Livestock Improvement Act (No. 25 of 1977). Country/Territory Namibia Document type Legislation Date 1977 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to provide for the development and promotion of the livestock industry; for the establishment of an Advisory Board for Animal Production; for the control of the collection and sale of semen and ova and the artificial insemination and inovulation of certain animals; for a system of evaluation and certification of the performance of certain animals with the object of improving the genetic production potential of certain kinds and breeds of animals; for the control of the importation and exportation of certain animals, semen, ova and eggs; for the incorporation as livestock breeders' societies of certain groups of persons engaged in the breeding of certain kinds and breeds of animals; and for the continuation of the legal personality of the South African Stud Book and Livestock Improvement Association, the Karakul Breeders' Society of South Africa and certain registered societies; and to provide for matters connected therewith. Subject Livestock Keyword Animal production Animal reproduction Animal health Certification Registration Institution Non-governmental entity Inspection International trade Internal trade Offences/penalties Geographical area Africa, South Atlantic, Southern Africa Abstract This Act provides for the development of livestock breeding and the livestock industry in general in Namibia. For this purpose the Act establishes the Livestock Improvement Board. The provisions of this Act shall apply with reference to any such kind and breed of animal as the Minister may by Notice in the Gazette declare to be a kind of animal and a breed thereof for the purposes of this Act. The Minister may likewise declare that any provision of this Act shall only apply in one or more specified areas of Namibia. Full text English References - Legislation Amended by Livestock Improvement Amendment Act, 1993 (No. 25 of 1993). Legislation | Namibia | 1993 Keyword: Animal production, Animal reproduction, Animal health, Certification, Registration, Institution, Non-governmental entity, Inspection, International trade, Internal trade, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX