From the Registrar - Jan L. Wassink

Dear Llama Owners,

RE: Listing Documents

In response to comments from ILR members and in an effort to reduce expenses and streamline the registration process, the ILR Board of Directors has decided to revise the policies regarding listing documents.

As of November 1, 2006, the ILR office will no longer issue Listing Documents in response to incomplete registration applications. Comments from the members have been that issuing those documents is a waste because they are seeking registration status for those animals and having to return a listing document is just an unnecessary added step.

Instead, your invoice will include details of why the registration application was incomplete and what documentation you need to provide to complete the registration process. Because you will no longer need to return a Listing document, you may be able to fulfill most requests for additional documentation through the ILR website rather than mailing in the information.

Because the office staff had to handle the paperwork an additional time to upgrade from a Listing status to Registered status, the ILR has always charged a $5.00 “upgrade fee” to cover the additional staff time and mailing costs. Unfortunately, eliminating the Listing Document will not eliminate the additional staff time required to process incomplete applications so the $5.00 “upgrade fee” will be replaced with a $5.00 “incomplete application fee” to continue to cover those costs. Although the cost will be the same, the upside is that you will no longer need to deal with returning the Listing Document.

Listing documents will be issued in the case of llamas with only one or no ILR registered parents. In these cases, “Listed” is the permanent status for that llama so the Listing Document allows the owner to show in some ALSA classes and also provides the means to transfer ownership to another owner.

If you have questions about these procedures, feel free to contact the ILR office at (406) 755-3438.

Sincerely,

Jan L. Wassink
ILR Registrar

P.S. Payments online now being accepted on the ILR web site www.lamaregistry.com
If you have conducted business on the ILR website recently, we want you to know that it is now possible for you to make payments online using a credit card. You can make a payment on your account or pay for current transactions. Check it out!