Health of Animals Regulations

160 (1) Any application for a permit or licence required under these Regulations shall be in a form approved by the Minister.

(1.1) The Minister may, subject to paragraph 37(1)(b) of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, issue a permit or licence required under these Regulations if the Minister is satisfied that, to the best of the Minister’s knowledge and belief, the activity for which the permit or licence is issued would not, or would not be likely to, result in the introduction into Canada, the introduction into another country from Canada or the spread within Canada, of a vector, disease or toxic substance.

(2) Any permit or licence required under these Regulations shall

• (a) be in a form approved by the Minister; and

• (b) contain such conditions as the Minister considers advisable to prevent the introduction of communicable disease into Canada or into any other country from Canada and the spread of communicable disease within Canada.

(3) The Minister may cancel or suspend a permit or licence issued under these Regulations if he has reason to believe that,

• (a) any condition under which the permit or licence was issued or any condition contained in the permit or licence has not been complied with;

• (b) any provision of the Act or these Regulations has not been complied with; or

• (c) failure to do so could result in the introduction into Canada, the introduction into another country from Canada or the spread within Canada, of a vector, disease or toxic substance.