State Act

THE HIMACHAL PRADESH BOVINE BREEDING ACT, 2019

2. Definitions.- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) “artificial insemination” means the technique and procedure used for depositing bovine semen into the mature female reproductive tract by artificial means; (b) “Authority” means the Bovine Breeding Authority constituted under section 3; (c) “authorized inseminator” means a Veterinarian or Para Veterinarian or trained artificial insemination worker to be certified by the Authority in such manner, as may be prescribed; (d) “bovine” means a cow, cow-bull, cow-heifer, buffalo, buffalo-bull and buffalo heifer; (e) “bovine breeder” means any person or organization or firm or agency engaged in bovine breeding activities; (f) “bovine breeding” means breeding activities in bovines that includes the use of bovine bulls, semen or embryos; (g) “Breeding Policy” means the Livestock Breeding Policy, duly notified by the Government to promote breeding and development of livestock, especially of bovines in the State; (h) “certified bull” means a bovine bull certified by the Authority, which is kept for semen production for a particular bovine breed and meets the standards, as may be prescribed; (i) “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Authority; (j) “embryo” means a structure developed as a result of fusion of bovine male and female gametes; (k) “expert” means an expert who fulfills the requirements, as may be specified by the Authority; (l) “Government” or “State Government” means the Government of Himachal Pradesh; (m) “misbranded semen” means a semen whose Deoxyribonucleic Acid profile does not match with Deoxyribonucleic Acid profile of the bull, mentioned in the record of semen bank or semen straw; (n) “Para-Veterinarian” means Chief Veterinary Pharmacist, Animal Husbandry Assistant, Veterinary Pharmacist or Gram Panchyat Veterinary Assistant; (o) “pedigree” means genealogical information showing the ancestral line of the bull /dam; (p) “person” means any Firm, Limited Liability Partnership (LLP), Company, Institution, Non Governmental Organization, Breeder’s Association, Trust, Department of Central or State Government, Co-operative Society or any other agency/artificial juridical person; (q) “premises” means any place, land, yard, building or any other site that is used for semen production, processing, storage, transport, distribution, trade or utilization; (r) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (s) “Recognized Laboratory” means the Regional, State or National level laboratory, duly authorized by the Authority; (t) “Registrar” means the Registrar of the Authority; (u) “semen” means the semen or sex sorted semen of cow bull or buffalo bull in any form; (v) “semen bank” means a premises where the bovine semen is stored for trading or distribution; (w) “services” means any of the bovine breeding services, as may be specified by the Government; (x) “sperm station” means a premises, where a facility is set up for production, processing and storage of bovine semen; (y) “sub-standard semen” means semen or semen straws that do not meet the standards, as may be prescribed; and (z) “Veterinarian” means a registered veterinary practitioner as defined in the Indian Veterinary Council Act, 1984 (Central Act No. 52 of 1984).