163.46 - SALE OF SEMEN.

        163.46  SALE OF SEMEN.
         The owner of a breeding bull located within this state shall not
      sell the semen from that bull for the purpose of artificial
      insemination unless the owner is in possession of a certificate of
      veterinary inspection signed and issued by a licensed veterinarian
      within six months before the date the semen is collected.  The
      certificate shall not be valid if the bull is moved to other premises
      between the date of examination and the date of collection.  The
      certificate shall show that on the date of issue the breeding bull
      had been tested negative for brucellosis and, to the best knowledge
      and belief of the examining veterinarian, was free from any
      infectious or contagious disease.  
         Section History: Early Form
         [C79, 81, § 163.46] 
         Section History: Recent Form
         2000 Acts, ch 1049, §3; 2004 Acts, ch 1163, §14