Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Animal Improvement Act, 1998 (Act No. 62 of 1998)Regulations5. Approval of animals as donors of genetic material and applicability of Act |
| (1) | An application for approval of an animal for the collection of genetic material shall— |
| (a) | be submitted to the registrar on a form that is obtainable from the office of the registrar for this purpose; and |
| (b) | be accompanied by— |
| (i) | the application fee specified in item 3 of Table 1 in the Annexure; |
| (ii) | an extended two generation pedigree of the animal concerned; |
| (iii) | a blood typing or DNA profile certificate as required by the animal breeders’ society concerned confirming parentage or individual identification; |
| (iv) | a certificate referred to in section 15(3)(a) of the Act, based on the pedigree of the animal concerned, as issued by the relevant registering authority: and |
| (v) | the performance data or estimated breeding values of the animal certified by the organisation referred to in section 15(3)(a) of the Act or by an independent registering authority operating a performance testing scheme, approved by the registrar, for the breed of animal concerned. |
| (2) | After the documentation referred to in subregulation (1)(b) has been furnished to the registrar, the registrar shall— |
| (a) | verify the information supplied with the animal breeders’ society concerned; and |
| (b) | notify the applicant to arrange for the examination of the animal concerned by a veterinarian, in order to obtain a certificate required in terms of section 7(4)(a) of the Act. |
| (3) | An examination referred to in subregulation (2)(b) shall be conducted under the conditions set out in the certificate obtainable from the registrar. |
| (4) | An animal of a kind referred to in column 1 of Table 3 in the Annexure that is intended for the collection of genetic material, shall only be approved by the registrar for this purpose in the absence of hereditary defects referred to in column 2 of the said table. |
| (5) | Where known chromosomal abnormalities occur in a specific breed, a karyotype certificate of clearance shall be submitted. |
| (6) | An animal of a breed referred to in column 1 of Table 4 in the Annexure shall have proven performance data or estimated breeding values with reference to at least the required performance parameters referred to in column 2 of the said table opposite thereto, in order to be considered for approval for the collection of genetic material. |
| (7) | The Act shall be applicable to all breeds of animals specified in Table7 in the Annexure. |
