Artificial
Insemination of Domestic Animals (Bovine Semen) (Jersey) Order 2008
THE MINISTER
FOR PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT, in pursuance of Article 2 of the Artificial Insemination of
Domestic Animals (Jersey) Law 1952, and THE MINISTER FOR HOME AFFAIRS, in
pursuance of Articles 19 and 73 of the Customs and Excise
(Jersey) Law 1999, order as
follows –[1]
Commencement [see endnotes]
PART 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS
1 Interpretation
(1) In
this Order, unless a contrary intention appears –
“animal health
certificate” means the health certificate referred to in Articles 3(d)
and 6(1) of the Directive that is in a form approved by the Minister;
“approval”
means an approval of a bovine animal under Article 5;
“approved person”,
in respect of a domestic bovine semen centre, means the person approved by the
Minister in respect of the centre under Article 19;
“bovine”
includes the species Bubalus bubalis and Bison bison;
“bovine semen centre”
means an EC bovine semen centre or a domestic bovine semen centre;
“cattle
identification Regulations” means the European Communities
Legislation (Implementation) (Cattle Identification) (Jersey)
Regulations 2002;
“centre veterinarian”,
in respect an EC bovine semen centre, means the veterinary surgeon approved by
the Minister in respect of the centre under Article 6;
“Directive”,
without any further description, means Council Directive 88/407/EEC laying down
the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and
imports of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species;
“Directive
64/432/EEC” means Council Directive 64/432/EEC on animal health problems
affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine;
“domestic bovine
semen centre” means premises licensed under Article 17;
“domestic collection
centre” means premises licensed under Article 17(1);
“domestic storage
centre” means premises licensed under Article 17(2);
“EC bovine semen
centre” means premises licensed under Article 3;
“EC collection
centre” means premises licensed under Article 3(2);
“EC quarantine
centre” means premises licensed under Article 3(1);
“EC storage centre”
means –
(a) in
respect of a centre in Jersey, premises licensed under Article 3(3);
(b) in
respect of a centre in any jurisdiction in the European Union, a centre
approved as an EC storage centre under the legislation of that jurisdiction that
implements the Directive; and
(c) in
respect of a centre in another British Island, a centre approved as a storage
centre by the competent authority of that British Island for export to the
European Union;
“fresh bovine semen”
means bovine semen that has not been frozen;
“inspector”
means a person appointed by the Minister to be an inspector for the purposes of
this Order;
“licence”
means –
(a) a
licence in respect of a bovine semen centre granted under Article 3 or
Article 17; or
(b) a
licence authorizing a person to collect bovine semen granted under Article 30;
but does not mean a
licence permitting the importation of semen from another British Island under
Article 38(bb);
“member State”
means a member State of the European Union or a British Island;
“Minister”
means the Minister for the Environment;
“processing”,
in respect of bovine semen, means –
(a) diluting
the semen (except in the course of or immediately after its collection);
(b) adding
any substance to the semen with the intention of prolonging its natural life
(except in the course of or immediately after semen collection);
(c) adding
any antibiotic to the semen;
(d) packing
the semen into straws or other appropriate receptacles; or
(e) freezing
the semen;
“straw” means
a receptacle intended to be used to contain a single dose of bovine semen;
“teaser animal”
means a bovine animal that is used or is intended to be used as an aid in the
collection of bovine semen;
“veterinary surgeon”
means a person whose name is for the time being entered, under Article 6
of the Veterinary
Surgeons (Jersey) Law 1999, on the list of recognized veterinary
surgeons maintained under that Article.[2]
(2) In
this Order a reference to a Council Directive is a reference to that Directive as
amended from time to time.[3]
2 Exceptions
(1) This
Order does not apply if bovine semen is collected for the artificial
insemination of a bovine animal with fresh bovine semen and the animal that is
to be inseminated –
(a) is in
the same ownership and in the same herd as the animal from which the semen was
collected; and
(b) is
kept on the same premises as that animal.
(2) Nor
does this Order apply if bovine semen is collected –
(a) for
assessing the suitability of an animal for use in breeding;
(b) for
diagnosing infection or disease in a bovine animal; or
(c) for
education or research,
so long as the semen that
is collected is neither –
(d) used
for artificial insemination; nor
(e) the
subject of trade with a member State or intra-British Islands trade.[4]
PART 2
EC provisions
Licensing
of EC bovine semen centres and approval of bovine animals
3 Licensing
of EC bovine semen centres
(1) The
Minister may license premises as EC quarantine centres, where bovine animals
may be quarantined, if the premises –
(a) have
bovine animal housing, including isolation facilities that have no direct
communication with any normal bovine animal housing;
(b) are
constructed so that the bovine animal housing can be readily cleaned and
disinfected; and
(c) are
constructed or isolated so that contact with livestock outside is prevented.
(2) The
Minister may licence premises as EC collection centres, where bovine semen
intended for trade with a member State or intra-British Islands trade may be
collected, processed and quarantined, if the premises –
(a) have –
(i) bovine animal
housing, including isolation facilities that have no direct communication with
any normal animal housing,
(ii) semen
collection facilities, including a separate room for the cleaning and
disinfection or sterilisation of equipment,
(iii) facilities
where semen may be processed, which need not be on the same site, and
(iv) a
semen storage room, which need not be on the same site;
(b) are
constructed or isolated so that contact with livestock outside the centre is
prevented;
(c) are
constructed so that the bovine animal housing and the semen collection and
processing facilities and the semen storage room can be readily cleaned and
disinfected; and
(d) are
so designed that the bovine animal housing is separated from the processing
facilities and both are separated from the semen storage room.[5]
(3) The
Minister may license premises as EC storage centres, where bovine semen intended
for trade with a member State or intra-British Islands trade may be stored, if
the premises –
(a) are
constructed or isolated so that contact with livestock outside is prevented;
and
(b) have
a semen storage room that can be readily cleaned and disinfected.[6]
4 Licences
to operate EC bovine semen centres
(1) An
application for a licence to operate an EC bovine semen centre must –
(a) be
made in writing to the Minister;
(b) be
signed by the applicant for the licence and by the centre veterinarian;
(c) specify
the premises for which the application is made; and
(d) specify
the type of licence applied for.
(2) A
licence to operate an EC bovine semen centre shall specify –
(a) the
address of the centre;
(b) the
licence number of the centre as assigned to it by the Minister;
(c) the
name of the licence holder;
(d) the
name of the centre veterinarian;
(e) the
type of licence that it is; and
(f) any
conditions to which the licence is subject.
(3) The
licence shall be in writing and may be made subject to such conditions as the
Minister considers are necessary –
(a) to
ensure that this Order is complied with; and
(b) to
protect public or animal health.
5 Approval
of a bovine animal in an EC bovine semen
centre
(1) The
Minister may approve a bovine animal in an EC quarantine centre for use in an
EC collection centre (either for the collection of its semen or as a teaser
animal) if –
(a) prior
to its entry to the EC quarantine centre the animal tested negative for the
tests set out in Schedule 1, paragraph 2(1)(a) to (e); and
(b) after
its entry to the EC quarantine centre the animal tested negative for the tests
set out in Schedule 1, paragraph 3(1)(a) to (d) and
paragraph 4(1)(a).
