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Compensation for Destroyed Animals and Things Regulations

SOR/2000-233

HEALTH OF ANIMALS ACT

Registration 2000-06-08

Compensation for Destroyed Animals and Things Regulations

The Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, pursuant to paragraphs 55(b)Footnote a and (c) of the Health of Animals ActFootnote b, hereby makes the annexed Compensation for Destroyed Animals Regulations.

Ottawa, June 8, 2000

Lyle Vanclief
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-food

Interpretation

[
  • SOR/2007-169, s. 1(F)
]

 The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

Act

Act means the Health of Animals Act. (Loi)

grandparent breeder

grandparent breeder means a bird belonging to a flock of pureline poultry, comprising one or more generations of poultry, that is being maintained for the purpose of establishing, continuing or improving parent lines and from which parent lines are produced. (reproducteur grand-parent)

parent breeder

parent breeder means a bird belonging to a flock of poultry, comprising one or more generations of poultry, that is being maintained for the purpose of multiplying the parent flock or to produce commercial birds. (reproducteur parent)

registered

registered for the purposes of the schedule, means registered under the Animal Pedigree Act. (enregistré)

  • SOR/2007-169, s. 2
  • SOR/2015-142, s. 1

Maximum Amounts

 For the purpose of subsection 51(3) of the Act, the amount that is established as the maximum amount with respect to an animal that is destroyed or required to be destroyed under paragraph 27.6(1)(b) or subsection 48(1) of the Act is

  • (a) if the animal is set out or included in column 1 of an item of the schedule, the amount set out in column 3 of that item; and

  • (b) in any other case, $30.

Compensation for Costs of Disposal

  •  (1) Compensation for the following costs related to the destruction of an animal or the disposal of a carcass or thing may be paid to the owner:

    • (a) subject to subsection (2), if the animal is destroyed or required to be destroyed under paragraph 27.6(1)(b) or subsection 48(1) of the Act by slaughter at an abattoir and it is transported to the abattoir within the period and in the manner specified in the notice of requirement delivered or sent under subsection 27.6(3) or 48(3) of the Act,

      • (i) the reasonable costs of transporting it to the abattoir that were paid or incurred by the owner of the animal, to a maximum amount equal to the amount that a commercial trucker would normally charge for transporting it to the abattoir if it had not been required to be destroyed,

      • (i.1) the reasonable costs of labour for the owner’s personal labour in transporting the animal to the abattoir, to a maximum amount equal to the amount that a local agricultural worker would normally be paid for the work, and

      • (ii) the reasonable costs of slaughtering it at the abattoir that were paid or incurred by its owner and that are related to the reason for which it was required to be destroyed; and

    • (b) subject to subsection (3), if the animal is destroyed or required to be destroyed under paragraph 27.6(1)(b) or subsection 48(1) of the Act other than by slaughter at an abattoir and it is destroyed or its carcass or the thing is disposed of within the period and in the manner specified in the notice of requirement delivered or sent under subsection 27.6(3) or 48(3) of the Act,

      • (i) the reasonable costs of transporting the animal to the place of destruction or transporting the carcass or thing to the place of disposal that were paid or incurred by the owner, to a maximum amount equal to the amount that a commercial trucker would normally charge for that service,

      • (ii) the reasonable costs that were paid or incurred by the owner for cleaning and disinfecting the conveyance used to transport the animal, carcass or thing, to a maximum amount equal to the amount that a commercial service would normally charge for that service,

      • (iii) the reasonable costs, to a maximum amount equal to the amount that a commercial service would normally charge to destroy the animal or dispose of the carcass or thing, that were paid or incurred by the owner

        • (A) if the owner destroyed the animal or disposed of the carcass or thing, for the supplies, equipment and labour expended to do so, or

        • (B) if a commercial service was used to destroy the animal or dispose of the carcass or thing, for that service, and

      • (iv) the reasonable costs of labour, to a maximum amount equal to the amount that a local agricultural worker would normally be paid for the work, for the owner’s personal labour in

        • (A) transporting the animal to the place of destruction or transporting the carcass or thing to the place of disposal,

        • (B) cleaning and disinfecting the conveyance used to transport the animal, carcass or thing, or

        • (C) destroying the animal or disposing of the carcass or thing.

