1. The Herd Book of the Canadian Galloway Association shall have three sections: 

Section I:  Galloways 
Section II:  Belted Galloways 
Section III: White Galloways.

The Belted Galloway Appendix of the Herd Book of the Canadian Galloway Association prior to September 1, 1988 shall become "Section II: Belted Galloways". 

GALLOWAYS 

2. (a) The following GsHoway cattle are eligible for registration in the Herd Book of the Canadian Galloway Association in "Section 1: Galloways" provided that they are in all other respects eligible: 

(i) animals whose sire and dam are both registered in Section I of the Canadian Galloway Association Herd Book. 
(ii) animals with one parent registered in Section I of the Canadian Galloway Association Herd Book whose other parent is registered in the Herd Book of a foreign Association and eligible for Canadian registration.(iii) animals registered in, or eligible for registration in the Herd Book of a foreign Association recognized by the Canadian Galloway Association.

The application for registration of a foreign registered Galloway must be accompanied by the foreign certificate of registration and an official extended pedigree that: 

(i) documents at least five generations of registered Galloway ancestry. 
(ii) contains no American registration numbers with a W or 'B' affix. 
(iii) traces all American entries to registration number less than 100,000 
(iv) traces all United Kingdom entries to cattle born prior to 1985 
(v) does not trace any ancestry to entries in the Appendix to Herd Book of the Galloway Cattle Society of New Zealand Inc.

3. (a) The following Belted Galloway cattle are eligible for registration in the Herd Book of the Canadian Galloway Association in "Section II: Belted Galloways' provided that they have a white belt, show no evidence of any other colour pattern and are in all other respects eligible: 

(i) animals whose sire and dam are both registered in Section II of the Canadian Galloway Herd Book. 
(ii) animals with one parent registered in Section II of the Canadian Galloway Herd Book whose other parent meets Canadian registration standards and is registered in the Herd Book of an approved foreign Association. 
(iii) animals that meet Canadian registration standards and are registered in, or eligible for registration in, the Herd Book of an approved foreign Association. 
(iv) animals registered in the Appendix to Section II of the Canadian Galloway Herd Book which have achieved 99.90% verification of homozygosity for the belted characteristic in a breeding test approved by the Board of Directors. 
(v) animals registered in the Appendix to Section II of the Canadian Galloway Herd Book the pedigrees of which are at least 95.00% Belted Galloway ancestry registered in Section II of the Canadian Galloway Herd Book. All of the balance of the ancestry of such animals shall be Galloway registered in Section I of the Canadian Galloway Herd Book.

(i) Males with wide belts shall be eligible for registration in Section II provided that they do not have any white on their limbs. Females with wide belts shall be eligible for registration In Section II provided that any white on their limbs is restricted to no more than a slight amount of white on the lower extremities of their limbs. 
(ii) Animals with narrow belts, with belts of uneven width, and/or with coloured spots in their belts shall be eligible for registration in Section II provided that a continuous band of white completely encircles the midriff of the animal.

(i) The registration numbers of all animals entered in Section II shall end in the letter "B". 
(ii) Animals from the Appendix to Section II subsequently entered in Section II shall be issued a new registration number and a new certificate of registration bearing both registration numbers. The certificate of registration from Appendix entry shall be surrendered to Canadian Livestock Records Corporation.

(i) animals with one parent registered in Section II of the Canadian Galloway Herd Book whose other parent is registered in Section I, Section II, or the Appendix to Section II of the Canadian Galloway Herd Book. 
(ii) animals with one parent registered in the Appendix to Section II of the Canadian Galloway Herd Book whose other parent is registered in Section I, Section II, or the Appendix to Section II of the Canadian Galloway Herd Book.

(i) Males with wide belts shall be eligible for registration in the Appendix to Section II provided that they do not have any white on their limbs. Females with wide belts shall be eligible for registration in the Appendix to Section II provided that any white on their limbs is restricted to no more than a moderate amount of white on the lower extremities of their limbs. 
(ii) Animals with narrow belts, with belts of uneven width, and/or with coloured spots in their belts shall be eligible for registration in the Appendix to Section II provided that those animals exhibit obvious, conclusive evidence of belting.

(i) The registration numbers of all animals entered in the Appendix to Section II until September 1, 1995 shall end in the letter "X". The registration numbers of all animals entered in the Appendix to Section II after September 1, 1995 shall end in the letters "BA". 
(ii) Entries in the Appendix to Section II shall be numbered consecutively regardless of their date of registration or their origin. 
(iii) The proportion of Belted Galloway ancestry of all entries in the Appendix to Section II shall be noted as percentage to two decimal places both on the certificate of registration and in the Herd Book entry. For "Belted Galloway X Galloway" cross animals a total Belted Galloway percentage of more than 99.99% shall be designated to be 99.99%. And a total Belted Galloway percentage of less than 0.01% shall be designated to be 0.01%.

(i) All animals registered in the Appendix to Section II shall be subject to the same regulations. 
(ii) Only those animals entered in the Appendix to Section II that meet the colour standards of Section II shall be eligible to enter a public event.

