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Health of Animals Regulations — 175
175 (1) Except as otherwise provided in this Part, every person who owns or has the possession, care or control of a bison, bovine or ovine or of the carcass of a bison, bovine or ovine shall ensure that it is identified by an approved tag that is applied to it before it is removed from a site. (1.1) Every person who applies, or causes the application of, an approved tag to an animal, or the carcass of an animal, shall ensure that the tag is for the species of that animal and is applied to the animal, or the carcass, for which the tag was issued under subsection 174(1). (1.2) Every person who owns or has the possession, care or control of an animal or a carcass of an animal shall ensure that the approved tag that is applied to it is applied to its ear with the logo and number facing forward. (2) Except as otherwise provided in this Part, every person who owns or has the possession, care or control of a bison, bovine or ovine or of the carcass of a bison, bovine or ovine shall ensure that it bears the approved tag referred to in subsection (1) at all times after it is removed from its farm of origin. (3) Every person who owns or has the possession, care or control of a pig to which an approved tag has been applied shall ensure that it bears the approved tag until it is identified in some other manner provided for under these Regulations. SOR/2000-416, s. 1; SOR/2003-409, s. 2; SOR/2005-192, s. 3; SOR/2014-23, s. 8
Health of Animals Regulations — 175.1
175.1 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the operator of a site who removes or causes the removal of an ovine 18 months of age or older from the site shall keep a record of (a) the identification number on the approved tag that is applied  to the ovine; (b) the date of removal; (c) the reason for removal; and (d) the name and address of the owner or person having the possession, care or control of the ovine at the destination to which it is removed. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of an ovine that is transported directly for slaughter either to an establishment where food animals are slaughtered by the holder of a licence that is issued under paragraph 20(1)(b) of the Safe Food for Canadians Act or to an establishment that is registered under an Act of a province that provides for the inspection of ovine carcasses. (3) The operator of a site who receives or causes the reception of a bred ovine shall keep a record of (a) the identification number on the approved tag that is applied  to the ovine; (b) the date of reception; and (c) the name and address of the owner or person who had the possession, care or control of the ovine at the site from which it was removed. (4) Every person who is required to keep a record under this section shall keep the record for a period of at least five years. SOR/2003-409, s. 3; SOR/2005-192, s. 4(E); SOR/2014-23, s. 11 SOR/2018-108, s. 406
Health of Animals Regulations — 175.3
175.3 Every person who is required under this Part to report information in respect of a pig, pig carcass or part of a pig carcass shall keep a record of that information for five years. SOR/2014-23, s. 12
Health of Animals Regulations — 175.4
175.4 If pigs are transported as described in subsection 175.01(2) between two sites that are registered as being linked with each other, the operator of the departure site and the operator of the destination site shall keep a record of the following information for five years after the departure of the pigs: (a) the location of the departure site and the location of the destination site; (b) in the case of the operator of the departure site, the date and time that the conveyance carrying the pigs left the departure site and, in the case of the operator of the destination site, the date and time that the conveyance arrived at the destination site; (c) in the case of the operator of the departure site, the number of pigs loaded onto the conveyance and, in the case of the operator of the destination site, the number of pigs and pig carcasses that arrived at the destination site; (d) the identification numbers on the approved tags applied to the pigs; and (e) the licence plate number or, if there is no licence plate, other identification of the conveyance. SOR/2014-23, s. 12
Health of Animals Regulations — 176
176 Subject to section 183, no person shall remove or cause the removal of a bison, bovine or ovine or the carcass of a bison, bovine or ovine from a site unless it bears an approved tag that has been applied to it under section 175. SOR/2000-416, s. 1; SOR/2003-409, s. 4; SOR/2005-192, s. 5; SOR/2014-23, s. 13
Health of Animals Regulations — 176.1
