Health of Animals Regulations

55 (1) No person shall import into Canada hay, straw or grasses in which merchandise, goods or articles are packed unless

• (a) the shipment is accompanied by a certificate of an official veterinarian of the exporting country showing that the hay, straw or grasses were disinfected in a manner approved by the Minister; or

• (b) where no such certificate accompanies the shipment, the hay, straw or grasses are forthwith

  • (i) disinfected under the supervision of an inspector at a fumigation station approved by the Minister, or

  • (ii) incinerated.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), hay, straw or grasses in which merchandise, goods or articles are packed may be imported into Canada from a country of origin or part of such a country designated by the Minister as free of foot-and-mouth disease pursuant to section 7.