21. Despite section 12 of the Food Products Act (chapter P-29), the Minister may authorize the transfer of a transitional slaughterhouse permit for the operation of the slaughterhouse and, if applicable, the meat preparation plant for which it was issued, subject to the conditions or restrictions the Minister determines. The new permit holder must comply with the conditions or restrictions determined by the Minister, provide the information required under the first paragraph of section 3 and pay the file opening fee prescribed under section 22.
Such a transfer does not suspend the validity period of the permit; it continues to run from the date of its issue or renewal to the former permit holder. The permit may be renewed in accordance with section 5 in the case of a first renewal and section 7 in the case of a second renewal.