P-42 - Animal Health Protection Act

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55.7.1. Where the examination of the tissues of an animal that has been slaughtered for the purposes of human consumption reveals the presence of medications or medicinal residues that are forbidden or that exceed the quantity or concentration permitted, the Minister may, for a period not exceeding 60 days, order the immediate owner or the custodian of the animal, and the former owners or custodians of the animal to suspend or restrict, to the extent determined by the Minister, the delivery to any slaughterhouse for human consumption of any animal of the same species from the same operation as the animal carrying the medication or the medicinal residues.
The order shall contain a statement of the Minister’s reasons and refer to any written statement, analysis or other technical report considered by the Minister for the purposes of the order.
2000, c. 40, s. 25.