P-29, r. 1 - Regulation respecting food

Section 6.3.1.5 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

6.3.1.5. Installation of the animal pen: Such rooms must be separate and isolated from the slaughtering room but adjoining it or communicating with it by a covered corridor, and must include:

(a)  a concrete floor with enough slope to allow running water to drain off into a drainage hole;

(b)  walls, a ceiling and partitions;

(c)  ventilation in order to exhaust odours from the room and to prevent them from reaching the slaughter room;

(d)  stalls equipped with drinking facilities and feeding troughs;

(e)  a special stall for animals suspected of disease;

(f)  ramps and partitions installed so as to prevent falls and injuries to the animals.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. P-29, r. 1, s. 6.3.1.5.