAN 16 PLAYERS. TEAMS THAT DON T ACCEPT ALL ELIGIBLE PLAYERS FROM THEIR OWN DISTRICT MAY NOT TAKE OUT OF TOWN PLAYERS. ALL OUT OF TOWN PLAYERS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD. 19. ALL PLAYERS WILL BE RESTRICTED TO A TOTAL OF FOUR (4) QUARTERS PER DAY. 20. A. WEIGH INS WILL BE HELD AT THE PREVIEWS, ONE (1) HOUR BEFORE THEIR SCHEDULED GAME. EACH TEAM WILL WITNESS THE WEIGHING OF THEIR OPPOSING TEAM. EACH TEAM WILL BRING 2 COPIES OF THEIR ROSTER. ONE FOR THE OPPOSING TEAM AND THE OTHER TO BE LEFT AT WEIGH IN STATION TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE PRESIDENT. THE STANDARD APPROVED LEAGUE ROSTER FORM MUST BE USED, WITH PLAYERS BEING LISTED BY THEIR UNIFORM NUMBERS IN ASCENDING ORDER AND MUST BE TYPE-WRITTEN. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THIS PROCEDURE WILL BE A $25.00 FINE. B. A WEIGH IN FOR THOSE PLAYERS MISSING THE 1ST WEIGH IN MUST BE WEIGHED IN BEFORE PLAYING THEIR 1ST GAME. C. THE TRUSTEES WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HAVING THE SCALES AT WEIGH INS. 21. A. TEAM ROSTERS ARE TO BE TURNED IN TO THE LEAGUE PRESIDENT ON THE DAY OF THE 1ST WEIGH IN. B. A BOARD MEETING WILL BE HELD AFTER THE 1ST WEIGH IN AT WHICH ALL TEAMS WILL RECEIVE THEIR VARSITY AND JUNIOR VARSITY ROSTERS. AT THIS TIME IT WILL BE DETERMINED WHICH TEAMS MAY MOVE PLAYERS. C. IF ANY NEW PLAYERS ARE TO BE ADDED TO THE ROSTER AFTER WEIGH IN DAY, IT MUST BE VOTED ON AND APPROVED BY ALL THE LEAGUE COACHES. D. IF ANY PLAYER S AGE IS CHALLENGED, THE COACH WILL HAVE SEVEN (7) DAYS TO PROVIDE PROOF OF AGE. JUNIOR VARSITY 22. A. JUNIOR VARSITY CAN CONSIST OF 2ND, 3RD, 4TH, AND 5TH GRADERS, UNDER THE AGE OF 12, BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1ST OF THAT YEAR B. PLAYERS OVER THE WEIGHT OF 85 lbs. WILL BE X D AND WILL BE RESTRICTED IN THE SAME MANNER AS THE VARSITY PLAYERS ARE. C. NON  X S ARE NOT PERMITTED TO WEIGH OVER 85 lbs., AND NO J.V. PLAYER CAN WEIGH OVER 110 lbs. [EXCEPTION] : A FIRST YEAR, 2ND OR 3RD GRADE PLAYER, AND UNDER THE AGE OF 9 BEFORE SEPT. 1ST OF 2007, MAY WEIGH A MAXIMUM OF 130 LBS. AND STILL PLAY ON THE J.V. SQUAD. NO WEIGHT GAIN ABOVE 130 LBS. WILL BE PERMITTED, AND ONLY ONE OF THESE PLAYERS MAY PLAY AT THE SAME TIME. D, A JUNIOR VARSITY PLAYER MAY LOSE HIS X ONLY BY MOVING UP TO THE VARSITY SQUAD. ONCE MOVING UP HE MUST REMAIN THERE FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON. ( PAGE 2 ) (JUNIOR VARSITY - CONT.) 23. 40 SECONDS WILL BE ALLOTED BETWEEN OFFENSIVE PLAYS. 24. TEAMS MAY ELECT TO  FREE KICK INSTEAD OF PUNTING, WHICH WILL RESULT IN THE BALL BEING PLACED 30 YARDS AHEAD OF THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE. EXCEPTION: THE FREE KICK YARDAGE CAN NOT EXCEED THE OPPONENTS 35 YARD LINE. 25. ON DEFENSE, THE LINEBACKERS MUST BE AT LEAST ONE FULL YARD BEHIND THE HEELS OF THE LINEMEN AND CAN BE SPOTTED BY THE REFEREES IN THE DEFENSIVE BACKFIELD. 