INTEGRITY
Compliance Operations
The Compliance Operations division safeguards the integrity of the AKC Stud Book, the world's
largest purebred dog registry.
The Inspections and Investigations, DNA Operations and Educational Services, Case Management, and Compliance Support departments comprise the Compliance division.
Inspections and Investigations represented the AKC on the ground during relief efforts in the wake of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Inspectors were dispatched to affected areas in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas.
I&I Director Steve Robinson spent almost three weeks in the area, helping to assess the needs of local animal organizations and get them needed supplies. Inspectors made direct contact with the region's AKC breeders to help them in their time of need. Despite this diversion of manpower, the 15 inspectors completed 4,800 kennel inspections in 2005.
Case Management assists individuals to resolve such complex registration problems as chain-of-registration questions, litter corrections, forgeries, co-ownership disputes, and other cases in which the Stud Book may be compromised. Ongoing department initiatives include improving procedures and processes to resolve cases more quickly.
DNA Operations, using DNA parentage-verification technology to maintain the integrity of the Stud Book, processed more than 45,000 DNA samples, bringing the total in the AKC DNA database to over 340,000. Dr. Elaine Ostrander continued in her role as a DNA science and technology consultant. Ostrander made a presentation to the Delegate Forum, in September, on DNA recommendations made to the AKC Board. The Board approved a DNA requirement for imported breeding stock (to be effective for imported dogs registered on or after March 1, 2006).
The Compliance Audit program, in which DNA samples are collected during routine kennel inspections, continued to detect incorrectly registered litters, and to verify and correct the registry.
The Inspections and Investigations, DNA Operations and Educational Services, Case Management, and Compliance Support departments comprise the Compliance division.
Inspections and Investigations represented the AKC on the ground during relief efforts in the wake of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Inspectors were dispatched to affected areas in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas.
I&I Director Steve Robinson spent almost three weeks in the area, helping to assess the needs of local animal organizations and get them needed supplies. Inspectors made direct contact with the region's AKC breeders to help them in their time of need. Despite this diversion of manpower, the 15 inspectors completed 4,800 kennel inspections in 2005.
Case Management assists individuals to resolve such complex registration problems as chain-of-registration questions, litter corrections, forgeries, co-ownership disputes, and other cases in which the Stud Book may be compromised. Ongoing department initiatives include improving procedures and processes to resolve cases more quickly.
DNA Operations, using DNA parentage-verification technology to maintain the integrity of the Stud Book, processed more than 45,000 DNA samples, bringing the total in the AKC DNA database to over 340,000. Dr. Elaine Ostrander continued in her role as a DNA science and technology consultant. Ostrander made a presentation to the Delegate Forum, in September, on DNA recommendations made to the AKC Board. The Board approved a DNA requirement for imported breeding stock (to be effective for imported dogs registered on or after March 1, 2006).
The Compliance Audit program, in which DNA samples are collected during routine kennel inspections, continued to detect incorrectly registered litters, and to verify and correct the registry.
Registration and Customer Services Compliance Operations
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