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REGISTRATION
RULES
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V - GENERAL REGISTRATION RULES |
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1: Domestic
felines of unknown ancestry that are used in the development of a new breed
shall be permitted for registration only. When the developing new
breed has cats of Championship eligible status, any new domestic felines
of unknown ancestry are no longer eligible for registration. Non-domestic
felines or pure species or non-domestic x non-domestic hybrids are considered
non domestic and are to be registered in IPCBA's affiliate for non-domestics
felines, the International Progressive Exotic Breeders' Alliance (IPEBA),
Feline Division. |
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2: Progeny of crosses between
domestic and non-domestic felines shall be accepted for General Registration
as a domestic cat. |
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3: The
names of cats may not be changed in any manner after they have been registered,
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a. The correction
of clerical errors in the recorder's office
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b. The addition of
a cattery name as provided in Article VI, sections 7, 8, 9, and 10.
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c. A name change may
be requested provided the Executive Office receives the request for name
change within 60 days from the date of issue of the initial Registration
Certificate and the request is accompanied by the original Registration
Certificate and the designated fee, which fee shall be determined by the
Board of Advisors. The name change will be approved only if there
has been no previous transactions recorded for the cat by the Executive
Office (i.e., show wins, lease agreement or any transaction processed in
the original name of the cat).
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4: Names of cats
and catteries may not be duplicated or of a derogatory nature. |
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5: Second
and third choice of names my be given on the registration form. Otherwise
it may be necessary to return the application if the name chosen is not
acceptable. |
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| Section 6:
A cat's name including cattery names and the word "of" may not exceed 35
letters, characters and spaces combined. |
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| Section 7:
Cats may not be named after an ancestor without written permission of the
owner of the ancestor; a letter attesting to such permission is to be filed
with the registrar. |
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| Section 8: Application
for Registration. |
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a. Each application
for registration must be made on or a copy of the official form of
the association.
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b. Each application
for registration must be signed by the breeder or written permission of
the breeder must accompany the application for registration if a IPCBA
registered cattery name is to be used as a prefix, or accompanied by a
photocopy of a registration certificate for the cat from another association
with equally high registration requirements as proof of signature of the
breeder.
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c. Each application
for registration must be signed by the registered owner of the sire or
be accompanied by a letter from the owner of a properly signed and dated
certificate of breeding, unless the cat to be registered has been previously
litter registered in this association or the application is accompanied
by a photocopy of a registration certificate for the cat from another association
with equally high registration requirements as proof of signature of the
owner of the sire.
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| Section 9:
If either the sire or dam is registered in the stud book of the association,
the ancestors of such sire and/or dam need not be provided; otherwise a
full five generation pedigree of ancestors of the cat being registered
must be shown. Registration numbers from other associations must
be shown for all ancestors not registered with IPCBA. |
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| Section 10: Cats
erroneously listed on the application for registration as to sex, color,
or otherwise must be re-registered at the owner's expense and the former
registration certificate must be returned to the registrar's office for
cancellation. |
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| Section 11:
A certificate will be issued by the association evidencing the registration
of the cat.. Such certificate shall show the name and registration
number of the cat, date of birth, sex, breeders names, color, owners names,
date issued, breed, and (optional) microchip and/or tattoo number.
A separate five generation pedigree will be issued including the cat's
names, registration numbers, and a color picture of cat. |
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| Section 12:
Each cat shall be assigned a unique registration number and a breed, gender,
and color description, as well as a registration status code. |
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a. The Stud Book Tradition
abbreviation "SBT" and the Breed abbreviation will be prefixed to the registration
numbers.
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b. The unique registration
number consists of the cat's birthday (six digits) followed by a sequence
number (three or more digits) to ensure uniqueness among cats with identical
birth dates.
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c. The registration
status code of the cat will follow the sequence number.
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| Section 13:
The registered ownership of a cat may be transferred to another owner upon
filing with the registrar a written assignment of ownership, surrender
of the certificate of registration, and payment of the transfer fee. |
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| Section 14:
Record of lease on cats registered in the association should be filed with
the registrar. |
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| Section 15.
A certified five generation pedigree copy, of any cat registered in the
stud book, ancestry record or hybridization record, and to the extent the
pedigree is shown therein, will be furnished by the registrar upon a request
signed by or consented to by the registered owner of the cat and accompanied
by the required fees. |
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16. Breed Associations may require special registration
requirements for their breed such as physical or performance certification
or DNA testing, in these cases additional fees may be required. |
