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Registration of Semen Stations.—(1) On and from the date of commencement of this Act, no person, firm, limited liability partnership, company, producer company, institution, non-governmental organisation, bovine breeders' association, trust, Central/State Government Department, co-operative society or any other agency shall produce and store semendoses for artificial insemination or establish or run semen stations or produce or transfer embryos without obtaining registration certificate from the Authority. (2) Any person under sub-section (1) who intends to establish and run a new semen station, shall apply for registration in such Form and with fees as prescribed. (3) The semen stations which are functioning at present shall apply to the Authority for certificate of registration in such Form and with fees as prescribed, within three months from the date of commencement of this Act. The applicant shall also furnish the accounts of current stock of semen along with the other details required in the Form. (4) Whenever applications under sub-sections (2) or (3) are received, the Authority shall after conducting or caused to conduct a preliminary inquiry, as prescribed, issue a provisional registration certificate. The provisional registration certificate so issued shall have validity for a period of twelve months. The Authority may, on an application in writing from the applicant, extend such period for a further period of six months. The Authority shall inform the applicant the decision regarding extension of registration period within one month from the date of receipt of application. (5) For the purpose of conducting inspection for obtaining registration certificate for a newly established semen station or for the existing semen station, the applicant shall submit an application in writing to the Authority within the validity period of twelve months of provisional registration certificate or within the extended period of succeeding six months as per sub-section (4). Immediately on receipt of the application, the Authority shall sent a committee of experts from the consultative panel for such inspection . (6) If the Authority is satisfied that the new semen station or existing semen station have the following amenities / fulfilled conditions, it shall issue the certificate of registration in the prescribed Form by clearly stating the name, address and registration number of the semen station, the unique ID number of certified breeding bulls to be used for semen production, name of person -in- charge of the semen station and also such other conditions which the Authority may deem fit, namely:— (a) in semen stations,— (i) availability of space for accomodating breeding bulls for monitoring as specified by the Authority or the Government of India; (ii) availability of space for the rearing and maintaining of breeding bulls, collection of semen, processing of semendoses, quality control, storage, distribution and for quarantine, as specified by the Authority or the Government of India; (iii) availability of space for the storage of semendoses as specified by the Authority or the Government of India; (b) Every breeding bulls kept in the semen station for semen production shall be disease-free in the screening tests specified by the Authority or the Government of India, namely:— (i) (a) before admitting to the quarantine station; (b) during the period kept in the quarantine station for monitoring; (c) the place in which it is reared; and (d) in semen station; (ii) shall confirm to the breed characteristics of the permitted genus specified in the breeding policy and shall comply the minimum criteria for quantity, quality and various characteristics as specified, revised and notified by the Authority or the Government of India from time to time; (c) The exact details of the breeding bulls reared for production, storage, sale or distribution of semendoses or for distribution for artificial insemination shall be maintained in the semen station in the manner as prescribed. (7) The Authority shall, after affording a reasonable opportunity of being heard to the applicant and after affording an opportunity to record reasons in writing, either grant or reject the certificate of registration. (8) For ensuring that the conditions specified in the registration certificate are complied with, the Authority may depute an expert committee as and when required to inspect the semen station. Such inspection shall be conducted at least once in an year.