Section 12. Certification of Bulls.

(1) On and from the date of commencement of the Act, no new semen station shall use bull for semen production and no agency government or private shall use bull for natural mating other than those certified by the Authority. (2) The bulls shall be certified by the Authority in such manner and subject to such conditions, as may be specified by the Government. (3) The Authority shall generate a unique Identification No. for each certified bull and it shall be mandatory for the semen stations to tag this unique Identification No. securely and permanently to the certified bulls at all times. (4) The bulls of different breeds used for semen production or natural mating shall be selected for induction as per the prescribed guidelines issued by Authority or Government. (5) The AI bulls or natural service bulls shall be procured from certified bull production programmes approved by the Government. (6) The testing of the AI bulls/natural service bulls shall be carried out by Semen Station/Government or private agency as per the prescribed guidelines on yearly basis by the team of experts selected by the Authority for the purpose.