GCCF Registration Policy For Bengal Cats

Agreed /effective 21 February 2007

1. FULL REGISTER
Bengals with Championship or Provisional status which have in their pedigrees within three generations only Bengals excluding Silver and Silver Snow Bengals shall be registered on the Full Register, with the exception of those cats whose pedigrees include, within three generations, a Bengal with Preliminary status.
2. SUPPLEMENTARY REGISTER
Bengals with Championship or Provisional status which have in their pedigrees within three generations only Bengals including Silver and Silver Snow Bengals, F1 of Bengal type, F2 of Bengal type, F3 of Bengal type, Bengal Variants, Bengal Silver Variants, Bengal Abyssinian type, Bengal Burmese type or Bengal ASH type shall be registered on the Supplementary Register.
3. EXPERIMENTAL REGISTER
Bengals with Preliminary status which have, in their pedigrees within three generations only Bengals, F1 of Bengal type, F2 of Bengal type, F3 of Bengal type, Bengal Variants, Bengal Silver Variants, Bengal Abyssinian type, Bengal Burmese type or Bengal ASH type shall be registered on the Experimental Register.
4. REFERENCE REGISTER - I
4.1 The progeny of Asian Leopard Cats mated to Bengals are known as F1 of Bengal type and from 1st June 2002 no further F1s shall be registered by the GCCF. The progeny of F1 of Bengal type mated to Bengals shall be registered on the Reference Register as F2 of Bengal type and, from 1 June 2006, no further F2s shall be registered by the GCCF. The progeny of F2 of Bengal type mated to Bengals shall be registered on the Reference Register as F3 of Bengal type and, from 1 June 2008, no further F3s shall be registered by the GCCF. The progeny of F3 of Bengal type mated to Bengals shall be registered on the Supplementary, Experimental or Reference Register as appropriate.
4.2 Bengals of unrecognised colours (i.e. Blue and Blue Snow Bengals, Cinnamon and Cinnamon Snow Bengals, Fawn and Fawn Snow Bengals and the corresponding Silver varieties) which have in their pedigrees, within three generations, only Bengals, F1 of Bengal type, F2 of Bengal type, F3 of Bengal type, Bengal Variants, Bengal Silver Variants, Bengal Abyssinian type Bengal Burmese type or Bengal ASH typeshall be registered on the Reference Register but shall be eligible to be considered as registered on the Experimental Register in the event of Preliminary recognition of their breed. The Brown (Black), Snow, Black Silver and Silver Snow Bengal progeny of Bengals of unrecognised colours as defined above which have in their pedigrees within three generations only Bengals, F1 of Bengal type, F2 of Bengal type, F3 of Bengal type, Bengal Variants, Bengal Silver Variants, Bengal Abyssinian type, Bengal Burmese type, Bengal ASH type or Bengals of unrecognised colours as defined above shall be registered on the Reference Register but shall be eligible to be considered as registered on the Supplementary or Experimental Register in the event of Preliminary recognition of their breed. The first generation shall be overstamped "Carries the dilution gene" and/or “Carries the cinnamon gene” and subsequent generations shall be overstamped "May carry the dilution gene" and/or “May carry the cinnamon gene”. All Non-Silver progeny of Silver Bengals shall be overstamped “Silver in pedigree”.
4.3 Variants: Only Bengal-Abyssinian Variants (using breed number 23 excluding Silvers, Reds, Creams and Torties) and Bengal-Burmese Variants (using breed number 27 excluding Reds, Creams and Torties) registered with the GCCF before 25th June 1997 and their suitable progeny are acceptable in Bengal pedigrees
4.4 Silver Variants: Only Bengal Silver Variants (using Classic Silver Tabby ASH) registered with the GCCF before 1st June 2009 and their suitable progeny are acceptable in Bengal pedigrees.
5. REFERENCE REGISTER - II
5.1 Non-agouti progeny of Bengals shall be registered on the Reference Register as no recognised breed and are not acceptable in the pedigrees of Bengals.
5.2 Longhaired progeny of Bengals shall be registered on the Reference Register as no recognised breed and are not acceptable in the pedigrees of Bengals. Any Bengal which produces longhaired progeny shall be overstamped "Carries the long hair gene". Their shorthaired progeny and subsequent generations shall be overstamped "May carry the long hair gene".
5.3 The progeny of Bengals mated to any breeds other than Bengals shall be registered on the Reference Register with no progression as no recognised breed and are not acceptable in the pedigrees of Bengals with the exception of those cats defined in 4.3 and 4.4 and Note (iv), Note (v) and Note (vi). Subsequent generations shall also be registered on the Reference Register with no progression as no recognised breed and are not acceptable in the pedigrees of Bengals
5.4 Any cats of Bengal appearance which do not conform to this Registration Policy shall be registered on the Reference Register with no progression as no recognised breed and are not acceptable in the pedigrees of Bengals.
NOTES:
(i) Historically, the progeny of Asian Leopard Cats mated to other breeds such as American Shorthairs and Egyptian Maus were also known as F1 of Bengal type.
(ii) The progeny of Asian Leopard Cats mated to any breeds other than Bengals shall not be registered.
(iii) Bengal Variants were registered on the Reference Register either as Bengal Abyssinian Cross or Bengal Burmese Cross. The second and third generations are registered on the Reference Register as Spotted or Marbled Bengal Abyssinian type and Spotted or Marbled Bengal Burmese type.
(iv) Bengal Silver Variants shall be registered on the Reference Register as Spotted or Marbled Bengal ASH Cross. The second and third generations shall be registered on the Reference Register as Spotted or Marbled Bengal ASH type.
(v) Cats already registered with the GCCF as Bengals which have in their pedigrees Abyssinians, Burmese, Egyptian Maus, Ocicats, American Shorthairs or Asian Leopard Cats shall continue to be recognised as Bengals, as shall their suitable progeny.
(vi) Imported Bengals which have in their pedigrees, within three generations, only Bengals, F1 of Bengal type born before 1st June 2002, F2 of Bengal type born before 1st June 2006, F3 of Bengal type born before 1st June 2008, Bengal Egyptian Mau crosses born before 1st June 2002 and their suitable progeny, Bengal ASH crosses born before 1st June 2009 and their suitable progeny and Asian Leopard Cats shall be registered as Bengals on the appropriate Register.
(vii) This Registration Policy will be effective from 21st February 2007.
For further information please contact the Secretary of the Bengal Breed Advisory Committee

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