Animal Care and Protection Regulation 2023
sch.3-sec.12Performing laparoscopic insemination on sheep
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sch.3-sec.12 Performing laparoscopic insemination on sheep
A person must not perform a laparoscopic insemination procedure on a sheep unless— the person is a veterinary surgeon; or the person is under the direct supervision of a veterinary surgeon in the circumstances mentioned in the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1936 , section 25N (2) . In this section— laparoscopic insemination procedure , in relation to a sheep, means a surgical procedure using a laparoscope to directly deposit semen into the uterus of the sheep through an incision in the sheep’s abdomen. (sch.3-sec.12-ssec.1) A person must not perform a laparoscopic insemination procedure on a sheep unless— the person is a veterinary surgeon; or the person is under the direct supervision of a veterinary surgeon in the circumstances mentioned in the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1936 , section 25N (2) . (sch.3-sec.12-ssec.2) In this section— laparoscopic insemination procedure , in relation to a sheep, means a surgical procedure using a laparoscope to directly deposit semen into the uterus of the sheep through an incision in the sheep’s abdomen.
- (a) the person is a veterinary surgeon; or
- (b) the person is under the direct supervision of a veterinary surgeon in the circumstances mentioned in the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1936 , section 25N (2) .