Meat Inspection Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. 25 (1st Supp.))
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Meat Inspection Act
R.S.C., 1985, c. 25 (1st Supp.)
An Act respecting the import and export of and interprovincial trade in meat products, the registration of establishments, the inspection of animals and meat products in registered establishments and the standards for those establishments and for animals slaughtered and meat products prepared in those establishments
SHORT TITLE
Marginal note:Short title
1. This Act may be cited as the Meat Inspection Act.
INTERPRETATION
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;
“analyst”
« analyste »
“analyst” means a person designated as an analyst pursuant to subsection 12(1);
“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;
“carcass”
« carcasse »
“carcass” means the body of a dead animal;
“establishment”
« établissement »
“establishment” means any place in which animals are slaughtered or meat products are prepared, packaged, labelled or stored;
“inspector”
« inspecteur »
“inspector” means a person designated as an inspector pursuant to subsection 12(1) or (1.1);
“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;
“meat inspection legend”
« estampille »
“meat inspection legend” means any prescribed meat inspection legend;
“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);
“Minister”
« ministre »
“Minister” means the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food;
“package”
« emballage »
“package” means an inner or outer receptacle or covering used or to be used in connection with a meat product;
“penalty”
« sanction »
“penalty” means an administrative monetary penalty imposed under the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act for a violation;
“person”
« personne »
“person” includes any individual, corporation, partnership or organization;
“prescribed”
Version anglaise seulement“prescribed” means prescribed by the regulations;
“registered establishment”
« établissement agréé »
“registered establishment” means an establishment registered in accordance with the regulations;
“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;
“Tribunal”
« Commission »
“Tribunal” means the Review Tribunal continued by subsection 4.1(1) of the Canada Agricultural Products Act;
“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.
Marginal note:Binding on Her Majesty
(2) This Act is binding on Her Majesty in right of Canada or a province.
- R.S., 1985, c. 25 (1st Supp.), s. 2;
- 1994, c. 38, s. 25;
- 1995, c. 40, s. 64;
- 1997, c. 6, s. 72;
- 2005, c. 38, s. 121.
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