PUNJAB LIVESTOCK BREEDING ACT 2014

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THE PUNJAB LIVESTOCK BREEDING ACT 2014 
(XIII of 2014) 
CONTENTS 
CHAPTER I 
PRELIMINARY 
1. Short title, extent and commencement 
2. Definitions 
CHAPTER II 
LIVESTOCK BREEDING SERVICES AUTHORITY 
3. Livestock Breeding Services Authority 
4. Fund 
5. Budget and accounts 
6. Audit 
7. Functions of the Authority 
CHAPTER III 
STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES OF BREEDING 
8. Standards for selection of breeding animals 
9. Standards for collection and production facilities 
10. Standards for use of semen, ova and embryos 
11. Standards for artificial insemination technicians 
12. Contents of certificates 
13. Requirement of certificates 
14. Authority and Registrar to act in consultation with the committee 
CHAPTER IV 
RECORDING OF PEDIGREE AND PERFORMANCE 
15. Breeders associations 
16. Monitoring of genetic merit 
17. Maintenance of herd books 
18. Prohibition on sale of unregistered animals 
19. Steps for conservation of near threatened indigenous breeds 
CHAPTER V 
REGISTRATION AND LICENSING 
20. Registration of breeding males 
21. Registration of businesses 
22. Registration fee or renewal fee 
23. Prohibition on registering facilities and person not complying with criteria 
24. Power to issue licenses and certificates 
25. Cancellation or suspension of license 
26. Appellate Board 
27. Publication of names of licensed businesses and facilities 
CHAPTER VI 
ENFORCEMENT 
28. Appointment of analyst or experts 
29. Third party services 
30. Appointment of Inspector 
31. Powers and duties of Inspectors 
CHAPTER VII 
PENALTIES AND PROCEDURES 
32. Penalties 
33. Prohibition on conduct of business without obtaining registration 
34. Attempts and abetments 
35. Offences by company 
36. False statements 
37. Trial by Tribunal 
38. Constitution of Tribunals 
39. Powers of Tribunals 
40. Appeal 
41. Procedure 
42. Bar of jurisdiction 
43. Burden of proof in certain cases 
CHAPTER VIII 
MISCELLANEOUS 
44. Power to make rules 
45. Power to frame regulations 
46. Annual report 
47. Disclosures 
48. Protection of action taken under the Act 
49. Delegation of powers 
50. Act to have overriding effect 
TEXT 
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THE PUNJAB LIVESTOCK BREEDING ACT 2014 
(XIII of 2014) 
[29th May, 2014] 
An 
Act 
to regulate the livestock breeding services in the Punjab. 
Preamble.– Whereas it is expedient to provide for regulation of livestock breeding 
services, to improve genetic potential of breeds and protect indigenous breeds of 
livestock in the Punjab and to deal with ancillary matters; 
It is enacted as follows: 
CHAPTER I 
PRELIMINARY 
1. Short title, extent and commencement .– (1) This Act may be cited as the 
Punjab Livestock Breeding Act 2014. 
(2) It extends to whole of the Punjab. 
(3) It shall come into force at once. 
