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Safety Rules and Event Regulations
Moorpark Rotary Club Reenactment
"The Blue and the Gray"
1. In the absence of any specific change noted here, the Safety Rules and Regulations of the Fort Tejon Historical Association shall apply.2. Ramrods may be carried with muskets and carbines, but may never be drawn on the field. The drawing of a ramrod on the field shall result in mandatory expulsion from the field. Bayonets shall never be placed on a musket on the field.
3. Swords and sabers may be used on the field, with all due care being used for the execution of a combat scenario.
4. Any participant on the field shall call a cease-fire when an unsafe situation is discovered.
5. Weapons shall be fired no closer than 30 feet to an opposing reenactor. Reenactors shall never fire their weapons directly at an opposing reenactor, being mindful that the public will not be able to detect the difference in deflection or elevation.
6. The safety zone for artillery shall be 75 feet. Firearms shall not be discharged within 25 feet of a limber or pass box.
7. Weapons, equipment and tack, as appropriate, will be checked by designated personnel within each brigade prior to each battle. A signed Safety Form (provided by Division HQ) must be signed and turned into Div HQ by each Batttalion Commander, prior to each battle.
8. Each reenactor must affiliate with a unit to participate. Those individuals not part of a unit of 8 or more individuals shall be brigaded with a larger unit for inspection, control and command. Each reenactor shall carry proof of registration with him or her at all times. Anyone who attempts to take part in a battle, even merely standing in formation before being engaged, without being properly registered, shall be ejected from the field.
9. No one under the age of 14 shall be permitted on the field, except as a functional musician. Functional musicians must be 11 years or older, except with prior consent of the Event Reenactor Coordinator.
10. No projectiles, bullets, musket balls, or loading blocks shall be carried at any time at the scene of an event. Exceptions will include original period ordnance maintained in a suitably secure static display for Living History purposes.
11. Anyone who engages in hand to hand contact with opposing reenactors without prior consent of division commanders will be ejected from the field.
12. During a battle, any participant who throws any object found on the field without good and sufficient cause will be ejected from the field. Throwing of corncobs, pumpkins, etc., which can be found in these agricultural fields will result in the reenactor's automatic ejection from the event.
13. Prior to each battle, battalion commanders will conduct inspections of each individual's weapon and cartridge box. Cartridges greater than 70 grains for .54 to .58 cal. muskets and 90 grains for .69 cal. muskets shall not be permitted. Pistols of .36 cal. shall be loaded with no more than 14 grains of powder. Pistols of .44 cal. shall be loaded with no more than 30 grains of powder. The intentional use of a double charged musket will result in the individual's being ejected from the field. (When a misfire results, the user should attempt to re cap and fire the musket again. If failure occurs again, the individual should leave the formation, proceed to the rear, and dump the powder from the muzzle in a widely dispersed area, if necessary, before attempting to charge the musket again.)
14. Discovery of artillery rounds of greater than 7 ozs. for use in cannons with 2.9 inch bores or greater, or rounds of greater than 5 ozs. for use in cannons with 2.5 inch bores or less, will result in the crew of that piece being ejected from the field. (This has to do with noise issues that might affect the event, not necessarily with safety concerns.)
15. Only FFg or FFFg powder shall be used in muskets or carbines. FFFg and FFFFg may be used in pistols. Only Cannon Grade of Fg powder shall be used in artillery. Pyrodex shall not be used in a firearm. No powder horns or flasks shall be permitted on the field.
16. Cartridges shall be carried only in cartridge boxes. Tompions shall be left in camp. No Wonder Wads shall ever be used. Firearms may not be discharged in camp.
17. Knives will never be drawn on the field without specific permission of the division commander.
18. Any horse and rider not certified by the FTHA, ACWS, NCWA, ACWA, RACW or other approved "umbrella" California reenactor organization, shall be tested by the Chief of Mounts prior to taking the field.
19 Stallions shall not be permitted at the event.
20. Under no circumstances shall participants allow a spectator to ride or sit on a horse at the event.
21. Division commanders shall establish a "horse watch" between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
22. Riders will use their sound discretion in avoiding riding through areas in which large numbers of the public are congregated.
23. Decisions/directions made by the Chief of Mounts shall be immediately complied with or the offending individual shall be ejected from the field. Appeals shall be heard by the Event Reenactor Coordinator.
24. The wearing of rank insignia, company grade or lower, assigned to individuals by the umbrella reeanctor organizations listed in paragraph 18 will be permitted on the field. All other ranks and the ranks of members of unafilliated units shall be approved by division commanders.
25. Standards of authenticity will minimally be those of the Fort Tejon Historical Association, but decisions in this regard shall be made by the division commanders.
26. Impressionists (those individuals portraying a particular historical figure of high rank or who are particularly well-known to the public) are permitted on the battlefield by invitation of the Reenactor Evnt Coordinator only.
26. Any individual who is ejected from the field for any infraction mentioned above may not return to the field without the express consent of the Reenactor Event Coordinator.
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10/6/2003 - DDW .