The Equine Viral Arteritis Order 1995

Article 5

SCHEDULE RESTRICTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS ON STALLIONS AND SEMEN

PART 1

1.  No person shall use the stallion for the purposes of breeding except under the authority of a licence issued by a veterinary inspector.

2.  No person shall collect semen from the stallion except under the authority of a licence issued by a veterinary inspector.

3.  Semen which has previously been collected from the stallion and remains on the same premises as the stallion shall not be used for artificial insemination unless either it has been tested for the virus of the disease with negative results and the Divisional Veterinary Officer has been notified of those results or it is used under the authority of a licence issued by a veterinary inspector.

4.  No person shall transfer ownership of, or lease, the stallion except under the authority of a licence issued by a veterinary inspector.

5.  The person who has the stallion in his possession or charge shall inform the Divisional Veterinary Officer of any change of permanent residence of the stallion and of any change of name of the stallion within two working days of such change.

6.  The owner or person in charge of the stallion shall give all reasonable assistance to a veterinary inspector to facilitate any necessary tracing and testing of semen collected from the stallion.

PART II

7.  Where, by virtue of the assistance given to a veterinary inspector under paragraph 6, semen collected from a stallion which is subject to the restrictions under Part I is traced, such semen shall not be used for artificial insemination unless either, it has been tested for the virus of the disease with negative results and the Divisional Veterinary Officer has been notified of those results, or it is used under the authority of a licence issued by a veterinary inspector.