2. Definitions.– In this Act– 
(a) “artificial i nsemination” means the  technique used for inserting the 
semen into the female reproductive tract by artificial means; 
(b) “artificial insemination t echnician” means a person meeting the 
requirements as defined in th is Act and d uly regis tered by the 
Registrar; 
(c) “Authority” means the Livestock Breeding Services Authority 
established under section 3; 
(d) “breeder” means the owner of the female (dam) mother; 
(e) “breeding male ” means a candidate, proven or natural breeding male 
animal of a species fulfilling the criteria spelt out under the Act; 
(f) “breeding services” means any one or more of the following services:– 
(i) artificial insemination; 
(ii) semen production; 
(iii) semen collection; 
(iv) genetic evaluation; 
(v) testing of semen or ova; 
                                                 
1This Act was passed by the Punjab Assembly on 22 May 201 4; assented to by the Governor of the Punjab on 27 May 2014; 
and, was published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 29 May 2014, pages 3947-3955 
(vi) embryo implantation; 
(vii) import of semen; and 
(viii) any other service that may be notified by the Government as a 
breeding service; 
(g) “Code” means the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898(V of 1898); 
(h) “collection and production facility ” means the premises where semen, 
ova or embryo are collected, processed or produced for artificial 
insemination, implantation or conservation; 
(i) “embryo” means a structure developed as a  result of fusion of male 
sperm and female ova reproductive cells; 
(j) “farm” means a site or premises where livestock is kept; 
(k) “Government” means Government of the Punjab; 
(l) “herd book” means a book containing the list and pedigrees of one or 
more herds of choice breeds also called herd record, or herd register; 
(m) “livestock” means cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, camel, horse and other 
useful animals kept or raised on a farm, ranch or house; 
(n) “ova” means a female reproductive cell produced by the ovary; 
(o) “prescribed” means prescribed by the rules or regulations; 
(p) “recognized expert”  means an expert who fulfills  the requirements 
specified by the Registrar; 
(q) “Registrar” means the Registrar  of Livestock Breeding Service s 
appointed under section 3; 
(r) “semen” means the male sperm and fluids produced in the testi cles 
and other glands of the male’s reproductive system; 
(s) “species” means a group of related animals belonging to the same 
biological classification which can freely interbreed to produce fertile 
progenies; 
(t) “veterinarian” means a veterinary graduate registered with the Pakistan 
Veterinary Medical Council; and 
(u) “zoo technical certificate”  means a certificate detailing the identity, 
ancestry, blood type and performance or progeny test results. 
CHAPTER II 
LIVESTOCK BREEDING SERVICES AUTHORITY 
3. Livestock Breeding Services Authority .– (1) The Government shall 
establish a Livestock Breeding Services Authority  consisting of  such number of 
personnel as the Government may notify. 
(2) The Authority shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession 
and a common seal with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property and shall, by 
the aforesaid name, sue and be sued. 
(3) The affairs of the  Authority shall, under the general supervision of the 
Authority, be managed and administered by the Registrar. 
(4) The Government shall appoint Registrar for a term not exceeding three 
years. 
(5) A person shall not be appointed as t he Registrar unless he holds  a 
degree in veterinary science or animal production and at least ten years experience 
in the prescribed fields. 
(6) The Registrar shall not, at any time,  have business interests in any of 
the breeding services under the Act. 
4. Fund.– (1) There shall be established a Fund to be known as the Livestock 
Breeding Services Authority Fund which shall be administered and controlled by the 
Authority. 
(2) The Fund shall consist of– 
(a) budgetary releases from the Government; 
(b) grants made by the Government, the Federal Government or any other 
authority or agency; 
(c) fee and charges collected and profits earned by the Authority; and 
(d) income from any other source. 
5. Budget and accounts .– (1) The Authority, before the commencement of a 
financial year, shall prepare a statement of the estimated receipts and expenditure of 
the Authority for the financial year in the prescri bed manner and shall submit it to the 
Government for consideration and approval. 
(2) The Authority shall maintain proper accounts and other records relating 
to its financial affairs including its income and expenditures and its assets and 
liabilities in such form and manner as may be prescribed. 
(3) The Authority may open and maintain its accounts at such scheduled 
banks as it may determine. 
6. Audit.– (1) The Auditor General of Pakistan shall annually audit the accounts 
of the Authority. 
(2) The Government , in addition to the audit under subsection (1), may 
cause the annual accounts of the Authority audited, in the prescribed manner, by a 
Chartered Accountant or a firm of Chartered Accountants. 
7. Functions of the Authority.– The Authority shall– 
(a) regulate provision of breeding services in accordance with the provisions of 
the Act; 
(b) raise awareness regarding standards and quality of breeding services ; 
and 
(c) conserve and develop local genetic resources. 
