The Bovine Semen (Scotland) Regulations 2007

Regulation 16

SCHEDULE 7 Duties of operators of unlicensed premises

1.  The operator of unlicensed premises must ensure that–

(a) the accommodation in which the bovine animals from which semen is to be collected are kept, and the collection facilities (if different), are constructed so that they can be readily cleaned and disinfected;

(b) the Scottish Ministers are notified immediately if the result of any test carried out on a bovine animal on the premises, for any disease that must be tested for under these Regulations, indicates a change in the health status of the bovine animal;

(c) semen collected is moved to an EC collection centre or to a domestic collection centre for processing, accompanied by documents certifying–

(i) the bovine animal satisfies the requirements of regulations 19(c), 19(d) and 19(e) on the day of collection;

(ii) the bovine animal satisfies the requirements of Parts 1 or 2 of Schedule 8;

(iii) that the unlicensed premises satisfy the requirements in regulation 20(2); and

(iv) the premises from which the bovine animal came satisfy the requirements in regulation 22(6).

2.—(1) The operator of unlicensed premises must make a record of a bovine animal to be admitted that–

(a) did not belong to a herd officially free of enzootic bovine leukosis in accordance with Directive 64/432/EEC; or

(b) was produced by a dam which did not, after removal of the bovine animal from it, test negative to a test carried out in accordance with Annex D (Chapter II) to Directive 64/432/EEC.

(2) The operator of unlicensed premises must pass a copy of any record made under sub paragraph (1) to the centre veterinarian of the collection centre to which the bovine animal’s semen moves for processing, not later than the date of such move.