Destruction and Disposal of Dead Animals Regulation (Alta. Reg. 229/2000).

A Regulation to govern the disposal of dead animals. It contains provisions on the methods of disposal to be used for animals dead for different reasons, for example from an infectious disease or from a reportable disease (sect. 2). The Regulation prescribes requirements for owners and operators of rendering plants (sect. 3) and prohibits the use of dead animals as feed for other food producing animals unless (a) the material from the dead animal has been properly rendered at a licensed rendering plant or (b) the feeding of the material is a recognized means of stimulating natural immunity for specific disease conditions (sect. 5). Under section 6, The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development may appoint an advisory committee, consisting of both government and industry Representatives, to oversee the implementation of this Regulation.