Transfer or provision of (breeding) animals, supply and use of semen, ova and embryos; activities of breed societies, breeding operations, semen storage centres, semen collection centres, insemination technicians

Lower Austrian Animal Breeding Act 2020 - [NÖ Tierzuchtgesetz, NÖ TZG 2020]

Among other things, the Lower Austrian Animal Breeding Act 2020 regulates the following:

- activities and recognition of breed societies and breeding operations

- approval of breeding programmes in accordance with Article 8 and Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1012

- performance testing and genetic evaluation

- transfer or provision of (breeding) animals

- use of animals in natural insemination

- placement on the market, supply and use of semen, ova and embryos

- activities of insemination technicians and companies’ own inseminators and related provisions for implementing Directive 2005/36/EC

- authorities, the animal breeding council, supervision, ordinances, obligations of the municipalities, data processing and penal provisions

- final provisions