Interpretation

• 1 (1) The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

  Bovinae specified risk material

  Bovinae specified risk material means

  • (a) the skull, brain, trigeminal ganglia, eyes, spinal cord and dorsal root ganglia of animals of the sub-family Bovinae aged 30 months or older; and

  • (b) the distal ileum and tonsils of animals of the sub-family Bovinae of all ages. (matériel à risque spécifié de boviné)

  feeder calf

  feeder calf means a male calf of the species Bos taurus that

  • (a) is imported into Canada for the purpose of feeding and subsequent slaughter not later than 36 weeks after importation; and

  • (b) is not less than 8 days of age and not more than 14 days of age at the time of its importation into Canada. (veau d'engrais)

  feeder goats

  feeder goats means any neutered male goats imported into Canada for the purpose of feeding and subsequent slaughter, but does not include any neutered male goats that are to be moved to a rodeo or show. (chèvre d'engrais)

  feeder sheep

  feeder sheep means any neutered male sheep imported into Canada for the purpose of feeding and subsequent slaughter, but does not include any neutered male sheep that are to be moved to a rodeo or show. (mouton d'engrais)

  meat product

  meat product has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Meat Inspection Act. (produit de viande)

• (2) Words and expressions used in these Regulations and not defined in the Health of Animals Act or these Regulations have the same meaning as in section 2 of the Health of Animals Regulations.

Prohibition

• 2 (1) No person shall import into Canada from the United States, during the period beginning on the day on which these Regulations come into force and ending on June 30, 2006, any of the following animals or things:

  • (a) animals of the sub-family Bovinae or of the species Capra hircus or Ovis aries;

  • (b) meat products derived from animals of the sub-family Bovinae or from animals of the species Capra hircus or Ovis aries and things containing those meat products;

  • (c) ingredients derived from ruminants to be used in animal food, and animal food containing those ingredients;

  • (d) ingredients, other than manure, derived from ruminants to be used in fertilizer, and fertilizer containing those ingredients; and

  • (e) Bovinae specified risk material and things containing or derived from Bovinae specified risk material.

• (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to

  • (a) animals of the species Capra hircus or Ovis aries under 12 months of age, or cattle, that are imported for immediate slaughter and that are subject to the requirements of section 5 of Part III of the import reference document as defined in section 10 of the Health of Animals Regulations;

  • (b) animals, and things derived from them, that are imported for medical use, scientific research or zoological collections;

  • (c) animals that are imported into Canada for a maximum of 30 days;

  • (d) feeder calves;

  • (e) cattle under 30 months of age that are imported into Canada under a permit issued under section 160 of the Health of Animals Regulations for the purpose of feeding for slaughter;

  • (f) in vivo-derived embryos;

  • (g) bucks, bulls and rams that are destined for animal semen production centres;

  • (h) a feeder goat or feeder sheep that is under 12 months of age and that is subject to the requirements of section 19 of Part III of the import reference document as defined in section 10 of the Health of Animals Regulations;

    • (i) an animal or thing in respect of which paragraph 51(b) of the Health of Animals Regulations applies that is imported into Canada under a permit issued under section 160 of those Regulations;

  • (j) meat products, imported in accordance with subsection 9(1) of the Meat Inspection Act, of animals of the sub-family Bovinae under 30 months of age from which the distal ileum and tonsils have been removed;

  • (k) beef liver imported in accordance with subsection 9(1) of the Meat Inspection Act;

  • (l) meat products, imported in accordance with subsection 9(1) of the Meat Inspection Act, of animals of the species Capra hircus or Ovis aries under 12 months of age;

  • (m) products of a rendering plant imported into Canada under a permit issued under section 160 of the Health of Animals Regulations;

  • (n) meat products that originated in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, New Zealand or Uruguay and that were processed in the United States;

  • (o) meat products that originated in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand or Uruguay and that are in transit through the United States;

  • (p) meat products to be transported to a community in the United States if the only practical transportation route for the meat products is either a land or a water route through Canada, taking into account the location of the community and the time required to transport them;

  • (q) meat products to be transported non-stop in Canada and to be delivered to a cruise ship for use as ships' stores;

  • (r) meat products that are kept on a ship as ships' stores;

  • (s) a food containing a meat product that is of insignificant quantity having regard to the nature of the food and the nature of the meat product in the food;

  • (t) meat products to be used for personal consumption if the total weight of the meat products is 5 kg or less;

  • (u) milk and milk derivatives;

    • (v) hides or skins that do not come from the head of an animal and derivatives of those hides or skins;

  • (w) wool or derivatives of wool;

  • (x) things produced by subjecting bones and tissues, other than Bovinae specified risk material, to rigorous processes of extraction and purification;

  • (y) finished pet chews, such as dried processed ears, pizzles, hooves or tendons, that do not contain, and are not derived from, Bovinae specified risk material;

  • (z) finished pet chews, such as dried processed ears, pizzles, hooves or tendons, that do not contain, and are not derived from, any part of the vertebral column of animals of the sub-family Bovinae;

  • (z.1) commercially prepared pet food that does not contain ingredients derived from animals of the sub-family Bovinae;

  • (z.2) commercially prepared pet food that contains ingredients derived from animals of the sub-family Bovinae if

    • (i) the ingredients are not derived from Bovinae specified risk material, or

    • (ii) the animals from which the ingredients are derived originated in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, New Zealand or Uruguay;

  • (z.3) protein-free tallow with a maximum level of insoluble impurities of 0.15% by weight, or derivatives made from it;

  • (z.4) household garbage from the United States containing protein from an animal;

  • (z.5) aircraft garbage or ship's refuse, as that term is defined in subsection 47.1(1) of the Health of Animals Regulations; or

  • (z.6) animal food to be fed to sled dogs participating in an official competition taking place north of the 60th parallel.

Repeal

3 The Animals of the Family Bovidae and Their Products Importation Prohibition Regulations, No. 2Footnote ¹ are repealed.

• Return to footnote ¹SOR/2004-90

Coming into Force

4 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.