69 (1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations, (a)  respecting anything that, in this Act, may or must be prescribed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council or done by regulation made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council; (b)  prescribing additional duties for the Chief Animal Welfare Inspector; (c)  prescribing the nature of the information that may be disclosed under subsection 2 (7) by the Chief Animal Welfare Inspector or a designate, to whom it may be disclosed and the circumstances in which it may be disclosed; (d)  prescribing standards of care for the purposes of this Act, including prescribing different standards in respect of different classes of animals, circumstances, conditions or activities; (e)  prescribing administrative requirements for the purposes of this Act, including, but not limited to, (i)  prescribing different administrative requirements in respect of different classes of animals, circumstances, conditions or activities, (ii)  requiring the establishment of a committee to oversee an animal’s welfare and prescribing the functions, duties, governance and operation of such a committee, (iii)  requiring a committee referred to in subclause (ii) to develop and implement a plan to promote an animal’s care, (iv)  requiring the development and implementation of a program designed by a veterinarian to provide care for an animal, (v)  requiring specified records to be kept or disclosed; (f)  exempting persons who meet the requirements set out in subsection 18 (2) from the prohibition against possessing or breeding a prohibited animal, and specifying conditions or restrictions for any such exemption; (g)  establishing and governing a regime to authorize persons to possess or breed a restricted animal in Ontario, which may include, (i)  the issuance of licences, or some other form of authorization, which may be subject to conditions, (ii)  authorizing a person to establish, impose, amend or revoke conditions on the licences or authorizations, (iii)  a procedure for the renewal or expiry of a licence or authorization, (iv)  prescribing and requiring the payment of fees for the issuance or renewal of a licence or authorization, (v)  a procedure for licences or authorizations to be revoked or to be subjected to additional conditions, (vi)  exempting persons from the requirement to be authorized to possess or breed a restricted animal, and specifying conditions or restrictions for any such exemption; (h)  establishing and governing a regime to authorize persons to engage in activities prescribed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council with respect to animals, which may include, (i)  the issuance of licences or some other form of authorization, which may be subject to conditions, (ii)  authorizing a person to establish, impose, amend or revoke conditions on the licences or authorizations, (iii)  a procedure for the renewal or expiry of a licence or authorization, (iv)  prescribing and requiring the payment of fees for the issuance or renewal of a licence or authorization, (v)  a procedure for licences or authorizations to be revoked or to be subjected to additional conditions, (vi)  exempting persons from the requirement to be authorized to engage in an activity prescribed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council with respect to animals, and specifying conditions or restrictions for any such exemption; (i)  prescribing procedures that persons shall not cause an animal to undergo, which may include exempting persons from the prohibition on the procedure and specifying conditions or restrictions for any such exemption; (j)  prescribing items which may cause an animal distress that persons shall not possess, purchase or sell, which may include exempting persons from the prohibition on the possession, purchase or sale of the item and specifying conditions or restrictions for any such exemption; (k)  governing administrative penalties for the purposes of this Act and all matters necessary and incidental to the administration of a system of administrative penalties under this Act, including, but not limited to, (i)  providing that the amount of a penalty for a contravention is increased by a specified amount for each subsequent contravention that occurs within a specified period, (ii)  providing for penalties in the form of lump sum amounts and of daily amounts, prescribe the circumstances in which either or both types of amounts may be required and, in the case of a daily amount, prescribe the maximum number of days for which a daily amount may be imposed, (iii)  providing for the time and manner of payment; (l)  governing reviews of notices of contraventions under section 51, including prescribing an entity to conduct the reviews; (m)  governing transitional matters that may arise due to the enactment of this Act; (n)  respecting any matter that is necessary or advisable to implement this Act effectively. Regulations — Minister (2) The Minister may make regulations, (a)  respecting anything that, in this Act, may or must be prescribed or done by regulation, other than by the Lieutenant Governor in Council; (b)  governing the training of animal welfare inspectors; (c)  governing the qualifications of animal welfare inspectors; (d)  governing the equipment that animal welfare inspectors are permitted or required to use; (e)  governing the records that animal welfare inspectors are required to keep and reports they are required to make; (f)  governing the use of data standards, electronic systems and processes, information technology and communication technology by animal welfare inspectors; (g)  governing the conduct and duties of animal welfare inspectors; (h)  governing the provision of information by public sector bodies to  the person or unit specified by the Chief Animal Welfare Inspector, including prescribing, (i)  the information that must be provided, (ii)  the manner in which the information must be provided, which may include requiring information to be automatically provided electronically to the Chief Animal Welfare Inspector, (iii)  the frequency with which the information must be provided; (i)  governing the report required under section 14, including its contents and the manner of making the report; (j)  governing applications for and the issue of warrants by telephone or other means of telecommunication under this Act, prescribing rules for the execution of such warrants and prescribing evidentiary rules with respect to such warrants; (k)  governing inspections conducted under this Act, including prescribing conditions that must be met in order to exercise an inspection power; (l)  governing the exercise of an animal welfare inspector’s powers by a police officer or First Nations Constable; Note: On the later of the day clause 69 (2) (l) of this Act comes into force and the day subsection 2 (1) of Schedule 1 (Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019) to the Comprehensive Ontario Police Services Act, 2019 comes into force, clause 69 (2) (l) of this Act is amended by striking out “First Nations Constable” at the end and substituting “First Nation Officer”. (See: 2019, c. 13, s. 71 (7)) (m)  governing the reports required by subsection 60 (2), including prescribing, (i)  the information that must be provided in the report, (ii)  the manner in which the information must be provided, which may include requiring information to be automatically provided electronically to the Chief Animal Welfare Inspector, (iii)  the frequency with which the information must be provided; (n)  prescribing fees and allowances that shall be paid to persons rendering services in connection with the Chief Animal Welfare Inspector’s duty to arrange for necessaries set out in paragraph 5 of subsection 2 (2) or in connection with animal welfare inspectors’ powers to supply necessaries in section 33 (Supply necessaries to animals), and providing for the adjustment of such fees and allowances in special circumstances. Note: On January 1, 2024, the day named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, clause 69 (2) (n) of the Act is amended by striking out “supply necessaries in section 33 (Supply necessaries to animals)” and substituting “take any reasonable steps in section 33 (Take steps to relieve distress)”. (See: 2023, c. 12, Sched. 6, s. 15) Forms (3) The Minister may approve forms for the purposes of this Act and provide for or require their use. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2019, c. 13, s. 71 (7)
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