26. ON DEFENSE, NO BLITZING WILL BE ALLOWED. IT WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE REFEREE IN EITHER THE OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE BACKFIELDS TO MAKE SAID CALL. UPON THE 1ST INFRACTION OF THE GAME, A FLAG WILL BE THROWN AND BOTH SIDES WARNED. FROM THAT POINT ON, THE INFRACTION WILL BE A FIVE (5) YARD PENALTY AND AN AUTOMATIC FIRST DOWN. 27. PLAYERS CAN BE MOVED DOWN TO JUNIOR VARSITY, OR TO VARSITY PROVIDED THE SQUAD TO WHICH HE IS MOVING HAS LESS THAN 16 PLAYERS, EXCLUDING INJURIES OR PLAYERS QUITTING. ANY PLAYER BEING MOVED DOWN STILL MUST MEET THE AGE AND WEIGHT REQUIREMENTS FOR JUNIOR VARSITY. 28. VARSITY 3RD AND 4TH GRADE PLAYERS MAY BE MOVED DOWN TO JUNIOR VARSITY AFTER THE MID-SEASON WEIGH IN REGARDLESS OF ROSTER SIZE, PROVIDED THEY MEET THE JUNIOR VARSITY REQUIREMENTS AND BOARD APPROVAL. 29. REFER TO  GENERAL PLAYING RULES FOR ADDITIONAL RULES VARSITY 30. A. VARSITY CAN CONSIST OF 4TH, 5TH, AND 6TH GRADERS. 6TH GRADE PLAYERS AND ANY PLAYER WEIGHING OVER 110 lbs. MUST PLAY VARSITY. B. PLAYERS MUST BE UNDER THE AGE OF 13 BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1ST OF THAT YEAR. C. ANY PLAYER WEIGHING IN EXCESS OF 110lbs., AS OF WEIGH IN DAY, WILL BE  X D AND MUST PLAY ON EITHER THE OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE LINE. ON OFFENSE, HE CAN T LINE UP ANYWHERE AS AN ELIGIBLE RECEIVER. UPON AN INTERCEPTION BY ANY  X D DEFENSIVE PLAYER, THE BALL MUST BE DOWNED IMMEDIATELY. THESE  X D PLAYERS CAN NOT ADVANCE THE BALL NOR CAN THEY PUNT. AN X D PLAYER CAN ATTEMPT EXTRA POINTS AND FIELD GOALS. IF AN  X D PLAYER HANDLES THE BALL IN ANY OTHER WAY, THE BALL IS DEAD. ONCE A PLAYER IS  X D, HE REMAINS AN  X FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SEASON. D. THE DEFENSIVE END CAN T WEIGH MORE THAN 160 LBS. ANY PLAYER THAT WEIGHS MORE THAN 160 LBS. MUST DISPLAY A CONTRASTING COLOR  X . ALL OTHER  X D PLAYERS WEIGHING 160 LBS OR LESS MUST DISPLAY A WHITE  X . 31. ON DEFENSE, MIDDLE LINEBACKERS MUST LINE UP BEHIND THE DEFENSIVE LINE S HEELS. UPON THE 1ST INFRACTION OF THE GAME, A FLAG WILL BE THROWN AND BOTH SIDES WARNED. FROM THAT POINT ON, THE INFRACTION WILL BE A 5 YD. PENALTY AND AN AUTOMATIC 1ST DOWN. GENERAL PLAYING RULES 32. PRACTICE SCHEDULES AND LIMITS WILL BE SET AND MONITORED BY EACH TEAM S OWN ASSOCIATION. 33. SHOES MUST BE A CONVERSE TYPE MOLDED RUBBER CLEATS. NO REMOVABLE, METAL, OR HARD PLASTIC SPIKES. ANY INFRACTION WILL RESULT IN THE PLAYER, AND THE HEAD COACH BEING EJECTED AND SUSPENDED FOR THE NEXT SCHEDULED GAME. 34. PHYSICAL FITNESS TRAINING (NO CONTACT) WILL BEGIN THE 3RD MONDAY OF JULY WITH NO WEARING OF PADS OR BODILY CONTACT FOR TWO (2) WEEKS. HELMETS ARE PERMITTED AT THIS TIME. 35. ALL  X S ON HELMETS MUST BE AT LEAST 3 IN LENGTH, CLEARLY VISIBLE AND IN A CONTRASTING OR WHITE COLOR ON THE HELMET. THEY MUST BE PLACED ON BOTH SIDES. ( PAGE 3 ) GENERAL PLAYING RULES - CONT.) 36. THERE WILL BE NO KICK OFFS. THE BALL WILL BE PLACED ON THE OFFENSIVE TEAM S 35 YARD LINE. ON A SAFETY, THE BALL WILL START ON THE DEFENSIVE SIDE S 45 YARD LINE. 37. ON A PUNT, A  KICKING EXTRA POINT, OR A FIELD GOAL ATTEMPT, NO ONE IS PERMITTED TO LINE UP OVER OR HIT THE CENTER. HE SHALL NOT BE TOUCHED BY THE DEFENSE WITHIN FIVE (5) YARDS OF THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE AFTER THE PUNT. 38. ON OFFENSE, ALL BLOCKS MUST BE INITIATED AT THE WAIST OR HIGHER. ABSOLUTELY NO CHOP BLOCKS. PENALTY IS A PERSONAL FOUL, 15 YARDS. 