The American CueSports Alliance Board met on April 21, 2004, and determined to adopt the same policy as established by the non-profit BCA national league system. For ACS purposes, that policy will be stated and implemented as follows to independent and former BCA-sanctioned leagues:

"A league sanctioned with another national league association may sanction with the ACS (dual sanctioning) as long as its intention is not to undermine the ACS national league-sanctioning body. In order to ensure that, the applicant for dual-sanctioning must offer a separate ACS-sanctioned league or division to its players. Leagues may request a written "dual-sanction" application; and the application will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis by the ACS staff. A league must have a signed approval agreement allowing "dual-sanctioning" before it sends in its initial sanctioning work and fees. The ACS administration will only approve dual sanctioning of a local league if it deems the dual sanctioning is offered solely for the purpose of offering its players extra benefits and not for the purpose of undermining an existing ACS-sanctioned league within its area of administration. Leagues sanctioned with ACS on the one night of the week may not be sanctioned with another national organization on the same night of the week unless grand fathered as previously dual-sanctioned."

Directions to staff review:
All league applications for ACS sanctioning will be reviewed to ensure that:
1. Approval is not granted if the apparent intended purpose is to seriously undermine an existing ACS-sanctioned league within its area of operation. To lessen the conflict, the ACS may specify the day of the week the New League may operate.
2. Approval is not granted, or may be subsequently withdrawn, if all or part of the matches of the division or league (same players, same day of the week) are intended or have been DUAL SANCTIONED with another league-affiliation organization or company. Exceptions will only be considered for those divisions or leagues which were DUAL SANCTIONED in the 2003/2004 League Year. American Cuesports Alliance Announces Dual-Sanctioning Policy

The American CueSports Alliance Board met on April 21, 2004, and determined to adopt the same policy as established by the non-profit BCA national league system. For ACS purposes, that policy will be stated and implemented as follows to independent and former BCA-sanctioned leagues:

"A league sanctioned with another national league association may sanction with the ACS (dual sanctioning) as long as its intention is not to undermine the ACS national league-sanctioning body. In order to ensure that, the applicant for dual-sanctioning must offer a separate ACS-sanctioned league or division to its players. Leagues may request a written "dual-sanction" application; and the application will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis by the ACS staff. A league must have a signed approval agreement allowing "dual-sanctioning" before it sends in its initial sanctioning work and fees. The ACS administration will only approve dual sanctioning of a local league if it deems the dual sanctioning is offered solely for the purpose of offering its players extra benefits and not for the purpose of undermining an existing ACS-sanctioned league within its area of administration. Leagues sanctioned with ACS on the one night of the week may not be sanctioned with another national organization on the same night of the week unless grand fathered as previously dual-sanctioned."

Directions to staff review:
All league applications for ACS sanctioning will be reviewed to ensure that:
1. Approval is not granted if the apparent intended purpose is to seriously undermine an existing ACS-sanctioned league within its area of operation. To lessen the conflict, the ACS may specify the day of the week the New League may operate.
2. Approval is not granted, or may be subsequently withdrawn, if all or part of the matches of the division or league (same players, same day of the week) are intended or have been DUAL SANCTIONED with another league-affiliation organization or company. Exceptions will only be considered for those divisions or leagues which were DUAL SANCTIONED in the 2003/2004 League Year.