(1) On and from the date of commencement of this Act, any person having registration certificate for semen station, may apply to the Authority for certification of a bull for carrying out the semen production.
(2) The Authority may certify the bull and shall issue certificate in such form and in such manner and subject to such terms and conditions, as may be prescribed. The Authority may refuse to certify the bull after recording the reasons in writing therefor.
(3) The Authority shall generate a unique identification number for each certified bull and it shall be mandatory for the person having registration certificate of semen station to tag this unique identification number to the certified bull securely and permanently at all times.
(4) On and from the date of commencement of this Act, no person having registration certificate of semen station shall carry out semen production from any bovine bull other than those certified by the Authority.