Particularly note Section 8 below.

• J. WINNING A LEG TOWARD CHAMPIONSHIP
  • 1. No animal shall receive credit for a leg unless it has a permanent legible tattoo(s) before it enters the ring. The tattoo(s) must match the one(s) recorded on the registration or recordation certificate or on the stamped duplicate application. Lack of tattoo, illegibility, or the information included in the aforementioned documents not matching the tattoo(s) on the animal shall not prevent the animal from receiving the ADGA rosette.
  • 2. Any disqualified animal must NOT be counted in the total number shown.
  • 3. Does
    • a. There must be ten or more does of her breed division owned or leased and shown by at least two exhibitors.
    • b. At least two legs of a doe's Permanent Championship must be made as:
      • (1) Winner in the Senior Division at open shows where
        • (a) at least eight does of her breed division IN MILK are competing in at least two age classes while complying with 3.a. above; or
        • (a) Grand Champion in the regular division classes with less than eight does in milk while complying with a. above and then goes on to win the Champion Challenge class which has sufficient milkers to complete the required total of eight; or
        • (b) Winner competing against two or more animals that have won their Best of Breed while complying with a. and 1.(a) above in that same show. This class shall be called Best Doe in Show and must be comprised of the best of each breed division in that individual show. NO absentees permitted; or
      • (2) Winner over at least nine (total of 10) does which include less than eight (8) does in milk and then wins Best in Show, when this class meets all the requirements of J.3.b.(1)c., shall exchange this restricted leg for an unrestricted leg.
      • (3) Winner in the Senior Division at a restricted show with at least twenty does of her breed division in milk, competing in at least two age classes. This includes official 4-H, FFA and Youth shows.
        • (a) As winners, competing against two or more animals that have won their Best of Breed, while complying with (3) above in that same show. This class shall be called Best Doe in Show, and must be comprised of the best of each breed division in that individual show. NO absentees permitted, or
      • (4) the Reserve Grand Champion to a Grand Champion that was a Permanent Champion as shown by Official ADGA records, prior to entering the show ring, with at least twenty (20) does of her breed division in milk competing in at least two age classes.
    • c. As the grand champion in the regular division classes with less than ten does and then goes on to win the champion challenge class, which has sufficient does to complete the required total of ten.
  • 4. Bucks
    • a. There must be ten or more bucks of his breed division owned or leased and shown by at least two exhibitors.
    • b. Bucks under 12 months of age are referred to as Junior bucks, bucks 12 months of age or older as Senior bucks. The Junior and Senior divisions of a buck show are not separately sanctioned.
    • c. At least two legs of a buck's Permanent Championship must be made as the sire of registered or recorded offspring at open shows where:
      • (1) as winner over at least three bucks one year of age or older while complying with a. above.
      • (2) as winner in the regular division classes with less than 10 bucks of his breed division or less than 3 or 4 Senior bucks, depending on which is needed, and he goes on to win the Champion Challenge class that has a sufficient number of bucks to complete the total required for a win.
      • (3) as winner competing against 2 or more animals that have won their Best of Breed while complying with a. and c.1 above in that same show. This class shall be called Best in Show and must be comprised of the best of each breed division in that individual show. No absentees permitted.
      • (4) winner over at least nine (total of 10) bucks of his breed division, that include less than 3 bucks that are one year old or older, and then wins Best in Show, when this class meets all the requirements of J.4.a. and b.(2), shall exchange this restricted leg for an unrestricted leg.
      • (5) winner in a restricted buck show with at least twenty senior bucks of his breed division competing in at least two age classes. This includes 4-H, FFA and Youth shows.
      • (6) the Reserve Grand Champion to a Grand Champion that was a Permanent Grand Champion, as shown by official ADGA records, prior to entering the show ring, with at least twenty senior bucks of his breed division competing.
  • 5. Except as otherwise provided in this Division, only one leg toward Permanent Championship may be attained as:
    • a. The Grand Champion in an Official 4-H, FFA, and Youth show, or
    • b. The Grand Champion in a restricted show, or
    • c. The Grand Champion in a show with ten of the breed division, but with less than eight does in milk, or
    • d. The Reserve Grand Champion to a Grand Champion that was a Permanent Champion as shown by Official ADGA records, prior to entering the show ring.
    • e. Best in Show winner in a Junior Doe Show when competing against two or more animals that have won their Best of Breed while complying with J.3.a. in that same show. This class shall be called Best Doe in Show and must be comprised of the best of each breed division in that individual show. No absentees permitted.
  • 6. Only one leg toward Permanent Championship may be won by any animal at a single show.
  • 7. At least two legs of Permanent Championship must be made under different judges. When the same judge awards a doe her first Junior Doe show win and her first two unrestricted wins, if the doe has another Junior Doe show win under a different judge, the owner may petition the Show Committee Chair to exchange the doe's first Junior Doe show win for the one under the different judge. The office will notify the owner whether or not his request is granted.
  • 8. A doe or buck winning three Grand or Reserve Grand Championships under the conditions set forth in Division J shall become a Permanent Champion and be entitled to the CH designation. If the CH animal holds an Advanced Registry or Star record in ADGA, except by birth, it is entitled to the GCH designation.
  • 9. A Best Of Breed animal failing to compete in the Best In Show class will forfeit the leg won in that show. The judge will write "Failed to compete in Best In Show" over that breed division on the Report of Awards.
  • 10. Junior Champions of the National Show shall receive a dry restricted leg.