Transferring Ownership to You
When you purchase an ADGA-registered dairy goat, the owner listed on the registration papers owns the animal, similar to ownership on a vehicle title. To change ownership records, you must “transfer” ownership to yourself immediately after purchase. The “Certificate of Transfer” is located at the bottom of the Certificate of Registry.
To transfer an animal to you, the Certificate of Transfer must be fully completed, signed and the original Certificate of Registry, including the Certificate of Transfer bottom portion, must be mailed to the ADGA office with the transfer fee. We recommend not purchasing a dairy goat without the completed transfer section from the owner on the original Certificate of Registry in hand. For the ADGA office address or questions about transfers, see the Contact Page. For fees, see Rates & Services.
Within 7 to 10 business days (may increase during the spring) after we receive the properly completed Certificate of Transfer at the ADGA office, we will issue a new Certificate of Registry and mail it to the person who submitted the Certificate of Transfer, unless otherwise noted. If there are problems with the transfer, a note on the receipt will be included with the returned Certificate of Registry specifying what needs to be corrected for the transfer to be successfully completed.
Selling to Another Person
If you are selling an ADGA-registered goat, you should complete the Certificate of Transfer on the bottom of the original Certificate of Registry and give the original blue or brown Certificate of Registry to the new owner.
If you sell an unregistered doe or intact buck with registered parents and wish to register and transfer it at the same time, simply complete item 12 on the ADGA registration application, which is a legal transfer form. You can find registration applications online at ADGA Forms.