Only the current owner may register or list a llama. The application must be submitted
on the currently approved Registry application form, or online (if the llama is
already registered with the Canadian Llama and Alpaca Association, a signed and
dated photocopy of the llama's Canadian Registration Certificate will be accepted
in lieu of the ILR application form) and must include the following information:
(a) A valid proposed name (Section VII)
(b) The llama's sex
(1) Male – a male capable of breeding
(2) Female – a female capable of breeding
(3) Gelding – a castrated male (Llamas designated on their certificates
as “geldings”, but who are not castrated, can have their certificates
corrected to “Male” upon receipt of a signed statement from a veterinarian
verifying the llama has not been gelded or upon receipt of a written correction
from the owner who made the original “gelding” designation).
(4) Infertile – a female that is incapable of breeding
(5) Non-breeder – a male or female, who may be capable of breeding,
but who has been designated by the owner as a non-breeder. Only the current owner
can designate an animal as a “non-breeder”, and no offspring from a
“non-breeder” can be registered. Non-breeder status can be reversed
by written request from the owner who made the original designation and payment
of the appropriate fee.
(c) The name and identification number of the sire
(d) The name and identification number of the dam
(e) Identification photographs
(1) Two photographs are required - one of the left side and one of the
right side.
(2) Photographs must show entire llama close up, must be of sufficient
quality to allow individual identification of the animal and should not include
other animals.
(3) Photographs must be 3” x 5” or 4” x 6”.
Photographs that are not of the right size will result in either listing the animal
or in a $5 charge per photo to the owner for trimming and/or cropping.
(4) Digital photos can be submitted online or must be of sufficient
quality and submitted on heavy paper stock. Digital photos received on flimsy paper
will result in a $5 charge per photo to the owner for putting backing on the photos.
(f) All required DNA records on file:
(1) Llamas that must have DNA on record:
(a) Sires having 10 or more registered or listed crias must have their DNA on record
before their progeny may be registered.
i) Sires used for outside service and who have two (2) or more cria
must have their DNA on record. When such sires do not have their DNA on record,
progeny that are the result of outside breedings may not be registered.
ii) All screened llamas must have their DNA on record before a Class
S or Class R document will be issued.
(2) Llamas that must have parent verification with qualifying DNA on record. To
qualify by DNA, each parent must have its blood compared to that of the relevant
cria and must not be ruled out as a possible parent on the basis of such comparison.
The normal requirement is that both parents of a given cria qualify simultaneously.
(a) There are two or more possible sires. One sire must qualify.
(b) Sire's age at the time of the cria's birth was less than 20 months.
Sire must qualify.
(c) Dam's age at the time of the cria's birth was less than 15 months.
Dam must qualify.
(d) The length of time between service and birth was less than 10 months or more
than 13 months. Dam must qualify.
i) The cria is the result of Advanced Reproductive Technologies
(ART), which includes but is not limited to Embryo Transfer (ET) and Artificial
Insemination (AI). Both sire and dam must qualify. Only two (2) cria per “dam
at conception” are allowed per 10-month period. An owner may petition the
Board to allow registration of more than two cria per dam per 10-month period. No
more than 10 full siblings are allowed.
ii) The parentage of a llama has been called into question by successful
petition. (The Registry may require the owner(s) of the llama itself and of
its parents to DNA test the llamas involved.)
(g) Current owner and parent verification signatures. Signatures must be first-person
handwritten unless the Registry has been notified in writing in advance that a stamped
signature will be used. Electronic or faxed signatures submitted in accordance with
current Registry procedures will also be accepted. Signatures will be accepted from
authorized agents provided the Registry has been notified in writing in advance
of the agent authorization. Registry records must include appropriate registration,
listing, or transfer documents showing ownership by the person(s) signing the registration
application as the owner of the llama being signed for. If Registry records do not
confirm that the person(s) signing the application actually owned the sire and/or
the dam when the dam was serviced or the dam when the cria was born, a confirmation
of ownership must be filed and the appropriate fee paid.
(1) The name, owner code, and signature of the sire owner at the
time of service.
(2) The name, owner code, and signature of the breeder (the dam
owner at the time of service).
(3) The name, owner code, and signature of the dam owner at the
time of birth.
(4) The name, owner code, and signature of the current owner verifying
that the information is correct.
(5) If all four of the above signers are the same person, the
“current owner signature” will be accepted as fulfilling the requirement
of all four signatures.
(h) Required microchip on file:
(1) All screened llamas must have a microchip number on record before a Class S
or Class R document will be issued.
(2) All cria that are the result of Advanced Reproductive Technologies (ART), which
includes but is not limited to Embryo Transfer (ET) and Artificial Insemination
(AI), must have a microchip number on file before a Class R certificate will be
issued.
