Health of Animals Regulations

150 (1) No person shall load, confine or transport an animal, or cause one to be loaded, confined or transported, in a conveyance or container unless the conveyance and the container, if the animal is in a container, are designed, constructed, equipped, maintained and used to prevent the animal’s suffering, injury or death and the conveyance and the container, if the animal is in a container, meet the following conditions:

• (a) they are suitable for the species of animal;

• (b) they prevent the animal’s escape;

• (c) they provide adequate ventilation for each animal;

• (d) they provide a floor that prevents the animal from tripping, slipping and falling;

• (e) they are not likely to collapse or topple over;

• (f) they do not have exposed bolt heads, angles or other projections;

• (g) they do not contain objects that are unsecured;

• (h) they have no insecure fittings;

• (i) they can be cleaned except in the case of a container that is used for one-time animal transport; and

• (j) in the case of a container, the animal is visible from outside the container or at least two of the container’s outer sides have a readily visible sign or symbol indicating the presence within of a live animal and a readily visible sign or symbol indicating the upright position of the container.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a container that is used to confine or transport an animal in an aircraft.

(3) No person shall load, confine or transport, or cause to be loaded, confined or transported, livestock, cervids, camelids or ratites in a conveyance or container unless the conveyance or, if the animal is in a container, the container has a floor that is strewn with sufficient sand, straw, wood shavings or other bedding material to absorb and prevent the pooling or escape of water, urine and liquid manure.

(4) No person shall confine or transport an animal in a container unless the container is secured to the conveyance in a manner that prevents it from moving during transport.

(5) No person shall transport an animal by air, or cause an animal to be transported by air, unless it is transported in a container that meets the design and construction requirements that are set out in the Live Animals Regulations, 44th edition, published by the International Air Transport Association, as amended from time to time.