176.1 No person shall remove or cause the removal of a pig from a site unless the pig bears an approved tag or an approved slap tattoo that has been applied to it under section 175.01 or the pig is otherwise dealt with in accordance with that section. SOR/2014-23, s. 13
Health of Animals Regulations — 177
177 (1) Subject to section 183 and subsection 184(2), no person shall transport or cause the transportation of a bison, bovine or ovine or the carcass of a bison, bovine or ovine that does not bear an approved tag. (2) Subject to section 183 and subsection 184(2), no person shall receive or cause the reception of a bison, bovine or ovine or the carcass of a bison, bovine or ovine that does not bear an approved tag. SOR/2000-416, s. 1; SOR/2005-192, s. 5; SOR/2014-23, s. 13
Health of Animals Regulations — 177.1
177.1 (1) Subject to subsection 184(2), no person shall transport, cause the transportation of, receive or cause the reception of a pig unless the pig bears an approved tag or an approved slap tattoo that has been applied to it under section 175.01 or the pig is otherwise dealt with in accordance with that section. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the reception of pigs that are transported as described in subsection 175.01(2) if (a) at the time of the transportation, the departure site and the destination site are registered as being linked with each other; or (b) the operator of the destination site, within seven days after the pigs’ reception, reports the following information to the responsible administrator: (i) the location of the departure site and the location of the destination site, (ii) the date and time that the conveyance carrying the pigs arrived at the destination site, (iii) the number of pigs and pig carcasses that arrived at the destination site, (iv) the identification number on any approved tag applied to the pigs, and (v) the licence plate number or, if there is no licence plate, other identification of the conveyance. SOR/2014-23, s. 13
Health of Animals Regulations — 178
178 (1) Subject to section 183, no person shall apply or cause the application of an approved tag issued under subsection 174(1) to an animal or the carcass of an animal that is not on the site in respect of which the approved tag was issued. (1.1) No person shall apply or cause the application of, to a pig, an approved slap tattoo or, in the case of pigs that are destined for export, an indicator that bears an identification number issued by a responsible administrator in respect of a site unless the pig is at that site. (2) No person shall apply, or cause the application of, an approved tag issued to an importer under subsection 174(3) to an animal that has not been imported by the importer. SOR/2000-416, s. 1; SOR/2014-23, s. 14 SOR/2025-47, s. 25
Health of Animals Regulations — 179
179 Except as authorized under paragraph 186(1)(a) or 187(1)(a), no person shall remove, or cause the removal of, an approved tag, or an approved tag that has been revoked, from an animal or the carcass of an animal. SOR/2000-416, s. 1; SOR/2005-192, s. 6; SOR/2010-137, s. 2
Health of Animals Regulations — 180
180 No person shall apply, or cause the application of, an approved tag from an animal or the carcass of an animal to another animal or the carcass of another animal. SOR/2000-416, s. 1
Health of Animals Regulations — 180.1
180.1 No person shall apply or cause the application of an approved tag to an animal or the carcass of an animal that is not listed in the definition animal in section 172. SOR/2014-23, s. 15
Health of Animals Regulations — 181
181 No person shall alter an approved tag to change its tamper-proof nature or its identification number or to make the identification number unreadable. SOR/2000-416, s. 1; SOR/2005-192, s. 7
Health of Animals Regulations — 182
182 No person shall make, sell or provide a tag, chip or other indicator that so closely resembles an approved tag that it is likely to be mistaken for one. SOR/2000-416, s. 1
Health of Animals Regulations — 184
184 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), if an animal that is required to bear an approved tag does not bear an approved tag, bears an approved tag that has been revoked or loses its approved tag, the person who owns or has the possession, care or control of the animal shall immediately apply a new approved tag to it. (2) Subject to subsection (3), an animal that loses its approved tag while being transported may continue to be transported until it reaches the next site where it will be unloaded, and it may be received at that site only if a new approved tag is applied to the animal without delay after it is received at that site. (3) An animal that is received at an abattoir without an approved tag or approved slap tattoo does not have to have a new approved tag applied to it if (a) it is slaughtered at the abattoir; (b) the person who operates the abattoir keeps a record of enough information about the origin of the animal to