23. In this division the following expressions mean:(a) “animal” : any animal of the equine, bovine, ovine or porcine species, male or female as the case may be;
(b) “artificial insemination of an animal” : the action of inseminating an animal by means of semen taken from another animal;
(c) “permit” : a permit issued under section 24;
(d) “regulation” : a regulation made under section 28.