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Health of Animals Regulations — 51.1
51.1 Where any animal pathogen, animal or other organism, animal blood or animal serum referred to in section 51 is imported into Canada under a permit, no person shall (a) move the imported pathogen, animal or other organism, blood or serum from the place or places specified in the permit to any other place, except under and in accordance with that permit or another permit issued for that purpose by the Minister under section 160; or (b) introduce into an animal the imported pathogen, animal or other organism, blood or serum, except under and in accordance with that permit or another permit issued for that purpose by the Minister under section 160. SOR/95-54, s. 2
Health of Animals Regulations — 51.2
51.2 (1) A person may import into Canada animal blood or animal serum, other than a veterinary biologic, if it does not contain an animal pathogen or part of one and (a) the country of origin is the United States and the blood or serum is not derived from an animal of the subfamily Bovinae or Caprinae ; (b) the country of origin, or the part of that country, is designated under section 7 as being free of, or as posing a negligible risk for, any reportable disease, any disease referred to in Schedule VII and any serious epizootic disease to which the species from which the blood or serum was derived is susceptible and that can be transmitted by the blood or serum, and the person produces a certificate of origin signed by an official of the government of that country attesting to that origin; or (c) the blood or serum has been collected, treated, prepared, processed, stored and handled in a manner that would prevent the introduction into Canada of any reportable disease, any disease referred to in Schedule VII and any serious epizootic disease to which the species from which the blood or serum was derived is susceptible and that can be transmitted by the blood or serum, and the person produces a certificate signed by an official of the government of the country of origin that (i) attests that the blood or serum has been collected, treated, prepared, processed, stored and handled in that manner, and (ii) shows the details of how the blood or serum was collected, treated, prepared, processed, stored and handled. (2) No person shall in any manner expose to or use in a live animal, animal blood or animal serum imported in accordance with subsection (1). SOR/97-85, s. 41; SOR/97-478, s. 12; SOR/2009-18, s. 15; SOR/2012-286, s. 53(F) SOR/2018-79, s. 4(F)
Health of Animals Regulations — 52
52 (1) Despite anything in this Part, a person may import into Canada an animal by-product if the person produces a document that shows the details of the treatment of the by-product and an inspector has reasonable grounds to believe — based on the source of the document, the information contained in the document and any other relevant information available to the inspector and, if necessary, on an inspection of the by-product — that the importation of the by-product would not, or would not be likely to, result in the introduction into Canada, or the spread within Canada, of a vector, disease or toxic substance. (2) Notwithstanding anything in this Part, a person may import an animal by-product under and in accordance with a permit issued by the Minister under section 160. (3) [Repealed, SOR/2000-184, s. 67] SOR/92-650, s. 3; SOR/95-475, s. 4(F); SOR/97-85, s. 42; SOR/2000-184, s. 67; SOR/2009-18, s. 16
Health of Animals Regulations — 53
53 (1) No person shall import into Canada any animal food that contains an animal product or animal by-product unless (a) the country of origin (i) of the animal food is the United States and the animal food is not derived from an animal of the subfamily Bovinae or Caprinae ; or (ii) or the part of that country of the animal food — and each animal product and animal by-product contained in that food — is designated under section 7 as being free of, or as posing a negligible risk for, any reportable disease, any disease referred to in Schedule VII and any serious epizootic disease to which the species from which the food, product or by-product was derived is susceptible and that can be transmitted by the food, product or by-product, and the person produces a certificate of origin signed by an official of the government of that country attesting to that origin; and (b) in the case of animal food that is carried on board a vessel, the master of the vessel certifies that no ruminants or swine, other than those imported in accordance with a permit issued under section 160, were taken on board the vessel. (2) No person shall import into Canada any animal product or animal by-product that is to be used as animal food or as an ingredient in animal food unless the country of origin, or the part of that country, is designated under section 7 as being free of, or as posing a negligible risk for, any reportable disease, any disease referred to in Schedule VII and any serious epizootic disease to which the species from which the product or by-product was derived is susceptible and that can be transmitted by the product or by-product, and the person produces a certificate of origin signed by an official of the government of that country attesting to that origin. SOR/78-69, s. 29; SOR/97-85, s. 43; SOR/97-362, s. 3; SOR/97-478, s. 13; SOR/2002-438, s. 7(F); SOR/2009-18, s. 17
