Health of Animals Act

Marginal note:Disposal of affected or contaminated animals and things

• 48 (1) The Minister may dispose of an animal or thing, or require its owner or any person having the possession, care or control of it to dispose of it, where the animal or thing

  • (a) is, or is suspected of being, affected or contaminated by a disease or toxic substance;

  • (b) has been in contact with or in close proximity to another animal or thing that was, or is suspected of having been, affected or contaminated by a disease or toxic substance at the time of contact or close proximity; or

  • (c) is, or is suspected of being, a vector, the causative agent of a disease or a toxic substance.

• Marginal note:Treatment

  (2) The Minister may treat any animal or thing described in subsection (1), or require its owner or the person having the possession, care or control of it to treat it or to have it treated, where the Minister considers that the treatment will be effective in eliminating or preventing the spread of the disease or toxic substance.

• Marginal note:Notice

  (3) A requirement under this section shall be communicated by personal delivery of a notice to the owner or person having the possession, care or control of the thing or by sending a notice to the owner or person, and the notice may specify the period within which and the manner in which the requirement is to be met.