Control of Animal Disease Regulations (Sask. Reg. 274/75)

1 SR 274/75CONTROL OF ANIMAL DISEASE The Control of Animal Disease Regulations being Saskatchewan Regulation 274/75 (effective December 2, 1975). NOTE: This consolidation is not official. Amendments have been incorporated for convenience of reference and the original statutes and regulations should be consulted for all purposes of interpretation and application of the law. In order to preserve the integrity of the original statutes and regulations, errors that may have appeared are reproduced in this consolidation. Table of Contents 1 Short title 2 Interpretation 3 Suppression or limitation of an outbreak of disease 4 Powers of inspector 5 Infectious or contagious outbreak 6 Quarantine notice 7 Animals may be moved 8 Compensation of owners 9 Claims 10 Same 11 Value of slaughtered animals 12 Salvage value 13 Regulations shall not apply 14 Notice Schedule 2 SR 274/75 CONTROL OF ANIMAL DISEASE SASKATCHEWAN REGULATION 274/75 under The Diseases of Animals Act, 1966 Short title 1 These regulations may be cited as the Control of Animal Disease Regulations. Interpretation 2 In these regulations: (a) “Act” means The Diseases of Animals Act, 1966; (b) “Animal” means horses, cattle, sheep, swine, and live poultry; (c) “Appraised value” means the economic worth of an animal as determined by the Director. Appraised value may be established by determining: 1 Cost of replacing the animal with one of similar value; 2 The cost incurred in produdng the animal to the date of slaughter; or 3 The value of the animal at an appropriate time to market the animal less costs not incurred because of slaughter of the animal prior to that time. (d) “Director” includes “Assistant Director” of the Veterinary Branch, Department of Agriculture; (e) “Disease” means any condition that adversely affects the health of an animal; (f) “Inspector” means an inspector appointed under the Act; (g) “Minister” means the Minister of Agriculture; (h) “Outbreak of disease” means any contagious or infectious condition of animals requiring extraordinary measures for control as determined by the director; (i) “Owner” means a person having any animals in his possession or under his charge; (j) “Premises” means lands and buildings where animals are situated other than a dwelling house; (k) “Quarantine” means the isolation of the premises and the prohibition of the movement of animals on to or from the defined premises. 12 Dec 75 SR 274/75 s2. Suppression or limitation of an outbreak of disease 3 The Minister shall have the power and may take any measures deemed advisable insofar as is necessary for the suppression or limitation of an outbreak of disease. 12 Dec 75 SR 274/75 s3. 3 SR 274/75CONTROL OF ANIMAL DISEASE Powers of inspector 4 Every inspector, subject to the direction or approval of the Director, shall have and may exercise the powers and duties as follows: (a) To enter upon any premises with respect to the investigation, inspection, testing, prevention and control of disease in respect of animals; (b) Determine the means to be employed for the purpose of identifying diseased animals; (c) Make orders in respect of the suppression or limitation of disease or disposition of diseased animals and prescribe the manner in which it shall be done; (d) Order the quarantine of premises or areas where diseased animals are kept; (e) Order animals slaughtered and prescribe the manner in which this shall be done; (f) Vaccinate or order vaccination of animals; (g) Enter premises or areas and inspect animals exposed for sale and prohibit or prescribe the manner regulating the sale or other disposition of diseased animals; (h) Take any measures deemed advisable for the suppression and limitation of an outbreak of disease. 12 Dec 75 SR 274/75 s4. Infectious or contagious outbreak 5 Where an inspector has reason to believe that an outbreak of disease in animals on any premises is of an infectious or contagious nature he may order the premises quarantined and subject to such restrictions as he deems advisable. 12 Dec 75 SR 274/75 s5. Quarantine notice 6 A quarantine notice shall be in the Form A in the schedule to these regulations and subject to such restrictions stated thereon and delivered to the owner or occupier of premises quarantined. 