Health of Animals Regulations (C.R.C., c. 296)

152.4 (1) Section 152.2 does not apply in the case of an animal that is loaded, confined or transported in a conveyance if the conveyance meets the following conditions:

• (a) it is equipped with a dispensing system that is designed, constructed and maintained so that feed is available to the animal as required;

• (b) it is equipped with a dispensing system that is designed, constructed and maintained so that safe water is available to the animal at all times;

• (c) it is equipped with forced ventilation that is designed, constructed, maintained and used so that adequate ventilation is provided to the animal at all times;

• (d) it is equipped with a rigid exterior with adjustable venting that is designed, constructed, maintained and used so that adequate ventilation is provided to the animal and the animal is protected from meteorological and environmental conditions at all times;

• (e) it is equipped with a system that electronically monitors and records temperatures and humidity in the parts of the conveyance where the animal is most likely to be exposed to temperatures and humidity that would likely cause the animal to suffer, sustain an injury or die;

• (f) it is equipped with a system that alerts the person operating the conveyance when a set high or low temperature or humidity reading in the conveyance is reached;

• (g) it has sufficient space to allow the animal to lie down without lying on top of other animals;

• (h) it has floors that are well-drained and clean so that the animal is not likely to trip, slip, fall, suffer, sustain an injury or die;

• (i) it has sufficient straw or other bedding so that the animal is not likely to suffer, sustain an injury or die; and

• (j) it has sufficient straw or other bedding so that the animal is kept clean and dry.

(2) Section 152.2 does not apply in the case of an animal that is loaded, confined or transported in a container that is in a conveyance that meets the conditions set out in subsection (1) if the container meets the following conditions:

• (a) it is designed, constructed and maintained so that the animal in the container is able to access the feed dispensed by the feed dispensing system on the conveyance;

• (b) it is designed, constructed and maintained so that the animal in the container is able to access, at all times, the safe water dispensed by the safe water dispensing system on the conveyance;

• (c) it is designed, constructed and maintained so that the animal in the container is provided with adequate ventilation at all times;

• (d) it has sufficient space to allow the animal to lie down without lying on top of other animals;

• (e) it has floors that are well-drained and clean so that the animal is not likely to trip, slip, fall, suffer, sustain an injury or die;

• (f) except in the case of rabbits and poultry, it has sufficient straw or other bedding so that the animal is not likely to suffer, sustain an injury or die; and

• (g) it has sufficient straw or other bedding so that the animal is kept clean and dry.