(2) The
Minister may approve an animal under paragraph (1) despite a positive
result to a serological test set out in Schedule 1,
paragraph 2(1)(e)(ii) or paragraph 4(1)(b).
(3) An
application for the approval of a bovine animal under paragraph (1) must
be made to the Minister by or on behalf of the owner of the animal.
(4) The
application must –
(a) specify
the name and breed of the animal;
(b) specify
the number by which it is identifiable under the cattle identification
Regulations; and
(c) be
made in writing signed by or on behalf of the owner of the animal.
(5) An
approval for a bovine animal under paragraph (1) shall specify –
(a) the
name and breed of the animal;
(b) the
number by which it is identifiable under the cattle identification Regulations;
and
(c) any
conditions to which the approval is subject.
(6) The
approval shall be in writing and may be made subject to such conditions as the
Minister considers are necessary –
(a) to
ensure that this Order is complied with; and
(b) to
protect public or animal health.
(7) A
person must not use a bovine animal (either for the collection of its semen or
as a teaser animal) in an EC collection centre unless the animal is approved
for that use under this Article.
Operation
of an EC bovine semen centre
6 EC
bovine semen centre to have centre veterinarian
(1) An
EC bovine semen centre must appoint a veterinary surgeon approved by the
Minister to have veterinary supervision of the centre.
(2) The
Minister may appoint in respect of an EC bovine semen centre a veterinary
surgeon who may act in the absence or inability to act of the centre’s
veterinarian.
(3) References
in this Order to the centre veterinarian of an EC bovine semen centre include a
person appointed under paragraph (2) when acting in the absence or
inability to act of the centre’s veterinarian.
7 Entry
of persons to EC bovine semen centres
(1) A
person must not, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, enter an EC
bovine semen centre except with the authority of the centre veterinarian.
(2) A
person authorized by the centre veterinarian to enter an EC bovine semen centre
must comply with any requirements imposed by the centre veterinarian to ensure
compliance with this Order.
(3) The
centre veterinarian of an EC bovine semen centre must ensure that unauthorized
persons do not enter the centre.
8 Entry
of animals to EC bovine semen centres
(1) Except
as provided by paragraphs (2) and (3), a person must not introduce an
animal into an EC bovine semen centre.
(2) Paragraph (1)
does not apply in respect of a bovine animal authorized to enter an EC bovine
semen centre under Article 10 or Article 11.
(3) The
centre veterinarian of an EC bovine semen centre may authorize the admission of
a domestic animal of a non-bovine species into the centre if –
(a) it is
necessary to do so for the operation of the centre;
(b) the
presence of the animal presents no risk of infection to a bovine animal whose
semen is to be collected; and
(c) any
conditions imposed by the centre veterinarian are complied with.
9 Requirement
to keep records of bovine animals at an EC bovine semen
centre
(1) The
centre veterinarian of an EC bovine semen centre must keep a record of each
bovine animal that is moved into or out of the centre.
(2) The
record must show, in respect of each animal –
(a) its
breed;
(b) its
date of birth;
(c) the
number by which it is identifiable under the cattle identification Regulations;
(d) all
vaccinations administered to it;
(e) the
tests it has undergone for diseases and their results; and
(f) any
indication of disease it may have.
(3) The
centre veterinarian must ensure that a record made under this Article in
respect of an animal is kept for at least 2 years from the date on which
the animal leaves the centre or dies there.
10 Restriction
on entry of bovine animals to EC quarantine centres
(1) A
person must not introduce a bovine animal into an EC quarantine centre without
the authorization of the centre veterinarian.
(2) The
centre veterinarian of an EC quarantine centre must not authorize a bovine
animal to enter the centre unless, prior to its entry, the animal has always
belonged to a herd –
(a) that
was officially tuberculosis free; and
(b) that
was officially brucellosis free,
under Directive
64/432/EEC.
(3) The
centre veterinarian of an EC quarantine centre must not admit a bovine animal
to the centre unless for at least the 30 days before the time it is proposed to
admit the animal –
(a) Jersey
has been free from foot and mouth disease; and
(b) the
premises of origin of the animal have been free from the bovine diseases listed
in Annex E(I) to Directive 64/432/EEC.[7]
11 Entry
of bovine animal to EC collection centre
(1) A
person must not introduce a bovine animal into an EC collection centre without
the authorization of the centre veterinarian.
(2) The
centre veterinarian of an EC collection centre must not admit a bovine animal to
the centre unless the animal –
(a) has
completed at least 28 days’ quarantine in an EC quarantine centre;
and
(b) shows
no sign of any clinical disease on the day of entry.
(3) The
centre veterinarian of an EC collection centre must not admit a bovine animal
to the centre unless for at least the 3 months before the time it is
proposed to admit the animal Jersey has been free from foot and mouth disease.[8]
(4) The centre veterinarian
of an EC collection centre must not admit a bovine animal to the centre unless
for at least the 30 days before the time it is proposed to admit the
animal the EC quarantine centre from which the animal has come has been free
from the bovine diseases listed in Annex E(I) to Directive 64/432/EEC.
12 General
duties of centre veterinarians of EC bovine semen centres
(1) The
centre veterinarian of an EC bovine semen centre must ensure –
(a) that
the centre is operated in accordance with this Order;
(b) that
the conditions of the licence under which the centre operates are complied with;
(c) that
appropriate standards of hygiene are maintained at the centre to prevent the
incursion of disease transmissible by bovine semen; and
(d) that
the biosecurity of the centre is maintained to prevent the incursion of disease
transmissible by bovine semen.
(2) The
centre veterinarian must also ensure that staff at the centre –
(a) are
technically competent; and
(b) have
received appropriate training in animal welfare, disinfection procedures and
hygiene techniques.
(3) The
centre veterinarian must notify the Minister immediately if the result of a
test carried out on a bovine animal at the centre for a disease that must be
tested for under this Order indicates a change in the health of the animal.
13 Specific
duties of centre veterinarians of EC bovine semen centres
(1) The
centre veterinarian of an EC quarantine centre must carry out the duties
specified in Schedule 1.
(2) The
centre veterinarian of an EC collection centre must carry out the duties
specified in Schedule 2.
(3) The
centre veterinarian of an EC storage centre must carry out the duties specified
in Schedule 3.
14 Specific
duties of centre veterinarians to keep records of bovine semen
(1) On each occasion an EC
bovine semen centre supplies bovine semen its centre veterinarian must keep a
record of –
(a) the
name and address of the person to whom the semen was supplied;
(b) the
date the semen was dispatched and the means of dispatch;
(c) the
name of the donor animal and its identity under the cattle identification
Regulations;
(d) the
number of straws or other receptacles supplied and their identification code.
(2) On each occasion an EC
bovine semen centre receives bovine semen its centre veterinarian must keep a
record of –
(a) the
name and address of the person who despatched the semen to the centre;
(b) the
date the semen was received;
(c) the
name of the donor animal and its identity (if any) under the cattle
identification Regulations;
(d) the
number of straws or other receptacles supplied and the identification code
allocated to each batch of straws;
(e) the
number of any straws or other receptacles damaged or destroyed and their
identification code.
(3) If an EC bovine semen
centre destroys bovine semen the centre veterinarian must keep a record of –
(a) the
name of the donor animal and its identity (if any) under the cattle
identification Regulations;
(b) the
number of straws or other receptacles destroyed;
(c) the
identification code of each straws or other receptacle;
(d) the
date of destruction.
