Control of Bulls for Breeding (Permits) (Amendment) Regulations, 1990.

These Regulations amend the prescribed circumstances and fees for granting permits authorizing persons to have in their possession unregistered bulls. The definition of small herd (reg. 4c) now reads: "herd of cattle of which not more than 30 are breeding female cattle (that is to say, cows and breeding heifers) and which is owned by a person who does not engage in the production of milk for public sale. A permit to keep an unregistered may now be granted by the Minister also to a person in respect of a bull whose genetic merit as respects such economic traits as the Minister considers appropriate: (i) has been evaluated in such manner as the Minister considers adequate by reference to such records of performance as the Minister considers appropriate; and (ii) is, in the opinion of the Minister having regard to the evaluation, of an acceptable standard.