The ARDF Working Group maintains rules for international ARDF Championships, in particular, IARU Region 1 championships and world championships held in Region 1. These rules may also serve as a guideline for national rules and for rules in other IARU regions.
The IARU Region 1 Child Protection Policy is mandatory for all participants — organizers, team officials and competitors — of the IARU ARDF Championships.
The rules are divided into two parts. Part A deals with the organization of championships must be changed by the IARU Region 1 General Conference. Part B deals with the actual competition. Changes to part B are approved by the ARDF Working Group.