Health of Animals Regulations (C.R.C., c. 296).

The present Regulations enforce the Health of Animal Act (S.C. 1990, c. 21). At the outset the Regulations defines certain terms, such as “accredited veterinarian”, “animal by-product”, “animal pathogen”, etc. Section 4 establishes that an inspector may inspect any animal in Canada that: a) is affected or suspected of being affected with a communicable disease; b) has been in contact with an animal so affected; c) is in an eradication area; or d) is imported or tendered for import into Canada. The text consists of 202 sections divided into 16 Parts as follows: Segregation and inspection of animals (I); Importation (II); Importation of animal products (III); Importation of animal by-products, animal pathogens and other things (IV); Importation of fodder (V); Importation of packing material, beehives and beeswax (VI); Quarantine of imported animals (VII); Exportation of animals, animal products and products of rendering plants (VIII); Eradication of diseases (IX); General provisions (X); Veterinary biologics (XI); Transportation of animals (XII); Permits and licences (XIII); Food for ruminants, livestock and poultry, rendering plants, fertilizers and fertilizer supplements (XIV); Animal identification (XV); Aquatic animals (XVI). Eight Schedules are enclosed.