Health of Animals Regulations

70 (1) Subject to this Part, no person shall export out of Canada a product of a rendering plant, or a fertilizer, fertilizer supplement or animal food that contains a product of a rendering plant, unless

• (a) the person has obtained a certificate of an inspector, of a veterinary inspector or of a person authorized by an inspector or a veterinary inspector, issued before shipment, that clearly identifies the product of a rendering plant, fertilizer, fertilizer supplement or animal food and shows

  • (i) that an inspector, a veterinary inspector or a person authorized by an inspector or a veterinary inspector has inspected the product of a rendering plant, fertilizer, fertilizer supplement or animal food, as well as the rendering plant or the plant or mill where the product, fertilizer, fertilizer supplement or animal food was prepared,

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

  • (iii) if tests have been performed, the nature of each test and that the product of a rendering plant, fertilizer, fertilizer supplement or animal food proved negative to the tests or otherwise met the requirements of the importing country; and

• (b) the importation requirements of the country to which the product of a rendering plant, fertilizer, fertilizer supplement or animal food is exported have been complied with.

(2) No person shall export a product of a rendering plant, or a fertilizer, fertilizer supplement or animal food that contains a product of a rendering plant, unless the certificate referred to in subsection (1) bears the mark of the official export stamp referred to in subsection (3).

(3) 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 an inspector, a veterinary inspector or a person authorized by an inspector or a veterinary inspector.

(4) No person except an inspector, a veterinary inspector or a person authorized by an inspector or a veterinary inspector shall have in his or her possession an official export stamp or any facsimile of one.