Paragraph 1

Subject to paragraph 2, the centre veterinarian must ensure that–

(a)

only semen is stored at the centre;

(b)

semen is only stored at the centre if it has not come into contact with any other semen and–

(i)

it has been collected and processed at F1licensed collection centres, or at centres otherwise approved for semen collection under the Directive F2or legislation equivalent to these Regulations in another part of the United Kingdom; or

(ii)

following collection and processing at licensed collection centres or at centres otherwise approved for semen collection under the Directive or legislation equivalent to these Regulations in another part of the United Kingdom, it has been stored at licensed storage centres or at centres otherwise approved for semen storage under the Directive or legislation equivalent to these Regulations in another part of the United Kingdom;

(c)

the cryogenic agent used has not been previously used for other products of animal origin; and

(d)

each individual dose of semen is sealed, numbered and clearly marked in such a way that the following information can be readily established–

(i)

the date the semen was collected;

(ii)

the identity of the donor bovine animal under the cattle identification regulations;

(iii)

the breed of the donor bovine animal; and

(iv)

the licence number of the centre where the semen was collected (if applicable).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Word in Regulations substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Health (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/71), regs. 1(1)(b), 22(2)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2: Words in sch. 4 para. 1(b) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Health (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/71), regs. 1(1)(b), 22(13); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)