(4) The centre veterinarian
of an EC bovine semen centre must ensure that a record required to be kept
under this Article –
(a) is
made contemporaneously with the supply, receipt or destruction; and
(b) is
kept for at least 2 years after the supply, receipt, or destruction of the
semen.
(5) The record may be kept
in written or electronic form.
15 Restrictions
The centre veterinarian
of an EC bovine semen centre must ensure that –
(a) any
blood sample required for laboratory analysis for a purpose of this Part is
taken by the centre veterinarian or by an inspector who is qualified as a
veterinary surgeon;
(b) any
test for bovine tuberculosis undertaken for the purposes of this Part is
carried out by a veterinary surgeon approved for the purpose by the Minister;
and
(c) any
laboratory test required under this Part is carried out by a laboratory
approved for the purpose by the Minister.
16 Restriction
on movement of bovine animals to EC quarantine centres and EC collection centres
(1) A person must not move
a bovine animal to an EC quarantine centre or an EC semen collection centre
otherwise than –
(a) if
transport is used, in a means of transport that immediately before use had been
thoroughly cleansed and then disinfected with an appropriate disinfectant; and
(b) under
conditions that ensure that the animal does not come into contact with cloven
hoofed animals that are not authorized to enter the centre.
(2) A person must not move
a bovine animal from one EC quarantine centre or EC collection centre to one in
another member State or in another British Island except under Directive 64/432/EEC.
PART 3
Domestic provisions
Licensing of domestic bovine semen centres
17 Licensing
of domestic bovine semen centres
(1) The Minister may
licence premises as domestic collection centres, where bovine semen not
intended for trade with a member State or intra-British Islands trade may be
collected, processed and quarantined, if the premises –
(a) have –
(i) bovine animal
housing, including isolation facilities that have no direct communication with
any normal bovine animal housing,
(ii) semen
collection facilities, including a separate room for the cleaning and
disinfection or sterilisation of equipment,
(iii) facilities
where semen may be processed, which need not be on the same site, and
(iv) a
semen quarantine room, which need not be on the same site;
(b) are
constructed or isolated so that contact with livestock outside the centre is
prevented;
(c) are
constructed so that the bovine animal housing and the semen collection and
processing facilities and the semen quarantine room can be readily cleaned and
disinfected; and
(d) are
so designed that the bovine animal housing is separated from the processing
facilities and both are separated from the semen quarantine room.[9]
(2) The Minister may
licence premises as domestic storage centres where bovine semen not intended
for trade with a member State or intra-British Islands trade may be stored if
the premises –
(a) are
constructed or isolated so that contact with livestock outside is prevented;
and
(b) have
a semen storage room that can be readily cleaned and disinfected.[10]
18 Licence
to operate a domestic bovine semen centre
(1) An application for a
licence to operate a domestic bovine semen centre must –
(a) be
made in writing to the Minister;
(b) be
signed by the applicant for the licence and, if different, by the approved
person;
(c) specify
the premises for which the application is made; and
(d) specify
the type of licence applied for.
(2) A licence to operate a
domestic bovine semen centre shall specify –
(a) the
address of the centre;
(b) any
licence number of the centre assigned to it by the Minister;
(c) the
name of the licence holder;
(d) the
name of its approved person;
(e) the
type of licence that it is; and
(f) any
conditions to which the licence is subject.
(3) The licence shall be in
writing and may be made subject to such conditions as the Minister considers
are necessary –
(a) to
ensure that this Order is complied with; and
(b) to
protect public or animal health.
Operation of a domestic bovine semen centre
19 Domestic
bovine semen centre to have an approved person
(1) A domestic bovine semen
centre must appoint a person approved by the Minister to supervise the
collection of bovine semen and the artificial insemination of bovine animals at
the centre.
(2) The Minister may
appoint in respect of a domestic bovine semen centre a person who may act in
the absence or inability to act of the centre’s approved person.
(3) References in this
Order to the approved person of a domestic bovine semen centre include a person
appointed under paragraph (2) when acting in the absence or inability to
act of the centre’s approved person.
20 Entry
of persons to domestic bovine semen centres
(1) A person must not,
without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, enter a domestic bovine semen
centre except with the authority of the centre’s approved person.
(2) A person authorized by
the centre’s approved person to enter a domestic bovine semen centre must
comply with any requirements imposed by the approved person to ensure
compliance with this Order.
(3) The approved person of
a domestic bovine semen centre must ensure that unauthorized persons do not
enter the centre.
21 Entry
of animals to domestic bovine semen centres
(1) Except as provided by
paragraphs (2) and (3), a person must not introduce an animal into a
domestic bovine semen centre.
(2) Paragraph (1) does
not apply in respect of a bovine animal authorized to enter a domestic bovine
semen centre under Article 27.
(3) The approved person of
a domestic bovine semen centre may authorize the admission of any other
domestic animal into the centre if –
(a) it is
necessary to do so for the operation of the centre;
(b) the
presence of the animal presents no risk of infection to a bovine animal whose
semen is to be collected; and
(c) any
conditions imposed by the centre veterinarian are complied with.
22 Requirement
to keep records of bovine animals at domestic bovine semen centre
(1) The approved person of
a domestic bovine semen centre must keep a record of each bovine animal that is
moved into or out of the centre.
(2) The record must show,
in respect of each animal –
(a) its
breed;
(b) its
date of birth;
(c) the
number by which it is identifiable under the cattle identification Regulations;
(d) all
vaccinations administered to it;
(e) the
tests it has undergone for diseases and their results; and
(f) any
indication of disease it may have.
(3) The approved person
must ensure that a record made under this Article in respect of an animal is
kept for at least 2 years from the date on which the animal leaves the
centre or dies there.
23 General
duties of an approved person of a domestic bovine semen centres
(1) The approved person of
a domestic bovine semen centre must ensure –
(a) that
the centre is operated in accordance with this Order;
(b) that
the conditions of the licence under which the centre operates are complied
with;
(c) that
appropriate standards of hygiene are maintained at the centre to prevent the
incursion of disease transmissible by bovine semen; and
(d) that
the biosecurity of the centre is maintained to prevent the incursion of disease
transmissible by bovine semen.
(2) The approved person
must also ensure that staff at the centre –
(a) are
technically competent; and
(b) have
received appropriate training in animal welfare, disinfection procedures and
hygiene techniques.
(3) The approved person
must notify the Minister immediately if the result of a test carried out on a
bovine animal at the centre for a disease that must be tested for under this
Order indicates a change in the health of the animal.
24 Specific
duties of approved person of a domestic bovine semen centre
(1) The approved person in
respect of a domestic collection centre must carry out the duties specified in
Schedule 4.
(2) The approved person in
respect of a domestic storage centre must carry out the duties specified in
Schedule 5.
25 Specific
duties of an approved person to keep records of bovine semen
(1) On each occasion a
domestic bovine semen centre supplies bovine semen its approved person must
keep a record of –
(a) the
name and address of the person to whom the semen was supplied;
(b) the
date the semen was dispatched and the means of dispatch;
(c) the
name of the donor bovine animal and its identity (if any) under the cattle
identification Regulations;
(d) the
number of straws or other receptacles supplied and their identification code.
