Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Livestock Disease Control Act 1994 - SECT 55

Sale of semen prohibited except from approved sires

55. Sale of semen prohibited except from approved sires



(1) A person must not sell semen from any sire unless, at the time the semen
was collected, the sire was a sire approved by the Secretary.

Penalty: 60 penalty units.

(2) The Secretary must approve a sire for collection of semen for sale if the
Secretary is satisfied that the sire is free from disease.

(3) If the Secretary is satisfied that a sire is no longer suitable to be
approved as a sire, the Secretary may cancel the approval of that sire.

(4) A person who sells any semen must keep the prescribed records in the
prescribed manner.

Penalty: 10 penalty units.

(5) If a person is aggrieved by a decision of the Secretary not to approve a
sire or to cancel the approval of a sire, the person may within 14 days of
being notified of the decision appeal to the Minister.