39. ANY PLAYER ON THE DEFENSIVE LINE, BETWEEN THE TACKLES, MUST BE IN A THREE OR FOUR POINT STANCE. DEFENSIVE ENDS MAY STAND UP. 40. DEFENSES ARE LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM OF SIX (6) LINEMEN, END TO END, PROVIDED THAT THE TEAM HAS FIVE (5) OR MORE NON X S. 41. THE CLOCK WILL BE RUN BY A QUALIFIED PERSON AND BE OPERATED ACCORDING TO THE RULES OF FOOTBALL. ANY DEVIATION OF THE RUNNING OF THE CLOCK MUST BE AGREED UPON BY BOTH HEAD COACHES. EG. , IF BOTH COACHES AGREE THAT THE GAME IS OUT OF HAND, THEY CAN AGREE THAT THE CLOCK CAN RUN WHEN OTHERWISE IT WOULD BE STOPPED. CHEERLEADERS 42. THE BOARD SHALL HAVE THE SAME AUTHORITY OVER THE CHEERLEADERS, THEIR ADVISORS, AND COACHES, AS THEY DO OVER THE FOOTBALL TEAMS AND THEIR COACHES. 43. IF A TEAM HAS A CHEERLEADING SQUAD, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND AND CHEER AT EVERY GAME. 43. A CHEERLEADING COMPETITION WILL BE HELD ONCE A YEAR. THE REGULAR GATE FEE WILL BE CHARGED. ALL CHEERLEADERS WILL BE PRESENTED WITH AN AWARD OF PARTICIPATION, TO BE SUPPLIED BY THE HOST TEAM. THE LEAGUE WILL SUPPLY A TROPHY FOR EACH WINNING SQUAD. THE HOST TEAM WILL ROTATE EACH YEAR IN THE FOLLOWING ROTATION : 2009 - CAMPBELL, 2010 - LOWELLVILLE , 2011  WESTERN RESERVE, 2012 - SPRINGFIELD, 2013 - COLUMBIANA , 2014 - J. MILTON, 2015  SEBRING, 2016  CRESTVIEW. COACHES 44. ONLY ONE (1) COACH PER TEAM MAY BE ON THE FIELD DURING TIMEOUTS. TWO (2) COACHES PER TEAM MAY BE ON THE FIELD DURING AN INJURY, UNLESS GIVEN EXPRESSED PERMISSION BY THE REFEREES. PENALTIES CAN RANGE FROM A FIVE (5) YARD TO A (15) YARD PENALTY AND A POSSIBLE EJECTION. 46. ONLY ONE (1) COACH PER TEAM IS PERMITTED TO ATTEND THE COIN TOSS. 47. A. COACHES AND PLAYERS ARE TO STAY ON THEIR OWN SIDELINES DURING THE GAME. B. COACHES AND PLAYERS ARE TO REMAIN BETWEEN THE TWENTY-FIVE (25) YARD LINE. C. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT A BOX BE ESTABLISHED AT LEAST TWO (2) FEET OUTSIDE THE PLAYING AREA TO WHICH THE COACHES AND PLAYERS ARE TO BE RESTRICTED. 48. ONLY THE HEAD COACH, OR THE REPORTING CAPTAINS CAN CALL TIME OUTS. ANY HEAD COACH CALLING A TIMEOUT IN THE LAST TWO (2) MINUTES OF A GAME AND UP BY THREE (3) TOUCHDOWNS OR MORE WITH THE INTENT OF RUNNING UP THE SCORE SHALL BE IMMEDIATELY EJECTED AND WILL RECEIVE A ONE (1) GAME SUSPENSION. THE REFEREES WILL BE THE SOLE JUDGE AS TO THE INTENT AND SHALL REPORT SUCH ACTION TO ANY LEAGUE OFFICIAL, WHO IN TURN SHALL INFORM THE LEAGUE PRESIDENT, OR VICE PRESIDENT. ( PAGE 4 ) (COACHES - CONT.) 49. A COACH OR COACHES EXPULSION FROM THIS LEAGUE MUST BE APPROVED OR DECLINED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF ALL THE TEAMS IN THE LEAGUE. 