Rules

Timed runs on any course (Basic or Advanced, any Level) is scored: Faults Then Time. Thus a slow, accurate run around the course would beat a fast, sloppy run with faults.
The courses are run from the starting point the AO indicates.
Time starts when the cat’s front feet touch or pass through or over the first obstacle, breaking the plane of the obstacle, and time ends when the cat's front feet touch the floor after clearing the last obstacle.
Cats and kittens start at Novice Level 1 or 2 (the difference being a private versus public venue). Earning a title at one of these levels is required before starting work on the next level title.
Clean Runs earned at multiple levels count toward earning the lowest of the level titles if mixed.
Maximum time allowed to run the course is 3 minutes. At the end of three minutes, the handler is to stop all action and pick up the cat and exit the ring quietly.
Cats may run twice and keep their best time. Only two timed runs permitted per day. Both runs might qualify as Clean Runs. For three-consecutive-day shows, three Clean Runs may be earned, but no more than two per day. Unlimited practice, depending on the line of people waiting to use the agility ring.
The Agility Official is in charge of the ring, and the Agility Official’s decisions are final.

Faults

Fault points are considered first, with the lower the better, then time is considered, with the lower the better.

Handler knocking down any obstacle or jump.
Handler standing, walking, or running on the outside of the obstacles.
Cat engaging (going into a tunnel, for example, even if not completed) in the wrong obstacle, out of the course sequence.
Refusal or inability to complete an obstacle, and bypassing it, 2 tries required (two faults if second try not attempted), if both tries unsuccessful it is 1 fault (only one fault per obstacle maximum); doing the next obstacle before the second try on an incomplete obstacle is a fault in itself.
Not touching the upward slope of the ramp (like jumping directly to the top of the platform), and not touching the downramp. One foot is enough, anywhere on the ramp.
Stopping more than 10 seconds once the run has started
Tension on the leash during an Agility-On-Lease run.

Assisting performance over or through the obstacles by touching the cat. Kissing the cat is allowed (no hands).
More than three minutes on a timed run.
The handler sitting on or breaking any of the equipment will result in dismissal from the agility ring.
Cat biting the handler or anyone else, beyond a playful nip.
Males or females urinating or defecating in the agility ring.
Unsportsmanlike conduct by the owner or handler, in or near the agility ring.
Excessively harsh commands or corrections toward the cat will result in dismissal from the tournament at the discretion of the Agility Official. Physical abuse of the cat or verbal or physical abuse of the Agility Official will result in lifetime ban of the handler from ICAT at the discretion of the ICAT Board.

More than one attempt to complete the obstacle correctly, but the second refusal is a fault.
Weave poles may be entered from either side first.
Taking a long time to do the course, but not more than 3 minutes.

Cats must be at least 3 calendar months old on the day of competition. Kittens 4-8 months old may only do the Basic level course. Cats can be of any age when registered with ICAT.
Eligible for competition are only those healthy cats whose healthy owners have agreed to the “Waiver and Photo Release and Sign-In Sheet” terms in the U.S. and Canada (a different sign-in sheet is used in other countries, which the AOs provide) at the show.
Registration in ICAT will be required (so the yearly scoring can be tracked) once this section of the website is ready. Registration is not based on pedigree, just name, age, etc. Until the registration number system is ready, the scoring will be tracked manually.
All cats are eligible, including any cat not registerable for showing in the conformation rings (white locket, tail fault, or and the like), and household pet cats.
Cat is defined as being Felis catus in whole or in part with any member of genus Felis. ICAT does not maintain a pedigree database, and makes no assumptions on a cat's heritage or eligibility for showing in any other cat association. Just as long as it has an owner who loves it, that's perfect for ICAT.
Entry fee, if any, must be paid in full before the course is run, or else the run doesn't count. The Agility Official will make the decision if the fee has been paid, should there be a question about it.
Cats, owners, or handlers who have been banned from ICAT are ineligible for ring practice or competition.

Looking around -- your cat will do this the first time in the agility ring, before it wants to play looking