 
CHAPTER III 
STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES OF BREEDING 
8. Standards for selection of breeding animals.– The Authority shall, within 
twelve months of the co mmencement of th e Act, issue standards and procedures  
for– 
(a) selection parameters for breeding animals at  a collection and 
production facility; 
(b) parentage confirmation of breeding males before entry at  a collection 
and production facility, farm or any breed improvement program; and 
(c) animal registration and performance recording for identification of elite 
dams and test mating under a performance rec ording and genetic 
evaluation program. 
9. Standards for collection and production facilities.– The Authority shall, 
within twelve months of the commencement of the Act, issue– 
(a) standards to be maintained at a collection and production facility; 
(b) equipment requirements at a collection and production facility; and 
(c) processes and procedures to be employed for extraction, preservation , 
processing and transport of semen, ova and embryos. 
10. Standards for use of semen, ova and embryos.– The Authority shall, within 
six months of the commencement of the Act, issue regulations for– 
(a) semen handling and artificial insemination at a farm; 
(b) natural mating of livestock at a farm; 
(c)  exotic semen and usage of exotic semen; and 
(d) import of semen in accordance with the provisions of the Act. 
11. Standards for artificial insemination technicians.– The Authority shall, 
within six months of the commencement of th e Act, issue regulations specifying  
standards to be fulfilled by artificial insemination technicians including training, 
infrastructure and other requirements. 
12. Contents of certificates.– The Authority shall, within six months of the 
commencement of the Act, specify the form and content of– 
(a) pedigree certificates for animals, semen and ova; 
(b) zoo technical certificates; 
(c) health certificates; and 
(d) such other certificates as may be notified by the Government  to be 
issued by any person, body or authority. 
13. Requirement of certificates .– The Registrar may , subject to the rules, 
specify certificates, which must accompany semen, ova, embryo, animal or any other 
thing under the Act. 
14. Authority and Registrar to act in consultation with the committee.– (1) In 
the framing of standards and procedures under this Chapter , the Authority and the 
Registrar shall take into consideration international practices and  advice of a 
technical committee to be appointed by the Government. 
(2) The committee shall consist of the following persons: 
(a) a breeding expert having relevant qualifications and experience; 
(b) an academician having relevant qualifications and experience; and 
(c) a veterinarian having relevant qualifications and experience. 
CHAPTER IV 
RECORDING OF PEDIGREE AND PERFORMANCE 
15. Breeders a ssociations.– (1) The Registrar may approve a breeder s 
association for purposes of breed development and promotion of livestock , if the 
association– 
(a) has headquarter located in the Punjab; 
(b) has a separate legal personality; 
(c) fulfills the requirements specified in the Act, rules or regulations; 
(d) is maintaining a herd book; 
(e) has rules of procedure; and 
(f) can carry out checks necessary for recording pedigrees. 
(2) Where a breeders association has already been approved for one 
breed, the Registrar may not grant approval to another association , if he is satisfied 
that the granting of approval may endanger the preservation of the breed or 
jeopardize the zoo technical program of the breeders association already approved. 
(3) A breeders association shall be open to membership to any person 
who owns animals of that breed. 
(4) The Registrar shall not approve a  breeders association unless t he 
association has published procedures covering– 
(a) definition of the breed’s characteristics, including the name of the 
breed; 
(b) identification and registration o f animals in the prescribed manner and 
content of the data base required by the Registrar; 
(c) system for recording pedigrees; 
(d) definition of its breeding objectives , which in case of the establishment 
of a herd book for a new breed shall include detailed circumstances of 
establishment of the new breed; 
(e) systems for making use of livestock performance data; and 
(f) divisions of the herd book, if there are different conditions or 
procedures for entering animals o r for classifying the animals entered 
in the book. 
16. Monitoring of genetic merit .– An approved breeders association or private 
undertaking shall, in respect of herd books and registers which it maintains, 
calculate, or make arrangements to have calculated, the genetic merit of pure -breed 
and hybrid breeding animals entered or registered in those herd books or registers. 
17. Maintenance of herd  books.– (1) A breeders association shall prescribe 
standards for the breed with the prior approval of the Registrar. 