enable the origin to be traced, including, if it is known by that person, (i) the number of the approved tag that was lost and, in the case of an animal to which more than one approved tag had been applied since the animal’s birth, the numbers of all of them, (ii) the name and address of the owner or person having the possession, care or control of the animal when it was brought to the abattoir and the date when it was brought to the abattoir, and (iii) the licence plate number or, if there is no licence plate, other identification of the conveyance that brought the animal to the abattoir; and (c) in the case of a bison or a bovine, the person who operates the abattoir reports to the responsible administrator, within 30 days after the animal is slaughtered, the information that the person is required by paragraph (b) to record in respect of the animal. (4) An organization that manages an animal identification system shall, if it receives the information referred to in paragraph (3)(b), report the information to the responsible administrator within 30 days after receiving it. SOR/2000-416, s. 1; SOR/2003-409, s. 7; SOR/2005-192, s. 11; SOR/2010-137, s. 3; SOR/2012-286, s. 64(F); SOR/2014-23, s. 17 SOR/2025-47, s. 27
Health of Animals Regulations — 185
185 (1) Every person who applies, or causes the application of, a new approved tag to an animal, or the carcass of an animal, that does not bear an approved tag, bears an approved tag that has been revoked, or that has lost its approved tag, shall keep a record of (a) the number of the new approved tag; and (b) enough information about the origin of the animal or the carcass to enable the origin to be traced, including, if it is known by that person, (i) the number of the approved tag that was previously applied to the animal or carcass and, in the case of an animal or carcass to which more than one approved tag has been applied since the animal’s birth, the numbers of all of them, (ii) the name and address of the owner or person having the possession, care or control of the animal or carcass when it was brought to the site where the new approved tag was attached to it and the date when it was brought to the site, and (iii) the licence plate number or, if there is no licence plate, other identification of the conveyance that brought the animal or carcass to the site where the new approved tag was attached to it. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of the application of an approved tag to (a) an animal before it leaves its farm of origin; or (b) the carcass of an animal before the carcass leaves the animal’s farm of origin. (3) Every person who applies, or causes the application of, a new approved tag to an animal, or the carcass of an animal, that already bears an approved tag or an approved tag that has been revoked shall, within 30 days after the new approved tag is applied, report to the responsible administrator the number of the new approved tag as well as the number of the previously applied tag. (4) An organization that manages an animal identification system shall, if it receives the information referred to in subsection (3), report the information to the responsible administrator within 30 days after receiving it. SOR/2000-416, s. 1; SOR/2005-192, s. 12; SOR/2010-137, s. 4; SOR/2014-23, s. 18
Health of Animals Regulations — 186
186 (1) If an animal bearing an approved tag is slaughtered at an abattoir or otherwise dies at an abattoir, the operator of the abattoir (a) may remove any tag from the animal or the animal’s carcass; and (b) in the case of a bison or a bovine, shall report the death of the animal and the number of the approved tag to the responsible administrator within 30 days after the death. (2) The operator of an abattoir where an animal bearing an approved tag or approved slap tattoo is slaughtered shall maintain the ability to identify the animal’s carcass in the abattoir until the carcass is approved for human consumption or is condemned. (3) If an animal bearing an approved tag or an approved tag that has been revoked is slaughtered or otherwise dies at a site other than an abattoir, the operator of the site shall keep a record of the date of slaughter or death of the animal and the identification number on its tag. (4) An organization that manages an animal identification system shall, if it receives the information referred to in paragraph (1)(b), report the information to the responsible administrator within 30 days after receiving it. (5) [Repealed, SOR/2014-23, s. 19] SOR/2000-416, s. 1; SOR/2003-409, s. 8; SOR/2005-192, s. 13; SOR/2010-137, s. 5; SOR/2014-23, s. 19 SOR/2025-47, s. 28
Health of Animals Regulations — 187