(2) On each occasion a
domestic bovine semen centre receives bovine semen its approved person must
keep a record of –
(a) the
name and address of the person who despatched the semen to the centre;
(b) the
date the semen was received;
(c) the
name of the donor animal and its identity (if any) under the cattle
identification Regulations;
(d) the
number of straws or other receptacles supplied and the identification code
allocated to each batch of straws;
(e) the
number of any straws or other receptacles damaged or destroyed and their
identification code.
(3) On each occasion a domestic
bovine semen centre uses bovine semen for artificial insemination the
centre’s approved person must keep a record of –
(a) the
name of the donor animal and its identity (if any) under the cattle
identification Regulations;
(b) the
number of straws or other receptacles used;
(c) the
identification codes of the straws or other receptacles;
(d) the
name of the animal inseminated and its identity under the cattle identification
Regulations;
(e) the
date of insemination;
(f) the
address of the place where the insemination took place.
(4) If a domestic bovine
semen centre destroys bovine semen its approved person must keep a record of –
(a) the
name of the donor animal and its identity under the cattle identification
Regulations;
(b) the
number of straws or other receptacles destroyed;
(c) the
identification code of each straw or other receptacle;
(d) the
date of destruction.
(5) An approved person of a
domestic bovine semen centre must ensure that a record required to be kept
under this Article –
(a) is
made contemporaneously with the supply, receipt, use or destruction; and
(b) is be
kept for at least 2 years after the supply, receipt, use, or destruction
of the semen.
(6) The record may be kept
in written or electronic form.
26 Restrictions
The approved person of a domestic bovine semen centre must ensure
that –
(a) any blood sample
required for laboratory analysis for a purpose of this Part is taken by a
veterinary surgeon approved for the purpose by the Minister or by an inspector
who is qualified as a veterinary surgeon;
(b) any test for bovine
tuberculosis undertaken for the purposes of this Part is carried out by a
veterinary surgeon approved for the purpose by the Minister; and
(c) any laboratory test
required under this Part is carried out by a laboratory approved for the
purpose by the Minister.
27 Restriction
on entry of bovine animals to domestic collection centres
(1) A person must not
introduce a bovine animal into a domestic collection centre without the
authorization of its approved person.
(2) The approved person of
a domestic collection centre must not admit a bovine animal to the centre
unless for at least the 30 days before the time it is proposed to admit
the animal –
(a) Jersey
has been free from foot and mouth disease; and
(b) the
premises of origin of the animal have been free from the bovine diseases listed
in Annex E(I) to Directive 64/432/EEC.[11]
PART 4
THE COLLECTION, PROCESSING AND STORAGE OF
Bovine SEMEN
28 Bovine
animals from which semen may be collected
A person must not collect
semen from a bovine animal for use in artificial insemination unless the animal –
(a) is
identified under the cattle identification Regulations;
(b) shows
no clinical signs of disease when the semen is collected; and
(c) has
not been vaccinated against foot and mouth disease within the 12 months
preceding the collection of the semen.
29 Restriction
on places where semen may be collected[12]
A person must not collect
semen from a bovine animal unless for at least the 30 days before the time
it is proposed to collect the semen –
(a) Jersey
has been free from foot and mouth disease; and
(b) the
place where the semen is collected has been free from
the bovine diseases listed in Annex E(I) to Directive 64/432/EEC.
30 Restriction
on persons who may collect bovine semen
(1) A
person must not collect semen from a bovine animal (whether in a bovine semen
centre or any other place) unless the person is licensed to do so.
(2) An
application by a person for a licence under paragraph (1) must be made to
the Minister.
(3) The
application must –
(a) specify
the name and address of the person;
(b) specify
any relevant qualifications the person has; and
(c) be
made in writing signed by the person.
(4) A
licence granted under this Article shall specify –
(a) the
name and address of the licensed person; and
(b) any
conditions to which the licence is subject.
(5) The
licence may be made subject to such conditions as the Minister considers are
necessary –
(a) to
ensure that this Order is complied with; and
(b) to
protect public or animal health.
31 Processing
of semen
(1) A
person must not process bovine semen except at –
(a) an EC
collection centre; or
(b) a
domestic collection centre.
(2) Where
bovine semen that has been collected at a place that is not a bovine semen
centre is to be sent to a domestic collection centre for processing, the
operator of the place where the semen was collected must carry out the duties
specified in Schedule 6.
32 Instruments
for collecting and processing semen
(1) A
person must not use to collect or process bovine semen an instrument (other
than a single use instrument) that comes into contact with the semen or with
the donor animal during collection or processing unless the instrument has been
disinfected or sterilised prior to its use.
(2) A
person must not re-use a single use instrument to collect or process bovine
semen.
33 Containers
for storing or moving semen
A person must not store
or move bovine semen except in a container that is to be used exclusively for
that purpose and that –
(a) has
been disinfected or sterilised prior to its use; or
(b) is
a single use container that has not been previously used.[13]
34 Storing
and moving semen
A person who stores or
moves bovine semen must not allow it to come into contact with material of
animal origin (including other germplasm) of a lower health status.
PART 5
THE supply, use,
Exportation and importation OF Bovine SEMEN
35 Supply
of semen for artificial insemination in Jersey
A person must not supply
bovine semen for the artificial insemination of a bovine animal in Jersey
unless the semen has been stored –
(a) in
an EC storage centre –
(i) in
Jersey,
(ii) in another
British Island, or
(iii) in another
member State; or
(b) in
a domestic storage centre.[14]
36 Use
of semen for artificial insemination in Jersey
A person must not use bovine semen in the artificial insemination of
a bovine animal in Jersey unless the semen has been stored –
(a) in an EC storage centre –
(i) in
Jersey,
(ii) in
another British Island, or
(iii) in
another member State;
(b) in a domestic storage
centre; or
(c) in other premises in
Jersey approved for the storage of bovine semen by the Minister.
37 Exportation
of semen for artificial insemination[15]
A person must not export bovine semen to another British Island or a
member State for artificial insemination of a bovine animal unless –
(a) the semen has been
collected, processed and quarantined at an EC collection centre and stored at
an EC storage centre;
(b) the semen is
accompanied by an animal health certificate; and
(c) the semen is despatched
in containers that have been cleaned and disinfected before use and have been
sealed and numbered before despatch.
38 Importation
of semen for artificial insemination
(1) A
person must not import bovine semen for artificial insemination of a bovine animal
unless –
(a) the
semen is imported from another British Island or a member State;
(b) the
semen has been stored in an EC storage centre in that other British Island or
that member State;
(ba) the importer or
consignee of the semen has notified the Minister in writing at least one
working day before the expected arrival of the consignment, of the nature of
the consignment, its anticipated date of arrival in Jersey and where it is
intended to be delivered;
(bb) in the case of
importation from another British Island, the importer or consignee holds a
licence granted by the Minister permitting the importation of the semen; and
(c) the
semen is accompanied by an animal health certificate.[16]
(2) In this Article
“working day” means any day, other than –
(a) a
Saturday or Sunday;
(b) Christmas
Day or Good Friday; or
(c) a day
that is a public holiday under the Public Holidays and Bank Holidays (Jersey)
Act 2010.[17]
PART 6
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
39 Reasons
for refusal of a licence or an approval to be given
(1) The
Article applies where the Minister –
(a) decides
to refuse to grant a licence or to give an approval;
(b) decides
to grant a licence subject to conditions or to give an approval subject to
conditions; or
(c) decides
not to amend a notice served by an inspector on a request to do so made to the
Minister under Article 47.