(i) The appropriate fee
Only the current owner may list a llama. The application must be submitted on the
currently approved Registry application form and must include the following information:
(a) A valid proposed name (Section VII)
(b) The llama's sex (see Section 1 "Class R Requirements", (b) The
llama's sex )
(c) Identification Photographs –
(1) Two photographs are required - one of the left side and one
of the right side.
(2) Photographs must show the entire llama close up, must be of
sufficient quality to allow individual identification of the animal and should not
include other animals.
(3) Photographs must be 3” x 5” or 4” x 6”.
Photographs that are not of the right size may result in a $5 charge per photo to
the owner for trimming and/or cropping.
(4) Digital photos are acceptable but must be of sufficient quality
and submitted on heavy paper stock. Digital photos received on flimsy paper will
result in a $5 charge per photo to the owner for putting backing on the photos.
(d) The appropriate fee is included.
(e) Current owner and parent verification signatures. Signatures must be handwritten
unless the Registry has been notified in writing in advance that a stamped signature
will be used. Electronic or faxed signatures submitted in accordance with current
Registry procedures will also be accepted. Signatures will be accepted from authorized
agents, provided the Registry has been notified in writing in advance of the agent
authorization. Registry records must include appropriate registration, listing,
or transfer documents showing ownership by the person(s) signing the registration
application as the owner of the llama being signed for.
(1) The name, owner code, and signature of the sire owner at the time
of service.
(2) The name, owner code, and signature of the breeder (the dam owner
at the time of service).
(3) The name, owner code, and signature of the dam owner at the time
of birth.
(4) The name, owner code, and signature of the current owner verifying
that the information is correct.
(5) If all four of the above signers are the same person, the “current
owner signature” will be accepted as fulfilling the requirement of all four
signatures.
Note: Crossbred lamas that have seven great-grandparents each classified R or S will
be declared llamas and designated Class R.
Although the Llama Division is closed, it is desirable to have a mechanism to introduce
diversity into the llama gene pool. Screening is a mechanism to allow that to happen
while at the same time trying to insure that the lamas accepted into the Registry
as llamas are, indeed, Lama glama.
(a) A lama is eligible for screening when:
(1) It has been designated Class L.
(2) It has not been previously screened by the Registry.
(3) It is older than two years old (24 months).
(4) It has an implanted and recorded microchip.
(5) The Class L listing document shows no unconfirmed or conflicting
data and has been surrendered to the Registry.
(6) A signed screening release form is on file with the
ILR.
(7) A DNA report is on file before a Class S or Class R
document will be issued.
(8) Llamas without two registered parents , which reside
in a foreign country, must be screened in the country of embarkation. In order to
be screened in the United States at a later date, the animal must be under six (6)
months old (too young to be screened according to ILR rules. This animal must be
designated Class L, DNA tested and microchipped in the country of origin and prior
to importation into the USA.)
(b) The screening process is as follows:
(1) An application if filled out and a fee paid to begin the screening
process.
(2) An ILR approved veterinarian with extensive camelid experience will
evaluate each animal that passes the initial photo screening. The veterinarian will
examine the llama for any medical or physical disqualifying characteristics and
for evidence of alpaca or guanaco traits and they will make a report on their findings
to the ILR board of directors. If any disqualifying medical or physical characteristics
are found, the screening will go no further and the llama will receive a “D”
(denied) status and cannot be registered in the llama or crossbred division.
(3) The ILR Registrar and Board of Directors will evaluate a set of
twelve (12) required photographs as indicated on the screening form. If they feel
the animal may be a crossbred, the owner will be given an opportunity to present
additional photos or a videotape of the animal for further evaluation. The final
decision will be based on a majority of the Registrar and ILR Board of Directors,
and no appeal will be considered. Animals not designated as llamas shall be assigned
to the appropriate division based on the species contributing to the cross, e.g.
alpaca-llama, guanaco-llama. Screening fees are non-refundable and stay with the
llama's application even if the llama is sold before the screening is completed.
(4) The Registrar and ILR Board of Directors will review the photos
and documentation and make the final determination on the animal. The final decision
will be based on a majority of the Registrar and ILR Board of Directors and that
decision will be final. If the animal is denied entry into the Llama Division because
of the phenotypic evaluation, it will be placed in the appropriate crossbred division.
(5) Llamas that successfully complete the screening process will be
designated Class S.
(c) Offspring designations of screened parents.
(1) the offspring of Class S llamas will be given an R (registered)
designation if:
i) They have two (2) Class S parents.
ii) They have a Class S and a Class R parent.
(2) The offspring of a Class S llama must be screened if the other parent
is not Class S or Class R. If the offspring successfully passes screening it will
be given a Class S designation.