P-42, r. 9 - Artificial Insemination of Cattle Regulation

Section 3 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

3. A person who applies for a General Insemination Permit shall:

(1)  know the anatomy and physiology of the reproductive system of cattle, possess the skills required to carry out an act of artificial insemination and know the sanitary conditions therefor;

(2)  know the legislative and regulatory provisions applicable in Québec in that matter;

(3)  be able to deal with the health risks inherent in visiting multiple livestock outfits; and

(4)  master the techniques for the conservation of semen and for pedigree control.

Those qualifications shall be verified by means of an examination prepared by the Minister and held prior to the issue of the permit. To pass that examination, a candidate must obtain the pass mark for each category of aptitudes established in the first paragraph.

O.C. 690-88, s. 3; O.C. 726-94, s. 1; O.C. 1620-95, s. 5.