(2) The
Minister shall, in writing –
(a) give
the relevant person reasons for the decision; and
(b) explain
the right the person has under Article 44 to request a review of the
decision.
40 Information
to be provided to the Minister
(1) An
applicant for a licence or the holder of a licence must if required to do so by
the Minister –
(a) provide
any information; or
(b) permit
any tests and examinations to be carried out,
as the Minister considers
necessary to enable the Minister to decide whether the licence should be
granted or should continue in force.
(2) An
applicant for the approval of a bovine animal under Article 5 or the owner
of such an animal must if required to do so by the Minister –
(a) provide
any information; or
(b) permit
the bovine animal to be subjected to any tests and examinations,
as the Minister considers
necessary to enable the Minister to decide whether the approval should be
granted, suspended, amended or revoked, as the case may be.
(3) If
the ownership of a bovine animal approved under Article 5 changes, the
owner of the animal before the change must, within the 21 days after the
change, give the Minister notice of the name and address of the new owner of
the animal.
(4) The
owner of a bovine animal approved under Article 5 must, within
21 days of its death, notify the Minister of the death, the circumstances
in which the death occurred and the results of any post mortem examination.
41 Suspension
and amendment
(1) The
Minister may suspend or amend a licence or an approval by giving the person who
has the benefit of the licence or approval written notice of the suspension or
amendment.
(2) The
notice may be given on the grounds that –
(a) the
person has failed to comply with a condition of the licence or approval or a
relevant provision of this Order;
(b) in
the case of a licence for a bovine semen centre, the centre no longer functions
as such or no longer meets the requirement of this Order;
(c) in
the case of an approval of a bovine animal, the animal has ceased to be
suitable for use as a donor animal or no longer meets the requirements of this
Order in some other way; or
(d) in
the case of licence that authorizes a person to collect and use bovine semen,
the person is no longer a suitable person to carry out the task.
(3) A
suspension or amendment has immediate effect unless the Minister determines
otherwise.
(4) The
notice shall –
(a) state
what it applies to;
(b) state
when it comes into effect;
(c) give
reasons for the suspension or amendment; and
(d) explain
the right the person has under Article 44 to request a review of the decision
to suspend or amend the licence or approval.
42 Revocation
of a licence or an approval
(1) The
Minister may revoke a licence or an approval by giving the person who has the
benefit of the licence or approval written notice of the revocation.
(2) The
notice may be given on the grounds that –
(a) the
Minister has suspended the licence or approval and the period for review under
Article 44 has expired;
(b) the
Royal Court has upheld the Minister’s decision to suspend the licence or
approval;
(c) the
Minister has previously suspended the licence or approval and there is further
non-compliance with a condition of the licence or approval or with a relevant
provision of this Order; or
(d) in
the case of a licence for a bovine semen centre, the Minister is satisfied that
the occupier of the premises to which the licence applies no longer uses them
for the purpose for which the licence was granted.
(3) The
notice shall –
(a) state
what it applies to;
(b) state
when it comes into effect;
(c) give
reasons for the revocation; and
(d) in
the case of a revocation under paragraph (2)(c) or paragraph (2)(d),
explain the right the person has under Article 44 to request a review of
the decision to revoke the licence or approval.
(4) If
a person does request a review under Article 44, the revocation remains in
force pending the outcome of the review.
43 Review of decision of Minister
(1) An
aggrieved person may apply to the Royal Court for a review of a decision of the
Minister –
(a) to
grant, give, refuse, suspend, amend or revoke a licence or an approval;
(b) to
grant a licence or to give an approval subject to conditions; or
(c) not
to amend a notice served by an inspector on a request made to the Minister to
do so under Article 46.
(2) The
application must be made within 21 days of the person being notified of
the decision or within such longer period as the Royal Court may permit.
(3) The
Court may make such orders as it considers appropriate.
44 Notice
prohibiting the use of semen
(1) If
an inspector thinks it necessary to do so to prevent the spread of any disease,
the inspector may serve a notice on a person the inspector reasonably believes –
(a) is
the owner of a bovine animal; or
(b) is in
possession of its semen.
(2) The
notice may –
(a) prohibit
the person from using semen collected from the animal or from trading in the
semen;
(b) require
the person to destroy semen from the animal;
(c) require
the person to identify any other person who may be in possession of the animal
or its semen.
(3) A
person must comply with a notice served on the person under this Article.
(4) If
the person fails to do so the inspector may –
(a) enter
any premises on which the inspector knows or reasonably suspects semen of the
animal is kept;
(b) seize
any such semen found there; and
(c) otherwise
arrange for any requirement of the notice to be met.
(5) A
notice served on a person under this Article must –
(a) give
reasons why the notice has been served; and
(b) explain
the right the person has under Article 47 to request a review by the Minister
of a requirement of the notice.
45 Notice
concerning illegal consignments
(1) If
an inspector knows or suspects that bovine semen has been imported in
contravention of this Order, the inspector may serve a notice on the person the
inspector believes to be in control of –
(a) the
semen; or
(b) any
progeny resulting from the use of the semen.
(2) The
notice may require the person –
(a) to
keep the semen or progeny at a place specified in the notice;
(b) to
destroy the semen or progeny in accordance with requirements specified in the
notice;
(c) to
take such other action as is specified in the notice.
(3) A
person must comply with a notice served on the person under this Article.
(4) If
the person fails to do so the inspector may –
(a) enter
any premises on which the inspector knows or reasonably suspects the semen or
progeny is kept;
(b) seize
any such semen or progeny found; and
(c) otherwise
arrange for any requirement of the notice to be met.
(5) A
notice served on a person under this Article must –
(a) give
reasons why the notice has been served; and
(b) explain
the right the person has under Article 46 to request a review by the
Minister of a requirement of the notice.
46 Review
of notice served by an inspector
(1) An aggrieved person may
apply to the Minister for a review of a requirement of a notice served by an
inspector under Article 44 or Article 45.
(2) The application must be
made within 7 days of the notice being served on the person or within such
longer period as the Minister may permit.
(3) The Minister may –
(a) confirm
the notice; or
(b) amend
it in such manner as the Minister considers appropriate.
47 Provision
of false information
A person must not, to
obtain a licence or an approval, provide information that the person knows to
be false or misleading in a material detail.
