Health of Animals Regulations

69 (1) Subject to this Part, no person shall export animal germplasm, livestock or poultry unless the person has

• (a) provided to a veterinary inspector or accredited veterinarian evidence that the animal germplasm, livestock or poultry meets the sanitary requirements of the importing country;

• (b) obtained a certificate issued by a veterinary inspector — or an accredited veterinarian , endorsed by a veterinary inspector — that identifies the animal germplasm, livestock or poultry and sets out the following information

  • (i) a statement that a veterinary inspector or accredited veterinarian has inspected the animal germplasm, livestock or poultry and found it to be free from any communicable diseases, and that the animal germplasm, livestock or poultry meets the sanitary requirements of the importing country,

  • (ii) the date and place of inspection, and

  • (iii) if tests are required prior to export, a statement that they were performed, and that the results of the tests on the animal germplasm, livestock or poultry meet the testing requirements of the importing country; and

• (c) provided to a veterinary inspector any requested information or documentation that demonstrates how the person intends to meet the requirements of Parts XII and XV respecting the health, protection and transport of animal germplasm, livestock or poultry, as applicable.

(1.1) Paragraph (1)(b) does not apply in respect of animal germplasm, livestock or poultry destined for export to the United States if certification is not requested by the United States.

(2) No person shall export animal semen out of Canada unless the semen, from the time it was collected, was stored in an animal semen production centre or other place approved by the Minister.

(3) No person shall export animal germplasm, livestock or poultry unless the certificate referred to in paragraph (1)(b) bears the mark of the official export stamp referred to in subsection (4).

(4) The official export stamp required by this section shall contain the words “Government of Canada — CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY — Gouvernement du Canada — AGENCE CANADIENNE D’INSPECTION DES ALIMENTS” and it shall be applied on a certificate only by a veterinary inspector or a person authorized by one.

(5) No person except a veterinary inspector or a person authorized by him shall have in his possession an official export stamp or any facsimile thereof.

(6) For the purpose of this section, animal germplasm

• (a) with respect to livestock, means semen, male or female germ cells or genetic material taken from a male or female germ cell and includes embryos;

• (b) with respect to poultry, means hatching eggs and semen; and

• (c) with respect to bees, means semen.

(7) Paragraph (1)(b) and subsection (3) do not apply to a regulated animal, other than a porcine, if it is transported directly between Rainy River, Ontario and Sprague, Manitoba via the state of Minnesota by means of a conveyance that has had all exits by which the animal could leave the conveyance sealed by an official of the Government of Canada or of the Government of the United States.