(2) An entry in the herd book shall be made only if it relates to an offspring 
of an animal already registered in the herd book or when it is  certified by a 
recognized expert to be an animal of that breed in accordance with parameters laid 
down by the Registrar. 
(3) A breeders associat ion shall  provide a unique herd  book number to 
each registered animal. 
(4) A breeders association shall ensure that the records of e very animal 
entered in the herd  book are available for search to any buyer  on payment of an 
approved fee. 
(5) Where an animal is entered in a herd book and the animal or one of its 
parents is already entered in another existing herd book, reference shall be made to 
that information. 
18. Prohibition on sale of unregistered animals .– (1) The Government may  
prohibit, at any time after five years of the opening of a herd book of an approved 
breeders association, by notification, the sale of pure  bred animals of that breed  for 
breeding unless registered in the herd book of that breed. 
(2) Where a notification has been issued under subsection (1), no person 
shall sell or offer or advertise for sale a pure bred animal of a particular breed unless 
it is registered in a herd book of that breed. 
19. Steps for conservation of near threatened indigenous breeds.– The 
Authority shall take suitable steps for– 
(a) recording or promoting  recording of pedigree and performance 
recording of livestock; 
(b) promotional activities for conservation of livestock; and 
(c) survival of near threatened indigenous breeds including– 
(i) sponsoring establishment of breeders associations for indigenous 
breeds; and 
(ii) monitoring genetic variability of indigenous breeds. 
CHAPTER V 
REGISTRATION AND LICENSING 
20. Registration of breeding males .– A person shall not run a collection and  
production facility unless he  obtains, in the prescribed manner,  registration of  the 
breeding males from the Registrar. 
21. Registration of businesses.– Every person involved in the provision of  
breeding services shall, in the prescribed manner, obtain registration from the 
Registrar. 
22. Registration fee or renewal fee.– (1) The Government shall, by notification, 
fix the amount of fee for  registration, issuance of licenses and certificates or renewal 
thereof under the Act. 
(2) The Registrar shall charge and the applicant  shall pay the fee fixed by 
the Government. 
23. Prohibition on registering facilities and person not complying with 
criteria.– The Registrar shall not g rant registration to any person, facility or 
establishment, who or which does not fulfill the criteria established under the Act or 
does not provide information which may be required for determining capacity or 
compliance under the Act. 
24. Power to issue licenses and certificates .– (1) Where a collection and  
production facility or other establishment involved in provision of breeding services is 
registered under this Act , the Registrar  may grant a license to the facility or 
establishment for operating for such period of time  as may be prescribed and on 
such other conditions as may be specified in the license. 
(2) Where a person , pro viding natural breeding services,  has obtained 
registration, the Registrar shall grant him a certificate of competency for such period 
as may be prescribed. 
25. Cancellation or suspension of l icense.– (1) Where any person is found to 
have contravened any o f the provision of th e Act, rules or regulations , the Registrar 
may suspend or cancel the license. 
(2) The Registrar shall provide a license holder an opportunity of being 
heard before passing an order under subsection (1). 
26. Appellate Board.– (1) The Government shall constitute an Appellate Board 
for the disposal of appeals against the decisions of the Registrar. 
(2) Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Registrar regarding refusal 
of grant of a license or certificate or cancellation of a license or certificate issued 
under the Act may, within thirty days of the communication of the decision,  prefer an 
appeal to the Appellate Board. 
(3) The Appellate Board shall consist of the Secretary, Government of the 
Punjab, Livestock Department  and a technical m ember appointed by the 
Government in the prescribed manner. 
(4) The Appellate Board shall dispose of an  appeal within thirty days  in 
accordance with the prescribed procedure. 
27. Publication of names of licensed businesses and facilities .– The 
Authority shall publish  an annual  list of licensed  collection and production facilities 
and such other breeding services as may be specified and shall place the names of 
the said facilities and services on the official website of the Authority. 
