Animal breeders ' society — ANIMAL IMPROVEMENT ACT 62 OF 1998

11 Animal breeders ' society A group of persons may be registered as an animal breeders ' society if- (a) the kind of animal or a specified breed of such kind of animal with which such a group of persons is concerned , has been declared in terms of section 2 to be an animal for the purpose of this Act; (b) no other such registration has been granted in respect of an animal breeders ' society which is concerned with the same breed of such kind of animal; (c) the constitution of such group of persons specifically provides- (i) for the promoting , breeding , recording or registration , genetic improvement and use of a kind of animal or an animal of a specified breed of such kind of animal; (ii) for the determination and the application of breed standards , and for the recommendation , in its sole discretion , to a registering authority of the recording or the registration of an animal or of a specified breed bred or imported into the Republic; (iii) for the continued commitment to animal improvement; (iv) for the manner in which the constitution may be amended; and (d) such group of persons complies with such requirements as may be prescribed . An animal breeders ' society or group of animal breeders ' societies may be registered as a registering authority with reference to the kind of animal or kinds of animals of a specified breed or breeds of such kind of animals if- (a) no other such registration has been granted in respect of a registering authority which is concerned with the same animal or breed of animal: Provided that if another registering authority has been previously registered as such in respect of a specified kind of animal or a specified breed of such kind of animal , the registrar may , w ith due allowance for the decision of the majority of the breeders registered as such with the relevant animal breeders ' society concerned with such a kind of animal or breed of such kind of animal , grant an application referred to in section 8 (3); (b) the constitution of such registering authority provides that- (i) before any information with reference to an individual animal is accepted and the animal is registered or recorded , such information shall be subject to verification in respect of the correctness of parentage , the interbirth cycle of the dam , the ownership of the parents at the time of serving and the birth of the animal; (ii) the manner of verification of all registration particulars , the manner in which records are created and kept , and the contents of the records shall comply with the requirements determined by the registrar , in consultation with all other registering authorities; (iii) the applicable fees , if any , for the registration of prefixes and suffixes and for participation in the integrated registration and genetic information system , shall be paid to the organisation referred to in section 15 (3) (a); (iv) a breeder ' s right to direct participation in the integrated registration and genetic information system is acknowledged in the event of the animal breeders ' society ' s failure to comply with its own constitution in the opinion of the registrar; (v) the manner in which the constitution may be amended , is described; and (c) such animal breeders ' society or group of animal breeders ' societies complies with such requirements as may be prescribed .

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