Animal Improvement Act, 1998 (Act No. 62 of 1998)Regulations7. Registration of animal breeders' societies |
| (1) | An application for registration as an animal breeders’ society shall— |
| (a) | be submitted to the registrar on a form that is obtainable from the office of the registrar for this purpose; |
| (b) | be signed by at least seven persons who individually own animals of the breed and kind of animals to be promoted by the envisaged animal breeders’ society and each signature shall be confirmed by two witnesses; and |
| (c) | be accompanied by— |
| (i) | the application fee specified in item 5 of Table 1 in the Annexure; |
| (ii) | a copy of the constitution of the society concerned; |
| (iii) | certification by the organisation referred to in section 15(3)(a) of the Act, that provision has been made for the registration of prefixes, suffices and herd designation marks; and |
| (iv) | certification by the organisation referred to in subparagraph (iii) that the constitution makes provision for the recording of pedigree data in a manner that is in line with internationally acceptable specifications |