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2014-98 - Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act

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NEW BRUNSWICK
REGULATION 2014-98
under the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act
(O.C. 2014-288)
Filed August 12, 2014
1Subsection 4(1) of New Brunswick Regulation 2000-4 under the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act is amended
(a) in the portion preceding paragraph (a) of the French version, by striking out “quiconque en a la possession ou en a la charge et le contrôle” and substituting “quiconque en a la possession, la garde et la surveillance”;
(b) in paragraph (c) of the French version, by striking out “et” at the end of the paragraph;
(c) by repealing paragraph (d) and substituting the following:
(d) shall not confine the animal to an enclosure, area or motor vehicle that might reasonably be expected to threaten the animal’s health or well-being due to
(i) inadequate space,
(ii) unsanitary conditions,
(iii) inadequate ventilation,
(iv) the presence of another animal that may pose a danger to it,
(v) lack of opportunity for exercise, or
(vi) a state of disrepair.
2The Regulation is amended by adding after subsection 4(1) the following:
4(1.01)A person who has ownership, possession or care and control of a dog shall not tether the dog outdoors for more than 30 minutes between the hours of 11 p.m. and 6 a.m., unless the person is outdoors and within 25 m of the dog.
3Schedule A of the Regulation is repealed and the following is substituted:
SCHEDULE A
STANDARDS FOR ANIMAL CARE
A Code of Practice For Canadian Kennel Operations, published by the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association, 2nd edition, May 2007.
Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Beef Cattle, published by the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association and the National Farm Animal Care Council, 2013.
Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Dairy Cattle, published by the Dairy Farmers of Canada and the National Farm Animal Care Council, 2009.
Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Equines, published by the Equine Canada and the National Farm Animal Care Council, 2013.
Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Farmed Fox (Vulpes vulpes), published by the Canada Fox Breeders’ Association and the National Farm Animal Care Council, 2013.
Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Farmed Mink, published by the Canada Mink Breeders Association and the National Farm Animal Care Council, 2013.
Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Pigs, published by the Canadian Pork Council and the National Farm Animal Care Council, 2014.
Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Sheep, published by the Canadian Sheep Federation and the National Farm Animal Care Council, 2013.
Guide to the Care and Use of Experimental Animals, published by the Canadian Council on Animal Care, Vol. 1 (1993) and Vol. 2 (1984).
Recommended code of practice for the care and handling of farm animals: Bison, published by the Canadian Agri-Food Research Council, 2001.
Recommended code of practice for the care and handling of farm animals: Chickens, Turkeys and Breeders from Hatchery to Processing Plant, published by the Canadian Agri-Food Research Council, 2003.
Recommended code of practice for the care and handling of farm animals: Goats, published by the Canadian Agri-Food Research Council, 2003.
Recommended code of practice for the care and handling of farm animals: Transportation, published by the Canadian Agri-Food Research Council, 2001.
Recommended code of practice for the care and handling of farm animals: Veal calves, published by the Canadian Agri-Food Research Council, 1998.
Recommended code of practice for the care and handling of Farmed Deer (Cervidae), published by the Canadian Agri-Food Research Council, 1996.
4Schedule B of the Regulation is repealed and the following is substituted:
SCHEDULE B
STANDARDS FOR DESTRUCTION OF ANIMALS
AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals: 2013 Edition, published by the American Veterinary Medical Association, 2013.
CCAC guidelines on: euthanasia of animals used in science, published by the Canadian Council on Animal Care, 2010.
Guidelines for euthanasia of domestic animals by firearms, published by the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association, December, 1991.
5This Regulation comes into force on December 1, 2014.