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Prescribed Hazards

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O. Reg. 849/21: PRESCRIBED HAZARDS"

O. Reg. 849/21: PRESCRIBED HAZARDS, Under: Animal Health Act, 2009, S.O. 2009, c. 31

Animal Health Act, 2009

ONTARIO REGULATION 849/21

PRESCRIBED HAZARDS

Consolidation Period:  From January 1, 2022 to the e-Laws currency date.

No amendments.

This is the English version of a bilingual regulation.

Surplus livestock, poultry

1. For the purposes of clause (c) of the definition of “hazard” in section 2 of the Act, any surplus of livestock or poultry in the Province is prescribed as a hazard if,

(a) the surplus is caused by restrictions on the movement of the livestock, poultry or related animal products within Ontario or across interprovincial or international borders; and

(b) the restrictions referred to in clause (a) were imposed due to concerns about a disease or a biological, chemical, physical or radiological agent or factor.

2. Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Regulation).