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Animal Improvement Act, 1998 (Act No. 62 of 1998)

Regulations

11. Sale of genetic material

 

(1) Genetic material collected in the Republic or imported into the Republic shall, at the time of sale in the Republic, be accompanied by a written warranty.

 

(2) The warranty referred to in subregulation (1) shall—
(a) include certification by a veterinarian that the donor animals, at the time of collection, were acceptable as far as the conditions in section 7(4)(a) of the Act are concerned;
(b) guarantee that diluents in the genetic material do not contain any micro-organisms that could be injurious or detrimental to such genetic material or to any animal that is inseminated or to which an embryo is to be transferred;
(c) stipulate that the genetic material has been packed, marked and labelled in accordance with international standards or in accordance with regulations 16(5), (6), (7) and (8);
(d) in the case of semen, stipulate that the number of unfrozen (lie) spermatozoa per dose complies with the minimum amount specified in Table 5 in the Annexure;
(e) in the case of semen, certify that the spermatozoa have been examined microscopically and comply with the minimum amount of frozen semen as specified in Table 5 in the Annexure;
(f) in the case of genetic material where the resultant progeny may be recorded or registered in terms of any breeders’ society, include—
(i) certification by the animal breeders’ society concerned that the genetic material was collected from approved stud book animals; and
(ii) certification by the animal breeders’ society concerned that the performance of the donor animal complies with the minimum standards set by that breeders’ society; and
(g) specify identification details of the donor animal or animals; and
(h) in the case of semen, stipulate that the spermatoza comply with the minimum standards for structural abnormalities as specified in Table 6 in the Annexure.

 

(3) The relevant form for a certificate of warranty referred to in subregulation (1) is obtainable from the office of the registrar.