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An Act to Protect Animals and to Aid Animals in Distress.

País/Territorio
Canadá
Subdivisión territorial
Nova Scotia
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
2018
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Materia
Ganado, Especies silvestres y ecosistemas
Palabra clave
Protección de los animales Institución Producción animal Sanidad animal Plagas/enfermedades Pájaros Cría en ranchos/cría en cautividad Matanza Bovinos Ovinos/caprinos Porcinos Equino Aves de corral Investigación Fauna silvestre
Área geográphica
Americas, Ártico, Asia y Pacifico, Pacífico Oriental, América del Norte, Atlántico Norte
Entry into force notes
This Act comes into force on such day as the Governor in Council orders and declares by proclamation.
Resumen

In this Act, (a) “abandoned” means, in respect of an animal, that the animal appears to be ownerless after reasonable steps have been taken to contact its owner or its custodian on behalf of the owner; (b) “animal” means a non-human vertebrate; (c) “companion animal” means an animal other than a farm animal; (d) “custodian”, in respect of an animal, means (i) an owner of the animal, (ii) a parent of a minor who is an owner of the animal, (iii) a person who has possession of the animal, (iv) a person who has been given custody, care of, management of or control over the animal, (v) a person who had possession of the animal or had custody, care of, management of or control over the animal immediately before the animal was seized, taken into custody or abandoned, or (vi) any other person who at law has responsibility for the animal; (e) “farm animals” include (i) cattle, horses, sheep, swine, poultry, yaks and goats, (ii) game farm animals including cervids, wild boar, bison, buffalo, ratites, llamas and alpacas, (iii) foxes, chinchilla, mink, rabbits and waterfowl raised for agricultural purposes, and (iv) any animal designated as a farm animal by the Minister; (f) “premises” includes any place, building, vehicle, vessel, receptacle or thing where animals are kept or may be kept for (i) slaughter, (ii) food production, (iii) fir or fibre production, (iv) sale or adoption, (v) hire, (vi) exhibition, (vii) sport, (viii) transportation, (ix) boarding, (x) breeding, (xi) training, (xii) research activities, (xiii) companionship, or (xiv) any activity as determined by the Minister; (g) “research activities” means the use of animals in (i) scientific investigation, (ii) scientific teaching or training, or (iii) the testing of products including medical devices and biological, chemical and pharmacological products, that are subject to the standards and guidelines prescribed by the regulations with respect to the care of animals used in those activities; and (h) “Society” means the Nova Scotia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty. An animal is in distress if the animal is (a) in need of adequate care, food, water or shelter or in need of reasonable protection from heat or cold appropriate to the animal; (b) injured, sick, in pain or suffering undue hardship, anxiety, privation or neglect; (c) deprived of adequate ventilation, space, veterinary care or medical treatment; (d) abused; (e) subjected to cosmetic surgery as defined in Section 27; (f) kept in conditions that are unsanitary or unsafe so as to impair the animal’s health, safety or well-being; (g) kept in conditions that contravene the standards of care prescribed by the regulations; (h) subjected by any person to being trained for or engaged in animal fighting; or (i) subjected to circumstances prescribed by the regulations. This Act does not apply to wildlife, as defined in the Wildlife Act, that is not in captivity. This Act does not apply to mandatory testing procedures undertaken by a research laboratory that are required by the Department of Health (Canada) or the World Health Organization or an organization prescribed in the regulations. The Nova Scotia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty, continued under the former Act, is hereby continued as a body corporate. The object of the Society is to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to and the promotion of the welfare of companion animals in the Province. the Society may carry on such activities and exercise such powers as are necessary or conducive to attaining its object and, without restricting the generality of the foregoing, may (a) promote the humane treatment and welfare of companion animals and the principles of the Society; and (b) formulate and amend its constitution and make by-laws necessary to attain its object and, in particular, for the internal control, management and administration of its affairs, including by-laws. No person shall cause an animal to be in distress. No custodian of an animal shall permit the animal to be in distress. An animal is not caused or permitted to be in distress if the distress, pain, suffering or injury results from (a) an activity carried on in the practice of veterinary medicine; (b) slaughter in accordance with the laws of the Province or of Canada governing slaughter practices; or (c) an activity prescribed by the regulations. No person shall perform, or permit to be performed, cosmetic surgery on an animal unless it is an accepted activity under Section 28, i.e. (a) surgery performed by a veterinarian to treat an injury or disease of an animal or for other medical reasons determined by a veterinarian to be necessary or beneficial to the health of the animal; and (b) agricultural practices carried out in accordance with the National Farm Animal Care Council codes of practice or any other codes of practice prescribed by the regulations. An animal is deemed to be in distress if it is abandoned by its custodian in a manner that is likely to cause distress. For the purpose of this Act, where the owner of an animal cannot be found, notice given to a custodian of the animal is sufficient notice to the owner. No action lies against any person acting in good faith for anything done under this Act.

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