50. THE  M.V.J.F.L. HAS ADOPTED A ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY IN REGARDS TO THE BEHAVIOR OF OUR PLAYERS, COACHES, AND FANS. THIS POLICY IS DESCRIBED BELOW AND IS TO BE READ, WORD FOR WORD AT THE BEGINNING, AND AT VARIOUS TIMES OF EACH AND EVERY GAME :  IN AN EFFORT TO DEMONSTRATE SPORTMANSHIP AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL, THE  MAHONING VALLEY JUNIOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE HAS ADOPTED A ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY IN REGARDS TO THE BEHAVIOR OF OUR PLAYERS, COACHES ,AND SPECTATORS. ANY INAPPROPRIATE LANGUAGE OR ACTION ON THE FIELD, SIDELINE, OR IN THE STANDS, MAY RESULT IN EITHER A FIVE YARD PENALTY, A FIFTEEN YARD PENALTY, AN EJECTION FROM THE GAME, OR AS A LAST RESORT, A FORFEIT. DURING THE FINAL GAME OF THE SEASON, A FORFEIT OR A SUSPENSION MAY BE ACCESSED IN THE FIRST GAME OF THE FOLLOWING SEASON. THE REFEREES WILL HAVE SOLE DISCRETION OF ALL PENALTIES AND THEIR DECISION WILL BE FINAL ! ANYONE EJECTED FROM A GAME WILL ALSO BE BANNED FOR A MINIMUM OF ONE ADDITIONAL GAME AND AS MUCH AS A WHOLE SEASON. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT EACH OF US IS SUPPOSED TO BE REPRESENTING OUR SCHOOL, OUR LEAGUE, AND OUR COMMUNITY. 51. THE LEAGUE REPRESENTATIVE OF EVERY TEAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CALLING OR EMAILING HIS FINAL GAME RESULTS, AND THEIR 1ST QUARTER RESULTS, TO THE WEBSITE CONTROLLER OF THE LEAGUE BEFORE THE FOLLOWING MONDAY, NOON. THESE SCORES AND THE STANDINGS WILL THEN BE POSTED ON THE LEAGUE S WEBSITE. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN A $ 25.00 FINE THE WEBMASTER S EMAIL ADDRESS IS : WWW.ANDY@YANTES.COM REFEREES 52. A. EACH REFEREE WILL BE PAID $30.00 PER GAME, TO BE PAID BY THE HOST TEAM. B. FOUR (4) REFEREES PER GAME WILL BE USED. A MINIMUM OF TWO (2) REFEREES CAN BE USED. IF LESS THAN TWO (2) REFEREES ARE PRESENT, EACH TEAM PLAYING WILL BE SUPPLY A COACH OR A QUALIFIED PERSON FROM THEIR TEAM. 53. OFFICIALS WILL HAVE SOLE AUTHORITY IN ENFORCING AND RULING ON ALL MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE GAME, UP TO AND INCLUDING FORFEITS. NO LEAGUE OFFICIAL MAY INTERVENE IN A GAME NOR HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO THREATEN OR DECLARE A FORFEIT. TO PREVENT EMBARASSMENT TO THE LEAGUE OR TO THE OFFICIALS, NO ANNOUNCEMENT SHALL BE MADE REQUESTING A LEAGUE OFFICIALTO SETTLE A DISPUTE. 54. IN A BROAD INTERPRETATION OF UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT, NO ONE MAY YELL AT AN OFFICIAL, COACH, OR AT AN OPPOSING SIDELINE. IT IS SOLELY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE GAME OFFICIALS TO SEE AND PENALIZE ANY VIOLATIONS. OFFICIALS WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO PENALIZE ANY TEAM 15 YARDS FOR A FIRST OFFENSE, AND FIFTEEN (15) YARDS AND AN EJECTION FOR THE SECOND OFFENSE. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO ANY ADULT RAISING HIS/HER VOICE TO AN OFFICIAL, COACH, OR THE OPPOSING SIDELINE. CONCLUSION 55. THESE RULES WERE CHANGED, AND/OR AMENDED, AND APPROVED AT THE 3-18-09 MEETING. THESE RULES CAN ONLY BE CHANGED OR AMENDED BY A 75 % MAJORITY (6 0F 8 ), OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 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