Punjab Livestock Breeding Act, 2014

From: 2014-05-22 - To: 0000-00-00 An Act to regulate the livestock breeding services in the Punjab. Preamble.– Whereas it is expedient to provide for regulation of livestock breeding services, to improve genetic potential of breeds and protect indigenous breeds of livestock in the Punjab and to deal with ancillary matters; It is enacted as follows: CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title, extent and commencement.– (1) This Act may be cited as the Punjab Livestock Breeding Act 2014. (2) It extends to whole of the Punjab. (3) It shall come into force at once. 2. Definitions.– In this Act– (a) “artificial insemination” means the technique used for inserting the semen into the female reproductive tract by artificial means; (b) “artificial insemination technician” means a person meeting the requirements as defined in this Act and duly registered by the Registrar; (c) “Authority” means the Livestock Breeding Services Authority established under section 3; (d) “breeder” means the owner of the female (dam) mother; (e) “breeding male” means a candidate, proven or natural breeding male animal of a species fulfilling the criteria spelt out under the Act; (f) “breeding services” means any one or more of the following services:- (i) artificial insemination; (ii) semen production; (iii) semen collection; (iv) genetic evaluation; (v) testing of semen or ova; (vi) embryo implantation; (vii) import of semen; and (viii) any other service that may be notified by the Government as a breeding service; (g) “Code” means the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (V of 1898); (h) “collection and production facility” means the premises where semen, ova or embryo are collected, processed or produced for artificial insemination, implantation or conservation; (i) “embryo” means a structure developed as a result of fusion of male sperm and female ova reproductive cells; (j) “farm” means a site or premises where livestock is kept; (k) “Government” means Government of the Punjab; (l) “herd book” means a book containing the list and pedigrees of one or more herds of choice breeds also called herd record, or herd register. (m) “livestock” means cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, camel, horse and other…