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Animal Liability Act (C.C.S.M. c. A95).

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
Manitoba
Document type
Legislation
Date
1998 (2006)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock
Keyword
Sub-national agreement Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Ownership
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This Act is divided up into 15 sections and contains the following: Definitions (sect. 1); Animal Owners' Liability (sects. 2-4); Animal Control (sects. 5-7); General Provisions (sects. 8-14) and Consequential Amendments, Citation and Coming into Force (sect. 15). Under owners liability, the owner of an animal is liable for damages resulting from harm to a person or to property caused by their animal, however an award of damages can be reduced in proportion to the degree of contributory negligence of a plaintiff section 2(1). No owner or person in charge of an animal is permitted to allow it to run at large (sec 5). Section 6(2) provides that any person who finds: (a) dog, (b) wild boar; or (c) prescribed animal (prescribed in the regulations); worrying, injuring or killing livestock on the premises of the owner or possessor of the livestock, may destroy the dog, wild boar or prescribed animal without their permission. Alternatively, a request for a destruction order can be made, (sect. 7(1)) followed by a hearing if requested. Under the general provisions, are sections dealing with Offence and Penalty and Regulations.

Full text
English
Website
www.gov.mb.ca

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Livestock Regulation (Man. Reg. 111/98).

Legislation | Canada | 1998

Keyword: Animal production, Equine-animals

Source: FAO, FAOLEX