Regulation 19 Bovine animals from which semen may be collected

is approved for that purpose by the Secretary of State;

is identified in accordance with the cattle identification regulations;

shows no clinical signs of disease on the day the semen is to be collected;

has not been vaccinated against foot-and-mouth disease within the 30 days preceding the date of collection;

has not been allowed to serve naturally since the date of the application for its approval for semen collection; and

(where its semen is to be supplied as fresh semen) has been kept at F1a licensed collection centre or a domestic collection centre for a continuous period of at least 30 days preceding the date the semen is collected.