P-42 - Animal Health Protection Act

Section 2.0.7 Disposition versions

2024-10-08

2.0.7. If an analysis confirms that an agent is present, the chief veterinary surgeon may order the owner or custodian of the animal affected by the agent or, where applicable, the owner or person in charge of premises or a vehicle where the animal affected by the agent is or was to put in place, within the time and subject to the conditions the chief veterinary surgeon specifies, any measure necessary for the surveillance or control of the agent, in particular,

(1)  the quarantine or segregation of an animal;

(2)  the control of movement into and out of a place of custody;

(3)  the treatment or immunization of an animal or herd;

(4)  the slaughter of an animal or herd;

(5)  the disposal of an animal carcass;

(6)  the cleaning and disinfecting of a place of custody or vehicle; and

(7)  the reporting of any fact indicating the presence of the agent.

The chief veterinary surgeon may also order the disposal of any animal product or by-product as well as of any animal feed if he has reasonable cause to believe that they may be contaminated by the agent.

If the chief veterinary surgeon has reasonable cause to believe that the agent is present due to proximity with an animal that is the subject of a measure set out in the first paragraph or due to the existence of an epidemiologic link, he may, in addition, order any owner or custodian of an animal or, where applicable, any owner or person in charge of premises where there is or was an animal to put in place any measure referred to in the first or second paragraph.

The second paragraph of section 2.0.4 applies to an order issued in accordance with this section.

2024, c. 27, s. 6.