(1) This Act may be called the Punjab Bovine BreedingAct, 2016. Short title and '
(2) It shall come into force on such date as may be-specified by the !
Government through a notification in the Official Gazette.
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, - Definitions.
(a) "Artificial Insemination" or "A.I." means the technique used for depositing bovine semen into the mature female reproductive tract by artificial nteans;
(b) "Authority" means the Bovine Breeding Authority constituted under section 3;
(c) "Authorised inseminator" means a veterinarian or Veterinary Inspector or Veterinary Pharmacist (by whatever name called) or trained AI worker to be certified by the Authority in such manner, as may be prescribed;
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(d) "bovine" means a cow, cow-bull, cow-heifer, buffalo, buffalo-bull and buffalo heifer;
(e) "bovine breeder" means any person or organization or firm or agency engaged in bovine breeding activity;
(f) "bovine breeding" means breeding activities in bovines that include the use of bovine bulls, semen or embryos;
(g) "Breeding Policy" means the Livestock Breeding Policy, duly notified by the Government to promote breeding and development of livestock, especially of bovines in the State;
(h) "Certified Bull" means a bovine bull certified by the Authority, which is kept for semen production for a particular bovine breed and meets the standards, as may be prescribed;
(!) "Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Authority;
(J) "embryo" means a structure developed as a result of fusion of bovirfe male and female gametes; •••"'
(k) "expert" means an expert who fulfils the requirements, as may be specified by the Authority;
(I) "Government" means the Government of the State of Punjab in the Department of Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Dairy Development;
(m) "Misbranded Semen" means a semen whose DN A profile does not match with DNA profile of the bull, mentioned in the record of semen bank or semen straw; .
(n) "pedigree" means genealogical information showing the ancestral line of the bull /dam;
(a) "premises" means any place, land, yard, building or any other site that is used for semen production, storage, transport, distribution, trade or Utilization;
(p) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(q) "Recognised Laboratory" means the Northern Regional Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Jalandhar or any other national level laboratory, duly authorized by the Authority;
(r) "Registrar" means the Registrar of the Authority;
(s) "semen" means the semen/sexed semen of cow bull or buffalo bull in any form;
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(t) "semen bank" means a premises where the bovine semen is stored for trading or distribution;
(u) "Semen station" means a premises, where a facility is set up for production, processing and storage of bovine semen;
(v) "services" means any of the bovine breeding services, as may be specified by the Government;
(w) "sub-standard semen" means semen or semen straws that do not meet the standards, as may be prescribed; and
(x)' "veterinarian" means a registered veterinary practitioner as defined in the Indian Veterinary Council Act, 1984 (Central Act No. 52 of 1984).
CHAPTER II BOVINE BREEDING AUTHORITY ./ \ 3 . (I) The Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, Constitution of constitute an Authority to be known as the Bovine Breeding Authority. the Authority.
(2) The Authority shall consist of the following:-
(a) Director, Animal Husbandry, Punjab; : Chairperson \(b) Director, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, : Member Izzatnagar or its representative (not below the rank of Principal Scientist);
'(c) Joint Commissioner, Animal Husbandry, : Member Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying, and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer's Welfare, Government of India;
(ci) Director Research, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary : Member and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana;
(e) Eminent veterinarian to be nominated by the : Member Government;
(/) Eminent bovine breeder to be nominated by the : Member Government; and
(g) Joint Director, Animal Husbandry, Punjab. : Registrar
(3) The affairs of the Authority shall be managed and administered by the Registrar.
62 PUNJAB GOVT. GAZ (EXTRA), MAY 13, 2016 (VYSK 23, 1938 SARA) T\ (•4) The Authority shall draw-up a consultative panel of experts consisting of not more than nine members. Out of the panel of experts, the Authority shall form Committee(s) of not more than three members which shall perform such functions, as may be required by the Authority. The members of such Committee(s) shall be entitled for.such honorarium, travelling allowance and daily allowance, as may be prescribed.
I Iciitkjuancr of 4. The Headquarter of the Authority shall be at the office of the Director the Authority. Animal Husbandly, Punjab.
Meetings of the 5. (I) The Authority shall meet at such time and place as the Authority. Registrar may determine in consultation with the Chairperson and shall observe such procedure with regard to the transaction of its business at such meetings, as may be prescribed.
(2) The quorum necessary for the transaction of business at a meeting shall be four members. i Functions of the . 6. As provided in this Act and the rules made thereunder, functions of Authority. A m e Authority shall be as under.-
(a) to formulate and implement the Breeding Policy and services in the State of Punjab.
. (b) to regulate the storage, sa le and use of semen or embryos produced within or outside the State of Punjab or imported from any other country.
(c) to certify bovine bulls, which meet the standards, as may be • • • prescribed.
(d) to register semen stations in the Stateof Punjab as per the provisions laid down in Chapter III of this Act.
(e) to register semen banks in the State of Punjab.
(J) to certify the trained Al workers for operating bovine breeding activities in the State of Punjab through appropriate Standard Operative Procedures to be laid down by the Authority.
(g) 1° perform such'other functions concerning bovine breeding, as may be prescribed.
Experts and other ?• The Authority shall discharge its duties through the staff of Animal personnel of the Husbandry Department, Punjab. It may also outsource or get on deputation Authority. such number of officers and experts with veterinary qualifications and experience, as may be prescribed, as it may consider necessary for the efficient -* PUNJAB GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA), MAY 13, 2016 63 ,(VYSK23, 1938SAKA) discharge of its functions.
