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P-42 - Animal Health Protection Act
Section 10
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10. Livestock auctions where animals of a species or category determined by regulation are present shall take place only on sites approved by the Minister. No approval shall be given unless, after an examination of the site location, the environmental features and the animal species involved, the Minister is satisfied that there is an acceptably low level of risk of propagation of disease to neighbouring animal production operations.
The application for authorization must be accompanied by documents giving the location of the site and describing the project implementation. In addition, the Minister may require any information, study or research the Minister considers necessary to decide on the acceptability of the site.
The following auction sites are not subject to authorization:
(1) auction sites referred to in section 54;
(2) auction sites operating on 10 May 2000 in compliance with the provisions of section 10 as it read on 14 November 2000.
10. The fairs, exhibitions and auction sales of animals shall take place only in suitable places adapted thereto according to plans approved by the Minister.
It is forbidden to bring, cause to be brought, receive or keep to or in the places contemplated in the preceding paragraph, or to sell at auction any infirm or incurable animal or one exhibiting visible symptoms of sickness.
10. The fairs, exhibitions and auction sales of animals shall take place only in suitable places adapted thereto according to plans approved by the Minister.
It is forbidden to bring, cause to be brought, receive or keep to or in the places contemplated in the preceding paragraph, or to sell at auction any infirm or incurable animal or one exhibiting visible symptoms of sickness.
It is forbidden to sell at auction animals not accompanied by a health certificate from an inspector attesting that the animals are exempt from a contagious or parasitic disease.
