Registration of Pedigree Farm Livestock Act [Chapter 19:11].

The Minister may, by Statutory Instrument and on the recommendation of the Zimbabwe Herd Book (the “Association”), declare any breed of farm livestock to be a designated breed under section 3. The Association shall have the sole right in Zimbabwe to: (a) to register pedigrees of particular animals; (b) to issue certificates of registration of particular animals; (c) to publish pedigrees of particular animals in the form of stud, herd or flock books. Affiliated breed society, may, however, operate a recording system in respect of any animals if the system is approved by the Association in terms of section 9 of this Act. Any breed society may apply to the Association for admission as a member of the Association in accordance with section 8. Any person who: (a) makes any false statement in relation to the pedigree of any farm livestock intended for registration with the Association or a breed society in terms of this Act, knowing that statement to be false; or (b) wilfully or negligently withholds any information which the Association or breed society has required him to provide for the proper registration in terms of this Act of the pedigree of any farm livestock, shall be guilty of an offence (sect. 11). (11 sections)