Animal Pedigree Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. 8 (4th Supp.))
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Animal Pedigree Act
R.S.C., 1985, c. 8 (4th Supp.)
An Act respecting animal pedigree associations
SHORT TITLE
Marginal note:Short title
1. This Act may be cited as the Animal Pedigree Act.
INTERPRETATION
Marginal note:Definitions
2. In this Act,
“animal pedigree association” or “association”
« association responsable de la généalogie des animaux » ou « association »
“animal pedigree association” or “association” means an association incorporated under this Act and includes an association amalgamated pursuant to section 25 and an association subject to the provisions of this Act by virtue of section 68;
“Board”
« Conseil »
“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Corporation;
“certificate of identification”
« certificat d’identification »
“certificate of identification” means a certificate of identification issued under the authority of this Act for an animal of an evolving breed;
“certificate of registration”
« certificat d’enregistrement »
“certificate of registration” means a certificate of registration issued under the authority of this Act for an animal of a distinct breed;
“Corporation”
« Société »
“Corporation” means the Canadian Livestock Records Corporation established by section 35;
“embryo certificate”
« certificat d’embryon »
“embryo certificate” means an embryo certificate issued under the authority of this Act;
“evolving breed”
« race en voie de constitution »
“evolving breed” means a group of animals in the process of evolving into a new breed;
“foundation stock”
« premiers éléments »
“foundation stock”, in relation to a distinct breed, means such animals as are recognized by the Minister as constituting the breed’s original stock;
“identification”
« identification »
“identification” means the recognition that an animal is an animal of an evolving breed;
“individual identification”
« identification particulière »
“individual identification”, in relation to an animal, means the distinguishing of the animal by
(a) the marking or tagging of the animal, or
(b) the noting, by any means, including the taking of photographs, of some or all of the animal’s physical characteristics;
“Minister”
« ministre »
“Minister” means the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food;
“pedigree”
« dossier généalogique »
“pedigree”, in relation to an animal, means genealogical information showing the ancestral line of descent of the animal;
“prescribed”
« prescrit »
“prescribed” means prescribed by the regulations;
“purebred”
« animal de race pure »
“purebred”, in relation to an animal of a distinct breed, means an animal that is a purebred of the breed as determined by the by-laws of the association authorized to register animals of that breed;
“registration”
« enregistrement »
“registration” means the recognition that an animal is an animal of a distinct breed;
“semen certificate”
« certificat de semence »
“semen certificate” means a semen certificate issued under the authority of this Act.
- R.S., 1985, c. 8 (4th Supp.), s. 2;
- 1994, c. 38, s. 25.
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