12 Dec 75 SR 274/75 s6. Animals may be moved 7 Notwithstanding Section 5 animals may be moved from premises under quarantine direct to a packing plant or abattoir for immediate slaughter if such action is deemed advisable by the inspector. 12 Dec 75 SR 274/75 s7. 4 SR 274/75 CONTROL OF ANIMAL DISEASE Compensation of owners 8 At the discretion of the Minister and on such terms and conditions as he deems adviseable owners may be compensated as follows: (a) For the value of the animals ordered destroyed to a maximum of eighty per cent (80%) of their appraised value; (b) For labour where the disposal of slaughtered animals is done on the premises; (c) For materials used in connection with the cleaning and disinfection of the premises; (d) For any other reasonable expenses incurred as a result of measures taken for suppression and limitation of the disease; (e) For losses due to disruption of business. 12 Dec 75 SR 274/75 s8. Claims 9 Claims for compensation pursuant to clause (a) of Section 8 shall be in Form B in the schedule to these regulations. 12 Dec 75 SR 274/75 s9. Same 10 Claims for compensation pursuant to clauses (b) and (c) of Section 8 shall be detailed in Form C in the schedule to these regulations. 12 Dec 75 SR 274/75 s10. Value of slaughtered animals 11 Animals ordered slaughtered under these regulations shall be valued by an appraiser approved by the Minister. 12 Dec 75 SR 274/75 s11. Salvage value 12 Salvage value of animals ordered slaughtered shall be deducted from the compensation. 12 Dec 75 SR 274/75 s12. Regulations shall not apply 13 These regulations shall not apply to diseases named under the Agriculture Canada, Animal Contagious Diseases Act, administered by the Federal Health of Animals Branch. 12 Dec 75 SR 274/75 s13. 5 SR 274/75CONTROL OF ANIMAL DISEASE Notice 14 Any written notice required by these regulations shall be deemed to be delivered to the owner or occupier on the day it is handed personally to the owner or occupier, or is posted up in some prominent place on the premises, or on the day when such owner would in the ordinary course of the post receive such notice when such notice is sent by prepaid registered mail addressed to him at his last known address. 12 Dec 75 SR 274/75 s14. SCHEDULE FORM A (Section 6) Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture Production and Marketing Division Veterinary Services Branch QUARANTINE NOTICE Under the Diseases of Animals Act, 1966 and Regulations I, , being an inspector appointed under The Diseases of Animals Act, 1966, do hereby quarantine the following premises, more particularly described as , Section , Township , Range , West M. in Rural Municipality of . This quarantine notice imposes the following restrictions: (a) animals shall not be moved on to or from premises under quarantine except with the written permission of an inspector; (b) restrictions imposed by the quarantine notice shall apply until withdrawn; (c) and the following restrictions: Dated this day of , 19 . Signed Veterinary Inspector 6 SR 274/75 CONTROL OF ANIMAL DISEASE SCHEDULE FORM B (Section 9) Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture Production and Marketing Division Veterinary Services Branch VALUATION OF LIVESTOCK ORDERED DESTROYED Name of Owner Postal Address Description of Identification Livestock Number (ear tag or tattoo) Valuation TOTAL Dated this day of , 19 . Signature of Appraiser I hereby accept the above valuation Signature of Owner Salvage value of slaughtered livestock TOTAL COMPENSATION 7 SR 274/75CONTROL OF ANIMAL DISEASE FORM C (Section 10) Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture Production and Marketing Division Veterinary Services Branch COMPENSATION FOR LABOUR AND MATERIALS Name of Owner or Agent Postal Address LABOUR Date Hourly Rate Total Hours Total MATERIALS USED Equipment, Machinery and Materials (specify) Cost TOTAL I certify that the above is a correct statement of labour and material costs incurred. Dated this day of , 19 . Signature of Owner CERTIFIED CORRECT: Inspector 8 SR 274/75 CONTROL OF ANIMAL DISEASE REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN Printed by the authority of THE QUEEN’S PRINTER Copyright©1997