Registration Policies for
Cat Breeds Recognised by GCCF

In order for a cat to be registered as a particular breed, its pedigree must conform to the registration policy for that breed: it is not enough that it just looks like the breed in question - "look-alikes" can sometimes produce undesirable surprises in future generations.

Registration policies are drawn up by the Breed Advisory Committees and must be approved by the GCCF Executive Committee before being placed on a GCCF Council agenda for final approval.

If you intend buying a kitten to breed from, please check the registration policy for that breed, or for the particular colour and/or pattern of that breed, as well as checking the registration policies for the colours and/or patterns which you wish to breed from it. In some breeds (Rexes, Maine Coons etc) all of the recognised colours and patterns may be mated together, but in other breeds (Persians, British Shorthairs) doing so may produce kittens which cannot be shown and which are not suitable for breeding from.

If you do not understand the registration policy, please ask the GCCF how you can contact the Secretary of the relevant Breed Advisory Committee.

The following are the official registration policies, in pdf format, for the breeds of cat which are recognised by the GCCF:

Persian: Self - all colours; Tortie, Chocolate Tortie, Blue-Cream & Lilac-Cream; Bi-Colour and Tortie & White - all colours excluding Tabby Bi/Tri-Colours; Tabby Bi- and Tri-colours
Blue and Odd-Eyed Bi- and Tri-Colour; Shaded & Tipped Cameo Bi and Tri-Colour; Smoke
Smoke Bi- and Tri-colours; Silver Tabby Bi- and Tri-Colour; Tabby - all colours including Tortie Tabbies; Colourpoint - all colours; Cameo & Pewter; Chinchilla, Shaded Silver & Golden Persian; Exotic
Semi-longhair: Birman - all colours; Maine Coon - all colours/patterns; Norwegian Forest Cat - all colours/patterns; Ragdoll - all colours/patterns; Siberian - all colours/patterns; Somali - all colours Somali Breeding Policy; Turkish Van - all colours; Turkish Vankedisi
British: British Shorthair - all colours/patterns; Manx - all colours/patterns; Selkirk Rex - all colours/patterns
Foreign: Abyssinian - all colours; Asian - all colours/patterns including Bombay, Burmilla & Tiffanie; Bengal - all colours/patterns; Cornish Rex - all colours/patterns; Devon Rex - all colours/patterns; Egyptian Mau - all colours/patterns; Korat, Thai Lilac & Thai Blue Point; LaPerm - all colours/patterns; Ocicat
Ocicat Classic; Russian Blue, Russian Black & Russian White; Singapura; Snowshoe - all colours; Sphynx - all colours/patterns; Tonkinese - all colours
Burmese: Burmese - all colours
Oriental: Foreign White; Oriental Bicolours - all colours/patterns; Oriental Shorthairs - all colours/patterns except Foreign White; Oriental Longhairs - all colours/patterns
Siamese: Siamese - all colours; Balinese - all colours

Only cats which are registered on the Full Register (its registration number will begin CS...), Supplementary Register (CSSR...) or Experimental Register (CSEXP...) may be shown.

When a breed is granted Preliminary Recognition, cats registered on the Reference Register (CSREF...) will be treated as if they were registered on the Experimental Register and may be shown, provided that they conform to the Registration Policy for the breed and have registered parents, grand-parents and great-grand-parents.

Registration Policies for Cat Breeds Recognised by GCCF

Registration Policies for
Cat Breeds Recognised by GCCF