KBDB 23-02-24 National General Assembly: Decisions
On Friday, February 23, the first National General Assembly 2024 of the KBDB was scheduled.
National General Assembly: Decisions
Sporting decisions (appendix item 13 of the agenda)
The contributions for 2024 remain the same as in 2023.
The National Days of the KBDB will take place this year at the Wallonia Conference Center Mons (WCCM) in Mons on November 16.
Chairman Bodengien noted that the National Day will now concern just one day and that the formula for the awards will change.
FINAL AGENDA
1. Approval of the minutes of the statutory and extraordinary national general meetings of 20.10.2023 and 11.12.2023
The reports are approved.
2. COMPLAINTS
Complaint from Mr. Fons Bruurs, Mr. Juliaan De Winter, Mr. Pascal Bodengien, and Mr. Jan Bluekens against Mr. Jef Oorts (this complaint is without subject)
3. Approval of the accounts 2022-2023
The accounts 2022-2023 are approved.
4. Voting on the budget 2023-2024
The budget 2023-2024 is approved.
5. Establishment of the various contributions for 2025
CONTRIBUTIONS 2025
- € 40.00 for enthusiasts
- An association of multiple enthusiasts pays € 40 for the
- first member and € 20 for each additional member.
- € 30.00 for the membership contributions provided by art.9 of the Statutes
- € 130.00 for companions
- € 200.00 for transport companies that are not companion agencies
- € 320.00 for companion agencies entitled to a first card (considered an agency is the companion or companions who take pigeons from a whole region)
- € 65.00 for freight carriers (those who collect pigeons on behalf of the companions and transport them to a central point and do not hold a companion permit)
- € 25.00 for non-enthusiast officials
- € 25.00 for non-enthusiast secretaries
- € 120.00 without exception, for the local holders of pigeon enthusiasts
- € 120.00 without exception, for the local holders of non-pigeon enthusiasts
- € 120.00 for the callers and for the formulators of prize lists for public pigeon auctions (increased by € 25.00 per public auction)
- € 125.00 for the membership contribution of associations and the contribution of arrangers
- € 120.00 for private locations
- € 100.00 for provincial organizers, per requested flight
- € 120.00 for interprovincial organizers, per requested flight
- € 500.00 for national organizers, per requested flight
- € 600.00 for international organizers, per requested flight
- € 600.00 for promotional boxes
The contributions 2025 are approved.
6. Establishment of the bonds and the flat-rate amounts for procedure costs at the KBDB chambers
The bonds and flat-rate amounts for procedure costs remain unchanged.
7. Review of the reports from:
a) the national board of directors
b) finance
c) censors
The reports were approved.
8. National Days - edition 2024 – November 16, 2024, in Mons (1 single day)
9. The decisions made by the general assemblies of the PE/SPE were approved.
10. Proposals for exclusion and requests for repeal of exclusion and for restoration of honor
– none
11. Appointments/Discharges:
SPE Liège/Namur/Luxembourg
a) *Discharge of Mr. Daniel Clément from his national and provincial mandate
* Appointment of Mr. Philippe Deneyer, replacing Mr. Daniel Clément, as a member of the national sports committee
b) Discharge of Mr. Jean Vandervost from his provincial mandate
PE East Flanders
Take note of the reorganization of the mandates within the provincial council:
- Chairman – Bart Piens
- Vice-Chairman – Marc Rousseau
- Secretary – Freddy Van Overwaele
12. Proposals for amendments to the KBDB regulations:
a) Change in all regulations 'National Board of Management and Administration' to 'National Board of Administration'
b) National Sports Regulation (see below)
c) Doping regulation approved in its entirety (To be published soon)
d) NEW - Procedural regulation of the disciplinary committee approved in its entirety (To be published soon)
e) Pigeon enthusiasts' code (see below) Art. 130, 131 & 132
13. Organization of the upcoming racing season and establishment of the criteria for the national championships
(See below)
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* Email PE Limburg – request to address the following points:
- criteria national championships - retention of 1 speed category as in 2023;
- Small middle distance: 2 nights basket – no exceptions for certain PE/SPEs
* Email PE East Flanders – request to address the following points:
- Tulle only allowed in the Fond championship and not in 2 different disciplines
- Hainaut KHF on 2 nights basket
If not, should be considered as speed (1 night basket)
- Article 24: Art. 24
Organization of the 2024 sports season
13.1 Returns to the associations
→ identical to 2023:
large middle distance races:
- Return of 0.15 EURO/pigeon – in case of delayed release, the return will be reduced by 0.05 EURO/day
fond and large fond races
- Return of 0.10 EURO/pigeon – in case of delayed release, the return will be reduced by 0.05 EURO/day
13.2 Pigeon feed during transport and at the release sites
→ 80% yellow corn supplemented with a variety of grains.
