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The Haryana Animal (Registration, Certification and Breeding) Act, 2019

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This Act, titled the Haryana Animal (Registration, Certification and Breeding) Act, 2019, is designed to regulate the registration, certification, and breeding of animals, primarily cattle (bovine) initially and potentially other specified species. It establishes a system to oversee animal owners, breeders, and firms to ensure compliance with official standards. The purpose of this legislation is to promote accountability, traceability, and quality control in animal husbandry sectors within the state, impacting farmers, businesses, and workers involved in animal trade or services. The State Government will have the power to extend the scope of these regulations to other animals via notification, ensuring governance across the changing landscape of animal management. ***

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  1. 1. Short title, commencement and application
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Constitution of Animal Registration Authority
  4. 4. Constitution of Animal Certification Authority
  5. 5. Constitution of Animal Breeding Regulatory Authority
  6. 6. Member-Secretary
  7. 7. Registration of animals
  8. 8. Certification of animals
  9. 9. Functions of Animal Breeding Regulatory Authority
  10. 10. Meetings
  11. 11. Staff
  12. 12. Powers of authorities
  13. 13. Registration of semen station and animal breeder
  14. 14. Registration of semen banks
  15. 15. Certification of male animals
  16. 16. Certification of animals for natural service
  17. 17. Certification of trained artificial insemination workers
  18. 18. Regulation of sale of semen
  19. 19. Provided that provisions of sub-section (3) shall not apply to semen or sexed semen imported with due permission from the concerned department of Government of India.
  20. 20. Certification of embryo transfer technology or in-vitro fertilization worker
  21. 21. Regulation of sale of embryo or sexed embryo
  22. 22. Power to inspect, search and seizure
  23. 23. Provided that no search shall be deemed to be irregular by reason only of the fact that witnesses for the search are not inhabitants of the locality in which the place searched is situated.
  24. 24. Power to give directions
  25. 25. Power to make application to courts for restraining activities
  26. 26. Penalties in contravention of section 16
  27. 27. Penalty
  28. 28. Cognizance of offence
  29. 29. Report of authorized laboratory
  30. 30. Reports
  31. 31. Public Servants
  32. 32. Issue of duplicate certificate
  33. 33. Revocation of certificate of registration
  34. 34. Appeal
  35. 35. Bar on jurisdiction
  36. 36. Protection of action taken in good faith
  37. 37. Power to make rules
  38. 38. Power to remove difficulties
  39. 39. Provided that no such order shall be made under this section after the expiry of a period of two years from the commencement of this Act.
  40. 40. Repeal and saving

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