Health of Animals Regulations — 54
54 No person shall import into Canada from any country other than the United States any fodder to be used to feed ruminants, swine or horses except grains, cereals and seeds. SOR/97-85, s. 43
Health of Animals Regulations — 55
55 (1) No person shall import into Canada hay, straw or grasses in which merchandise, goods or articles are packed unless (a) the shipment is accompanied by a certificate of an official veterinarian of the exporting country showing that the hay, straw or grasses were disinfected in a manner approved by the Minister; or (b) where no such certificate accompanies the shipment, the hay, straw or grasses are without delay (i) disinfected under the supervision of an inspector at a fumigation station approved by the Minister, or (ii) incinerated. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), hay, straw or grasses in which merchandise, goods or articles are packed may be imported into Canada from a country of origin or part of such a country designated by the Minister as free of foot-and-mouth disease pursuant to section 7. SOR/97-85, s. 44; SOR/2012-286, s. 54(E)
Health of Animals Regulations — 57
57 No person shall import into Canada (a) used beehives or used beehive equipment; or (b) bee products for bee feeding unless (i) they are accompanied by a certificate stating that they have been treated in a manner approved by the Minister to prevent the introduction or spread of any disease, or (ii) they are transported under seal of an inspector direct from the point of importation to an establishment approved by the Minister for treatment. SOR/97-85, s. 46
Health of Animals Regulations — 58
58 (1) Except as otherwise provided in these Regulations, every animal imported into Canada may be admitted only at a quarantine port, an inspection port or other place approved by the Minister. (2) Every animal imported into Canada by air from any country other than the United States may be admitted only at Gander, Halifax, Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver or other place approved by the Minister. (3) Except as otherwise provided in these Regulations, every animal imported into Canada is subject to inspection, testing and treatment at a quarantine port, an inspection port or other place approved by the Minister for inspection purposes.
Health of Animals Regulations — 59
59 The Minister may, for the purpose of preventing the introduction of communicable disease into Canada or into any other country from Canada, require any animal imported into Canada to be quarantined, and the provisions of section 91.4 apply. SOR/97-85, s. 47
Health of Animals Regulations — 60
60 An animal required to be quarantined pursuant to these Regulations shall be quarantined at a quarantine port or other place approved by the Minister for quarantine purposes.
Health of Animals Regulations — 61
61 No person shall remove from a quarantine port, inspection port or other place approved by the Minister pursuant to section 60 an animal subject to quarantine pursuant to section 59 until the animal has been quarantined by an inspector. SOR/97-85, s. 48
Health of Animals Regulations — 62
62 The Minister may order the owner or the person having the possession, care or control of an animal imported by or under these Regulations to remove the animal from Canada or to destroy the animal if the animal fails to prove negative to any test for a disease required by or under these Regulations. SOR/97-85, s. 48
Health of Animals Regulations — 69.1
69.1 (1) Despite paragraph 69(1)(b) and subsection 69(3) and subject to subsection (2), a person may export a regulated animal , as defined in section 10, to the United States for the purpose of re-entering Canada without meeting the requirements of Part XV if the President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency determines that (a) a transportation route within Canada usually used to transport the animal cannot be used because the route is obstructed; (b) no reasonable alternative transportation route in Canada exists; and (c) as a result of the obstruction, the welfare of the animal is at risk. (2) No person shall export a regulated animal , as defined in section 10, under subsection (1) unless it is accompanied by a certificate issued by a veterinary inspector, or a certificate issued by an accredited veterinarian that is approved in writing by a veterinary inspector, that specifies (a) the species of the animal and the number of animals of each species being transported; and (b) the number of the seal affixed to the conveyance used for the transport of the animal, unless, in the opinion of the veterinary inspector or the accredited veterinarian, the conveyance cannot be sealed. SOR/2021-114, s. 3 SOR/2025-47, s. 17
