The Bovine Semen (England) Regulations 2007

  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 General Provisions

    1. 1.Title, application and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

    3. 3.Exceptions

  3. PART 2 Licensing of bovine semen centres and approval of bovine animals

    1. 4.Licensing of bovine semen centres

    2. 5.Application for a licence to operate a bovine semen centre

    3. 6.Bovine semen centre licence

    4. 7.Approval of a bovine animal

    5. 8.Application for approval of a bovine animal

    6. 9.Form of approval for a bovine animal

    7. 10.Approval of bovine animals for use at unlicensed premises

  4. PART 3 The operation of a bovine semen centre and collection at unlicensed premises

    1. 11.Entry of persons to bovine semen centres

    2. 12.Entry of non-bovine animals to bovine semen centres

    3. 13.Requirement to keep records of bovine animals

    4. 14.Requirement to keep records of semen

    5. 15.General duties of centre veterinarians

    6. 16.Specific duties of centre veterinarians and operators of unlicensed premises

    7. 17.Taking blood samples and testing for bovine tuberculosis

    8. 18.Laboratory tests

  5. PART 4 The collection, processing and storage of semen

    1. 19.Bovine animals from which semen may be collected

    2. 20.Places where semen may be collected

    3. 21.Use of teaser animals

    4. 22.Entry of bovine animals to EC quarantine centres, EC collection centres, domestic collection centres, or to unlicensed premises

    5. 23.Movement of bovine animals

    6. 24.Processing of semen

    7. 25.Instruments for collecting and processing semen

    8. 26.Containers for storing or moving semen

    9. 27.Storing and moving semen

    10. 28.Supply of frozen semen

    11. 29.Power of Secretary of State to grant exemptions

    12. 30.Intra-Community trade in semen

    13. 31.Duties to keep records of the supply of semen

  6. PART 5 Administration and enforcement

    1. 32.Refusal of an approval or licence

    2. 33.Provision of information to the Secretary of State

    3. 34.Suspension and amendment

    4. 35.Revocation of an approval or licence

    5. 36.Appeals

    6. 37.Notice prohibiting the use of semen

    7. 38.Notice concerning illegal consignments

    8. 39.Provision of false information

    9. 40.Examination of bovine semen centres

    10. 41.Payment of fees

    11. 42.Refund of fees

    12. 43.Transitional provisions

    13. 44.Amendment of the Artificial Insemination (Cattle and Pigs) (Fees) Regulations 1987

    14. 45.Revocations

  7. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Construction and design of centres

      1. PART 1 EC quarantine centre

        1. The centre must— (a) have bovine animal housing, including isolation...

      2. PART 2 EC collection centre or domestic collection centre

        1. The centre must— (a) have at least—

      3. PART 3 EC storage centre or domestic storage centre

        1. The centre must— (a) be constructed or isolated so that...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Measures applicable to EC quarantine centres

      1. 1.(1) The centre veterinarian must make a record of any...

      2. 2.(1) The centre veterinarian must ensure that within the 28...

      3. 3.(1) During quarantine, the centre veterinarian must ensure that the...

      4. 4.(1) During quarantine, the centre veterinarian must ensure that the...

      5. 5.The centre veterinarian must make a record of those bovine...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Measures applicable to EC collection centres

      1. PART 1 Records of enzootic bovine leukosis and marking of semen doses

        1. 1.(1) The centre veterinarian must make a record of a...

        2. 2.The centre veterinarian must ensure that each individual collection of...

      2. PART 2 Routine tests and treatment which must be applied to all bovine animals in EC collection centres

        1. 1.(1) The centre veterinarian must ensure that all bovine animals...

        2. 2.(1) If any of the tests required under paragraph 1...

        3. 3.Notwithstanding paragraph 2(1), in the case of a bovine animal...

      3. PART 3 Measures applicable to processing facilities at an EC collection centre

        1. 1.The centre veterinarian must ensure that— (a) semen processed at...

        2. 2.The centre veterinarian may not admit semen not collected at...

        3. 3.(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the centre veterinarian must ensure...

        4. 4.The centre veterinarian must ensure that, immediately after the addition...

      4. PART 4 Measures applicable to semen quarantine at an EC collection centre

        1. 1.(1) Prior to the initial dispatch of semen from bovine...

        2. 2.The centre veterinarian must ensure that frozen semen is kept...

        3. 3.The centre veterinarian must not allow any semen to leave...

        4. 4.With regard to a bovine animal that—

        5. 5.With regard to a bovine animal vaccinated against foot-and-mouth more...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      Measures applicable to EC storage centres

      1. 1.Subject to paragraph 2, the centre veterinarian must ensure that—...

      2. 2.Notwithstanding paragraph 1(a), the centre veterinarian may store deep-frozen embryos...

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      Measures applicable to a domestic collection centre

      1. PART 1 Records of enzootic bovine leukosis and marking of semen doses

        1. 1.(1) The centre veterinarian must make a record of a...

        2. 2.The centre veterinarian must ensure that each individual collection of...

      2. PART 2 Routine tests and treatment which must be applied to all bovine animals in domestic collection centres

        1. 1.The centre veterinarian must ensure that all bovine animals kept...

        2. 2.(1) If any of the above tests is positive, the...

      3. PART 3 Measures applicable to processing at a domestic collection centre

        1. 1.The centre veterinarian must ensure that— (a) semen processed at...

        2. 2.The centre veterinarian may not admit semen not collected at...

        3. 3.(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the centre veterinarian must ensure...

        4. 4.The centre veterinarian must ensure that, immediately after the addition...

      4. PART 4 Measures applicable to semen quarantine at a domestic collection centre

        1. 1.The centre veterinarian must ensure that frozen semen is kept...

        2. 2.The centre veterinarian must not allow any semen to leave...

        3. 3.With regard to a bovine animal that—

        4. 4.With regard to a bovine animal vaccinated against foot-and-mouth more...

    6. SCHEDULE 6

      Measures applicable to a domestic storage centre

      1. 1.Subject to paragraph 2, the centre veterinarian must ensure that—...

      2. 2.Notwithstanding paragraph 1(a), the centre veterinarian may store deep-frozen embryos...

    7. SCHEDULE 7

      Duties of operators of unlicensed premises

      1. 1.The operator of unlicensed premises must ensure that—

      2. 2.(1) The operator of unlicensed premises must make a record...

    8. SCHEDULE 8

      Movement of bovine animals for semen collection

      1. PART 1 Bovine animals that may move to an EC collection centre, domestic collection centre or to unlicensed premises

        1. The bovine animals have— (a) completed 28 days' quarantine in—...

      2. PART 2 Bovine animals that may move to a domestic collection centre or to unlicensed premises

        1. 1.The bovine animals belonged to a herd —

        2. 2.The bovine animals have been subjected to the following tests...

        3. 3.As an alternative to paragraphs 1 and 2, the bovine...

    9. SCHEDULE 9

      Information to be recorded

      1. 1.The information referred to in regulation 31(2) is—

      2. 2.The information referred to in regulation 31(3) is—

      3. 3.The information referred to in regulation 31(4) is—

      4. 4.The information referred to in regulation 31(5) is—

    10. SCHEDULE 10

      Revocations

      1. PART 1 Statutory instruments revoked insofar as they apply in England

      2. PART 2 Statutory instruments revoked

  9. Explanatory Note