Chapter II ADMINISTRATION & ENFORCEMENT

Registration Authority and registration process:-

1. (i) Project Director, Bihar livestock development agency, Patna, Bihar shall be ex-officio Registration Authority for semen station, IVF-ET Lab, ArtificiaI Service Providers, Artificial Insemination Training centres, Artificial Insemination Technicians under this Act. The Registration Authority shall report to the Additional Chief Secretary or Principal Secretary or Secretary, AFRD, government of Bihar;
2. (ii) Registration Authority shall receive applications for registration and shall constitute teams of experts having relevant professional experience of at least five years in the field of animal breeding, artificial insemination services, semen station, IVF-ET activities, animal husbandry, animal health, employed in institutions of repute in these fields, for the purpose of enquiry or inspection of premises belongs to Semen Stations or IVF-ET Laboratory and Artificial Insemination Service Providers and Artificial Inseminations Training Centre under Section 3 and 4 of the Act;
3. (iii) After inspection of Semen Stations or IVF-ET Laboratory, Artificial Insemination Training Centres and Artificial Insemination Service Providers the team of experts shall submit a report to the Registration Authority for issuing “Certificates of Registration” to semen stations or or IVF-ET Laboratory and artificial insemination service providers, within their jurisdiction;
4. (iv) In case, the report of the team of experts does not find the organisation eligible for registration, the comments thereof, shall be examined by the Registration Authority for acceptance or rejection of registration. The grounds of rejection shall be communicated to the applicant or organisation;
5. (v) The registration process shall be completed preferably within ninety

1. (90) days of duration or at best 120 days otherwise new process shall have to begin;
   • (vi) The Registration Authority shall be responsible to monitor and implement the Bihar Animal Breeding Regulation Act, 2025 and shall submit a report to the Advisory Committee;

Bihar Animal Breeding Regulation Advisory Committee.-

1. (i) The State Government shall by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute an Advisory Committee under the Chairmanship of Secretary or Principal Secretary or Additional Chief Secretary, Animal and Fisheries Resources Department, Bihar to be called the Bihar Animal Breeding Regulation Advisory Committee, which shall consist of the following members:-

1. (a) Director Animal Husbandry, Bihar
2. (b) Managing Director, COMFED, Patna,
3. (c) Director Dairy, Bihar,
4. (d) Head Of Department, Veterinary Gynaecology & Obstetrics (VGO), Bihar Veterinary College, Patna,
5. (e) Head Of Department, Animal Genetics & Breeding, Bihar Veterinary College, Patna,
6. (f) General Manager, Purnia Semen Station, Maranga Purnia,
7. (g) Special Deputy Director, Frozen Semen Bank-cum-Bull Station, Patna as Member Secretary “Members of the Advisory Committee may adopt a subject expert as a member who shall have experience in different facets of animal breeding, semen or embryo production and distribution”.
   • (ii) The terms of reference for appointing the Advisory Committee shall be such as the state government may determine from time to time;
   • (iii) The Advisory Committee shall advise the Registration Authority or state government and shall meet periodically to dispose of the matters submitted by the Registration Authority. The Advisory Committee shall ensure that the guidelines issued by Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying
8. (DAHD) or National Dairy Development Board
9. (NDDB) are followed as per prescribed standards and evaluation procedures for breeding bulls & other animals, semen stations & IVF-ET lab, storage and distribution of semen & embryos and artificial insemination services and prescribing training curriculum, qualification and experience of Artificial Insemination Technicians and recognition of the training institutes;

Power to modify Schedules/Annexures and Registration Fee.—Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the Secretary or Principal Secretary or Additional Chief Secretary, AFRD shall have the power to modify schedules and annexures to this Act and revise registration fee from time to time by notification in the Gazette of Bihar. The provision for the same is to on the basis of rules so be framed.

