Rabies Indemnification Regulations

Contents

Short Title
- 1
Interpretation
- 2
General
- 3
- 4
- 5

1 #

These Regulations may be cited as the Rabies Indemnification Regulations.

2 #

In these Regulations, "Minister" means the Minister of Agriculture.

3 #

Subject to sections 4 and 5, the Minister may reimburse any province 2/5 of the amount paid by the province to owners of animals that have died as a result of rabies.

4 #

The maximum amount per animal that the Minister may pay under these Regulations is

(a)for cattle, $400;

(b)for horses, 200;

(c)for sheep, 80;

(d)for swine, 80; and

(e)for goats, 80. SOR/81-136, s. 1

No payment shall be made by the Minister under section 3 in respect of any animal unless the Minister has first received a certificate signed by a veterinary inspector under the Animal Disease and Protection Act certifying that the animal died as a result of rabies.

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