Meat Inspection Act

Marginal note:Definitions

• 2 (1) In this Act,

  advertise

  publicité

  advertise includes the making of a representation by any means whatever for the purpose of promoting, directly or indirectly, the sale or disposal of a meat product; (publicité)

  analyst

  analyste

  analyst means a person designated as an analyst pursuant to subsection 12(1); (analyste)

  animal

  animal

  animal means any animal in the class of mammals or birds and includes any other animal that is prescribed for the purposes of this Act or that falls within a class of animals prescribed for those purposes; (animal)

  carcass

  carcasse

  carcass means the body of a dead animal; (carcasse)

  establishment

  établissement

  establishment means any place in which animals are slaughtered or meat products are prepared, packaged, labelled or stored; (établissement)

  inspector

  inspecteur

  inspector means a person designated as an inspector pursuant to subsection 12(1); (inspecteur)

  label

  étiquette

  label includes any legend, word, mark, symbol, design, imprint, stamp, brand, ticket or tag or any combination thereof that is or is to be applied or attached to or included in, or that accompanies or is to accompany, any meat product, package or animal; (étiquette)

  meat inspection legend

  estampille

  meat inspection legend means any prescribed meat inspection legend; (estampille)

  meat product

  produit de viande

  meat product means

  • (a) a carcass,

  • (b) the blood of an animal or a product or by-product of a carcass, or

  • (c) a product containing anything described in paragraph (b); (produit de viande)

  Minister

  ministre

  Minister means the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food; (ministre)

  package

  emballage

  package means an inner or outer receptacle or covering used or to be used in connection with a meat product; (emballage)

  penalty

  sanction

  penalty means an administrative monetary penalty imposed under the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act for a violation; (sanction)

  person

  personne

  person includes any individual, corporation, partnership or organization; (personne)

  prescribed

  Version anglaise seulement

  prescribed means prescribed by the regulations; (Version anglaise seulement)

  registered establishment

  établissement agréé

  registered establishment means an establishment registered in accordance with the regulations; (établissement agréé)

  sell

  vente

  sell includes

  • (a) to agree to sell,

  • (b) to offer, keep, expose, transmit, send, convey or deliver for sale,

  • (c) to exchange or agree to exchange, and

  • (d) to dispose of, or agree to dispose of, to any person in any manner for a consideration; (vente)

  Tribunal

  Commission

  Tribunal means the Review Tribunal continued by subsection 4.1(1) of the Canada Agricultural Products Act; (Commission)

  violation

  violation

  violation means any contravention of this Act or the regulations that may be proceeded with in accordance with the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act. (violation)

• Marginal note:Binding on Her Majesty

  (2) This Act is binding on Her Majesty in right of Canada or a province.