To commend outstanding action and dedication by individuals and organizations promoting the objectives of the Council. Article III - Membership. Any person or organization interested in or engaged in management, protection, research or study of the desert tortoise or related desert tortoise conservation shall be eligible for membership upon application. Applications for membership are available from the Council and shall be transmitted in writing to the Secretary on forms provided by the Council. Members shall pay the specified dues required of active members of the Council on a Calendar year basis.
Dues are payable at the time of the symposium each year.
Dues for new memberships paid outside the symposium period will be applied to the current and following membership year. There will be no additional cost to those lifetime memberships applied for prior to March 19, 1988. Student memberships require the endorsement of their Advisor or Major Professor. Membership shall be forfeited automatically when annual dues are not paid within thirty days following notification in writing by the Treasurer that said dues are in arrears. Any membership may be terminated by resignation.