- Laws of Fiji

Last Updated: 1 December 2016

[BIO 10,085] Bovine semen17

(1) Subject to the provisions of this regulation bovine semen may be imported only from Australia, except the Northern Territory and the areas of Western Australia and Queensland north of 22° South latitude, or from New Zealand.

(2) Bovine semen shall not be imported under subregulation (1) unless—

(a)it has been produced at an Artificial Insemination Centre licensed, in the case of Australia by the appropriate State Government, and in the case of New Zealand by the Ministry of Agriculture of the New Zealand Government;
(b)if it has been previously imported into Australia or New Zealand such importation was undertaken in accordance with the requirements of the Government of Australia or New Zealand, as the case may be;
(c)the semen is packaged in individual doses sealed in either a plastic straw or glass ampoule clearly marked with the name of the donor bull and the A.I. centre batch number or date of collection of the semen.

(3) Except as provided in subregulation (4) each shipment of bovine semen imported into Fiji shall be accompanied by—

(a)a written description thereof stating—
- (i)the name and breed of the donor bull;
- (ii)the number of straws or ampoules and the dose volume;
(b)a certificate by the authorised Veterinarian in charge of the AI centre stating—
- (i)that the donor bull has been subjected to regular testing for tuberculosis, brucellosis, trichomoniasis and camphylo-bacteriosis with negative result;
- (ii)that to the best of his or her knowledge, the bull has never shown clinical evidence of infection with infectious bovine rhinotracheitis/infectious pustular vulvo-vaginitis virus;
- (iii)that antibiotics have been included in the diluent and giving the names of the antibiotics used;
- (iv)that the fertility of the donor bull has been consistently within the normal range;
- (v)that the donor bull is approved for widespread use in the country of origin;
- (vi)in the case of semen from Australia, that the bull was subjected to the complement fixation or agar gel precipitin test for bluetongue not less than 30 or more than 60 days after the collection of the semen included in the consignment, with negative result;
- (vii)that the semen has not been stored at a farm other than an approved AI centre and that it has never been stored in a flask which has been used on farm premises unless such flask was thoroughly disinfected inside and out before being used for storage of the semen;
(c)a certificate from a Government Veterinary Officer of the country of origin, signed within 7 days immediately preceding the date of shipment, stating that the diseases specified in Schedule 7, and when diluents containing egg yolk are used, clinical Newcastle disease, have not existed in the country of origin for the period from 6 months immediately prior to the collection of the semen to the date of signing of the certificate; and certifying also that the person who completed the certificate required under paragraph (b) is the authorised veterinarian in charge of the relevant AI centre.

(4) The provisions of subregulation (3) shall not apply to the importation into Fiji of bovine semen which has previously been imported into Australia and New Zealand from another country but each shipment of such semen to Fiji shall be accompanied by—

(a)a certificate from the authorised veterinarian in charge of the AI centre or Store from which the semen is re-exported stating that it has been stored in accordance with subregulation (3)(b)(vii); and
(b)a certificate by a Government Veterinary Officer of the country of re-export stating that the semen has been approved for use in New Zealand or Australia as the case may be.

[reg 17 subst LN 83 of 1982 reg 8, effective 6 August 1982]