• 17. (1) A livestock carcass or a part of one, processed poultry or any other thing forfeited under subsection 28(1) of the Act shall be disposed of in the manner ordered by the court directing the forfeiture and, if no order for its disposition is made by that court, it shall be disposed of in the following manner:

  • (a) in the case of a livestock carcass or part or processed poultry that is fit for human consumption, it shall be

    • (i) sold and the proceeds deposited to the credit of the Receiver General, or

    • (ii) donated to a charitable institution;

  • (b) in the case of a livestock carcass or part or processed poultry that is not fit for human consumption, it shall be sold for preparation as animal food or as a non-food product and the proceeds deposited to the credit of the Receiver General; and

  • (c) in the case of a thing other than a livestock carcass or part or processed poultry, it shall be sold and the proceeds deposited to the credit of the Receiver General.

• (2) A livestock carcass or a part of one, processed poultry or any other thing forfeited under subsection 28(2) of the Act shall be disposed of in the manner set out in subsection (1).

• (3) A livestock carcass or a part of one or processed poultry forfeited under subsection 30(2) of the Act shall be disposed of in the following manner:

  • (a) in the case of a livestock carcass or part or processed poultry that is fit for human consumption, it shall be

    • (i) sold and the proceeds deposited to the credit of the Receiver General, or

    • (ii) donated to a charitable institution; and

  • (b) in the case of a livestock carcass or part or processed poultry that is not fit for human consumption, it shall be sold for preparation as animal food or as a non-food product and the proceeds deposited to the credit of the Receiver General.

18. [Repealed, SOR/2000-184, s. 42]

18.1 [Repealed, SOR/2000-183, s. 28]

19. [Repealed, SOR/2000-184, s. 43]

19.1 [Repealed, SOR/2000-183, s. 29]

20. [Repealed, SOR/2000-184, s. 44]

[Repealed, SOR/2000-184, s. 45]

29. There shall be 13 grades of beef carcasses with the grade names Canada A, Canada AA, Canada AAA, Canada Prime, Canada B1, Canada B2, Canada B3, Canada B4, Canada D1, Canada D2, Canada D3, Canada D4 and Canada E.

• 30. (1) Subject to subsection (2), a grader shall determine the fat level of a beef carcass by measuring the fat on the left side between the twelfth and thirteenth ribs at the minimum point of thickness in the fourth quarter from the vertebrae along the longitudinal axis of the Longissimus muscles and perpendicularly to the outside surface of the fat.

• (2) Where it is impossible to take an accurate fat measurement of a beef carcass, the grader shall determine the fat level through an assessment of the external fat on the beef carcass or by an examination of the fat on the right side of the beef carcass after it has been knife-ribbed.

• (3) A grader shall determine the yield and yield class of every beef carcass that is graded Canada A, Canada AA, Canada AAA or Canada Prime.

• (4) A grader shall determine the yield of a beef carcass that is graded Canada A, Canada AA, Canada AAA or Canada Prime by using the prediction equation approved by the Minister.

• (5) The yield class of a beef carcass that is graded Canada A, Canada AA, Canada AAA or Canada Prime and that has a yield set out in column I of an item of the table to this section is the yield class set out in column II of that item.

  	Column I	Column II
  Item	Determined Yield (%)	Yield Class
  1.	59 or more	Canada 1
  2.	54 to 58	Canada 2
  3.	53 or less	Canada 3