  • (2) The maximum amount of compensation that may be paid under paragraph (1)(a) is an amount equal to

    • (a) if the carcass of the animal has not been condemned, the value of the carcass according to paragraph 51(2)(b) of the Act; and

    • (b) if the carcass of the animal has been condemned, the value that the carcass would have had according to paragraph 51(2)(b) of the Act had it not been condemned.

  • (3) Compensation for costs related to the disposal of a thing may be paid only with respect to the following:

    • (a) animal food;

    • (b) refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers and freezers intended primarily for use in a dwelling, but not commercial or walk-in refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers and freezers;

    • (c) cages, crates and nesting boxes; and

    • (d) feed troughs.

Repeal

 [Repeal]

Coming into Force

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

SCHEDULE(Section 2)

ItemColumn 1Column 2Column 3
AnimalFamilyMaximum Amount ($)
ANIMALS NOT LISTED BY ORDER
Companion Animals
1Dog (Canis familiaris) RegisteredCanidae2,500
2Dog (Canis familiaris) Non-registeredCanidae1,500
3Cat (Felix silvestrus) RegisteredFelidae500
4Cat (Felix silvestrus) Non-registeredFelidae200
5Ferret (Mustela putorius furo)Mustelidae100
6Chinchilla (Chinchilla brevicadata and Chinchilla laniger) All chinchillas other than those referred to in item 56Chinchillidae50
Farm Animals
7Cattle (Bos taurus and Bos indicus) RegisteredBovidae10,000
8Cattle (Bos taurus and Bos indicus) Non-registeredBovidae4,500
9Bison (Bison bison) Bull, 1 year and olderBovidae10,000
10Bison (Bison bison) All bison other than those referred to in item 9Bovidae6,000
11Sheep (Ovis aires) RegisteredBovidae1,200
12Sheep (Ovis aires) Non‑registeredBovidae825
13Goat (Capra hircus) RegisteredBovidae1,000
14Goat (Capra hircus) Non-registeredBovidae600
15Swine (Sus Scrofa) RegisteredSuidae5,000
16Swine (Sus Scrofa) Non-registeredSuidae2,000
17Horse (Equus equus) Ordered destroyed due to Equine Infectious AnemiaEquidae2,000
18Horse (Equus equus) All horses other than those referred to in item 17Equidae8,000
18.1Chicken (Gallus gallus) — For egg productionPhasianidae30
19Chicken (Gallus gallus) Parent breeder — For egg productionPhasianidae60
20Chicken (Gallus gallus) Grandparent breeder — For egg productionPhasianidae120
21Chicken (Gallus gallus) Parent breeder — For meat productionPhasianidae60
22Chicken (Gallus gallus) Grandparent breeder — For meat productionPhasianidae100
22.1Chicken (Gallus gallus) Primary breeder — Foundation StockPhasianidae1,200
23Chicken ( Gallus gallus) All chicken other than those referred to in items 18.1 to 22.1Phasianidae20
24Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) For meat productionMeleagridae70
25Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) Parent breederMeleagridae250
26Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) Grandparent breederMeleagridae700
26.1Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) Primary breeder — Foundation StockMeleagridae1,050
27Duck (Cairina moschata) For meat productionAnatidae28
28Duck (Cairina moschata) For egg productionAnatidae60
29Duck (Cairina moschata) Parent breederAnatidae85
30Duck (Cairina moschata) Grandparent breederAnatidae250
31Goose (Anser anser) For meat productionAnatidae40
32Goose (Anser anser) Parent breederAnatidae100
33Goose (Anser anser) Grandparent breederAnatidae300
34Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) Breeders for meat productionLeporidae40
35Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) All rabbits other than those referred to in items 34 and 60Leporidae30
36Pigeon (Columba species) For squab productionColumbidae80
37Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)Apidae250/Colony
38Leafcutter Bee (Megachile species)Megachilidae100/Nest
39Elk (Cervus elaphus) Bull, 1 year and olderCervidae8,000
40Elk (Cervus elaphus) All elk other than those referred to in item 39Cervidae4,000
41Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) Buck, 1 year and olderCervidae8,000
42Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) All Red Deer other than those referred to in item 41Cervidae4,000
43White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Buck, 1 year and olderCervidae8,000
44White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) All White-tailed Deer other than those referred to in item 43Cervidae4,000
45Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) Buck, 1 year and olderCervidae8,000
46Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) All Mule Deer other than those referred to in item 45Cervidae4,000
47Fallow Deer (Dama dama)Cervidae1,500
48Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)Cervidae2,500
49Alpaca (Lama pacos)Camelidae8,000
50Llama (Lama glama)Camelidae8,000
51Ostrich (Struthio camelus)Struthionidae3,000
52Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)Dromalidae500
53Rhea (Rhea americana)Rheidae1,500
Fur Animals
54Mink (Mustela vison)Mustelidae150
55Fox (Vulpes vulpes)Canidae1,500
56Chinchilla (Chinchilla brevicadata and Chinchilla laniger) For fur productionChinchillidae200
Laboratory Animals
57Guinea Pig (Cava porcellus) Developed with specific characteristics for research purposesCavidae70
58Mouse (Mus musculus) Developed with specific characteristics for research purposesMuridae60
59Rat (Rattus norvegicus) Developed with specific characteristics for research purposesMuridae100
60Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) Developed with specific characteristics for research purposesLeporidae130
ANIMALS LISTED BY ORDER
Order Anseriformes
61Members of the anatidae family other than those referred to in items 27 to 33500
62Members of the anseriformes order other than those referred to in items 27 to 33 and 61200
Order Artiodactyla
63Wart Hog (Phachoerus aethiopicus)Suidae8,000
64Members of the suidae family other than those referred to in items 15, 16 and 63800
65Peccary (Catogonus wagneri)Tayassuidae300
66Peccary (Tayassu species)Tayassuidae300
67Members of the tayassuidae family other than those referred to in items 65 and 66300
68Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)Hippopotamidae5,000
69Pigmy Hippopotamus (Choeropis liberiensis)Hippopotamidae8,000
70Members of the hippopotamidae family other than those referred to in items 68 and 695,000
71Bactrian or Two-humped Camel (Camelus bactrianus)Camelidae8,000
72Dromedary or One-humped Camel (Camelus dromedarius)Camelidae8,000
73Members of the camelidae family other than those referred to in items 49, 50, 71 and 722,000
74Mouse Deer (Hyemoschus aquaticus)Tragulidae500
75Members of the tragulidae family other than those referred to in item 74500
76Moose (Alces alces)Cervidae5,000
77Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)Cervidae2,500
78Caribou (Rangifer tarandus)Cervidae2,500
79Muntjac (Muntiacus species)Cervidae500
80Members of the cervidae family other than those referred to in items 39 to 48 and 76 to 79500
81Okapi (Okapii johnstoni)Giraffidae8,000
82Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)Giraffidae8,000
83Members of the giraffidae family other than those referred to in items 81 and 828,000
84Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana)Antilocapridae1,500
85Members of the antilocapridae family other than those referred to in item 841,500
86Bongo (Tragelaphus euryceros)Bovidae8,000
87Eland (Taurotragus oryx)Bovidae1,500
88Giant Eland (Taurotragus derbianus)Bovidae8,000
89Asian Water Buffalo (Bubalus species)Bovidae4,000
90African Buffalo (Syncerus caffer)Bovidae4,000
91Duiker (Cephalophus species)Bovidae5,000
92Waterbuck (Kobus species)Bovidae1,000
93Sable Antelope (Hippotragus species)Bovidae1,000
94Oryx (Oryx species)Bovidae1,000
95Addax (Addax nasomasculatus)Bovidae1,000
96Topi (Damaliscus species)Bovidae4,000
97Hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus)Bovidae4,000
98Gnu or Wildebeest (Connochaetes species)Bovidae1,500
99Impala (Aepyceros melampus)Bovidae1,500
100Gazelle (Gazella species)Bovidae1,500
