Paragraph 16 Breeding in a protection zone
England, Wales and Scotland
No person shall carry out breeding of susceptible animals by means of itinerant service in a protection zone.
No person shall carry out artificial insemination of animals or collect any embryo or ovum in a protection zone except in compliance with sub-paragraph (3) or (4).
Artificial insemination of a susceptible animal complies with this sub-paragraph if it satisfies the following requirements—
it is carried out by the occupier of the premises where the animal is kept (or any employee of that occupier);
the semen used has not left the premises since the protection zone was declared, or was delivered to the occupier or his employee at a place outside the premises from a semen collection centre;
it is carried out using equipment which has been on the premises since the protection zone was declared.
Artificial insemination of a non-susceptible animal or the collection of embryos or ova from such an animal complies with this sub-paragraph if—
it is carried out by the occupier of the premises where the animal is kept (or any employee of that occupier); and
either no susceptible animals are kept on the premises or (in the case of artificial insemination only) it is carried out under the authority of a licence granted by the Secretary of State.