13.3 Establishing a loading protocol for the (inter)national organizers
→ A loading protocol has been established for the Belgian organizers of national and international races.
The choice of feed during transport and at the release sites will be included in this loading protocol, as well as 25 gr/pigeon/day for feeding the pigeons for national races from 2 nights basket.
13.4 Contribution for costs 2024
→ The contribution for costs remains identical to that of 2023.
- AGEN (Bordeaux) 4.05 EURO
- ARGENTON 1.90 EURO
- AURILLAC 3.10 EURO
- BARCELONE 5.85 EURO
- BOURGES 1.90 EURO
- BERGERAC 3.10 EURO
- CAHORS 3.10 EURO
- CHATEAUROUX 1.90 EURO
- LA SOUTERRAINE 1.90 EURO
- LIMOGES 3.10 EURO
- MARSEILLE 4.20 EURO
- MONTELIMAR 3.10 EURO
- NARBONNE 4.20 EURO
- POITIERS 1.90 EURO
- PAU 5.85 EURO
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- PERPIGNAN 4.30 EURO
- SANCOINS 1.90 EURO
- SOUILLAC 3.10 EURO
- ST.VINCENT 4.20 EURO
- TULLE 3.10 EURO
- VALENCE 3.10 EURO
- VIERZON 1.90 EURO
13.5 Minimum distances for international races 2024
→ A new release site has been found for St Vincent.
At the request of the FCF and with the agreement of the involved organizer, the minimum distance for St Vincent is reduced from 710 km minimum to 705 km minimum.
For the rest, the minimum distances for the international races remain unchanged.
The pigeons from St Vincent will be released in 2024 in Gaas, located in the extension of Dax (10 km difference in direct distance).
The name of the race will be Dax instead of St Vincent.
13.6 Instructions for companions 2024
→ Cancelling the decision of the national general assembly of 20/10/2023:
Prohibition for companions to post photos or videos on social media. These photos and videos are solely intended for their release managers and the members of the NRvB.
→ From 2024, companions are no longer required to contact the central office of the KBDB to report the weather conditions at the release site and the release time.
The release time will be provided by the release manager per sector to be published on the KBDB website.
13.7 Criteria for road transport 2024
→ The national general assembly of 20/10/2023 had already approved a series of provisions to include in the road transport criteria:
- Ensure a sufficient water supply in the water tanks under the trucks and these water tanks must be suitably large
- Water tanks must be emptied after each release
- The trailers must be equipped with roof hatches or ventilation grills in the ground.
- These ventilation grills must be open so that there is sufficient air circulation in the trailer. Before loading and before departure to the release site, the grills must be cleared.
- Upon arrival at the release site, the drinking troughs must be completely emptied, cleaned, and immediately refilled with fresh and "cool" drinking water.
- The used drinking troughs and tanks filled with water must be regularly cleaned.
- The flight program, received at the beginning of the sports season, must be completed from the first to the last race
- In any vehicle with more than 100 baskets, two persons must be present, namely the driver and a caregiver for the pigeons affiliated with the KBDB. This does not apply if the release is automated. In this case, one person suffices as long as he holds a companion permit.
- When cutting the baskets, the release doors must remain closed.
→ The following provisions must still be added:
- The choice of pigeon feed during transport and at the release site for national and international races
- Pigeons entered for a national race from 2 nights basket must be fed 25 gr/pigeon/day
- Instruction of the FCF, namely that watering should be done with clean water from the drinking water network and without additives (in exceptional cases and with technical approval from the FCF, an additive may be allowed to ensure the potability of the drinking water)
13.8 Form for the controls on the first arrivals 2024
→ Identical to 2023, meaning a control must be performed both by the enthusiasts and also in the entering association.
