Animal Keepers Act (SA 2005, c. A-40.5). Country/Territory Canada Territorial subdivision Alberta Document type Legislation Date 2005 (2009) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Animal production Cattle Sheep/goats Swine Equine-animals Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract The purpose of the present Act is to establish rules to apply in case of debts due to animal keepers. Section 1 establishes that “animal” means cattle, horses, swine, sheep, bison, deer, elk, goats, mules and asses; and “animal keeper” means a person who receives payment for boarding, feeding or caring for an animal owned by another person. An animal keeper has a lien on an animal and gear for the debt incurred in relation to the animal and gear. In addition to all other remedies provided by law, an animal keeper may detain in his custody and possession the animal and any gear in relation to the animal and may sell the animal or gear by public auction or in any other commercially reasonable manner. The text consists of 16 sections. Full text English Website www.gov.ab.ca