(i) wide belts, narrow belts, belts of uneven width, and/or coloured spots in belts. 
(ii) a moderate amount of white on the lower extremities of the limbs of wide belted animals. 
(iii) white on the underline behind the belt. iv) a small amount of white in the tail switch. 
(v) light dun patches on otherwise dark dun areas. 
(vi) random non-inheritable pigmentless patches (e.g. birth marks and regrowth hair over injuries.)

(i) white on the limbs shall be permitted on the lower extremities of the limbs of wide belted animals only. 
(ii) a moderate amount of white on the upper inside of a limb continuous with white on the underline shall not be considered to be white on a limb.

(i) animals with belting irregularities involving extra white. 
(ii) animals with belting irregularities involving extra colour. 
(iii) wide belted animals with white on the lower extremities of their limbs. 
(iv) animals that have achieved 99.90% verification of homozygosity for the Belted characteristic in a breeding test approved by the Board of Directors. 

4. (a) The following White Galloway cattle are eligible for registration in the Herd Book of the Canadian Galloway Association in 'Section III: White Galloways' provided that they exhibit the proper colour pattern and are in all other respects eligible: 

(i) Foundation White Galloways 
(ii) animal^ with one parent registered in Section III whose other parent is registered in Section I of the Canadian Galloway Association Herd Book. 
(iii) animals whose sire and darn are both registered in Section lit of the Canadian Galloway Association Herd Book.

(c) 

(i) Foundation White Galloways shall be eligible for Herd Book entry only upon inspection and approval. 
(ii) Inspection shall be by an accredited veterinarian and two members of the Board of Directors and shall verify sound constitution, general Galloway character, and proper colouration. All costs of inspection shall be the responsibility of the owners of the inspected animals. 
(iii) Approval shall be by the Board of Directors and shall be subject to the above verification and documentation of ancestry. No White Galloway shall be approved for which less than seven-eighths of the ancestry can be documented to have been registered in. or eligible for registration in, Section I of the Canadian Galloway Association Herd Book.

(i) The registration numbers of all animals entered in Section III shall end with the letter W. 
(ii) The certificate of registration and the Herd Book entry for Foundation White Galloways shall state that the animal is a 'Foundation White Galloway'. 
(iii) The lack of full ancestry information, the lack of an exact birth date, the age at which an animal is tattooed, and/or the age of an animal shall not prejudice the approval of a Foundation White Galloway. 
(iv) Progeny of Foundation White Galloways born before the approval of the parent shall be eligible for registration in Section III provided that the progeny are in all other respects eligible. 
(v) Animals registered in Section III which complete a breeding test approved by the Board of Directors and which achieve a 99.90% verification of genetic homozygosity for the White Galloway colour pattern shall have a second "W added to their registration number.

5. The following cattle shall not be eligible for registration in the Herd Book of the Canadian Galloway Association: 

(a) Galloways with Belted Galloway and/or White Galloway ancestry. 
(b) Belted Galloways with White Galloway ancestry. 
(c) White Galloways with Belted Galloway ancestry.

(a) animals produced by artificial insemination where all regulations governing artificial insemination of the Canadian Galloway Association have been complied with. 
(b) animals produced by embryo transfer where all regulations governing embryo transfer of the Canadian Galloway Association have been complied with.

(a) animals with horns or scurs. Scurs are defined as any cartilaginous or horn-like growth which may develop through the skin, or on the skin, at the horn site. 
(b) animals with deleterious, genetic abnormalities.
(c) animals proven to be carriers of deleterious, genetic abnormalities.

(b) An animal shall be considered to be a proven carrier of a deleterious, genetic abnormality only when the evidence is sufficient to remove all reasonable doubt. The decision shall involve verification of the abnormality, verification of parentage, and consultation with appropriate, qualified professionals. 

(c) The Board of Directors shall have the power to decide when the evidence against an animal is sufficient to prove that the animal is a carrier of a deleterious, genetic abnormality. 

(d) The birth of offspring with, and/or the decision that an animal is a carrier of, a deleterious, genetic abnormality shall not be publicized by the Canadian Galloway Association without the express written permission of the owners of the animals concerned. However, such information shall not be considered to be privileged and shall be available to any member-in-good-standing on written request. 

9. (a) The decision that an animal is ineligible for registration can be appealed through the same procedure available to appeal a suspension of membership. 

(b) Animals entered in the Herd Book of the Canadian Galloway Association that are subsequently demonstrated to be ineligible for registration shall have their registration suspended. 

(c) In those cases where the suspension of an animal is not caused by an error in pedigree, that suspension shall not affect the status of its progeny entered in the Herd Book of the Canadian Galloway Association before the suspension. 

10. Proof of parentage through a DNA based test or blood typing shall be required for registration of an animal where the circumstances of conception or birth, the colour or conformation of the animal, and/or any other relevant evidence gives sufficient reason to question parentage. 

11. The Canadian Galloway Association reserves the right to require verification of parentage through a DNA based test or blood typing of any animal entered in the Herd Book of the Canadian Galloway Association.