13.9 Control forms release sites in Belgium and France
→ mandating photos of the release site, drawing up a report and signature of the involved companion in case of a confirmed violation.
13.10 Proposal from the French Federation to organize a Belgian-French race from Brest in 2025
→ This proposal is accepted. The practical provisions will be drawn up in consultation with the involved organizer.
Who can participate?
- The Belgian pigeon enthusiasts and those from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
- The pigeon enthusiasts from southern France
- The Spanish pigeon enthusiasts: Basque Country
Organizer? - Brabant Union
Date?
- The weekend of Agen or
- The weekend of St. Vincent
- but with a release on Saturday
Restriction on the number of pigeons to enter per enthusiast?
- 7 pigeons
Minimum distance?
- 560 kilometers
13.11 Small middle distance races 2024
→ All races in the small middle distance will be organized in 2024 on 2 nights basket.
Hainaut has the option to enter on 1 night basket, but in this case, these results will not be considered for the national championships 2024.
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2024
→ retention of 4 prizes for the national championship “as-pigeon large middle distance old pigeons” and “as-pigeon large middle distance yearlings”.
→ for the national championship “as-pigeon fond” – no longer mention of the stages, which must be taken mandatorily
But noting that:
- If two races from Limoges are taken, the race from Tulle cannot be taken as a third race for this championship
- If two races from Tulle are taken, the race from Limoges cannot be taken as a third race for this championship
- If a race from Limoges and a race from Tulle are taken, the third race for this championship can neither be a Tulle nor a Limoges
→ Tulle on 03/08/2024 only counts in the national fond championship and not in two different disciplines (large middle distance and fond), as initially provided.
→ Proposal to amend the national championship YOUTH – insertion of bolded text
The national championship for the YOUTH: exclusively reserved for enthusiasts aged 12 to 25 years (reference date 01/04/2024) who can prove that they practice the pigeon sport on a FULLY INDEPENDENT basis and it does not concern an existing loft that has been taken over by them. For this age category, all members of the tandem, tridem, etc. must belong to this age category.
To win with the 1st released pigeon on 5 races, at the enthusiast's choice, with a total distance of at least 500 km (distance loft enthusiast), in races organized during the period of May 4, 2024, until the weekend before the last national race.
Only the weekend races and only one result per weekend, with a minimum participation of 150 pigeons and 10 enthusiasts per race, will be taken into account.
→ New national championship on the KBDB races:
will be played with the first three entered pigeons per category based on the zonal results. In case of a tie in points, the coefficient will be considered.
→ Possible restriction on the number of classified pigeons in the national championships 2024
→ Publication of preliminary results
The preliminary rankings (with an overview of all prizes obtained per championship and per classified) will appear on the KBDB website www.kbdb.be, at the end of September/beginning of October 2024.
The effectively classified enthusiasts/pigeons per championship and 10 reserves will be published in the preliminary ranking.
→ Division of the national speed championship into a championship “small speed” and “large speed”
This proposal is rejected.
→ Decision NAV 20/10/2023:
(The provincial and interprovincial large middle distance races (i.e. the races further than the regularly scheduled small middle distance races but shorter than potential fond races) will count in 2024 for the national championship large middle distance and no longer for the national championship small middle distance.)
This decision is annulled and modified as follows:
The provincial and interprovincial large middle distance races (i.e. the races further than the regularly scheduled small middle distance races but shorter than potential fond races) will count in 2024 for the national championship small middle distance.
→ Use of only 1 result number, namely either the main flight, or one duplication but always the same for the speed as for the small middle distance
This proposal is accepted.
→ the PE West Flanders also submitted the proposal that for speed and small middle distance the enthusiast is required to always enter in the same local.
This proposal is accepted.
→ EXCEPTIONS
If the national speed championship is split into a small speed championship and a large speed championship, there is no problem to always enter in the same association.
If the national speed championship is not split into a small speed championship and a large speed championship, then there are certain associations that only enter small speed and others that only enter large speed. Therefore, an exception must be provided.
If provincial races of the large middle distance can be used for the national championship small middle distance, an exception must also be provided. The enthusiast will then be entitled to two result numbers if their association does not organize provincial races and they may use more than two result numbers since the associations for these provincial races differ from those for the races on the small middle distance.
An exception must also be made for enthusiasts who enter in associations that cease activities during the ongoing sports season.