1. Organization 

(a) The Herd Book of the American Galloway Breeders' Association ("AGBA") consists of three sections: 
 
Section I: Fullblood Galloways 
Section II: Belted Galloways 
Section III: White Galloways
 
(b) The Herd Book also includes an Appendix to Section II and an Appendix to Section III. 

(c) The Herd Book is closed to upbreeding.

(a) The following cattle are eligible for registration in Section I of the Herd Book, provided they exhibit the proper color pattern and are in all other respects eligible: 
 
(i) animals whose sire and dam are both registered in Section I. 

(ii) animals with one parent registered in Section I, and whose other parent is registered in the herd book of another association in accordance with rules consistent with those of the AGBA. 

(iii) animals registered in, or eligible for registration in, the herd book of another association in accordance with rules consistent with those of the AGBA. 
 

(b) Animals with Belted Galloway or White Galloway ancestry, or ancestry from any other breed are not eligible for registration in Section I. 

(c) Fullblood Galloways registered in Section I must have a solid color pattern and are black, red or dun. A moderate amount of white on the underside is permissible. Additional requirements or restrictions mav be adopted by the Board of Directors of the AGBA. 

(d) The registration numbers of all animals entered in Section I will include as a prefix the letter "G".

(a) The following cattle are eligible for registration in Section II of the Herd Book, provided they exhibit the proper color pattern and are in all other respects eligible: 
 
(i) animals whose sire and dam are both registered in Section II. 

(ii) animals with one parent registered in Section II whose other parent is registered in Section I or the Appendix to Section II. 

(ii) animals with one parent registered in Section I, Section II, or the Appendix to Section II, and whose other parent is registered in the herd book of another association in accordance with rules consistent with those of the AGBA. 

(iv) animals registered in, or eligible for registration in, the herd book of another association in accordance with ruiles which are consistent with those of the AGBA. 
 

(b) Belted Galloways registered in Section II must have a belted color pattern and are black, red or dun with a complete white belt. A moderate amount of white elsewhere on the body is permissible. Additional requirements or restrictions may be adopted by the Boad of Directors of the AGBA. 

(c) The registration numbers of all animals entered in Section II will include as a prefix the letter "B" 

(d) The registration numbers of all animals entered in Section II that have been verified as homozygous for the belted color pattern will include as a prefix the letters *BB". 

(e) (i) Females are eligible for registration in an Appendix to Section II of the Herd Book if they do not exhibit the proper belted color pattern but are in all other respects eligible for registration in Section II. 
 

(ii) Belted Galloway females registered in the Appendix to Section II may have solid color patterns or Incomplete belts. Bulls with Belted Galloway ancestry but without complete belts are not eligible for registration in the Herd Book. 

(iii) The registration numbers of all animals entered in the Appendix to Section III will include as a prefix the letters "BN".

(a) The following cattle are eligible for registration in Section III of the Herd Book, provided they exhibit the proper color pattern and are in all other respects eligible:
 
(i) animals whose sire and dam are both registered in Section III. 

(ii) animals with one parent registered in Section III whose other parent is registered in Section I or the Appendix to Section III. 

(iii) animals with one parent registered in Section I, Section III, or the Appendix to Section III and whose other parent is registered in the herd book of another association in accordance with rules consistent with those of the AGBA. 

(iv) animals registered in, or eligible for registration in, the herd book of another association in accordance with rules which are consistent with those of the AGBA.
 

(b) White Galloways registered in Section III must have a white park color pattern and are white with black, red, or dun pigment on the nose, ears, and hooves and around the eyes. Some pigmentation on the legs, udder, and poll and a moderate degree of freckling throughout the body are permissible. 

(c) The registration numbers of all animals entered in Section III will include as a prefix the letter "W". 

(d) The registration numbers of all animals entered in Section III that have been verified as homozygous for the white park color pattern will include as a prefix the letters "WW". 

(e) (i) Females are eligible for registration in an Appendix to Section III of the Herd Book if they do not exhibit the proper white park color pattern but are in all other respects eligible for registration in Section III. 
 

(ii) White Galloway females registered in the Appendix to Section III must have a solid color pattern and are black, red, or dun. A moderate amount of white on the underside is permissible. Bulls with White Galloway ancestry but without white park color patterns are not eligible for registration in the Herd Book. 

(iii) The registration numbers of all animals entered in the Appendix to Section III will include as a prefix the letters "WN". 

Regardless of their color patterns, the following cattle are not eligible for registration in any Section or either Appendix of the Herd Book: 

(i) any animal with a mixture of Belted Galloway and White Galloway ancestry. 

(ii) any animal to be registered from another breed association unless the application for registration is accompanied by an official extended pedigree documenting at least five generations of purebred breeding. 

(iii) any animal with horns or scurs. Scurs are defined as any cartilaginous or horn-like growth which may develop tflrough the skin, or on the skin, at the horn site. 

(iv) any animal with a deleterious, genetic abnormality. 

(v) any animal proven to be a carrier of a deleterious, genetic abnormality.

(a) The registration numbers of animals registered in any Section or either Appendix of the Herd Book will include a suffix to denote the color genetics of the animal. 

(i) For solid color patterned animals registered in Section I, the Appendix to Section II, or the  Appendix to Section III, the suffix denotes the color of the animal except for permissible amounts of white on the underside. 

(ii) For belted color patterned animals registered in Section II or the Appendix to Section II the suffix denotes the color of the animal except for a complete or partial white belt and permissible amounts of white elsewhere on the body. 

(iii) For white park color patterned animals registered in Section III, the suffix denotes the color of the points of the animal and any other permissible color on the body of the animal.

(i) The suffix "br" indicates that the animal is known to cany a recessive gene for red color. 

(ii) The suffix "bb" indicates that the animal has been verified as homozygous for black color. 

(iii) The suffix "bx" indicates that the animal has not been verified either to carry a recessive gene for red color or to be homozygous for black color. 

(d) The suffix "do", "dd", or "dx" denotes the color dun. 

(i) The suffix "dn" indicates that the animal has been verified as heterozygous for the dun factor. 

(ii) The suffix "dd" indicates that the animal has been verified as homozygous for the dun factor. 

(iii) The suffix "dx" indicates that the animal has not been verified as either homozygous or heterozygous for the dun factor.