P-42 - Animal Health Protection Act

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55.9.14.2. (Repealed).
2012, c. 18, s. 17; 2015, c. 35, s. 7.
55.9.14.2. The Government may, by regulation,
(1)  determine the conditions in which the owner or custodian of a cat or dog may carry on an activity involving the animal, restrict the activity or forbid certain classes of persons it determines to carry out the activity;
(2)  determine the classes of permits referred to in section 55.9.4.1 or 55.9.4.2 and the conditions and restrictions attached to each;
(3)  establish the conditions for the issue and renewal of the permits referred to in sections 55.9.4.1 and 55.9.4.2, the fees payable and the costs for opening a permit application file;
(4)  determine the skills or qualifications required of the holder of a permit referred to in section 55.9.4.1 or 55.9.4.2 and those required of an employee assigned to the activities for which a permit is required;
(5)  establish the standards applicable to the organization, to the maintenance and operation of any premises where an activity involving a cat or dog is carried on, or for which a permit referred to in section 55.9.4.1 or 55.9.4.2 is required;
(6)  determine the maximum number of cats or dogs that can be kept on the premises, in particular, according to their species or race, the type of activity carried on by the owner or custodian of a cat or dog or the type of premises in which they are kept, including pounds, animal houses and premises kept by persons or organizations dedicated to the protection of animals;
(7)  determine the maximum number of cats or dogs that can be kept by a single natural person;
(8)  determine the protocols and registers that the owner or custodian of a cat or dog must observe or keep, what each must contain, where they must be kept, the reports the owner or custodian must file with the Minister, the information that must be reported and the frequency of the reporting;
(9)  determine preventive measures for cats or dogs, in particular, vaccination, sterilization, isolation or quarantine, and foresee methods, procedures and conditions applicable to those measures;
(10)  determine the standards for euthanizing cats and dogs and regulate or prohibit certain methods, procedures and conditions;
(11)  foresee any other measure intended to ensure the safety or welfare of cats or dogs, in addition to those provided for by a regulation made under section 55.9.14.1; the measures may vary according to species or race, the type of activity carried on by the owner or custodian or the type of premises on which the animals are kept.
2012, c. 18, s. 17.