Disposal of Dead Animals
6. (1) In addition to the methods set out in subsection 3 (1) of the Act, the owner of a dead animal may dispose of it within 48 hours after its death, (a) by delivering it in a vehicle belonging to the owner to a laboratory for post mortem examination, investigation or loss adjustment; (b) by carrying out the composting of it on the owner’s farm where the animal died or another farm owned by the owner, in accordance with subsection (2); or (c) by storing the dead animal and disposing of it in accordance with subsection (3). O. Reg. 302/06, s. 1. (2) For purposes of composting, a dead animal must immediately be covered with at least 60 centimetres of sawdust or other biodegradable material that is high in carbon content. O. Reg. 302/06, s. 1. (3) The owner of a dead animal may store it before disposing of it if, (a) within 48 hours of its death it is stored in a refrigerated or frozen state, (i) at the owner’s farm where the dead animal died, (ii) at another farm owned by the owner of the dead animal, or (iii) at another farm, if the owner of that farm consents; (b) it is kept stored in a refrigerated or frozen state at the location where it was originally stored under clause (a); (c) it is stored for no longer than 14 days following its death if it is stored in a refrigerated state and no longer than 240 days following its death if it is stored in a frozen state; (d) the owner of the dead animal ensures that it is stored in a manner so that it is hidden from view and protected from scavengers, vermin and decomposition; and (e) immediately after it is removed from refrigerated or frozen storage, it is disposed of by, (i) burying it with a covering of at least two feet of earth on the owner’s farm where the animal died or another farm owned by the owner, (ii) using the services of a person licensed as a collector under the Act, (iii) delivering it, in a vehicle belonging to the owner of the dead animal, to a laboratory for post mortem examination, investigation or loss adjustment, or (iv) carrying out the composting of it on the owner’s farm where the animal died or another farm owned by the owner in accordance with subsection (2). O. Reg. 302/06, s. 1. (4) If a dead animal that is stored before disposal under subsection (3) becomes decomposed during storage, the owner shall immediately dispose of it by one of the methods referred to in clause (3) (e). O. Reg. 302/06, s. 1. (5) For the purposes of subsection (3), “frozen” means kept at a temperature of -18 degrees Celsius or less; (“congelé”) “refrigerated” means kept at a temperature of 4 degrees Celsius or less. (“réfrigéré”) O. Reg. 302/06, s. 1. (6) The owner of a dead animal may transport it, in the owner’s vehicle, from the owner’s farm where the animal died to, (a) another farm owned by the owner of the dead animal to store it at that farm before disposal in accordance with subsection (3), or for disposal in accordance with this section; (b) another farm described in subclause (3) (a) (iii) to store it at that farm before disposal in accordance with subclause (3) (e) (ii); or (c) a common bin owned by a person licensed as a collector under the Act for collection by that collector. O. Reg. 302/06, s. 1. (7) If the owner of a dead animal places it in a common bin owned by a licensed collector as authorized under clause (6) (c), the dead animal is not considered disposed of under subsection 3 (1) of the Act until the licensed collector takes the dead animal from the common bin. O. Reg. 302/06, s. 1. Handling of Dead Animals