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Veterinary Services Act (Act Xxiii Of 2001) Entry And Registration Of Equidae Criteria In Stud-Books For Breeding Purposes Regulations, 2003 (L.N. 330 Of 2003 )

VETERINARY SERVICES ACT (ACT NO. XXIII OF 2001)Entry and Registration of Equidae Criteria in Stud-Books for Breeding PurposesRegulations, 2003

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 34(d) of the Veterinary Services Act, the
Minister for Rural Affair and the Environment has made the following regulations:-

Stud-Books for Breeding Purposes Regulations, 2003.
(2) The scope of these regulations is to implement the provisions of European Union Commission Decision 96/78/EEC laying down the criteria for entry and registration of equidae in stud-books for breeding purposes. This Decision finds its legal basis under
90/427/EEC, article 4 (2)(b).

(a) be descended from parents entered in the main section of a stud-book of that same breed and have a pedigree established in accordance with the rules of that stud-book,
(b) be identified as foal at foot according to the rules of that stud-book, which at least should require the covering certificate.
(2) In derogation of paragraph (a) of subregulation (1), an animal can be entered in the main section to take part in a cross breeding programme approved by the organisation or association according to the rules of that stud-book. The cross breeding programme should mention the breeds which are allowed to take part.

92/353/EEC laying down the criteria for the approval or recognition of organisations and associations which maintain or establish stud-books for registered equidae into several classes according to the animals' merits. Only equidae meeting the criteria laid down in regulation 2 may be entered in one of those classes.
(2) Where a stud-book contains several classes in the main section, an animal from another stud-book shall be entered in the class of the stud-book whose criteria it meets.

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(a) be identified in accordance with the stud-book rules; (b) be judged to conform to the breed standard;
(c) have a minimum performance as laid down in the stud-book rules.
(2) The organisation or association should fix the rules allowing progeny of such animals to enter the main section.