Chapter III Chapter III

Registration of semen stations and semen banks and certification of bulls and trained A.I. workers

1. (1) On and from the date of commencement of this act, no person (including any Firm, Limited Liability partnership (LLP), Company, producer 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. (2) Any person who desires to establish and operate a new semen station shall make an application for registration or renewal in such form along with such fee, as may be prescribed.
3. (3) The existing semen stations shall apply to the Authority for grant of certificate of registration in such form along with 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 along with such other details as may be required in the form.
4. (4) Applicants intending to set-up a new semen station or operating existing semen station, who have submitted an application form along with prescribed fee to the Authority, shall be issued a provisional certificate of registration to meet the conditions specified in sub-section.
5. (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. (6) The Authority, after satisfying itself that-
   • (A) the semen station,-
     • (i) has premises for the quarantine of bovine bulls, as may be prescribed by the Authority;
     • (ii) 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; and
     • (iii) has premises for the storage of semen doses as may be prescribed by the Authority;
   • (B) every bull, used in the semen station for production of semen doses,-
     • (i) has tested negative to the tests as may be prescribed by the Authority:
   • (a) prior to its entry to a quarantine station;
   • (b) 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 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; shall grant the certificate of registration to a new semen station or the existing 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 Incharge of the semen station and such terms and conditions, as it may deem fit.
7. (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. (8) The semen station shall, in such form and 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
9. (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 otherwise.
10. (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. Death/ culling of certified bull shall be informed to the Authority.
11. (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.
12. (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.

1. (1) On and from the date of commencement of this Act, no person including any Firm, Limited Liability Partnership (LLP), Company, Producer 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. (2) The certificate of registration referred to in sub-section
3. (1) shall be issued in such manner and subject to such conditions, as may be prescribed.

1. (1) On and from the date of commencement of this act, no new semen station shall carry out semen production from any bovine bull other than those certified by the Authority.
2. (2) The bulls shall be certified by the Authority in such manner and subject to such conditions, as may be specified.
3. (3) The Authority shall generate a unique identification number for each certified bull and it shall be mandatory for the semen stations to tag this unique identification No. securely and permanently to the certified bulls at all times.

I. workers

Regulation of sale of semen

1. (1) None shall sell or distribute or gift or transfer the semen/ embryo to any person other than a person, as may be authorized by the Authority.
2. (2) No semen/ embryo produced outside the State-of Uttarakhand shall be allowed into the State of Uttarakhand to be sold, distributed or gifted for artificial Insemination/ transfer, except with the prior approval of the Authority to be granted in such manner and subject to such conditions, as may be prescribed.
3. (3) No semen/ embryo shall be imported for Artificial insemination/ transfer in to the State of Uttarakhand from any other country, except with the prior approval of the Authority to be granted in such manner and subject to such conditions, as may be prescribed.

In case a certificate of registration or a certificate of renewal issued under this Act is defaced, lost or destroyed, the Authority, may upon satisfaction, grant a duplicate certificate to the applicant on payment of such fee, as may be prescribed.

If the Authority is satisfied, either on a reference made to it in this behalf or on the basis of inquiry report of a Committee of experts constituted by the Authority or otherwise that-

1. (a) the certificate of registration granted by it under this Act to a Semen station has been obtained by misrepresentation or fraud; or
2. (b) the holder of the certificate of registration has, without reasonable cause, failed to comply with the terms and conditions subject to which the certificate has been granted or has contravened any of the provisions of this Act or has not complied with such conditions, as may be prescribed; then, without prejudice to any other proceedings to which the holder of the certificate, may be liable under this Act, the Authority may after giving the holder of the certificate of registration an opportunity to show cause;-
   • (i) where under this Act, any conditions have been imposed on any person, while granting the certificate of registration or renewal thereof, or under section 9, and such person has failed to comply with such conditions, the Authority, after giving such person opportunity of being heard, revoke the certificate of registration or renewal thereof and shall take such steps against such person, as may be prescribed; or
   • (ii) suspend the certificate of registration or renewal till the holder of the certificate complies with all the required conditions to the satisfaction of the Authority; or
   • (iii) take an affidavit from the holder of the certificate of registration, to comply with the provisions of this Act.

1. (1) Any person aggrieved by an order of the Authority refusing to grant or renew a certificate of registration or revoking or suspending the certificate of registration under the provisions of this Act, may file an appeal before the Appellate Authority, who shall be the Administrative Principal secretary/ Secretary of the department of Animal Husbandry, Uttarakhand.
2. (2) The Appellate Authority, after giving a reasonable opportunity of being heard to the applicant, shall decide the appeal, as expeditiously as possible, but within three months.