B-3.1, r. 0.1 - Regulation respecting the welfare and safety of domestic companion animals and equines

Section 66 Disposition versions

2024-02-10

66. The operator of a pet shop, the owner or custodian of a cat or dog as part of commercial breeding or raising operations and the holder of a permit issued under the Animal Welfare and Safety Act (chapter B-3.1) must, for each cat, dog or equine of which they are the owner or custodian, enter the following information in a register without delay:

(1)  a description of the animal, including species, breed or crossbreed, colour, gender and date of birth or, if unknown, probable date of birth;

(2)  an indication whether the animal has been sterilized;

(3)  if the animal is identified by any permanent identifying mark, its identification code and the number of the municipality registration tag, if applicable, or, if the animal is not identified by a permanent identifying mark, a unique distinctive feature;

(4)  if the animal was not born with its current owner or custodian, the reason and date of its arrival, and the name and contact information of its previous owner or custodian, along with the number of any valid permit issued to the previous owner or custodian by the Minister under the Animal Welfare and Safety Act;

(5)  if the animal is female, for each time it gave birth, an identification of the male with which it mated, the dates on which it gave birth and the number of offspring in each litter, whether live-born or still-born;

(6)  an identification of the parents born on site;

(7)  in the case of a cat or dog referred to in section 49, the date of the veterinary examinations;

(8)  the date of the animal’s death, or of its final departure to a new owner or custodian and the name and contact information of the new owner or custodian, as applicable, along with the permit number issued to the new owner or custodian by the Minister under the Animal Welfare and Safety Act.

O.C. 1445-2022, s. 66.

Not in force

In force: 2024-02-10

66. The operator of a pet shop, the owner or custodian of a cat or dog as part of commercial breeding or raising operations and the holder of a permit issued under the Animal Welfare and Safety Act (chapter B-3.1) must, for each cat, dog or equine of which they are the owner or custodian, enter the following information in a register without delay:

(1)  a description of the animal, including species, breed or crossbreed, colour, gender and date of birth or, if unknown, probable date of birth;

(2)  an indication whether the animal has been sterilized;

(3)  if the animal is identified by any permanent identifying mark, its identification code and the number of the municipality registration tag, if applicable, or, if the animal is not identified by a permanent identifying mark, a unique distinctive feature;

(4)  if the animal was not born with its current owner or custodian, the reason and date of its arrival, and the name and contact information of its previous owner or custodian, along with the number of any valid permit issued to the previous owner or custodian by the Minister under the Animal Welfare and Safety Act;

(5)  if the animal is female, for each time it gave birth, an identification of the male with which it mated, the dates on which it gave birth and the number of offspring in each litter, whether live-born or still-born;

(6)  an identification of the parents born on site;

(7)  in the case of a cat or dog referred to in section 49, the date of the veterinary examinations;

(8)  the date of the animal’s death, or of its final departure to a new owner or custodian and the name and contact information of the new owner or custodian, as applicable, along with the permit number issued to the new owner or custodian by the Minister under the Animal Welfare and Safety Act.

O.C. 1445-2022, s. 66.