8. (I) Subject to the provisions of this Act and the rules made jurisdiction and thereunder, the Authority shall have jurisdiction all over the State of Punjab in lowers of the respect of bovine breeding activities. Authority.
(2) For the discharge of the functions conferred on the Authority under this Act, the Authority or any officer empowered by it in this behalf, shall have the power to obtain any required information from any semen station or related person engaged in bovine breeding activities.
(3) The Authority shall have the power to give directions requiring any person in-charge of any premises, where any activity relating to bovine breeding is carried out or who in its opinion is contravening any of the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder, to furnish such information and in such form, as may be specified by it.
CHAPTER III REGISTRATION OF SEMEN STATIONS AND SEMEN BANKS AND CERTIFICATION OF BULLS AND TRAINED A.l. WORKERS * . 9 . (I) On and from thedateofcommencementofthisAct, no person Registration of (including any Finn, Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) /Company, Producer semen stations.
Company, Institution, NGO, Breeders' Association, Trust, Department of Central/State Government, Co-operative Society or any other agency), shall establish and operate a semen station for production and storage of semen doses for artificial insemination or production and transfer of embryos without obtaining a certificate of registration from the Authority.
(2) Any person who desires to establish and operate a new semen station, shall make an application for registration or renewal in such form alongwith such fee, as may be prescribed.
(3) The existing semen stations shall apply to the Authority for grant of certificate of registration in such form alongwith such fee, as may be prescribed, within three months from the date of commencement of this Act. They shall also declare the current stock of semen alongwith such other details as may be required in the form.
(4) Applicants intending to set-up a new semen station or the existing semen stations, who have submitted an appl ication form alongwith prescribed fee to the Authority, shall be issued a provisional certificate of registration to meet the conditions specified in sub-section (6) of this section. The provisional 64 PUNJAB GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA), MAY 13, 2016 (VYSK23, 1938 SAKA) certificate of registration shall be valid fora period of twelve months. It may be extended fora further period of six months on the request of the applicant, in writing. The Authority shall reply within one month about the status of extension.
(5) For the grant of certificate of registration for a new semen station or the existing semen station, the applicant shall make a written request to the Authority for inspection within the above twelve months or the extended period of six months, whichever applicable. The Authority shall thereupon, send a committee of experts from the consultative panel for such inspection.
(6) The Authority, after satisfying itself that,- (A) the semen statioii,-
(i) has premises for the quarantine of bovine bulls, as may be prescribed by the Authority or the Government of India;
(it) has premises for the rearing and housing of bulls and the collection, processing, quality control, storage, distribution and quarantine of semen doses as may be prescribed by the Authority or the Government of India; and (Hi) has premises for the storage of semen doses as may be prescribed by the Authority or the Government of India;
(B) every bull, used in the semen station for production of semen doses,- (!) has tested negative to the tests as may be prescribed by the Authority or the Government of India:
(a) prior to its entry to a quarantine station;
(h) during quarantine period at a quarantine station;
(c) during rearing at a rearing station; and
(d) at the semen station;
(ii) conforms to breed characteristics of the permitted breeds only as may be specified in the breeding policy and meets the minimum standards for various traits in terms of quantity and quality as may be specified by the Authority or the Government of India and as modified and notified from time to time;
(C) the semen station maintains accurate details of the bull, whose semen doses it would like to produce, store, sell, distribute or proposes to distribute for Artificial Insemination in a format, as may be prescribed;
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semen station clearly specifying the name and address of the semen station, registration number of the semen station, unique Identification No. of certified bulls to be used for semen production, name of the ln-charge of the semen station and such terms and conditions, as it may deem fit.
(7) The certificate of registration granted to semen station under this section shall be valid for a period of two years from the date of its issue.
(8) The semen station shall, in such form alongwith such fee, as may be prescribed, apply for renewal of registration to the Authority at least three .
months before the expiry of the certificate of registration. The Authority after satisfying.itself that the conditions specified in sub-section (6) with regard to certificate of registration have been adhered to, shall renew the registration for a further period of two years, within three months from the date of receipt of application. If the renewal certificate is not issued within three months, approval shall be deemed to have been accorded, unless communicated .
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(9) Any new bovine bull that meets the standards for semen production shall not be inducted in the semen station for semen production without the prior approval and necessary certification from the Authority, peath/cullingbf certified bull shall be informed to'the Authority!
(10) The Authority may, after giving the applicant an opportunity of being - heard and for reasons to be recorded in writing, refuse to grant or renew the • . \ • certificate of registration.
(11) The Authority shall send a Committee of experts to inspect a semen station as and when desired, but at least once in a year, to ensure compliance of the conditions specified in the certificate of registration.
10. (I) On and from the date commencement of this Act, no person Registration of (including any Firm, Limited Liability Partnership (LLP), Company, Producer semen banks.
Company, Institution, NGO, Breeders'Association, Trust, Department of Central or State Government, Co-operative Society or any other agency], shall establish and operate a semen bank without obtaining a certificate of registration from the Authority.
(2) The certificate of registration referred to in sub-section (I) shall be issued in such manner and subject to such conditions, as may be prescribed.