Power to inspect, search and seizure.-

1. (a) The Registration Authority or any officer or team of experts authorised by the Registration Authority on his behalf, with a view to securing compliance with the terms and conditions of the registration and any provisions of this Act, may:-
   • (i) enter, inspect and cause or conduct a search of any place of business or premises of the semen station or IVF-ET lab or semen bank or artificial insemination service provider or AITs in which it has reason to believe that any contravention of the provisions of this act or of the conditions of registration issued there under has been, is being, or is about to be committed;
   • (ii) collect samples of semen & embryo or any other material used in semen & embryo production or storage or artificial insemination services from the premises of any semen station or semen bank or artificial insemination service provider or AIT’s and have such samples analysed by a laboratory authorised on that behalf by the Registration Authority and shall also seize bovine bulls or bucks or ram or boar or poultry or any other animal there from which are not duly certified for semen & embryo production; or make such other inquiry as may be required, take statements of the holder of the certificate of registration and other persons working there at such premises and to check the records thereof;
2. (b) . The provisions of The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, relating to search and seizure shall, so far as may be, apply to searches and seizures under para 6(a)
   • (i) and (ii);
3. (c) Every holder of a registration certificate, including the AIT’s engaged by the certified AI Service Provider shall be bound by any direction or order issued by the Registration Authority in pursuance of any of the provisions of this Act and shall comply with such direction or order and any failure on his part to comply with such direction or order shall be deemed to be a contravention of this Act;
4. (d) Any document purporting to be a report signed and issued by a recognized laboratory may be used as evidence of the facts stated therein any proceedings under this Act;
5. (e) All local authorities shall render such help and assistance and furnish such information to the Authority as it may require for the discharge of its functions and shall make available for inspection and examination, such records or documents as may be necessary;
6. (f) The Authority shall furnish reports, returns, statistics, and other information with respect to its funds or activities as the Government may, from time to time, require;
7. (g) No civil court shall have jurisdiction to entertain any suit or proceeding in respect of any matter in which an Appellate Authority constituted under this Act is empowered;
8. (h) No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against the Authority, any officer or employee of the Authority in respect of anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this Act or any rule or order made there under;
   • (i) The Government may, by notification, direct that all or any of the powers exercisable by them under this Act, other than the powers conferred by section 3 and 6, may also be exercised by such person or persons as may be specified in the notification;
9. (j) Whenever any delegation of power is made by the Competent Authority, the person to whom such power has been delegated shall act under the direction, control and supervision of the Government;
10. (k) Any member or officer of the authority empowered by the Government, while exercising any power or performing any duty under this Act shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023;
11. (l) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to any provisions of this Act, the Government may, by a general or a special order published in the Bihar Government Gazette, make such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as may be necessary or expedient for the purpose of removing the said difficulty;
12. (m) The Government may, by notification, make rules for carrying out all or any of the purposes of this Act; i.
    • (i) All rules made under this Act shall be published in the Bihar Government Gazette, and unless they are expressed to come into force on a particular day, shall come into force on the day on which they are so published; ii.
    • (ii) All notifications issued under this Act shall, unless they are expressed to come into force on a particular day, come into force on the day on which they are so published;
13. (n) For addition of new rule or amendment or deletion of existing rule, to or under this Act, as soon as possible, after it is drafted, be placed on the table of the State Legislature, and if, the State Legislature makes any modification in any such rule or the State Legislature decides that the rule, should not be made or issued, the rule, shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be, so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.

Maintenance of records & submission of returns.-

1. (i) The holder of a registration certificate shall maintain such books, accounts and records relating to his business in such form as may be specified by the Registration Authority;
2. (ii) Every holder of a registration certificate for a semen station or IVF-ET lab shall submit half yearly report or return in duplicate in respect of animals used and semen & embryos doses produced, every holder of a registration certificate as an AI service provider shall submit monthly report or return in duplicate in respect of the number of AI technicians engaged and number of inseminations or number of embryo transfer carried out and every holder of a registration certificate as an AI Training Institutes shall submit half yearly report or return in duplicate giving a list of AI Technicians trained and name of the registered veterinary practitioner under whose supervision the training was imparted.

Penalties Penalties.-

1. (I) Functioning without Registration-

1. (a) For Semen Station or IVF-ET lab, Artificial Insemination Service Provider or Artificial Insemination Training Institute:- If any of Semen Station or IVF-ET Lab, Artificial Insemination Service Provider or Artificial Insemination Training Institute do not get registered through registration authority or is or are working without registration shall be punishable with fine as below:-
   • (i) Semen Station- Rs. 15,00,000/- (Fifteen Lakh) Only
   • (ii) Commercially Functional I.V.F.-ET Lab- Rs. 5,00,000/- (Five Lakh) Only
   • (iii) Artificial Insemination Service Provider- Rs. 10,00,000/- (Ten Lakh) Only
   • (iv) Artificial Insemination Training Institute-Rs. 5,00,000/- (Five Lakh) Only
2. (b) For AI Technician
3. (AIT) Working Without Registration: If any AIT performs artificial insemination without getting themselves registered to any of the AI Service Provider then under this Act he or she shall be punishable with fine which may extend Rs. 15,000/- (Fifteen thousand only);
   • (II) Expiry of Registration Certificate – Registered Semen Station or IVF-ET lab or AI Service Provider or Artificial Insemination Training Institute or AI Technician mentioned in above section 8 shall be given grace period of three

1. (3) months for renewal of their registration certificate. The mentioned entities if not renewed their registration within grace period, may renew their registration only after payment of a late fine as given below within 3 months up to period of six months after expiry of their registration certificate:-
   • (i) Semen Station- Rs. 5,000/- (Five Thousand) Only
   • (ii) Commercially Functional I.V.F.-ET Lab- Rs. 5,00,000/- (Five Thousand) Only
   • (iii) Artificial Insemination Service Provider- Rs. 4,000/- (Four Thousand) Only
   • (iv) Artificial Insemination Training Institute-Rs. 4,000/- (Four Thousand) Only
   • (v) Artificial Insemination Technicians- Rs. 500/- (Five Hundred) Only

After six months of expiry of certificate they will be deemed to working without registration and penalty will be levied accordingly;

1. (III) Breaching of Rules – Any entities who has been granted a certificate of registration under Chapter III of this Act and has contravened any of the provisions of this Act or any standards laid down in prescribed standard, shall be punishable with fine which are as below:-
2. (i) Semen Station- Rs. 5,00,000/- (Five Lakh) Only
3. (ii) Commercially Functional I.V.F.-ET Lab- Rs. 2,00,000/- (Two Lakh) Only
4. (iii) Artificial Insemination Service Provider- Rs. 4,00,000/- (Four Lakh) Only
5. (iv) Artificial Insemination Training Institute-Rs 2,00,000/- (Two Lakh) Only
6. (v) Artificial Insemination Technicians- Rs. 5,000/- (Five Thousand) Only.