Animal Improvement Act, 1998 (Act No. 62 of 1998)Regulations11. Sale of genetic material |
| (1) | Genetic material collected in the Republic or imported into the Republic shall, at the time of sale in the Republic, be accompanied by a written warranty. |
| (2) | The warranty referred to in subregulation (1) shall— |
| (a) | include certification by a veterinarian that the donor animals, at the time of collection, were acceptable as far as the conditions in section 7(4)(a) of the Act are concerned; |
| (b) | guarantee that diluents in the genetic material do not contain any micro-organisms that could be injurious or detrimental to such genetic material or to any animal that is inseminated or to which an embryo is to be transferred; |
| (c) | stipulate that the genetic material has been packed, marked and labelled in accordance with international standards or in accordance with regulations 16(5), (6), (7) and (8); |
| (d) | in the case of semen, stipulate that the number of unfrozen (lie) spermatozoa per dose complies with the minimum amount specified in Table 5 in the Annexure; |
| (e) | in the case of semen, certify that the spermatozoa have been examined microscopically and comply with the minimum amount of frozen semen as specified in Table 5 in the Annexure; |
| (f) | in the case of genetic material where the resultant progeny may be recorded or registered in terms of any breeders’ society, include— |
| (i) | certification by the animal breeders’ society concerned that the genetic material was collected from approved stud book animals; and |
| (ii) | certification by the animal breeders’ society concerned that the performance of the donor animal complies with the minimum standards set by that breeders’ society; and |
| (g) | specify identification details of the donor animal or animals; and |
| (h) | in the case of semen, stipulate that the spermatoza comply with the minimum standards for structural abnormalities as specified in Table 6 in the Annexure. |
| (3) | The relevant form for a certificate of warranty referred to in subregulation (1) is obtainable from the office of the registrar. |