Restrictions
 3. (1) No person shall sell, transport, deliver or distribute to any person any carcass, part of a carcass or meat product derived from a food animal unless, (a) the carcass, part of the carcass or meat product, (i) was derived from a food animal that received an ante mortem inspection and approval for slaughter in accordance with this Regulation, or (ii) has been identified as edible in accordance with the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (Canada); (b) the slaughter of the food animal took place, (i) at a slaughter plant operated by the licensee in accordance with the licence and this Regulation, or (ii) at an establishment identified in a licence that is issued under the Safe Food for Canadians Act (Canada) and that authorizes the slaughter of food animals under that Act; and (c) the carcass, the part of a carcass or the meat product, as the case may be, is stamped with an inspection legend or is labelled in accordance with this Regulation.  O. Reg. 31/05, s. 3 (1); O. Reg. 716/20, s. 3 (1). (1.1) Despite subclause (1) (b) (ii), the prohibitions in subsection (1) shall apply with respect to a carcass, part of a carcass or meat product derived from a food animal that was slaughtered at an establishment identified in a licence referred to in that subclause if, (a) the carcass, part of a carcass or meat product is processed at the establishment as a part of a processing line of meat products that are, (i) intended for sale exclusively in Ontario, and (ii) kept separate physically or by other effective means from any foods being processed for sale outside Ontario; and (b) the person who processed the carcass, part of a carcass or meat product is not licensed under this Regulation to operate a slaughter plant. O. Reg. 716/20, s. 3 (2). (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a carcass, part of a carcass or a meat product if it has been imported into Canada in accordance with the Safe Food for Canadians Act (Canada) and the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (Canada).  O. Reg. 31/05, s. 3 (2); O. Reg. 716/20, s. 3 (3). (3) Subsection (1) does not apply to the transport of a carcass of a food animal to a slaughter plant operated by a licensee if, (a) the food animal was slaughtered outside of a slaughter plant pursuant to a provisional authorization issued under section 84.1; (b) the carcass is transported to the slaughter plant specified in the provisional authorization; and (c) the carcass is accompanied during transport to the plant by a signed certificate described in section 84.7.  O. Reg. 325/06, s. 3. (4) In subsections (5) and (6), “premises”, in respect of the producer of a food animal from which a carcass or part of a carcass is derived, means the premises of the producer where the animal was raised and slaughtered.  O. Reg. 70/08, s. 3. (5) Subsection (1) does not apply to the transport of a carcass or part of a carcass of a food animal to a meat plant operated by a licensee if, (a) the carcass or the part of it is derived from a food animal that was slaughtered and approved to enter a meat plant in accordance with Part VIII.2; (b) the carcass or the part of it is transported from the producer’s premises to a meat plant that is operated by a licensee and that a director has approved for the purpose of receiving and processing the carcass or the part of it under Part VIII.3; (c) the carcass or the part of it is transported to the meat plant only during a time that the operator of the plant has been authorized to receive the carcass or the part of it under Part VIII.3; (d) the carcass or the part of it is transported to the meat plant by the producer who owned the animal from which the carcass or the part of it is derived at the time of its slaughter or by an examiner; and (e) the carcass or the part of it is accompanied by a certificate that complies with subsection 84.32 (1).  O. Reg. 70/08, s. 3; O. Reg. 285/13, s. 3. (6) Subsection (1) does not apply to the distribution by the producer of a carcass, part of a carcass or a meat product derived from a food animal that the producer owned and raised on the producer’s premises if, (a) the following conditions are met: (i) the animal has been presented for an ante mortem inspection under Part VIII.1, (ii) the ante mortem inspection has been conducted and the animal has been approved for slaughter under Part VIII.1, (iii) the conditions set out in subsection (7) are met; (b) the following conditions are met: (i) the animal has not been presented for an ante mortem inspection under Part VIII.1, (ii) no ante mortem examination of the animal has been conducted in accordance with Part VIII.2, (iii) the conditions set out in subsection (7) are met; (c) the following conditions are met: (i) the animal is a head of cattle or a pig, (ii) the animal has not been presented for an ante mortem inspection under Part VIII.1, (iii) an ante mortem examination of the animal has been conducted in accordance with Part VIII.2, (iv) the animal has been approved for post mortem examination or approval for post mortem examination has been refused because the animal has been found unfit to enter a meat plant or, if the animal is a head of cattle, it has been found to be 30 months of age or older, (v) no post mortem examination of the carcass of the animal has been conducted in accordance with Part VIII.2, (vi) the conditions set out in subsection (7) are met; or (d) the following conditions are met: (i) the animal is a head of cattle or a pig, (ii) the animal has not been presented for an ante mortem inspection under Part VIII.1, (iii) an ante mortem examination of the animal has been conducted in accordance with Part VIII.2 and the animal has been approved for a post mortem inspection under that Part, (iv) a post mortem examination of the carcass of the animal has been conducted  in accordance with Part VIII.2 and the carcass, (A) has been approved to enter a meat plant, or (B) has not been approved to enter a meat plant because it has been found unfit to enter a meat plant or, if the animal is a head of cattle, it has been found to be 30 months of age or older, (v) the conditions set out in subsection (7) are met.  O. Reg. 70/08, s. 3. (7) The conditions mentioned in subsection (6) are the following: 1. The animal has been slaughtered for consumption by the producer or the producer’s immediate family. 2. The slaughter was performed on the producer’s premises by one of the following persons: i. The producer. ii. A person acting on the direction of the producer. iii. If the animal is a head of cattle or a pig, an examiner. 3. The carcass, the part of it or the meat product is not removed from the producer’s premises and is distributed only to the producer’s immediate family on the producer’s premises. 4. The carcass, the part of it or the meat product is consumed only by the producer or the producer’s immediate family on the producer’s premises.  O. Reg. 70/08, s. 3; O. Reg. 205/19, s. 2.