Health of Animals Regulations — 70
70 (1) Subject to this Part, no person shall export out of Canada any of the following products unless the person meets the requirements of subsection (1.1): (a) a substance from a rendering plant; (b) a fertilizer that contains a substance from a rendering plant; (c) a fertilizer supplement that contains a substance from a rendering plant; (d) an animal food that contains a substance from a rendering plant. (1.1) A person may export out of Canada a product referred to in subsection (1) if the person has (a) provided to an inspector or veterinary inspector evidence that the product meets the importing country’s sanitary requirements with respect to the importation of the product; (b) obtained a certificate issued by an inspector or veterinary inspector that identifies the product and sets out the following information (i) a statement that the product meets the importing country’s sanitary requirements with respect to the importation of the product, and (ii) if tests are required prior to export, a statement that they were performed, and that the results of the tests on the products meet the testing requirements of the importing country; and (c) confirmed that the results of any tests that have been carried out confirm that the product meets the requirements of the relevant sections of the Act and these Regulations. (2) No person shall export a product of a rendering plant, or a fertilizer, fertilizer supplement or animal food that contains a product of a rendering plant, unless the certificate referred to in subsection (1) bears the mark of the official export stamp referred to in subsection (3). (3) The official export stamp required by this section shall contain the words “Government of Canada — CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY — Gouvernement du Canada — AGENCE CANADIENNE D’INSPECTION DES ALIMENTS” and it shall be applied on a certificate only by an inspector, a veterinary inspector or a person authorized by an inspector or a veterinary inspector. (4) No person except an inspector, a veterinary inspector or a person authorized by an inspector or a veterinary inspector shall have in his or her possession an official export stamp or any facsimile of one. SOR/2006-147, s. 17 SOR/2019-99, s. 18(F) SOR/2025-47, s. 18
Health of Animals Regulations — 71
71 (1) Subject to subsection (2), no person shall export any animal out of Canada to any country other than the United States unless he has obtained the consent of an inspector if the animal has not been at the place of embarkation for at least 12 hours. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the export of animals out of Canada from an airport.
Health of Animals Regulations — 72
72 The following definitions apply in this Part. balut means a fertilized commercial poultry egg containing a partially developed embryo that is intended for human consumption. ( balut ) commercial poultry means poultry that are used for the production of meat, poultry products or by-products — including balut — for human consumption or for breeding to produce commercial poultry, but does not include poultry that are kept for any other reason, including poultry that are kept, bred or sold as pets or for use in shows, races, exhibitions or competitions. ( volaille commerciale ) supply flock means a primary breeding flock of commercial poultry, or a flock that is descended from a such a flock, that produces eggs or chicks that are supplied to a hatchery. ( troupeau fournisseur ) Testing Standards means the Canadian Hatchery and Supply Flock Testing Standards , prepared by the Agency and published on its website, as amended from time to time. ( Normes d’épreuves ) SOR/2022-218, s. 1
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balut means a fertilized commercial poultry egg containing a partially developed embryo that is intended for human consumption. ( balut )
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commercial poultry means poultry that are used for the production of meat, poultry products or by-products — including balut — for human consumption or for breeding to produce commercial poultry, but does not include poultry that are kept for any other reason, including poultry that are kept, bred or sold as pets or for use in shows, races, exhibitions or competitions. ( volaille commerciale )
