Livestock Acts and Regulations - Current Issues
Legislation Affecting the Ontario Livestock Industry

• Specified Risk Materials Removal in Ontario Plants
• Changes to the Dog Owners Liability Act and the Animals for Research Act
• Transportation of Compromised Animals
• US Bioterrorism Act
• Nutrient Management
• Animal Cruelty Legislation
• Cattle Identification
• Medicated Feeds Regulations
• Livestock Medicines
• BSE and the Ruminant Feeding Ban
• Deadstock Disposal
• Country of Original Labelling (COOL) Legislation
  

US Bioterrorism Act

• U.S. Bioterrorism Act Home Page - U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Overview of Prior Notice Regulation

Nutrient Management Act

• Nutrient Management Act 2002
• Nutrient Management Resources
• Agricultural Land Use - Planning Tools Including Minimum Distance Separation

Changes to Animal Cruelty Legislation

• Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act
• Standard of Care Regulation
• General Regulation

• Hunting Exemption Regulation

  Canadian Cattle Identification Program

  • Canadian Cattle Identification Agency
  • Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement

   

  New Medicated Feed Regulations

  • Update on Proposed Medicated Feed Regulations
  • Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement

   

  Sale of Livestock Medicines

  • Livestock Medicines Education Program
  • Sale of Livestock Medicines

   

  Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy and the Ruminant Feeding Ban

  • General BSE Information
  • BSE Disease Investigation in Western Canada
  • Ruminant Feeding Ban Regulations
  • BSE Resources from the European Union
  • Current Numbers of Reported Cases of BSE Worldwide

   

  Deadstock Disposal

  • Deadstock Disposal

   

  Country of Original Labelling (COOL) Legislation

  • Ontario Cattlemen's Association (COOL) Site
  • Ontario Pork's (COOL) Site