187 (1) Every person, including a renderer, dead stock operator, post-mortem laboratory official and veterinarian, who disposes of the carcass of a bison, bovine or ovine bearing an approved tag or an approved tag that has been revoked (a) may remove the tag from the carcass; and (b) shall report the identification number on the tag to the responsible administrator within 30 days after disposing of the carcass. (2) Every person, including a renderer, dead stock operator, post-mortem laboratory official and veterinarian, who disposes of the carcass of a bison, bovine or ovine not bearing an approved tag anywhere but on the farm of origin where the animal died shall (a) collect enough information about the carcass to enable the origin to be traced, including, if it is known by that person, (i) the site from which the carcass was removed and the date when the carcass was removed from that place, and (ii) the name and address of the owner or person having the possession, care or control of the carcass when it was removed from that place; and (b) report that information to the responsible administrator within 30 days after disposing of the carcass. (3) An organization that manages an animal identification system shall, if it receives the information referred to in paragraph (1)(b) or (2)(a), report that information to the responsible administrator within 30 days after receiving it. SOR/2000-416, s. 1; SOR/2005-192, s. 14; SOR/2010-137, s. 6; SOR/2014-23, s. 20
Health of Animals Regulations — 188
188 (1) Every person who exports a bison or bovine shall report the identification number on the animal’s approved tag to the responsible administrator within 30 days after the exportation. (2) Every person who exports pigs shall report the following information to the responsible administrator within seven days after the exportation: (a) the locations of the last sites at which the pigs were kept before they were exported and the number of pigs that were from each of those sites; (b) the locations to which the pigs were exported and the number of pigs that were exported to each of those locations; (c) the dates on which the pigs were loaded onto the conveyance by which they were exported and the number of pigs that were loaded on each of those dates; (d) except in the case of cull breeding pigs that are exported for immediate slaughter from a site that is used for the purpose of collecting pigs for transport to an abattoir, the identification numbers on the indicators approved by the importing country that have been applied to the pigs and that identify the last sites at which they were kept before they were exported and the number of pigs bearing each of those identification numbers; and (e) the licence plate number or, if there is no licence plate, other identification of the conveyance. SOR/2000-416, s. 1; SOR/2003-409, s. 9; SOR/2005-192, s. 15; SOR/2014-23, s. 21 SOR/2025-47, s. 29
Health of Animals Regulations — 189
189 (1) Every person who imports an animal shall (a) apply or cause the application of an approved tag to the animal either before importation or immediately after the animal reaches its initial destination; (b) in the case of a bison, bovine or ovine, report to the responsible administrator (i) the identification number on the animal’s approved tag, and (ii) enough information about the animal to allow the origin to be traced; and (c) in the case of a pig, report to the responsible administrator (i) the location of the last site at which the pig was kept before it was imported, (ii) the location to which the pig was imported, (iii) the date on which the pig was received, (iv) the identification number on the pig’s approved tag, and (v) the licence plate number or, if there is no licence plate, other identification of the conveyance by which the pig was imported. (2) The reports referred to in paragraphs (1)(b) and (c) shall be made (a) if a bison is being imported, within 60 days after importation; (b) if a bovine is being imported, within 30 days after importation; (c) if an ovine is being imported, within 7 days after importation; or (d) if a pig is being imported, within 7 days after importation. (3) Paragraphs (1)(a) and (b) do not apply to a bison, bovine or ovine that is imported for immediate slaughter. (4) Paragraph (1)(a) does not apply to an animal bearing an indicator of a foreign country if the Minister determines that the indicator meets the criteria set out in subsection 173(2) and that the identification number on the indicator can be entered and tracked in the responsible administrator’s database. (5) For the purposes of subsections 175(3) and 185(3) and sections 175.01, 175.1, 176 to 177.1, 179 to 181, and 186 to 189, if an imported animal bears an indicator of a foreign country and the Minister determines that the indicator meets the criteria set out in subsection 173(2) and that the identification number on the indicator can be entered and tracked in the responsible administrator’s database, the indicator is deemed to be an approved tag that was issued and applied to the animal in accordance with this Part. SOR/2000-416, s. 1; SOR/2003-409, s. 10; SOR/2005-192, s. 16(F); SOR/2014-23, s. 22 SOR/2025-47, s. 30
