P-42 - Animal Health Protection Act

Section 11.3 Disposition versions

2023-09-22

11.3. The Minister may, subject to the applicable legislative provisions, enter into agreements with the Minister of Health and Social Services, La Financière agricole du Québec, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food of Canada, the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans of Canada or the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, to obtain from them or communicate to them information necessary for the purposes of the provisions of Division I

(1)  to identify the owners or custodians of animals referred to in the provisions of this division, and the places where the animals are kept, including by means of a comparison of files;

(2)  to know the prevalence of diseases, infectious agents or syndromes likely to affect animals or the persons who are in contact with them or consume them or their products, including by means of a comparison of files.

The agreements shall specify, in particular, the nature of the information to be transmitted, the means to be used to ensure that the information transmitted remains confidential as well as the security measures.

The agreements must be sent to the Commission d’accès à l’information and come into force 30 days after they are received by the Commission.

2000, c. 40, s. 13; 2000, c. 53, s. 66; 2006, c. 22, s. 162; 2021, c. 25, s. 162.

2006-06-14

11.3. The Minister may, subject to the applicable legislative provisions, enter into agreements with the Minister of Health and Social Services, La Financière agricole du Québec, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food of Canada, the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans of Canada or the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, to obtain from them or communicate to them information necessary for the purposes of the provisions of Division I

(1)  to identify the owners or custodians of animals referred to in the provisions of this division, and the places where the animals are kept, including by means of a comparison of files;

(2)  to know the prevalence of diseases, infectious agents or syndromes likely to affect animals or the persons who are in contact with them or consume them or their products, including by means of a comparison of files.

The agreements shall specify, in particular, the nature of the information to be transmitted, the means to be used to ensure that the information transmitted remains confidential as well as the security measures.

The agreements must be submitted to the Commission d’accès à l’information for an opinion as provided in section 70 of the Act respecting Access to documents held by public bodies and the Protection of personal information (chapter A‐2.1).

2000, c. 40, s. 13; 2000, c. 53, s. 66; 2006, c. 22, s. 162.

2001-04-17

11.3. The Minister may, subject to the applicable legislative provisions, enter into agreements with the Minister of Health and Social Services, La Financière agricole du Québec, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food of Canada, the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans of Canada or the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, to obtain from them or communicate to them information necessary for the purposes of the provisions of Division I

(1)  to identify the owners or custodians of animals referred to in the provisions of this division, and the places where the animals are kept, including by means of the pairing or cross-matching of files;

(2)  to know the prevalence of diseases, infectious agents or syndromes likely to affect animals or the persons who are in contact with them or consume them or their products, including by means of the pairing or cross-matching of files.

The agreements shall specify, in particular, the nature of the information to be transmitted, the means to be used to ensure that the information transmitted remains confidential as well as the security measures.

The agreements must be submitted to the Commission d’accès à l’information for an opinion as provided in section 70 of the Act respecting Access to documents held by public bodies and the Protection of personal information (chapter A‐2.1).

2000, c. 40, s. 13; 2000, c. 53, s. 66.

2000-11-15

11.3. The Minister may, subject to the applicable legislative provisions, enter into agreements with the Minister of Health and Social Services, the Régie des assurances agricoles du Québec, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food of Canada, the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans of Canada or the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, to obtain from them or communicate to them information necessary for the purposes of the provisions of Division I

(1)  to identify the owners or custodians of animals referred to in the provisions of this division, and the places where the animals are kept, including by means of the pairing or cross-matching of files;

(2)  to know the prevalence of diseases, infectious agents or syndromes likely to affect animals or the persons who are in contact with them or consume them or their products, including by means of the pairing or cross-matching of files.

The agreements shall specify, in particular, the nature of the information to be transmitted, the means to be used to ensure that the information transmitted remains confidential as well as the security measures.

The agreements must be submitted to the Commission d’accès à l’information for an opinion as provided in section 70 of the Act respecting Access to documents held by public bodies and the Protection of personal information (chapter A‐2.1).

2000, c. 40, s. 13.