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supply flock means a primary breeding flock of commercial poultry, or a flock that is descended from a such a flock, that produces eggs or chicks that are supplied to a hatchery. ( troupeau fournisseur )
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Testing Standards means the Canadian Hatchery and Supply Flock Testing Standards , prepared by the Agency and published on its website, as amended from time to time. ( Normes d’épreuves )
Health of Animals Regulations — 72.1
72.1 This Part applies to a hatchery that (a) receives eggs produced by a supply flock; (b) incubates eggs for the production of commercial poultry; and (c) has a minimum setting capacity of 1 000 eggs. SOR/2022-218, s. 1
Health of Animals Regulations — 72.2
72.2 No person shall operate a hatchery except in accordance with a licence that is issued by the Minister under section 160. SOR/2022-218, s. 1
Health of Animals Regulations — 72.3
72.3 (1) A licence expires two years after the date of issuance or renewal that is specified in it, unless the licence is revoked before that date. (2) A licence is revoked if the licence holder ceases operation of the hatchery for 12 consecutive months or surrenders the licence. SOR/2022-218, s. 1
Health of Animals Regulations — 72.4
72.4 (1) A hatchery operator shall prepare, keep and maintain a written preventive control plan as a condition of their licence. (2) The hatchery operator shall implement their preventive control plan. (3) The preventive control plan shall include a description of the measures that have been or are to be implemented by the hatchery operator in order to mitigate the risk of introduction and spread of the biological hazards set out in Part I of the Testing Standards and to control and eliminate those hazards, in relation to the following elements: (a) sanitation, biosecurity, biocontainment, pest control and chemicals; (b) employee training in biosecurity measures; (c) maintenance, cleaning and disinfection of hatchery facilities, equipment and related materials; (d) maintenance of buildings, other structures and surrounding premises; (e) feed and vaccines; (f) receiving, transportation and storage; and (g) traceability. SOR/2022-218, s. 1
Health of Animals Regulations — 72.5
72.5 (1) A hatchery operator shall meet the requirements set out under the following headings of the Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Hatching Eggs, Breeders, Chickens and Turkeys , published by the National Farm Animal Care Council, as amended from time to time, that are applicable to the species of poultry they are incubating: (a) Personnel Knowledge and Skills; (b) Hatcheries; (c) Housing and Environment; (d) Feed and Water; (e) Flock Health Management; and (f) Euthanasia. (2) The hatchery operator shall include in their preventive control plan a description of the measures that they have implemented or will implement to meet the requirements referred to in subsection (1). SOR/2022-218, s. 1
Health of Animals Regulations — 72.6
72.6 (1) A hatchery operator shall conduct sampling and testing in accordance with Part I of the Testing Standards to monitor the sanitation of the hatchery during periods of operation and for the presence of diseases. (2) The hatchery operator shall keep a record of the results of sampling and testing conducted in the hatchery. SOR/2022-218, s. 1
Health of Animals Regulations — 72.7
72.7 A hatchery operator shall obtain all eggs from a supply flock operator that (a) prepares, keeps and maintains a preventive control plan that describes the measures that have been or are to be implemented to comply with paragraphs (d) to (f); (b) implements the preventive control plan; (c) keeps a record that describes any deviation from the preventive control plan and the corrective measures that are taken; (d) meets the sampling and testing requirements that are set out in Part II of the Testing Standards; (e) meets the requirements set out under the following headings of the Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Hatching Eggs, Breeders, Chickens and Turkeys , published by the National Farm Animal Care Council, as amended from time to time, that are applicable to the species of poultry they are raising: (i) Personnel Knowledge and Skills, (ii) Housing and Environment, (iii) Feed and Water, (iv) Flock Health Management, and (v) Euthanasia; and (f) takes measures to mitigate the risk of introduction and spread of the biological hazards set out in Part II of the Testing Standards, and to control and eliminate those hazards, in relation to the following elements: (i) management of access to the premises, (ii) employee training in biosecurity measures, (iii) maintenance, cleaning and disinfection of equipment, facilities and related materials, (iv) mortality management, (v) feeds and vaccines, (vi) water management, and (vii) pest control. SOR/2022-218, s. 1