Health of Animals Regulations — 189.1
189.1 A responsible administrator shall maintain a database and other records obtained under this Part. SOR/2014-23, s. 23
Health of Animals Regulations — 189.2
189.2 (1) If a person who is a responsible administrator obtains information under this Part in relation to an animal or the carcass of an animal and that animal or carcass was previously located in a province in respect of which the person is not the responsible administrator, the person shall provide that information without delay to the responsible administrator in respect of the province in which that animal or carcass was located. (2) A responsible administrator may allow persons to have access to the information that that administrator obtains under this Part for the purpose of providing services in relation to the database if those persons agree in writing not to disclose the information to any other person. (3) Every responsible administrator shall allow the Agency to have access to the information that that administrator obtains under this Part. (4) A responsible administrator shall allow any person to have access to the information that that administrator obtains under this Part if the Agency advises that administrator that the access is provided for in an agreement or memorandum of understanding that the Agency has entered into under subsection 14(1) of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act . (5) If a person (in this subsection referred to as the “former administrator”) ceases to be the responsible administrator for animals of all or part of a genus, species or subspecies that are located in a province and another person (in this subsection referred to as the “new administrator”) becomes the responsible administrator for animals of that genus, species or subspecies or of that part that are located in that province, the former administrator shall (a) provide to the new administrator the information that the former administrator has obtained under this Part; and (b) after receiving from the new administrator an acknowledgement in writing that the transferred information has been entered successfully into the database or other records maintained by the new administrator, permanently delete that information from the database and other records maintained by the former administrator except if the former administrator has the express, free and informed consent of any person to whom the information relates to retain that information. SOR/2014-23, s. 23
Health of Animals Regulations — 190
190 The following definitions apply in this Part. aquatic animal means any finfish, mollusc or crustacean, or any part of a finfish, mollusc or crustacean at any life stage, as well as any germplasm of those animals. ( animal aquatique ) eviscerated , in relation to a finfish, means that the internal organs, excluding the brain and gills, have been removed. ( éviscéré ) finfish means any cold-blooded aquatic vertebrate possessing fins and gills. ( poisson à nageoires ) germplasm means semen, male or female germ cells, or genetic material taken from a male or female germ cell for the purpose of producing a zygote. ( matériel génétique ) offal , in relation to an aquatic animal, means waste portions including the visceral and non-visceral organs, cut-offs and raw material. ( abats ) species means, in respect of germplasm, the species of the aquatic animal that it is from. ( espèce ) Susceptible Species of Aquatic Animals List means the document entitled Susceptible Species of Aquatic Animals that is published on the Agency’s website, as amended from time to time. ( liste des espèces d’animaux aquatiques vulnérables ) SOR/2010-296, s. 3 SOR/2021-41, s. 2
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aquatic animal means any finfish, mollusc or crustacean, or any part of a finfish, mollusc or crustacean at any life stage, as well as any germplasm of those animals. ( animal aquatique )
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eviscerated , in relation to a finfish, means that the internal organs, excluding the brain and gills, have been removed. ( éviscéré )
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finfish means any cold-blooded aquatic vertebrate possessing fins and gills. ( poisson à nageoires )
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germplasm means semen, male or female germ cells, or genetic material taken from a male or female germ cell for the purpose of producing a zygote. ( matériel génétique )
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offal , in relation to an aquatic animal, means waste portions including the visceral and non-visceral organs, cut-offs and raw material. ( abats )