Fur Farms Act (RSA 2000, c. F-30). Pays/Territoire Canada Sous-division territoriale Alberta Type du document Législation Date 1980 (2013) Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Bétail Mot clé Sous-produits animaux Production animale Protection des animaux Autorisation/permis Commerce intérieur Commerce international Aire géographique Amériques, Arctique, Asie et Pacifique, Pacifique du Est, Amérique du Nord, Atlantique Nord Entry into force notes The Revised Statutes of Alberta (R.S.A) 2000 are in force as of 1 January 2002. Résumé This Act regulates the operation of fur farms defined as places where fur-bearing animals are kept in captivity for the purposes of breeding, reproduction and pelting whether or not the fur-bearing animals or their pelts are offered for sale (sect. 1). The operation of fur farms is subject to licensing and the licensing requirements and procedures are set in the Act (sects. 4-7). Section 9 defines the conditions for operating fur farms, which include that premises in which the animals have to be kept in a clean and sanitary condition. The Act provides for health restrictions to be imposed on imported animals (sect. 10), for reporting of death or sickness of animals (sect. 11) and for quarantine (sect. 12). A specific licence is required for exporting any skin or pelt taken from a fur-bearing animal raised on the licensee's fur farm (sect. 13). Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.gov.ab.ca