Health of Animals Regulations — 72.8
72.8 (1) A hatchery operator shall ensure that (a) every box or other package they receive that contains eggs or chicks is clearly marked with information that identifies the supply flock; and (b) every box or other package that is used for the marketing of eggs or chicks is clearly marked with information that identifies the hatchery and a lot code or other unique identifier that enables the eggs or chicks to be traced to the supply flock from which they originate. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the box or other package is accompanied by an invoice or other document that specifies the information required by paragraph (1)(a) or (b). SOR/2022-218, s. 1 SOR/2025-192, s. 3
Health of Animals Regulations — 72.9
72.9 A hatchery operator shall keep and maintain records that include the following information: (a) the identity of the flock from which the hatchery is supplied with eggs or commercial poultry; (b) the number of eggs purchased or received and set; (c) the number of eggs, including balut, sold; (d) the number of chicks hatched, purchased and sold; (e) the number of eggs and chicks culled and died; (f) the name of any vaccines and medications given to the eggs and chicks; and (g) the location to which chicks or eggs are sent after leaving the hatchery. SOR/2022-218, s. 1
Health of Animals Regulations — 73.1
73.1 Every owner or person in charge of animals in an eradication area or control zone shall, when requested to do so by a veterinary inspector or by an accredited veterinarian with the approval of a veterinary inspector, permit tests for communicable disease to be conducted on the animals. SOR/79-839, s. 18 SOR/2019-99, s. 5
Health of Animals Regulations — 76
76 (1) No person shall, without a permit issued by the Minister under section 160, move, or cause to be moved, a member of the Cervidae family from one place in Canada to another place in Canada. (2) No person shall receive, or possess, without a permit issued by the Minister under section 160, an animal that has been moved in contravention of subsection (1). (3) Every person to whom a permit referred to in subsection (1) or (2) is issued, and every person to whose premises a member of the Cervidae family is moved under a permit, shall keep a copy of the permit. SOR/79-295, s. 10; SOR/79-839, s. 22(F); SOR/97-85, s. 55; SOR/2002-444, s. 2 SOR/2019-99, s. 6
Health of Animals Regulations — 77 to 78.25
77 to 78.25 [Repealed, SOR/93-159, s. 9]
Health of Animals Regulations — 78.26
78.26 Where, under this Part, a permit, certificate or other document is required for the removal or transportation of an animal, the person having the care or custody of the animal shall, when requested to do so by an inspector or peace officer appointed under the Act, produce the permit, certificate or other document. SOR/78-205, s. 4; SOR/78-597, s. 8
Health of Animals Regulations — 78.27
78.27 Where, in the opinion of the Minister, an animal is moved into an area or region in violation of this Part, the Minister may order that the animal be taken back without delay to the area or region from which it was moved or to an area or region of equal or lesser health status. SOR/78-205, s. 4; SOR/2012-286, s. 55
Health of Animals Regulations — 83
83 (1) An inspector may order the person having the possession, care or custody of a dog that is affected or suspected of being affected with rabies or to have been exposed to rabies to isolate or muzzle the dog. (2) Where an inspector reports to the Minister that rabies exists or is suspected to exist in any area in Canada the Minister may, by order, designate the area and direct that all dogs or other animals within the area be detained, isolated or muzzled in such manner and during such period as the Minister may specify.
Health of Animals Regulations — 84 and 84.1
84 and 84.1 [Repealed, SOR/93-159, s. 10]
Health of Animals Regulations — 86 and 86.1
86 and 86.1 [Repealed, SOR/93-159, s. 11]
Health of Animals Regulations — 89
89 No person shall (a) hold a bird imported under a permit into Canada at an airport in a room in which a bird not imported under permit is held; or (b) transport by air a bird imported under a permit into Canada from the place of entry on the same aircraft as a bird not imported under permit.
Health of Animals Regulations — 90
90 The Minister may order a person who owns or has the possession, care or control of any poultry, ruminant, or equine or porcine animal to segregate the animal and to have the animal inspected in any manner and for any communicable disease that the Minister specifies. SOR/97-85, s. 61 SOR/2019-99, s. 11
Health of Animals Regulations — 91.1
91.1 The Minister may give notice to any person, by any means of communication, of the appearance of any disease among animals. SOR/79-839, s. 27