If a cat or kitten completed its show career before January First, it will be scored in the region where it completed that career.
TRANSFERS: For purposes of scoring, the transfer date on a Certificate of Registration is the date the transfer is received in the Executive Office. In order for a new owner to be shown on the awards, the transfer must be received in the Executive Office by January 1st; if the cat was shown only after the transfer then the transfer must be received in the Executive Office by May 7th. If the cat was shown only before the transfer then the old owner(s) will be furnished the award.
Points earned in a breed congress format (Show Rule 1.68) or a breed/multi-breed congress format (Show Rule 1.69) shall not be scored for regional or international awards.
In order for a cat/kitten to be eligible for a regional award, it must be shown at least once in that region. An exception will be made in the case of kittens and household pet kittens in that a show as an adult will fill the requirement that they be shown one time in the region.
Points earned in a breed congress format (Show Rule 1.68) or a breed/multi-breed congress format (Show Rule 1.69) shall not be scored for regional or international awards.
The cutoff date for scoring corrections from exhibitors is May 7th. Corrections/additions/deletions of suffixes must be received from exhibitors in the Executive Office by May 7th. After notification by the appropriate Regional Director, please call the Executive Office for questions concerning the points earned by a cat.
No scoring is done in the Executive Office unless the registration number is in the scored catalog (excluding Household Pet Kittens).
The scoring system starts at tenth place final points for the last position in the final when there are less than 10 cats, kittens, alters, household pets, or household pet kittens competing.
The Standing Rules to the Show Rules state: "UNREGISTERED CATS - May be shown only once in TICA without a registration number. All points and/or wins for titles and/or Annual Awards acquired by an unregistered cat, kitten, alter, or household pet adult in the second and/or subsequent shows shall be irrevocably lost. The exhibitor is obligated to furnish the registration number to the entry clerk or master clerk and the Executive Office. In order to obtain credit for any points and/or wins received at the first show where the cat was shown as unregistered, the owner must notify the Executive Office in writing requesting the first show be credited and stating the name, date and location of the show, and the name, breed (if applicable), registration number, and the entry number."
Titles used for Regional and/or International awards will be the highest title which has been claimed and verified at the end of the show season for which the award is applicable. If the cat has earned a higher title, but that confirmation application has not been received in the Executive Office by May 7th, it will not be used for awards presentation.
If a cat is altered in mid-show season, it is entitled to the points won to that point for placement in the championship standings. As an alter, the cat starts again at zero points. At the end of the show season, it is entitled to the points won as an alter for placement in the alter championship standings.
A cat, kitten, or alter is not entitled to a breed certificate, or a cat is not entitled to a color certificate, if said cat, kitten, or alter has not earned a total of at least 25 points during the show season.