 
CHAPTER VI 
ENFORCEMENT 
28. Appointment of analyst or experts.– (1) The Government may appoint or 
recognize suitably qualified institutions or persons  as analysts or experts for 
purposes of carrying out analysis or tests under the Act. 
(2) Analysts or experts shall have such qualifications and experiences as 
may be prescribed. 
29. Third party services.– (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 2 8, 
the Government may recognize a company for provision of a nalysis and testing 
services and  inspection of establishments for pu rposes of en suring compliance 
under the Act, if the company has– 
(a) a system of record keeping; 
(b) a system of third party evaluation; 
(c) procedures for quality test; 
(d) facilities for obtaining and preserving samples; 
(e) approved laboratory facilities for conduct of analysis and testing; and 
(f) requisite number of analysts or experts in its employment who fulfill the 
requirements of subsection (2) of section 28. 
(2) Where a company is  recognized for  purposes of subsection (1), the 
Registrar may procu re services of such a company for purposes of ensuring 
compliance with the provisions of the Act. 
30. Appointment of Inspector.– (1) The Government may, by notification , 
appoint Inspectors for purposes of enforcing the penal provisions of the Act. 
(2) The Inspectors shall have such qualifications and experience as may 
be prescribed but a person shall not be appointed or designated as an Inspector who 
has any financial interest in any matter regulated under the Act. 
(3) Without prejudice to  the authority of the Registrar , the Government 
may place the control and administration  of Inspectors with a l ocal g overnment to 
such extent as it may deem appropriate. 
31. Powers and duties of Inspectors.– (1)  An Inspector may, within local limits 
for which he is appointed, and in any other area on the directions of the Authority or 
the Government, enter, inspect and take samples for determining compliance with 
any provision of the Act, rules or regulations. 
(2) In the conduct of inspections, entry and taking of samples, an Inspector 
shall act in accordance with any procedure as may be prescribed. 
(3) An inspector may take into possession or seal substandard semen or 
any other product or equipment subject to regulation under the Act. 
CHAPTER VII 
PENALTIES AND PROCEDURES 
32. Penalties.– (1) If any person contravenes any order made under th e Act or 
violates a requirement of the Act or any standard or procedure issued under th e Act, 
he shall be punished with imprisonment for a term  which may extend to one year or 
with fine up to five hundred thousand rupees or both. 
(2) If any pers on sells any substandard product or service which is 
regulated under th e Act, the Tribunal  may, on conviction , destroy such semen or 
product and may order recovery of any charges that may be incurred on such 
destruction. 
33. Prohibition on conduct of business without obtaining registration .– No 
person shall conduct a business for which a license or registration is required under 
the Act without having valid registration or license issued in accordance with the 
provision of the Act. 
34. Attempts and abetments.– Any person who attempts to contravene or abets 
the contravention of any order made under this Act shall be deemed to have 
contravened that order. 
35. Offences by company.– If the person contravening an order made under the 
Act is a company, every director, manager, secretary or other officer or agent thereof 
shall, unless he proves that the contravention took place without his knowledge or 
that he exercised all due diligence to prevent such contravention, shall be deemed to 
be guilty of such contravention. 
36. False statements.– If a person is required by an order made under the Act to 
make any statement or furnish any information  and he  makes a statement or 
furnishes information which is false in any material particular and which he knows or 
has reasonable cause to believe to be false, or does not believe to be true, or makes 
any such statement as aforesaid in any book, account, record, declaration, return or 
other document which he is required by a ny such order to maintain or furnish , he 
shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with 
fine which may extend to one hundred thousand rupees or both. 
37. Trial by Tribunal .– An offence punishable under th e Act shall be exclusively 
triable by a Tribunal constituted under the Act. 
38. Constitution of Tribunals .– (1) The Government may , by notification, 
constitute, for the whole or any part o f the Province, one or more Tribunals  
consisting of not less than one technical and one judicial member. 
(2) A person shall not be appointed as a  judicial member unless he has 
ten years’ experience  as an Advocate of the High Court or he i s or has been an 
Additional Sessions Judge. 
