• Animal Improvement Act, 1998 (Act No. 62 of 1998)
  • Notice No. 1215 of 1998
  • Act
  • 1. Definitions
  • 2. Application of Act
  • 3. Designation of registrar
  • 4. Discretionary powers of registrar
  • 5. Register
  • 6. Register to be evidence
  • 7. Requirements for registration or approval
  • 8. Registration or approval
  • 9. Renewal of registration or approval
  • 10. Termination of registration or approval
  • 11. Animal breeders' society
  • 12. Amendment of constitution
  • 13. Restriction of certain actions in respect of animals and genetic material
  • 14. Restriction on sale or importation of genetic material
  • 15. Restriction on certain actions with  reference to stud book animals
  • 16. Importation of animals and genetic material
  • 17. Exportation of animals and genetic material of landrace
  • 18. Prohibition of false or misleading advertisements
  • 19. Confidentiality
  • 20. Establishment of schemes
  • 21. Inspection
  • 22. Complaints against animal breeders' societies and registering authorities
  • 23. Appeals
  • 24. State not exempted from fees
  • 25. Offences and penalties
  • 26. Presumptions and evidence
  • 27. Delegation of powers and assignment of duties
  • 28. Regulations
  • 29. Repeal of laws and savings
  • 30. Short title and commencement
  • Schedule
• Regulations
  • Notice No. R. 1682 of 2003
  • 1. Definitions
  • 2. Registration of certain persons
  • 3. Requirements for registration 
  • 4. Registration of premises as centres
  • 5. Approval of animals as donors of genetic material and applicability of Act
  • 6. Registration of import agents
  • 7. Registration of animal breeders' societies
  • 8. Registration of registering authorities
  • 9. Renewal of registrations and approvals
  • 10. Return of certificates of registration and approval
  • 11. Sale of genetic material
  • 12. Artificial insemination and embryo transfer
  • 13. Importation of animals and genetic material
  • 14. Exportation of landraces
  • 15. Keeping and care of animals at centres
  • 16. Techical activities at centres
  • 17. Records to be kept at centres
  • 18. Register of particulars
  • 19. Appeals
  • 20. Payment of fees
  • 21. Offences and penalties
  • 22. Address for the submission of documents
  • Annexure
    • Table 1 : Fees Payable
    • Table 2 : Approved Training Facilities for Artificial Insemination, Semen Collection, Embryo Transfer and Embryo Collection
    • Table 3 : Prohibited Hereditary Defects
    • Table 3(b) : Prohibited Chromosomal Abnormalities
    • Table 4 : Required Performance Parameters of Animals for the Collection of Semen
    • Table 5 : Live Spermatozoa in a Dose of Semen
    • Table 6 : Minimum Standards for Structural Abnormalities
    • Table 7(a) : Breeds of Animals
    • Table 7(b) : Landrace Breeds
• Schemes
  • Animal Improvement Schemes
    • Notice No. R. 4 of 2007
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Names of Schemes
    • 3. Categories of Schemes
    • 4. Objectives of the Schemes
    • 5. Scope of the Schemes
    • 6. Kaonafatso ya Dikgomo (KyD)
    • 7. Scope of the Scheme
    • 8. Participants of the Scheme
    • 9. Requirements for participating in the Scheme
    • 10. Register of responsible persons and herds
    • 11. National Beef Recording and Improvement Scheme (NBRIS)
    • 12. Scope of the Scheme
    • 13. Participants of the Scheme
    • 14. Requirements for participating in the Scheme
    • 15. Register of responsible persons and herds
    • 16. National Milk Recording and Improvement Scheme (NMRIS)
    • 17. Scope of the Scheme
    • 18. Participants of the Scheme
    • 19. Requirements for participating in the scheme
    • 20. Register of responsible persons and herds
    • 21. National Small Stock Recording and Improvement Scheme (NSSRIS)
    • 22. Scope of the Scheme
    • 23. Participants of the Scheme
    • 24. Requirements for participating in the Scheme
    • 25. Register of responsible persons and herds
    • 26. National Pig Improvement Scheme (NPIRIS)
    • 27. Scope of the Scheme
    • 28. Participants of the Scheme
    • 29. Requirements for participating in the Scheme
    • 30. Register of responsible persons and herds
    • 31. National Poultry Recording and improvement Scheme (NPORIS)
    • 32. Objectives of the Scheme
    • 33. Application and Scope of the Scheme
    • 34. Participants of the Scheme
    • 35. Requirements for joining the scheme
    • 36. Register of responsible persons and herds
    • 37. Admission to a Scheme
    • 38. Measures relating to a participating herd
    • 39. Renewal of participation certificates
    • 40. Lapsing of certificates
    • 41. Exemption from payment of fees
    • 42. Return of certificates
    • 43. Restrictions on the use of certificates and declarations
    • 44. Management of the Schemes
    • Commencement of Scheme