101Saiga (Saiga tatarica)Bovidae2,000
102Ibex (Capra ibex)Bovidae1,000
103Tahr (Hemitragus species)Bovidae1,000
104Mountain Goat (Oreamus americanus)Bovidae2,000
105Barbary Sheep or Aoudad (Ammotragus lervia)Bovidae1,000
106Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis)Bovidae1,000
107Dall’s Sheep (Ovis dalli)Bovidae1,000
108Muskox (Ovibos moschatus)Bovidae8,000
109Members of the bovidae family other than those referred to in items 7 to 14 and 86 to 108600
110Members of the artiodactyla order other than those referred to in items 7 to 16, 39 to 50 and 63 to 109500
Order Caprimulgiformes
111Tawny Frogmouths and other members of the caprimulgiformes order400
Order Carnivora
112Aardwolf (Proteles cristatus)Hyaenidae2,000
113Striped Hyena (Hyaena hyaena)Hyaenidae3,000
114Brown Hyena (Hyaena brunnea)Hyaenidae3,000
115Members of the hyaenidae family other than those referred to in items 112 to 1142,000
116Lynx, Cougar and other Small Wild Cats (Felis species)Felidae2,000
117Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)Felidae5,000
118Tiger (Panthera tigris)Felidae5,000
119Leopard (Panthera pardus)Felidae5,000
120Jaguar (Panthera onca)Felidae5,000
121Lion (Panthera leo)Felidae5,000
122Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)Felidae8,000
123Members of the felidae family other than those referred to in items 3, 4 and 116 to 122500
124Fox (Vulpes species)Canidae500
125Wolf (Canis species)Canidae1,500
126Members of the canidae family other than those referred to in items 1, 2, 55, 124 and 1251,000
127Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)Ursidae3,000
128Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)Ursidae8,000
129Members of the ursidae family other than those referred to in items 127 and 1283,000
130Lesser Panda (Ailurus fulgens)Procyonidae3,000
131Raccoon (Procyon lotor)Procyonidae75
132Members of the procyonidae family other than those referred to in items 130 and 13175
133Otter (Lutrinae species)Mustelidae2,500
134Black-footed Ferret (Mustela nigripes)Mustelidae5,000
135Members of the mustelidae family other than those referred to in items 5, 54, 133 and 134250
136Members of the carnivora order other than those referred to in items 1 to 5, 54, 55 and 112 to 135100
Order Cetacia
137Whales, Dolphins, Porpoises and other members of the cetacia order8,000
Order Chelonia
138Turtles and other members of the chelonia order200
Order Chiroptera
139Bats and other members of the chiroptera order300
Order Ciconiiformes
140Storks (Ciconia species)Ciconiidae1,000
141Flamingos (Phoenicoparrus species)Phoenicopteridae2,500
142Ibis, Spoonbills and other members of the ciconiiformes order other than those referred to in items 140 and 141400
Order Columbiformes
143Crowned Pigeon (Goura cristata)Columbidae1,000
144Nicobar Pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica)Columbidae150
145Pied Imperial Pigeon (Ducula bicolor)Columbidae100
146Jamba Fruit Dove (Ptillinopus jambu)Columbidae300
147Superb Fruit Dove (Ptillinopus superbus)Columbidae200
148Members of the columbiformes order other than those referred to in items 36 and 143 to 14780
Order Coraciiformes
149Kookaburra and other members of the alcedinidae family250
150Motmot (Momotus momata)Momotidae1,500
151Hornbill (Tockus flavirostris)Bucerotidae2,500
152Members of the coraciiformes order other than those referred to in items 149 to 151500
Order Crocodylia
153Crocodiles, Alligators and other members of the crocodylia order1,000
Order Cuculiformes
154Touracos, Cuckoos and other members of the cuculiformes order1,500
Order Dermoptera
155Flying Lemurs and other members of the dermoptera order2,000
Order Falconiformes
156Eagles, Falcons and other members of the falconiformes order3,000
Order Galliformes
157Ocellated Turkey (Agriocharis ocellata)Phasianidae1,500
158Argus Pheasant (Argusianus argus)Phasianidae1,000
159Pheasants, Guinea Fowl and other members of the galliformes order other than those referred to in items 19 to 26, 157 and 158500
Order Gruiformes
160Cranes and other members of the gruiformes order2,000
