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Kennel Name Registration

Initial Requirements 

  1. All owners or partners of said Kennel Name must sign application for Kennel Name to be included on certificates and registry office files pertaining to same. Once the Kennel Name is accepted and registered with NAMASCUSA, no other person will be permitted to use the Kennel Name without written permission of the recorded owner. 
  2.  Registration fee must accompany application or renewal. Checks should be made payable to NAMASCUSA. 
  3. Applicants) must be a member in good standing of NAMASCUSA for at least 12 consecutive months prior to application.  
  4. Applicants) must be 18 years of age or older. 
  5. Once a Kennel Name is registered with NAMASCUSA it belongs to that person forever unless a Kennel Name Transfer is filed or it is abandoned.  
  6. Register only the Kennel Name to be used in the naming of the dog, i.e., Up Town Kennel, all three names must be used in the name when registering the dog. It is therefore suggested that the words Aussie, Kennel, Farms, etc. be deleted from you Kennel Name application. Kennel Name must be used as a prefix or suffix.  
  7. No ASCA registered Kennel Name may be used unless Applicant is the registered owner of that name. A copy of the ASCA Kennel Name Registration is required.   
  8. A Kennel Name will only be recognized if it is registered with NAMASCUSA. 
  9. A fee will be required to make any deletions, additions, or transfers in ownership of a Kennel Name registration. 
  10. No variations in spelling or sound alikes of existing Kennel Names will be allowed. 
  11. No color used independently will be allowed as part of a Kennel Name, i.e, Blue Kennels. 
  12. No offensive or profane language will be permitted in a Kennel Name, including spelling variations or sound alikes. 
  13. No new Kennel Name may contain the exact name of an existing registered Kennel Name.  
  14. The Registry office will post Kennel Names under consideration in the Mini Connection with notation to send objections and the reason for the objection to the Registry Office for consideration.  

Renewals 

  1. Kennel Names must be renewed every five (5) years. If renewal payment is not postmarked on or before the expiration date the Kennel Name will be considered abandoned and may not be used. 
  2. Abandoned Kennel Names may be renewed only by the previous owner.  
  3. Kennel Name owner (s) must have been a member in good standing for at least 24 consecutive months prior to renewal. 

 Fees effective January 1, 2003: 

Initial Registration 

$30.00 

Renewal of abandoned Kennel Name 

$50.00 

Renewal 

Duplicate Certificate 

$25.00 

$10.00   

Transfer of ownership 

 (includes additions and deletions) 

$25.00 

  

Pending Kennel Names

Applications have been submitted to register the following Kennel Names with NAMASCUSA.  If you have any issues with the use of any of the names listed below, please contact the NAMASCUSA Registry immediately.

Currently the following Kennel Names are pending.

Trio MercyMe Texas Cross
Illusion Arastya HAF2HAV
     
     

 


 

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