OHIO COUNCIL OF SKIN AND SCUBA DIVERS-CODE OF REGULATIONS
(4/95)
ARTICLE I MEMBERSHIP
SEC 1       Membership in the Ohio Council of Skin and Scuba Divers, Inc. (referred to in the following as the Corporation) shall be open to all races and creeds including non-divers. Classification of membership shall be:
Club or Corporation- a not-for-profit, organized group of individuals.
Individual- application made through a member dub or corporation. All rights reserved.
Contributing- No rights reserved.
Associate- All rights reserved.
Lifetime- All rights reserved.
Corporate- All Rights reserved. Can be a for-profit organization.
SEC 2      Any organized diving dub or corporation which is comprised .of adults, or has adults of at least 18 years of age serving as active advisors, is eligible to apply for club type membership in the Corporation. Lifetime and corporate members may form a dub or corporation with the approval of the Board of Trustees of the Corporation. Only ONE club or corporation each, for Lifetime and Corporate members, shall be approved.
SEC 3      Application for club membership in the Corporation shall be by application form, in triplicate, to the Board of Trustees of the Corporation. Said application must be accompanied by a copy of the club's or corporation's Constitution or Code of Regulations and/or Articles of Incorporation.
SEC 4       The Board of Trustees of the Corporation shall investigate the club or corporation and vote upon the application when it is satisfied all requirements have been met.
SEC 5      A majority vote of the Board of Trustees of the Corporation in favor of the application shall result in the admission of the club or corporation to membership in the Ohio Council of Skin and Scuba Divers, Inc.

SEC 6      In the event of a negative vote by the Board of Trustees of the Corporation on the application of a club or corporation, the Corporation Secretary shall so inform the club or corporation of the decision and the reasons for same.
SEC 7       A member club or corporation may be expelled from the Corporation upon verification of a willful violation of any state or federal fish or game law or for a violation of these code of regulations, or for any act deemed detrimental to the sport of Scuba Diving by a majority vote of the Board of Trustees of the Corporation. The Corporation Secretary shall so inform the member dub or corporation, which shall have the right of appeal which may be exercised at the next meeting of the Corporation. If the decision of the Board of Trustees is upheld by the General Membership no further appeals will be accepted. Dues may be refunded, on a prorated basis, if requested by the expelled club or corporation to the Board of Trustees of the Corporation.