48 Fees[18]
The following fees are prescribed for the purposes of
Article 7(1)(b) of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to, the Animal Health (Jersey) Law 2016 –
(a) for
the grant of a licence of premises as an EC quarantine centre under Article 3(1), £223,
plus a fee of £109.60 payable on the
re-inspection of the premises after a year, and every year thereafter;
(b) for
the grant of a licence of premises as an EC collection centre under Article 3(2), £279,
plus a fee of £109.60 payable on the re-inspection of the premises
after a year, and every year thereafter;
(c) for
the grant of a licence of premises as an EC quarantine centre and as an EC
collection centre under Article 3(1) and (2), £392, plus a fee
of £109.60 payable on the re-inspection of the premises after a
year, and every year thereafter;
(d) for
the grant of a licence of premises as an EC storage centre under Article 3(3), £169,
plus a fee of £109.60 payable on the re-inspection of the premises
after a year, and every year thereafter;
(e) for
approval of an animal under Article 5(1), £164;
(f) for
approval of a veterinary surgeon under Article 6(1), £220;
(g) for
the grant of a licence of premises as a domestic collection centre under
Article 17(1), £280;
(h) for
the grant of a licence of premises as a domestic storage centre under Article 17(2), £139;
(i) for
the grant of a licence of premises as a domestic collection centre and as a
domestic storage centre under Article 17(1) and (2), £333;
(j) for
approval of a person under Article 19(1), £161.90;
(k) for
the grant of a licence to a person as a collector under Article 30(1), £139;
(l) for
approval of premises for storage under Article 36(c), £86.60.
49 Refund
of fees
If an application for a
licence or approval is withdrawn before its determination, the Minister may
refund all or part of any fee paid under Article 48.
50 Citation
This Order may be cited
as the Artificial Insemination of Domestic Animals (Bovine Semen) (Jersey)
Order 2008.
Schedule 1[19]
(Articles 13(1))
DUTIES OF THE CENTRE VETERINARIAN IN EC QUARANTINE
CENTRES
1
(1) The centre veterinarian must make a record
of any bovine animals to be admitted that –
(a) did not belong to a
herd officially free of enzootic bovine leukosis under Directive 64/432/EEC or
other national or international standards or standards that the Minister
considers equivalent or more stringent; or
(b) was produced by a dam
that did not, after removal of the bovine animal from it, test negative to a
test carried out under Annex D (Chapter II) to Directive 64/432/EEC.
(2) The centre
veterinarian must pass a copy of any record made under sub paragraph (1)
to the centre veterinarian of the collection centre to which the bovine animals
move, not later than the date of such move.
2
(1) The
centre veterinarian must ensure that within the 28 days preceding the
period of quarantine, the bovine animals are subjected to the following tests,
with negative results in each case (except for the BVD/MD antibody test
referred to in sub paragraph (1)(e)(ii)) –
(a) for bovine
tuberculosis, an intradermal tuberculin test carried out under the procedure
laid down in Annex B to Directive 64/432/EEC;
(b) for bovine brucellosis,
a serological test carried out under the procedure laid down in Annex C to
Directive 64/432/EEC;
(c) for enzootic bovine
leukosis, a serological test carried out under the procedure laid down in
Annex D (Chapter II) to Directive 64/432/EEC;
(d) for IBR/IPV, a
serological test (whole virus) on a blood sample if the bovine animals do not
come from an IBR/IPV free herd as defined in the OIE, World Organisation for
Animal Health Terrestrial Animal Health Code, as amended from time to time; and
(e) for BVD/MD –
(i) a
virus isolation test or a test for virus antigen, and
(ii) a
serological test to determine the presence or absence of antibodies.
(2) If
any of the tests listed in sub-paragraph (1)(a) to (e)(i) are carried out
on samples collected in the quarantine centre, the period of quarantine may not
commence before the date of sampling.
(3) If
any of the tests listed in sub-paragraph (1)(a) to (e)(i) prove positive,
the centre veterinarian must ensure that the relevant bovine animal is
immediately removed from the quarantine centre.
(4) In
the case of group quarantine, the quarantine period does not commence for the
remaining bovine animals until the bovine animal which tested positive has been
removed.
3
(1) During
quarantine, the centre veterinarian must ensure that the bovine animals are
tested as follows –
(a) for bovine brucellosis,
a serological test carried out under the procedure described in Annex C to
Directive 64/432/EEC, at least 21 days after being admitted to quarantine,
with negative results;
(b) for IBR/IPV, a
serological test (whole virus) on a blood sample, at least 21 days after
being admitted to quarantine, with negative results;
(c) for Campylobacter fetus
ssp. venerealis –
(i) in
the case of bovine animals less than 6 months old or kept since that age
in a single sex group prior to quarantine, a single test on a sample of
artificial vagina washings or preputial specimen, at least 7 days after
being admitted to quarantine, with negative results,
(ii) in
the case of male bovine animals aged 6 months or older that could have had
contact with females prior to quarantine, a test 3 times at weekly
intervals (which may start 7 days after admission to the EC quarantine
centre) on samples of artificial vagina washings or preputial specimen, with
negative results;
(d) for Trichomonas foetus –
(i) in
the case of bovine animals less than 6 months old or kept since that age
in a single sex group prior to quarantine, a single test on a sample of
preputial specimen, at least 7 days after being admitted to quarantine,
with negative results,
(ii) in
the case of bovine animals aged 6 months or older that could have had
contact with females prior to quarantine, a test 3 times at weekly
intervals (which may start 7 days after admission to the EC quarantine
centre) on samples of preputial specimen, with negative results.
(2) If
any bovine animal tests positive following a test under sub paragraph (1),
the centre veterinarian must ensure that –
(a) it is removed
immediately from the quarantine centre; and
(b) any other bovine animal
of the same group is retested for the relevant disease under sub paragraph (1),
with the period after which it can be retested starting on the date the
positive bovine animal is removed.
4
(1) During
quarantine, the centre veterinarian must ensure that the bovine animals are
tested for BVD/MD as follows –
(a) a virus isolation test
or a test for virus antigen at least 21 days after being admitted to
quarantine, with negative results; and
(b) a serological test to
determine the presence or absence of antibodies, at least 21 days after
being admitted to quarantine.
(2) The
centre veterinarian may allow bovine animals to be moved to an EC collection
centre or a domestic collection centre only if the serological test finds no
seroconversion in any bovine animal which gave a negative result to the
serological test under paragraph 2(1)(e)(ii) for BVD/MD antibodies.
(3) If
seroconversion occurs in any bovine animal in the quarantine centre, the centre
veterinarian must ensure that bovine animals that are seronegative –
(a) remain in quarantine;
and
(b) are not sent to a semen
collection centre until at least 3 weeks have elapsed during which there
has been no further seroconversion.
(4) The
centre veterinarian may allow serologically positive bovine animals to be sent
to a semen collection centre after –
(a) completion of 28 days’
quarantine; and
(b) they have been tested under
sub paragraph (1).
5
The centre veterinarian
must make a record of those bovine animals that test positive for antibodies
for BVD/MD under the serological tests at paragraph 2(1)(e)(ii) or 4(1)(b)
and pass a copy of the record to the centre veterinarian of the collection
centre to which the bovine animals move, not later than the date of such move.
Schedule 2[20]
(Article 13(2))
DUTIES OF THE CENTRE VETERINARIAN IN EC
COLLECTION CENTRES
PART 1
RECORDS OF ENZOOTIC BOVINE LEUKOSIS AND MARKING
OF SEMEN DOSES
1
(1) The centre veterinarian must make a record
of a bovine animal admitted that –
(a) did not belong to a
herd officially free of enzootic bovine leukosis under Directive 64/432/EEC or
other national or international standards or standards that the Minister
considers equivalent or more stringent; or
(b) was produced by a dam that
did not, after removal of the bovine animal from it, test negative to a test
carried out under Annex D (Chapter II) to Directive 64/432/EEC.
