# The Bovine Semen (Scotland) Regulations 2007, Regulation 19: Bovine animals from which semen may be collected


No person may collect semen from a bovine animal for use in artificial insemination unless the bovine animal–
(a) is approved for that purpose by the Scottish Ministers;
(b) is identified in accordance with the cattle identification regulations;
(c) shows no clinical signs of disease on the day the semen is to be collected;
(d) has not been vaccinated against foot and mouth disease within the 30 days preceding the date of collection;
(e) has not been allowed to serve naturally since the date of the application for its approval for semen collection; and
(f) has, where its semen is to be supplied as fresh semen, been kept at a licensed collection centre or a domestic collection centre for a continuous period of at least 30 days preceding the date the semen is collected.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/330/regulation/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/bovine-semen-scotland-regulations-2007/regulation-19
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