Livestock Acts and Regulations - Current Issues
Legislation Affecting the Ontario Livestock Industry

• Specified Risk Materials Removal in Ontario Plants
• Changes to the Dog Owners Liability Act and the Animals for Research Act
• Transportation of Compromised Animals
• US Bioterrorism Act
• Nutrient Management
• Animal Cruelty Legislation
• Cattle Identification
• Medicated Feeds Regulations
• Livestock Medicines
• BSE and the Ruminant Feeding Ban
• Deadstock Disposal
• Country of Original Labelling (COOL) Legislation
  

US Bioterrorism Act

• U.S. Bioterrorism Act Home Page - U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Overview of Facility Registration Rules
• Overview of Prior Notice Regulation

Nutrient Management Act

• Nutrient Management Act 2002
• Nutrient Management Resources
• Agricultural Land Use - Planning Tools Including Minimum Distance Separation

Changes to Animal Cruelty Legislation

• Bill C-15B
• Legislative Summary for Bill C-15B
• Animal Cruelty - Comparing Bill C-15 to Bill C-17

Canadian Cattle Identification Program

• Canadian Cattle Identification Agency
• Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement

New Medicated Feed Regulations

• Medicated Feeds Under the Microscope
• Update on Proposed Medicated Feed Regulations
• Regulations Respecting the Making of Medicated Feed
• Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement

Sale of Livestock Medicines

• Livestock Medicines Education Program
• Sale of Livestock Medicines

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy and the Ruminant Feeding Ban

• General BSE Information
• BSE Disease Investigation in Western Canada
• Ruminant Feeding Ban Regulations
• BSE Resources from the European Union
• Current Numbers of Reported Cases of BSE Worldwide

Deadstock Disposal

• Deadstock Disposal

Country of Original Labelling (COOL) Legislation

• Ontario Cattlemen's Association (COOL) Site
• Ontario Pork's (COOL) Site