Livestock and Poultry Carcass Grading Regulations

This version of section 53 is in force from 2006-03-22 to 2007-05-02.


 The standards for a bison carcass of the grade Canada C1 or Canada C2 are the following:

  • (a) the maturity characteristics set out in Schedule II to this Part;

  • (b) muscling that ranges from medium to excellent; and

  • (c) a fat thickness at the measurement site that

    • (i) ranges from 1 mm to 4 mm, in the case of the grade Canada C1, or

    • (ii) is greater than 4 mm, in the case of the grade Canada C2.

  • SOR/95-129, s. 6.