P-42 - Animal Health Protection Act

Section 2 Disposition versions

2004-09-01

2. In this Division, unless the context requires a different meaning:

(0.1)  “infectious agent” means an organism, micro-organism or protein particle capable of causing an infection or a disease in animals or in humans and designated by regulation;

(1)  “animal” means any domestic animal or animal kept in captivity and its fertilized eggs and ova and applies, wherever the context permits, to any part of such an animal;

(2)  “contagious disease” means a disease which may be transmitted by an animal to another animal or to a human by direct contact or otherwise and is designated by regulation;

(3)  “parasitic disease” means a disease caused by a parasite and designated by regulation;

(4)  “syndrome” means a syndrome designated by regulation.

For the purposes of subparagraph 1, fish, amphibians, echinoderms, crustaceans or shellfish produced or raised in a fishing pond or aquaculture site referred to respectively in sections 1 and 5 of the Act respecting commercial aquaculture (chapter A‐20.2) are deemed to be kept in captivity.

R. S. 1964, c. 126, s. 2; 1986, c. 53, s. 1; 1991, c. 61, s. 2; 2000, c. 40, s. 1; 2003, c. 23, s. 75.

2000-11-15

2. In this Division, unless the context requires a different meaning:

(0.1)  “infectious agent” means an organism, micro-organism or protein particle capable of causing an infection or a disease in animals or in humans and designated by regulation;

(1)  “animal” means any domestic animal or animal kept in captivity and its fertilized eggs and ova and applies, wherever the context permits, to any part of such an animal;

(2)  “contagious disease” means a disease which may be transmitted by an animal to another animal or to a human by direct contact or otherwise and is designated by regulation;

(3)  “parasitic disease” means a disease caused by a parasite and designated by regulation;

(4)  “syndrome” means a syndrome designated by regulation.

For the purposes of subparagraph 1, fish, amphibians, echinoderms, crustaceans or shellfish produced or bred in a fish-breeding plant or fishing pond referred to in section 12 of the Act respecting commercial fisheries and aquaculture (chapter P‐9.01) are deemed to be kept in captivity.

R. S. 1964, c. 126, s. 2; 1986, c. 53, s. 1; 1991, c. 61, s. 2; 2000, c. 40, s. 1.

1991-12-12

2. In this Division, unless the context requires a different meaning:

(1)  “animal” means any domestic animal or animal kept in captivity and its fertilized eggs and ova, except an animal kept in a zoological garden;

(2)  “contagious disease” means a disease which may be transmitted by an animal to another animal or to a human by direct contact or otherwise and is designated by regulation;

(3)  “parasitic disease” means a disease caused by a parasite and designated by regulation.

R. S. 1964, c. 126, s. 2; 1986, c. 53, s. 1; 1991, c. 61, s. 2.

1986-09-03

2. In this Division, unless the context requires a different meaning:

(1)  “animal” means any breeding animal and its fertilized eggs and ova;

(2)  “contagious disease” means a disease which may be transmitted by one animal to another by direct contact or otherwise and is designated by regulation;

(3)  “parasitic disease” means a disease caused by a parasite and designated by regulation.

R. S. 1964, c. 126, s. 2; 1986, c. 53, s. 1.

1977-12-31

2. In this Division, unless the context requires a different meaning:

(1)  “animals” include horses, cattle, sheeps, hogs, poultry, dogs, cats and furbearing animals raised in captivity;

(2)  “contagious disease” means a disease which may be transmitted by one animal to another by direct contact or otherwise;

(3)  “parasitic disease” means a disease caused by a parasite.

R. S. 1964, c. 126, s. 2.