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RULES AND REGULATIONS At its meeting
held in Toronto, Canada during January 1949, the North
American Gladiolus Council delegates, representing the gladiolus
interest of both the United States and Canada, unanimously voted
to establish the North American Gladiolus Registry.
Believing
that an adequate system of Registration is needed to meet
the demands of gladiolus growers and recognizing the fact that there
is considerable confusion in the gladiolus industry due to duplication
of names, the following rules and regulations are hereby adopted
for the purpose of correcting the situation for the benefit of
all concerned.
REGULATIONS
FIRST: Any
cultivar when first offered for sale, or about to be offered,
may be registered with the Registrar on compliance with the rules
hereby adopted for the guidance of the registrar, and any alterations
to these rules that may be adopted by the Executive Board.
SECOND; Any
variety registered by a foreign Society cooperating with
the NAGC shall be considered as registered by the North American Gladiolus
Registry.
THIRD:
The objects of the system of registration are to eliminate.
as far as possible, the duplication of names and to discourage
the tendency to name and disseminate cultivars of questionable
merit. The
Registry will look in disfavor on efforts to:
(a)
Register names for the purpose of holding them for use in
the distant future.
(b)
Register names that are an attempt to capitalize on the popularity
of a cultivar already on the market.
(c) Register
names that tend to discredit cultivars already
in commerce.
(d) Register
names that are so nearly identical in spelling
or punctuation as to cause confusion.
FOURTH:
The Registry recognizes the principal that after a cultivar
has been discontinued in commerce in all parts of the world for
15 years, especially when such cultivar has not been widely disseminated. the
name may be used again. But,
there shall be a minimum
of 25 years from the time of introduction before the name can be
duplicated.
FIFTH; The
Registrar is authorized to arrange for the cooperation
with Gladiolus Societies of other countries.
RULES
1. Registration
is available to any gladiolus grower or hybridizer
upon payment of the Registration fee.
2. Applications
for registration must be on the standard application
form and accompanied by the current registration fee in U.S.
funds.
3. When
the applicant for registration is not the originator of the
cultivar being registered, permission from the originator must
be furnished
or other acceptable evidence of the right to register the cultivar
in question.
4. The
name of a living person shall not be used without written consent
of that person. The
name of any person deceased in the last fifteen
years shall not be accepted without written permission of heirs
or executors. This
written permission must accompany the application
for registry.
5. A
cultivar must be given a name that is acceptable to the Registry. The
following are examples of names that would not be acceptable.
(a) Names
that are too long. Not
over twenty five (25) letters
and spaces.
(b) Names
already in use for cultivars in commerce.
(c) Possessive
pronouns preceding names already in use.
(d) Any
name similar to a name already in use as to cause confusion.
(e) Names
which express superiority over some other named cultivar,
or which would in any way tend to discredit another cultivar.
(f) Latinized names.
(g) The
Registrar will have to right to refuse to register any
name that is obviously undesirable.
6. No cultivar shall be registered under more than one name. Where the name is in a language other that English, the registrant shall include an English translation of the name when possible. 7. No Cultivar shall be considered for registration unless there is at least 25 blooming size corms (# 4 or larger) in existence at the time of application for registration. 8. On receipt of an application, the Registrar shall determine if it contains all of the necessary information and, if not, return to the applicant for further data. 9. The Registrar shall determine whether a name is eligible as far as records show to be registered. The Registrar shall issue and forward to the applicant a certificate of registration and cause the the registration to be published in a future issue of the N.A.G.C. Bulletin. 10. Questions not covered by these Rules and Regulations shall be submitted to the Executive Board. An applicant for registration who is not willing to accept the decision of the Registrar may appeal the decision to the Executive Board whose decision shall be final. Reprinted January
27, 2007
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