(2) The
centre veterinarian must pass a copy of any record made under sub paragraph (1)
to the centre veterinarian of any collection centre to which the bovine animals
or their semen may move, not later than the date of such move.
2 The
centre veterinarian must ensure that each individual dose of semen collected at
the centre is clearly marked in such a way that the following information can
be readily established –
(a) the
date the semen was collected;
(b) the
identity of the donor bovine animal under the cattle identification
Regulations;
(c) the
breed of the donor bovine animal; and
(d) the
licence number of the centre.
PART 2
ROUTINE TESTS AND TREATMENT that MUST BE
APPLIED TO ALL BOVINE ANIMALS IN EC COLLECTION CENTRES
1
(1) The
centre veterinarian must ensure that all bovine animals at the centre are
subjected at least once a year to the following tests –
(a) for bovine
tuberculosis, an intradermal tuberculin test, carried out under the procedure
laid down in Annex B to Directive 64/432/EEC;
(b) for bovine brucellosis,
a serological test carried out under the procedure described in Annex C to
Directive 64/432/EEC;
(c) for enzootic bovine
leukosis, a serological test carried out under the procedure described in
Annex D (Chapter II) to Directive 64/432/EEC;
(d) for IBR/IPV, a
serological test (whole virus) on a blood sample; and
(e) for BVD/MD, a
serological antibody test applied only to seronegative bovine animals.
(2) The
centre veterinarian must ensure that bovine animals from which semen is being
collected and bovine animals having contact with such bovine animals are
subjected at least once a year to tests on samples of preputial specimen for –
(a) Campylobacter fetus
ssp. venerealis; and
(b) Trichomonas foetus.
(3) The
centre veterinarian must ensure that bovine animals from which semen is to be
collected after an interval of more than 6 months are tested not more than
30 days prior to collection resuming on samples of preputial specimen for –
(a) Campylobacter fetus
ssp. venerealis; and
(b) Trichomonas foetus.
(4) Should
a bovine animal become serologically positive for BVD/MD, the centre
veterinarian must in respect of every ejaculate of that animal collected
between the date of the last negative test (or the date that animal arrived at
the centre if the positive result is from the first test carried out there) and
the date of the positive test –
(a) where the ejaculate is
held at the centre, ensure that it is –
(i) discarded,
or
(ii) used
or supplied only if tested for BVD/MD with negative results; or
(b) where the ejaculate has
been supplied to any person, notify that person that it is subject to the
requirements of sub-paragraph (4)(a).
(5) A
person given notice under sub-paragraph (4)(b) must, if the ejaculate is
held by or for that person ensure that it is discarded, used or supplied under
sub-paragraph (4)(a).
(6) Where
any person has been supplied with ejaculate, other than from the centre, and
that person subsequently supplies that ejaculate to any other person, sub-paragraph (4)(b)
applies equally to that other person.
2
(1) If a
test required under paragraph 1 is positive, the centre veterinarian must
ensure that –
(a) the bovine animal is
isolated;
(b) semen collected from
that animal since the date of the last negative test (or the date that animal
arrived at the centre if the positive result is from the first test carried out
there) is –
(i) if
held at the centre, not supplied for trade with a member State or intra-British
Islands trade, and
(ii) if
supplied to any person from the centre, the subject of notice to that person
under sub paragraph 2;
(c) semen collected from
any other bovine animal at the centre since the date of the positive test is –
(i) if
held at the centre –
(A) kept in
separate storage, and
(B) not
supplied for trade with a member State or intra-British Islands trade,
until the health status of
the centre has been restored to the level required by the Directive and this
Order;
(ii) if
supplied to any person, the subject of notice to that person under sub paragraph (2).
(2) Notice
shall be given that semen supplied from –
(a) the bovine animal that
tested positive shall not be supplied for trade with a member State or
intra-British Islands trade; or
(b) any other bovine animal
at the centre shall be –
(i) kept
in separate storage, and
(ii) not
supplied for trade with a member State or intra-British Islands trade,
until the health status of
the centre has been restored to the level required by the Directive and this
Order.
(3) Where
any person has been supplied with semen, other than from the centre, and that
person subsequently supplies that semen to any other person, sub-paragraph (2)
applies equally to that other person.
3 Persons
given notice under paragraphs 1 and 2 must ensure that semen held by or
for that person is kept or supplied in accordance with that notice.
4 Paragraphs
2 and 3 are subject to the exception that ejaculate from a bovine animal that
tested positive under paragraph 1 for BVD/MD may be supplied for trade
with a member State or intra-British Islands trade if the ejaculate tests
negative for BVD/MD.
PART 3
MEASURES APPLICABLE TO PROCESSING FACILITIES AT
AN EC COLLECTION CENTRE
1 The
centre veterinarian must ensure that –
(a) semen
processed at the centre is collected at an EC collection centre in Jersey or in
another British Island or in a member State;
(b) semen
collected, processed and quarantined at EC collection centres and intended for trade
with a member state or intra-British Islands trade does not come into contact
with and is not stored in the same room as any other semen processed at the
centre;
(c) products
of animal origin used in the processing of semen, including additives and
diluents, are obtained from sources that present no animal health risk or are
so treated prior to use that such risk is removed;
(d) the
cryogenic agent used has not been previously used for other products of animal
origin;
(e) each
individual dose of semen is sealed, numbered and clearly marked so 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; and
(f) the
format used for identifying semen is notified to the Minister.
2
(1) Subject
to sub paragraph (2), the centre veterinarian must ensure that the
antibiotics streptomycin, penicillin, lincomycin and spectinomycin are added to
produce the following concentrations in the final diluted semen –
(a) not less than 500
μg streptomycin per ml final dilution;
(b) not less than 500
International Units penicillin per ml final dilution;
(c) not less than 150
μg lincomycin per ml final dilution; and
(d) not less than 300
μg spectinomycin per ml final dilution.
(2) An
alternative combination of antibiotics which has an equivalent effect against
campylobacters, leptospires and mycoplasmas may be used.
3 The
centre veterinarian must ensure that, immediately after the addition of
antibiotics, the semen is kept at a temperature of at least 5ºC for a
period of not less than 45 minutes.
PART 4
MEASURES APPLICABLE TO SEMEN QUARANTINE AT AN
EC COLLECTION CENTRE
1
(1) Prior
to the initial dispatch of semen from bovine animals identified as
serologically positive for BVD/MD, the centre veterinarian must ensure that a
semen sample from each bovine animal is subjected to a virus isolation or virus
antigen ELISA test for the BVD/MD virus.
(2) In
the event of a positive result, the centre veterinarian must ensure that the
bovine animal is removed from the collection centre and its semen destroyed.
2 The
centre veterinarian must ensure that frozen semen is kept in the semen
quarantine facilities for at least 30 days before it leaves the centre.
3 The
centre veterinarian must not allow any semen to leave the centre unless the
premises where it was collected remain clear of –
(a) foot
and mouth disease; and
(b) the
bovine diseases listed in Annex E(I) to Directive 64/432/EEC or other national
or international standards or standards that the Minister considers equivalent
or more stringent,
for 30 days after
collection or, in the case of fresh bovine semen, until the date of dispatch of
the semen.
