Requirements for registration or approval — ANIMAL IMPROVEMENT ACT 62 OF 1998

7 Requirements for registration or approval A semen collector , inseminator , embryo collector or embryo transferor may be registered as such if- (a) he or she has successfully completed the prescribed course of instruction; (b) a veterinarian who has been designated by the registrar for such purpose has certified in the form determined by the registrar that the semen collector , inseminator , embryo collector or embryo transferor , as the case may be , has , in his or her opinion , sufficient practical and theoretical knowledge of the manner in which , in the case of a semen collector , semen or , in the case of an embryo collector , embryos or ova may be collected , evaluated , processed , packed or stored in terms of this Act , and in which animals , in the case of a semen collector , inseminator or embryo collector , may be so artificially inseminated or , in the case of an embryo collector or embryo transferor , be implanted with an ovum or embryo; and (c) he or she complies with such other requirements as may be prescribed . An import agent may be registered as such if he or she undertakes in writing to the registrar to make use of a customs clearing facility and laboratory conforming to the prescribed requirements for all genetic material imported by him or her on behalf of another person . Premises where genetic material is collected , evaluated , processed , packed , labelled , stored and sold , may be registered as a centre if- (a) the prescribed facilities are available at such premises for such purpose; (b) the technical operations at such premises , w ith reference to the care of animals being kept there , and the collection , evaluation , processing , packing , labelling and storage of genetic material , are controlled and managed by a person who complies with the prescribed requirements; and (c) such premises comply with such other requirements as may be prescribed . An animal may be approved as a donor of genetic material if- (a) a veterinarian has certified in the form determined by the registrar that such animal is acceptable in respect of- (i) general state of health; (ii) absence of disease; (iii) quality of its semen , and (iv) such other attributes as may be prescribed; (b) such animal complies with such other prescribed requirements .

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