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Punjab Government Notifications and Orders

GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB

DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, FISHERIES & DAIRY DEVELOPMENT

(ANIMAL HUSBANDRY SECTION-2)

NOTIFICATION

The 3rd December, 2024

No.32/46/2014/AH2(6)/14963.- In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 11 & 12 of "The

Punjab Bovine Breeding Act, 2016", and all other powers enabling him in this behalf, the Governor of Punjab is

pleased to specify the manner, and conditions of certification of breeding bulls of semen stations for carrying out

the purposes of the said Act, as under:-

Section 11: Certification of Breeding Bulls of Semen Stations: –

Application for Certification of a new bull proposed to be inducted in the Semen Station as Production

Bull, shall be communicated to Punjab Bovine Breeding Authority herein after referred as ‘Authority’

by way of submitting Form “L-1” along with non-refundable fee of Rupees Ten thousand (Rs

10,000 /-) per bull at least one month prior to their planned induction.

An application for renewal of certificate shall be made by the way of submitting “FORM L-2”

along with a non-refundable fee of Rupees Five Thousand Only (Rs 5,000/-) per bull and a copy of

last certificate not less than sixty days before the expiry of the Certificate.

On receipt of an application under sub section (1) & (2), the Authority shall make such enquiries as

it may deem fit, and on being satisfied that the applicant has complied with all the requirement

prescribed under this Act and the rules made there under, it shall grant a certificate to the applicant

within a period of 30 days of receipt of the application and if not satisfied, the Authority shall, by

order, refuse to grant the certificate applied for. The certificate so issued shall be valid for a period of

two years from the date of issuance.

Provided that before making any order refusing to grant a certification, the Authority shall give

the applicant a reasonable opportunity of being heard and every order of refusal to grant a certificate

shall be communicated to the applicant in writing.

On receipt of an application under sub section (1) & (2) Authority shall issue certificate only after

satisfying that:-

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(i). The candidate bull duly meets the ‘Bull Standards’ as specified by Authority; guidelines for

breeding bull laid by Authority and Government of India and Breeding policy of

Punjab for cattle and buffalo.

(ii). Bull is disease-free as per the latest test reports (not older than 180 days) from NRDDL

Jalandhar for all the diseases listed in the current Minimum Standard Protocol and Standard

Operating Procedure for Frozen Semen Production by GOI and guidelines issued by

Government of India and Government of Punjab and Authority for breeding bulls and semen

production.

(iii). Bull is not a carrier for recessive gene-linked genetic diseases and have a normal karyotype.

(iv). Bull qualifies the mandatory physical examination by the experts of Punjab Bovine Breeding

Authority.

Physical examination of the candidate bull by the experts of Authority is mandatory for assessing

General body condition, Breeding soundness examination, Breed characteristics, semen quality, type

characteristics, genetic worth, pedigree information and reliability, etc.

A registered Semen Station under the Act shall register the candidate bull with original Tag number/

RFID Tag no/ 12digit Tag (as the case may be), with the Authority at the time of applying for

Certification of Bull. Any alteration in the Tag due to any reason must be communicated to the

Authority within 24 hours of such change.

Subject to the satisfaction of all the conditions mentioned in Punjab Bovine Breeding Act 2016 and

Rules made there under and those specified by Authority and Minimum Standard Protocol for

semen production by Government of India; Breeding policy of Punjab; Guidelines for semen stations,

semen banks, breeding bulls, sale of semen , other related fields by GOI, Government of Punjab and

Authority, a certificate shall be generated as per ‘Form-M’ and it will be valid for two years from

the date of issue.

Bull live status and disease testing report of certified bull should be submitted to the Authority once in

six months.

The certificate granted under sub-section (1) & (2),-

(a) Shall, unless revoked by the Authority, remain in force for such period as may be prescribed

under the Act;

(b) May be renewed from time to time for a like period; and

10.

Every application made under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) shall be disposed of by the

Authority within such period as may be prescribed under the Act.

11.

A bull certified by the Authority shall be allotted a lifelong unique alphanumeric number in following

code structure: -

Bovine breeding authority code

Breed Code

11 to 30

Year of registration

XXXX

Serial No. of Register

0000

The structure will be

10BCxxxx0000

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Breed

Code

HFC

Jersey

Sahiwal

Murrah

Nili Ravi

Section 12 Certification of Trained AI Workers: –

A Farmer/ Dairy farmer/ breeder/ unemployed youth having trained, perfected and adopted technique

of Artificial Insemination for livelihood can apply for Certification with the Punjab Bovine Breeding

Authority herein after referred as ‘Authority’ by way of submitting on Form-N-1 along with a non-

refundable fee of rupee one thousand only (Rs 1000/-).

Application for renewal of certification can be made by way of submitting Form- N-2 along with

a non-refundable fee of rupees five hundred (Rs 500/-) and a copy of last certificate not less than

sixty days before the expiry of the Certificate.

On receipt of an application under sub section (1) & (2), the authority shall make such enquiries as it

may deem fit, and on being satisfied that the applicant has complied with all the requirement prescribed

under this Act and the rules made there under, it shall grant a certificate to the applicant within a

period of 30 days of receipt of the application and if not satisfied, the authority shall, by order, refuse

to grant the certificate applied for. The certificate so issued shall be valid for a period of two years

from the date of issuance.

Provided that before making any order refusing to grant a certification, the Authority shall give

the applicant a reasonable opportunity of being heard and every order of refusal to grant a certificate

shall be communicated to the applicant in writing.

On receipt of an application under sub section (1) & (2) The authority shall issue certificate only

after satisfying that:-

Applicant is a permanent resident of the State of Punjab ; proficient in Punjabi language and has

passed the Punjabi Language exam in Matriculation/or its equivalent as recognized in Government of

Punjab.

b. Has undergone at least three months of practical training on Artificial Insemination from Punjab

Bovine Breeding Authority approved institutions under the direct supervision of a Registered

Veterinarian.

Applicant is free from communicable diseases like TB etc.

Applicant is applying for the purpose of certification only and

does not have any other motive like

temporary/ permanent / contract employment with the Authority /Department of Animal Husbandry,

Punjab etc.

Subject to the satisfaction of all the conditions mentioned in the Punjab Bovine Breeding Act, 2016

and rules made there under and guidelines/ conditions specified by Authority and by the Government

of India a certificate as per FORM – O shall be issued and it shall be valid for the period of two

years from the date of issuance.

Any certified trained AI worker can perform artificial inseminations as per the breeding policy of

the State and shall buy semen straws only from the Authority Registered Semen Banks.

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Certified trained AI worker shall not transfer/ sell/ gift semen straws and cannot store more than

50 straws at any point of time.

A certified trained AI worker cannot have more than one container of maximum capacity of 10 L.

This container is required to be labelled properly with name and Certificate ID of Trained AI

worker.

A certified trained AI worker shall be responsible for maintaining the Liquid

Nitrogen level in the

container and must have equipment like an AI Gun, semen storage container, straw tweezers, forceps,

thaw monitor and other equipment required for performing optimum AI procedure.

10.

A certified trained AI worker shall submit Monthly work done report as per Form- P to the Semen

bank from where semen straws are bought/ supplied.

11.

The certificate granted under sub-section (1) & (2),-

(a)

Shall, unless revoked by the authority, remain in force for such period as may be prescribed under the

Act;

(b)

May be renewed from time to time for a like period; and

(c)

Shall be in such form and shall be subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by the authority.

RAHUL BHANDARI

Principal Secretary to Government of Punjab

Chandigarh

Department of Animal Husbandry, Fisheries

The 28th November, 2024

and Dairy Development.

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