4 With
regard to a bovine animal that –
(a) did
not belong to a herd officially free of enzootic bovine leukosis under
Directive 64/432/EEC or other national or international standards or standards
that the Minister considers equivalent or more stringent; or
(b) was
produced by a dam which did not, after removal of the bovine animal from it,
test negative to a test carried out under Annex D (Chapter II) to
Directive 64/432/EEC,
the centre veterinarian
must not allow its semen to leave the centre until the bovine animal has
reached the age of 2 years and has tested negative for enzootic bovine
leukosis, under a serological test carried out under the procedure described in
Annex D (Chapter II) to Directive 64/432/EEC.
5 With
regard to a bovine animal vaccinated against foot and mouth disease more than
30 days before, but within 12 months of, a collection, the centre
veterinarian must not allow its semen to leave the centre unless 5% (with a
minimum of 5 straws) of each collection have tested negative to a virus
isolation test for foot and mouth disease.
Schedule 3
(Article 13(3))
DUTIES OF THE CENTRE VETERINARIAN IN EC STORAGE
CENTRE
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 EC collection centres, or at centres
otherwise approved for semen collection under the Directive, or
(ii) following
collection and processing at EC collection centres or at centres otherwise
approved for semen collection under the Directive, it has been stored at EC
storage centres or at centres otherwise approved for semen storage under the
Directive;
(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).
Schedule 4[21]
(Article 24(1))
DUTIES OF THE approved person in respect of a DOMESTIC
COLLECTION CENTRES
PART 1
MARKING OF SEMEN DOSES
The approved person in
respect of a domestic collection centre must ensure that each individual dose
of semen collected at the centre is clearly marked in such a way that the
following information can be readily established –
(a) the
date the semen was collected;
(b) the
identity of the donor bovine animal under the cattle identification
Regulations;
(c) the
breed of the donor bovine animal; and
(d) the
licence number of the centre.
PART 2
MEASURES APPLICABLE TO PROCESSING AT A DOMESTIC
COLLECTION CENTRE
1 The
approved person in respect of a domestic collection centre must ensure that –
(a) semen
is not stored with semen of a different health status and semen must be
identifiable by a marking different from that used in EC collection or storage
centres for semen for trade with a member state or intra-British Islands trade;
(b) products
of animal origin used in the processing of semen, including additives or
dilutents, are obtained from sources that present no animal health risk or are
so treated prior to use that such risk is removed;
(c) the
cryogenic agent used has not been previously used for other products of animal
origin;
(d) each
individual dose of semen is sealed, numbered and clearly marked so 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).
2 The
approved person in respect of a domestic collection centre may not admit for
processing semen not collected at the centre unless the semen is accompanied by
a document that shows –
(a) the
name and address of the person who despatched the semen to the centre;
(b) the
date the semen was received;
(c) the
name of the donor animal and its identity under the cattle identification
Regulations;
(d) the
number of straws or other receptacles supplied and the identification code
allocated to each batch of straws;
(e) the
number of any straws or other receptacles damaged or destroyed and their
identification code.
3
(1) Subject
to sub paragraph (2), the approved person in respect of a domestic
collection centre must ensure that the antibiotics streptomycin, penicillin,
lincomycin and spectinomycin are added to produce the following concentrations
in the final diluted semen –
(a) not less than 500
μg streptomycin per ml final dilution;
(b) not less than 500
International Units penicillin per ml final dilution;
(c) not less than 150
μg lincomycin per ml final dilution; and
(d) not less than 300
μg spectinomycin per ml final dilution.
(2) An
alternative combination of antibiotics with an equivalent effect against
campylobacters, leptospires and mycoplasms may be used.
4 The
approved person in respect of a domestic collection centre must ensure that,
immediately after the addition of antibiotics, the semen is kept at a
temperature of at least 5ºC for a period of not less than 45 minutes.
PART 3
MEASURES APPLICABLE TO SEMEN QUARANTINE AT A
DOMESTIC COLLECTION CENTRE
1 The
approved person in respect of a domestic collection centre must ensure that
frozen semen is kept in the semen quarantine unit for at least 30 days before
it leaves the centre.
2 The
approved person in respect of a domestic collection centre must not allow any
semen to leave the domestic collection centre unless the premises where it was
collected remain clear of –
(a) foot
and mouth disease; and
(b) the
bovine diseases listed in Annex E(I)to Directive 64/432/EEC,
for 30 days after
collection or, in the case of fresh bovine semen, until the date of dispatch of
the semen.
3 With
regard to a bovine animal that –
(a) did
not belong to a herd officially free of enzootic bovine leukosis under
Directive 64/432/EEC; or
(b) was
produced by a dam that did not, after removal of the bovine animal from it,
test negative to a test carried out under Annex D (Chapter II) to
Directive 64/432/EEC,
the approved person in
respect of a domestic collection centre must not allow the animal’s semen
to leave the centre until the animal has reached the age of 2 years and
has tested negative for enzootic bovine leukosis, under a serological test
carried out under the procedure described in Annex D (Chapter II) to
Directive 64/432/EEC.
4 With
regard to a bovine animal vaccinated against foot and mouth more than
30 days before, but within 12 months of, a collection, the approved
person in respect of a domestic collection centre must not allow the
animal’s semen to leave the centre unless 5% (with a minimum of
5 straws) of each collection have tested negative to a virus isolation
test for foot and mouth disease.
Schedule 5
(Article 24(2))
DUTIES OF THE approved person IN DOMESTIC
STORAGE CENTRES
The approved person in
respect of a domestic storage centre must ensure that –
(a) only
semen is stored at the centre;
(b) semen
is only stored at the centre if it was –
(i) collected
and processed in accordance with this Order,
(ii) lawfully
collected and processed in another British Island or in another member State
under the Directive before coming to Jersey, or
(iii) lawfully
stored in another British Island or in another member State under the Directive
before coming to Jersey;
(c) the
cryogenic agent used has not been previously used for other products of animal
origin;
(d) each
individual dose of semen is sealed, numbered and clearly marked so that the
following information can be readily established –
(i) the
date the semen was collected,
(ii) the
identity of the donor animal under the cattle identification Regulations,
(iii) the
breed of the donor animal, and
(iv) the licence
number of the centre where the semen was collected (if applicable).
Schedule 6[22]
(Article 31(2))
duties of OPERATOR of
on-farm bovine semen collection facilities
1 The
operator must ensure that the accommodation in which the bovine animals from
which semen is to be collected is kept, and the collection facilities (if
different), are constructed so that they can be readily cleaned and
disinfected.
2 The
operator must ensure that when the semen collected is moved to a
domestic collection centre for processing, it is accompanied by a document that
identities the donor animal under the cattle identification Regulations and
certifies that at the time the semen was collected the animal –
(a) showed no clinical signs of disease;
(b) had
not been vaccinated against foot and mouth disease within the preceding
30 days; and
(c) had
not been allowed to serve naturally since the date of the application for its
approval for semen collection.
3 The
operator must ensure that when the semen collected is moved to a
domestic collection centre for processing, it is also accompanied by a document
that certifies that for at least the 3 months before the collection of the
semen –
(a) Jersey
had been free from foot and mouth disease; and
(b) the
place where the semen was collected had been free from the bovine diseases
listed in Annex E(I) to Directive 64/432/EEC.