(3) The Government shall appoint a judicial member in con sultation with 
the Lahore High Court. 
(4) A technical member shall have not less than ten years’ experience as a 
breeding expert and a degree in animal breeding or animal production. 
(5) The Government shall appoint a judicial member to be the presiding 
officer of the Tribunal. 
(6) The Tribunal shall sit at such places and on such days as Government 
may, by notification, specify. 
(7) The Government shall issue case management regulations for disposal 
of business by the Tribunal , which amongst other things s hall specify maximum time 
to be taken for disposal of cases. 
39. Powers of Tribunals.– A Tribunal may pass any sentence and exercise all or 
any of the powers, which a Magistrate of the First Class, empowered under section 
30 of the Code, may pass or exercise under the Code. 
40. Appeal.– A person who is sentenced by the Tribunal, may, within thirty days 
of the sentence, prefer an appeal to the Lahore High Court. 
41. Procedure.– (1) An offence under the Act shall be cognizable and bailable. 
(2) The procedure for trial of offences under th e Act shall generally be the 
same as is laid down in the Code for trials on the basis of a police report. 
(3) Nothing in this section shall preclude the Tribunal from following 
procedure laid down in the  Code for summary trial or trial of summons cases by 
Magistrates. 
42. Bar of jurisdiction.– No order made in exercise of any power conferred by or 
under the Act shall be called in question in any Court  except in the manner provided 
for under the Act. 
43. Burden of proof in certa in cases .– Where any person is prosecuted for 
contravening any order made under th e Act or for contravening th e Act, the burden 
of proof that he acted in accordance with the Act shall be on that person unless such 
a burden be inconvenient for the person to discharge. 
CHAPTER VIII 
MISCELLANEOUS 
44. Power to make rules.– (1) The Government may, by notification in the official 
Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purpose of the Act. 
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing  
provision, such rules may provide for– 
(a) the manner of keeping of accounts; 
(b) qualification and procedure to be followed for appointment or 
recruitment of advisers, consultants, experts, technical staff, inspectors 
and analysts; 
(c) terms and conditions of employment or service of employees; 
(d) date on which and the form in which t he annual budget statement of 
the Authority shall be submitted to the Government each year; 
(e) procedure for appropriation and re -appropriation of  moneys at the 
disposal of the Authority; 
(f) form and manner in which the accounts of receipts and expenditure of 
the moneys shall be kept; 
(g) such other matters relating to the a dministration of the Authority as the 
Government may think fit; 
(h) manner in which non-statutory or special audit of the Authority shall be 
conducted and reports submitted to the Government; and 
(i) procedure to be used in the conduct of business by committees 
constituted under the Act. 
45. Power to frame regulations .– Subject to the Act and the rules, t he Authority 
may, by notification in the official Gazette, frame regulations as may be necessary 
for ensuring standards and quality in the provision of breeding services. 
46. Annual report .– (1) The Authority shall submit an annual report of its 
activities to the Government at the end of a financial year. 
(2) The Government shall lay the annual report of the Authority in the 
Provincial Assembly of the Punjab. 
47. Disclosures.– Every provider of breeding services shall disclose to the buyer 
the origin, quality and content of the product or service through a label or notice. 
48. Protection of action taken under the Act .– (1) No suit, prosecution or other 
legal proceeding shall lie against any person for anything done or intended to be 
done in good faith in pursuance of any provision of th e Act or order made under th e 
Act. 
(2) No suit or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Government for 
any damage caused or likely to be caused by anything done or intended to be done 
in good faith in pursuance of any order made under the Act. 
49. Delegation of powers .– (1) The Government may delegate any powers of 
the Registrar to any other officer of the Authority subject to such conditions as may 
be prescribed. 
(2) The Authority may, in the prescribed manner, delegate any of its 
powers to the Registrar or any other officer. 
50. Act to have overriding effect .– The provisions of th e Act shall have effect 
notwithstanding anything contrary contained in any other law.