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ALBERTA REGULATION 200/2008
Animal Health Act
TRACEABILITY PREMISES IDENTIFICATION REGULATION
Table of Contents
1 Definitions
2 Premises identification
3 Commingling site
4 Application for premises identification account
5 Application for premises identification number
6 Information
7 Offence
8 Expiry
9 Coming into force
Definitions
1 In this Regulation,
(a) “applicant” means a person who applies for a premises identification account and at least one premises identification number;
(b) “commingling site” means a commingling site under section 3;
(c) “feedlot” means an operation that feeds more than 5000 head of livestock annually and is operated in whole or in part for the purposes of growing or finishing livestock by means other than grazing, but does not include
(i) an overwintering site where livestock are fed and sheltered,
(ii) a dairy farm, or
(iii) a site for breeding livestock and their offspring;
(d) “location” means one or more premises that are contiguous to each other and that are under one management for breeding, raising, displaying, assembling, growing, finishing and disposing of livestock;
(e) “premises” means the area of land contained in a legal land description or identified by georeferenced coordinates and is where recordable animals are bred, kept, raised, displayed, assembled or disposed of;
(f) “premises identification account” means a unique identifying account number assigned by the Minister to an owner of a recordable animal or to an operator of a commingling site;
(g) “premises identification number” means a unique identifying number assigned by the Minister to premises;
(h) “recordable animal” means
(i) alpacas,
(ii) asses,
(iii) bees,
(iv) bison,
(v) cattle,
(vi) domestic cervids,
(vii) doves in captivity,
(viii) ducks in captivity,
(ix) fish acquired, propagated, reared or kept in accordance with a class A commercial fish culture licence or a class B commercial fish culture licence issued under the Fisheries (Alberta )Act,
(x) fur-bearing animals as defined in the Fur Farms Act,
(xi) geese in captivity,
(xii) goats,
(xiii) guinea fowl in captivity,
(xiv) horses,
(xv) llamas,
(xvi) mules,
(xvii) peafowl in captivity,
(xviii) pheasants in captivity,
(ixx) pigeons in captivity,
(xx) poultry in captivity,
(xxi) quail in captivity,
(xxii) rabbits raised for the production of meat,
(xxiii) ratites,
(xxiv) sheep,
(xxv) swine,
(xxvi) wild boars,
(xxvii) wild turkeys in captivity, and
(xxviii) yaks.
Premises identification
2(1) An owner of a recordable animal must apply for a premises identification account and at least one premises identification number in the form and manner approved by the Minister within 30 days of assuming ownership of a recordable animal.
(2) An owner of a recordable animal may obtain a premises identification number for each location, other than a commingling site, where the owner’s recordable animal may be located.
(3) A commingling site operator must provide premises identification numbers to recordable animal owners who have recordable animals on the commingling site.
(4) An owner of an animal that is kept at a commingling site must provide the premises identification number for the commingling site in the application for a premises identification account.
(5) No owner of a recordable animal shall breed, keep, raise, display, assemble or dispose of the recordable animal unless that owner has a premises identification account.
Commingling site
3(1) In this Regulation, a commingling site is a location, other than a farm or a ranch, where recordable animals owned by different owners are kept together either temporarily or permanently.
(2) Commingling sites include
(a) an abattoir under the Meat Inspection Act,
(b) animal artificial insemination centres,
(c) animal embryo transfer stations,
(d) assembling stations,
(e) carcass disposal sites,
(f) boarding stables,
(g) community pastures,
(h) fairs and exhibitions,
(i) feedlots,
(j) livestock markets,
(k) an establishment operating under the Meat Inspection Act (Canada),
(l) meat facilities under the Meat Inspection Act,
(m) race tracks,
(n) renderers,
(o) veterinary clinics,
(p) veterinary laboratories, and
(q) veterinary hospitals.
(3) An operator of a commingling site shall obtain a premises identification account and at least one premises identification number for each commingling site operated by the operator within 30 days of assuming ownership or operation of the commingling site in the form and manner approved by the Minister.
Application for premises identification account
4(1) An application for a premises identification account must include the following information:
(a) the applicant’s name;
(b) the name of the business the applicant will be operating under, if any;
(c) the applicant’s contact information during business hours and after business hours, including the applicant’s
(i) address,
(ii) telephone number,
(iii) cell phone number, if available,
(iv) fax number, if available, and
(v) e-mail address, if available.
(2) If the applicant is an owner of a recordable animal that is located at a commingling site, the applicant must provide the premises identification number of the commingling site, obtained from the operator of the commingling site under section 2(3) in the application for a premises identification account.
Application for premises identification number
5(1) An application for a premises identification number must include the following information:
(a) the applicant’s name;
(b) the applicant’s contact information and the contact information for the person who will be the primary contact for the premises during business hours and after business hours, including each person’s
(i) address,
(ii) telephone number,
(iii) cell phone number, if available,
(iv) fax number, if available, and
(v) e-mail address, if available;
(c) the applicant’s previously obtained Canadian Cattle Identification Agency premises number, if obtained;
(d) the applicant’s previously obtained Alberta Pork Producers’ premises number, if obtained;
(e) the legal land description or georeferenced coordinates for the premises to be associated with the premises identification account required under section 2(1), 3(3) or 4(2);
(f) the type of premises the premises identification number is to be assigned to;
(g) the species of recordable animals that will be present on each location associated with the applicant’s management of a recordable animal operation;
(h) the maximum capacity of each species of recordable animals that may be present on each location associated with the applicant’s management of a recordable animal operation.
(2) If a recordable animal is located at a commingling site, the owner of the recordable animal must use the premises identification number issued to the operator of the commingling site and does not need to obtain a separate premises identification number for the commingling site.
Information
6 An applicant must inform the Minister of any change in the information provided under section 4 or 5 within 30 days after the change in information occurs.
Offence
7 Any person who knowingly provides false information in an application under section 4 or 5 or provides false information under section 6 is guilty of an offence.
Expiry
8 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed for ongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassed in its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulation expires on January 31, 2014.
Coming into force
9 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2009.
