Section 2. Definitions

In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context- (a) "Artificial Insemination" or "A.I." means the technique 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 by the State Government; (c) "A.I. Technician" means a veterinarian or Livestock Extension Officer or Veterinary Pharmacist (by whatever name called) or trained A.I. worker to be certified by the Authority who possess prescribed educational qualification expertise and experience; (d) "Bovine" means a cow, bull, cow-heifer, buffalo, he-buffalo and buffalo heifer; (e) "Bovine Breeder" means any person or organization or firm or agency engaged in bovine breeding activity; (f) "Bovine Breeding" means breeding activities in bovines that include 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 educational qualifications as specified by the Authority; (l) "Government" means the Government of Uttarakhand; (m) "Misbranded Semen" means semen whose DNA profile does not match with DNA profile of the bull, mentioned in the record of semen bank or semen straw; (n) "Pedigree" means genealogical information showing the ancestral line of the bull; (o) "Premises" means any place, land, yard, building or any other site that is used for semen production, storage, transport, distribution, trade or utilization; (p) "Prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (q) "Recognized Laboratory" means national level laboratory, duly authorised by the Authority; (r) "Registrar" means the Registrar of the Authority; (s) "Semen" means the semen of cow bull or buffalo bull in any form; (t) "Semen Bank" means a premises where the bovine semen is stored for trading or distribution; (u) "Semen Station" means premises, where facilities are set up for the production, processing and storage of bovine semen; (v) "Services" means any of the bovine breeding services, as may be specified by the Government; (w) "Sub-standard Semen" means semen or semen straws that do not meet the standard, as may be prescribed; and (x) "Veterinarian" means a registered veterinary practitioner as defined in the Indian Veterinary Council Act, 1984 (Central Act No. 52 of 1984).