Order Hyracoidae
161Hyraxes and other members of the hyracoidae order500
Order Marsupialia
162Kangaroo (Macropus species)Macropodidae2,000
163Swamp Wallaby (Wallabia bicolor)Macropodidae2,000
164Members of the macropodidae family other than those referred to in items 162 and 1632,000
165Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)Phascolarctidae5,000
166Members of the marsupialia order other than those referred to in items 162 to 1653,000
Order Monotremata
167Echidna or Spiny Anteater (Tachyglossus)Tachyglossidae1,500
168Duck-billed Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)Ornithorhynchidae8,000
169Members of the ornithorhynchidae family other than those referred to in item 1688,000
170Members of the monotremata order other than those referred to in items 167 to 1691,000
Order Passeriformes
171Lesser Green Broadbill (Calyptomena viridis)Eurylaimidae1,000
172Finches, Starlings, Shrikes and other members of the passeriformes order other than those referred to in item 171500
Order Perissodactyla
173Zebras, Donkeys and other members of the equidae family other than those referred to in items 17 and 185,000
174Tapirs and other members of the tapiridae family8,000
175RhinocerosRhinocerotidae8,000
176Members of the perissodactyla order other than those referred to in items 17, 18 and 173 to 1752,750
Order Pholidota
177Scaly Anteaters and other members of the pholidota order1,000
Order Piciformes
178Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco)Ramphastidae1,500
179Aracari (Pteroglossus species)Ramphastidae1,000
180Barbets, Woodpeckers and other members of the piciformes order other than those referred to in items 178 and 179500
Order Pinnipedia
181Sea Lions, Seals and other members of the pinnipedia order4,000
Order Primates
182Great Apes (Gorillas, Chimpanzees and Orang-utans)Hominidae8,000
183Monkeys and other members of the primates order other than those referred to in item 1824,000
Order Proboscidea
184Elephants and other members of the proboscidea order8,000
Order Psittaciformes
185Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)Psittacidae8,000
186Parrots, Parakeets, Macaws and other members of the psittaciformes order other than those referred to in item 1855,000
Order Reptilia
187King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)Elapidae1,000
188Snakes and other members of the reptilia order other than those referred to in item 187500
Order Rodentia
189Vancouver Island Marmot (Marmota vancouverensis)Sciuridae8,000
190Beaver (Castor canadensis)Castoridae500
191Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)Erethizontidae500
192Members of the rodentia order other than those referred to in items 6, 56 to 59 and 189 to 191100
Order Sirenia
193Manatees, Sea Cows, Dugongs and other members of the sirenia order8,000
Order Sphenisciformes
194Penguins and other members of the sphenisciformes order5,000
Order Strigiformes
195Eurasian Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo)Strigidae1,000
196Spectacled Owls (Pulsatrix perspicillata)Strigidae500
197Members of the strigiformes order other than those referred to in items 195 and 196300
Order Struthioniformes
198Members of the struthioniformes order other than those referred to in items 51 to 531,500
Order Tinamiformes
199Tinamou and other members of the tinamiformes order300
Order Tubilidentata
200Aardvarks and other members of the tubilidentata order1,000
Order Xenarthra
201Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)Myrmecophagidae8,000
202Members of the myrmecophagidae family other than those referred to in item 2015,000
203Three-toed Tree Sloth (Bradypus species)Bradypodidae1,500
204Giant Armadillo (Pridontes maximus)Dasypodidae500
205Members of the xenarthra order other than those referred to in items 201 to 204500
  • SOR/2003-257, ss. 2(E), 3(E)
  • SOR/2004-151, s. 1
  • SOR/2007-169, s. 3
  • SOR/2007-269, s. 1
  • SOR/2011-73, s. 1
  • SOR/2012-109, s. 1
  • SOR/2015-214, s. 1
  • SOR/2024-224, s. 3

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