NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 144
30 SEPTEMBER 2009

(2) Every person owning or standing a stallion at service in New Zealand shall ensure that:

(a) if the stallion has not previously stood at service in New Zealand such person complies with every obligation imposed upon him by sub-Regulation (1) of this Regulation; or

(b) if the stallion has previously stood at service in New Zealand:

(i) a sample of the stallion’s blood is taken by a Veterinarian and submitted to the MAF National Centre for Disease Investigation, Wallaceville, for the purpose of establishing whether the stallion has the virus of equine viral arteritis, provided however that no sample of the stallion’s blood shall be required to be taken and tested if such Laboratory or NZTR has previously advised such person in writing that the stallion although seropositive is not a shedder of the virus in his semen;

(ii) every such sample is taken not later than 30th June each year;

(iii) after the taking of such sample no mare is served by that stallion unless such person has been advised in writing by the Laboratory or NZTR that the sample was negative for equine viral arteritis; or

(iv) if such person is advised that the sample was positive for equine viral arteritis a sample of the horse’s semen is then obtained and forwarded to such Laboratory and/or (if NZTR requires it) the horse is test mated with two seronegative mares and a sample of their blood subsequently taken by a Veterinarian (at a time to be fixed by NZTR) and forwarded to such Laboratory;

(v) no mare - other than the mares with which that stallion may have been required by NZTR to be test mated - is served by a stallion whose blood sample was positive for equine viral arteritis unless such person has been advised in writing by the Laboratory or NZTR that the stallion although seropositive is not a shedder of the virus in his semen; and

(vi) there are paid by such person, by the time required, all fees in respect of the taking and testing of samples and/or the test mating of the stallion with mares.

(3) Not later than the 31st day of July in each year the owner of or person standing or proposing to stand at service in New Zealand a stallion shall:

(a) lodge with NZTR a letter (from the Veterinarian who took the sample) confirming that the blood sample has been taken and forwarded to such Laboratory; or

(b) lodge with NZTR proof that the stallion although seropositive is not a shedder of the virus of equine viral arteritis in his semen and therefore is not required to be the subject of an annual blood test.

(4) In the event of any person to whom this Regulation applies failing to comply with any obligation imposed upon him by any of the preceding sub-Regulations of this Regulation:

(a) such person commits a breach of these Regulations and shall be liable to the penalties set out in Regulation 15(4) of these Regulations; and

(b) NZTR shall be entitled to refuse entry in the New Zealand Stud Book or the Register of Non Stud Book Mares (as applicable) any horse born as a result of a mating in New Zealand of a mare and the stallion in respect of which such breach was committed.

(5) NZTR may in writing exempt any such person from complying with this Regulation in respect of a stallion if he is satisfied that that stallion has already been tested for such virus that it is not then necessary for the stallion to be tested again.

(6) NZTR may at any time require that a stallion which has already been tested for such virus be tested again within such time as it shall specify in writing and in any such case the provisions of sub-Regulations (1), (2), (3) and (4) of this Regulation shall apply with any necessary modifications.

14 Any person who in or on any form, document, receipt or other paper of any kind makes any entry or writing of any kind for the purpose of meeting or enabling him or someone else to