The Cat Fanciers’ Association, Inc. World’s Largest Registry of Pedigreed Cats 1805 Atlantic Avenue, PO Box 1005 • Manasquan, New Jersey 08736-0805 Phone: 732-528-9797 • Fax: 732-528-7391 • www.cfa.org Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (eastern time) Rules for Registratio n© (Effective August 1, 2010) A vertical line next to a section indicates a change/addition. A double vertical line denotes a deletion. The following are basic general rules for registration. For more detailed National/Regional Point Info (per cat) ................................................................ $15.00 instructions regarding each service, please refer to the information printed Show Rules (includes S&H) ..................................................................................... $7.00 on each application and certificate. Please call the Central Office at the Show Standards (includes S&H) ............................Complete Set/Booklet $9.00 phone number above with specific questions and/or areas not covered in Single Breed Free these rules. Clerking Manual (includes S&H) ............................................................................ $4.00 Forms for Litter Registration .......................................................................... No charge ARTICLE I - FEES Returned Check Service Charge .......................................................................... $20.00 Section 1 - Fees ON-LINE ALMANAC (12 months) .......................................................................... $49.00 Cat/Kitten Registration at time of litter registration ................................ $10.00 http://secure.cfa.org Cat/Kitten Registration prepaid with litter registration .......................... $10.00 CFA YEARBOOK - Contact the Central Office regarding prices and availability Early Bird Registration of Cat/Kitten with Blue Slip- of current and previous editions. received in Central Office within 30 days from Date of Sale .............. $12.00 CFA has a wide variety of books, videos, and pamphlets available for pur - Regular registration of Cat/Kitten with Blue slip ........................................ $17.00 chase. Contact the Central Office with your specific needs and interests. Cat/Kitten Registration via Pedigree ................................................................. $40.00 Early Bird Litter Registration - received in Central Office within Section 2 - Payment: Domestic Orders: Payment for services and publica - 4 calendar months of birthdate ........................................................................ $10.00 tions can be made by personal check, bank check, money order or credit card Regular Litter Registration ..................................................................................... $15.00 (VISA/Mastercard/American Express, include expiration date). Early Bird Transfer Ownership/Supplemental Transfer- Foreign Orders: Payment can be made with an international money order received in Central Office within 30 days from Date of Sale .............. $10.00 in U. S. funds drawn on a U. S. bank or credit card (Visa/Mastercard/ Regular Transfer of Ownership/Supplemental Transfer ........................... $15.00 American Express, include expiration date). Expedited Handling Fee (in addition to registration fees) .......................... $25.00 Credit Slips: CFA Credit Slips, issued previously due to an over payment of CFA will provide a registration number within 24 hours of receipt provided fees, may be applied to the fee for any CFA service or publication. The origi - that: 1. the $25 expedited fee is paid; 2. appropriate registration fees are nal credit slip must be returned to the Central Office when applying for cred - paid, and; 3. the paperwork is sent to the office via overnight mail. it or a refund. Lease Recording (see Leases under Article II, Section 1) .......................... $10.00 PLEASE DO NOT SEND CASH THROUGH THE MAIL. Cattery Name Registration/Addition of Cattery Owner .......................... $75.00 ARTICLE II - REGISTRATION Cattery Name Suffix Addition/Deletion ........................................................... $8.00 General: a breed may have specific policies regarding allowable ancestry, Cattery name Renewal Fee .................................................................................... $25.00 import requirements, colors and other characteristics. For complete regis - Duplicate Certificate ................................................................................................. $10.00 tration information regarding a breed, contact the CFA Central Office. Corrected Certificate ................................................................................................ $10.00 Certified Pedigree - 3 generations ....................................................................... $20.00 Section 1 - Litter Registration: A litter application MUST be completed and 4 generations .................................................................................................. $30.00 submitted by the breeder of the litter (see Section 11), with the following 5 generations .................................................................................................. $45.00 exceptions: 6 generations .................................................................................................. $60.00 Exception #1: A litter application may be submitted by the new owner of Additional charge for shipping pedigrees unfolded/rolled ..................... $3.00 record of the dam of the litter, provided the proper breeder information and signatures are completed on the application. Pedigree Information - Non-Certified (per record) ........................................ $2.00 Exception #2: Someone other than the breeder may submit a litter appli - CFA will fill in a missing cat record, cat name, color, number, on an existing cation if a letter of permission and instruction, signed by the breeder, accom - pedigree. panies the litter application. Cattery Offspring Report ....................................................................................... $10.00 Both sire and dam must be registered or recorded with CFA. Only one sire A computerized printout of the cats produced and registered from your cat - may be recorded for any one litter (see Section 10). tery, complete from 1978. Litter forms may be obtained at no charge from the Central Office. Reverse Pedigree Report (fee/deposit based on age of cat) CFA will question any litter where a parent cat is under the age of 7 A computerized 3-generation printout of your cat’s children, grandchildren, months (210 days) at the time the litter is born. and great grandchildren, complete from 1978. Additional charges may apply Although there is no limit on the number of litters allowable per year from based on length of report. any one female, each litter must be at least 65 days apart. 15 years or less ........................................................................................ $20.00 The breeder of a litter is the registered owner of the dam at the time of 16-25 years ................................................................................................. $100.00 mating, or the lessee of the dam. 26+ years .................................................................................................... $1,000.00 LEASES. A lease must be recorded with CFA if the owner(s) of record Final cost is $10 per printed page for the 16-25 and 26+ year categories up to leases a sire or dam to an individual(s) with the intent the registered owner’s the maximum fee paid. A credit will be issued if applicable. name(s) be excluded from all transactions during the specified lease period. Championship or Premiership Confirmation .................................................... $15.00 The lease recording fee and a copy of the lease agreement to include the Championship Certificate for Framing/ Gramd Certificate/ name and registration number of the cat, name of lessee(s), lease period Distinguished Merit Certificate .......................................................................... $10.00 (from-to) and signatures of ALL registered owner(s) must be sent to CFA Combination Confirmation and Certificate For Framing ............................ $15.00 prior to or in conjunction with the processing of the first transaction. 1 of 4 • August 2010 If any or all of the registered owners are to be included as lessees on a lit - requirements and documentation needed to begin the registration process. ter registration, complete the lease section on the litter application form Titles and awards won in other associations will not be recorded or only, it is not necessary to file a formal lease for this purpose (no additional shown on CFA records. fee is required). Section 4 - Cat Names: A cat’s entire name, including cattery prefix and suf - Section 2 - Individual Registration/Transfer: The name of the owner of a cat fix (see Section 6), if any, letters, punctuation, spaces, numbers, and words is limited to 30 spaces, including punctuation and blanks. Long names or more such as “of,” “de,” “the,” etc., may not exceed 35 spaces. than one owner must be abbreviated as necessary. Changes to a registered cat’s name may be made only if: 1) The cat has The owner of a cat can be shown as actual persons only, no company never earned a title (e.g. CH, GRP, DM) or received a National/Regional names, Mr. and Mrs., or “and family.” The designation “and/or” may not be award; 2) No national/regional