Bill 68 (Legislature 6, Session 2)

L6 S2 9151

Alberta — Bills

BILL No. 68 of 1928.

An Act for the Improvement of Stock-breeding. (Assented to , 1928.) HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: . 1. This Act may be cited as "The Pure-bred Sir'e Area Act." ~.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires (a) "Board" means the Live Stock Sire Licensing Board, constituted under this Act; , (b) (c) (d) (e) "Minister" means the Minister of Agriculture; "Municipal area" means any municipal district, or any improvement district, together with any town or village situated' within the outer boundaries thereof; "Pure-bred sire area" means any part of the Prov ince declared to be a pure-bred sire area, pursuant to this Act; "Pure-bred sire"means any stallion,' bull, ram or boar, the pedigree of which is recorded in any of the Canadian Live Stock Records, or in any records recognized by the Canadian Live Stock Records Committee. . 3.-

(1) The Minister may, with the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, direct that any municipal area be constituted or be included in,. or added to a pure bred sire area if he' shall have received a petition in that behalf signed by at least two-thirds of the ratepayers re I?iding in the municipal district or improvement district, whose names appear on the last revised, assessment roll, and in the case of a municipal district, a copy ofa resolu tion of the council certified by the secretary-treasurer ap proving the prayer of the petition, or in the ca~e of an im provement district, the consent in writing of the Minister of Municipal Affairs thereto.

(2) Every such petition shall be accompanied- (

a) by sufficient statutory. declarations verifying the signing thereof;' . 2 (

b) in the case of a petition from the ratepayers resid ing in a municipal district, by a certificate from the secretary-treasurer of the district, to the effect that the names upon the petition,are the names of rate payers residing in the district, and that the same constitute at least two-thirds of the ratepayers whose names appear on the last revised assessment roll, residing therein.

(3) The Minister may by his order, creating any pure bred sire area, or by subsequent order, except horses, cattle, sheep or swine, and in such a case, the provisi.ons of this Act shall not apply to any kind of animals so t~xcepted. 4.--

(1) There shall be a Live Stock Sire Licensing Board, which shall consist of the Deputy Minister of Agri culture, the Live Stock Commissioner, and three members to be nominated by the Minister.

(2) The Board shall appoint a chairman and secretary from its own number and shall meet from time to time as it may deem advisable, or when required so to do by the Minister at such places as the Minister may direc<; and any three'members of the board shall constitute a quorum,

(3) The duties of the Board shall be such as may from time to time be prescribed by the Minister, and without restricting the generality of the foregoing, shall include (

a) the recommendation to the Minister of suitable persons as examiners of live stock sires in pure bred sire areas; (

b) the consideration of the reports of examiners and the determination of the grades of licenses to be issued in respect. of any live stock sire; and (

c) the submission to the Minister of reports and recommendations with respect to the administra tion of tpe Act.

(4) The remun~ration of the Board shall be such as may from time to time oe prescribed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. 5. The Lieutenant Governor in Council rimy, from time to time, make'regulations with 'respect to pure-bred bulls, rams and boars or any of ' them in any pure-bred sire area, providing for- (

a) the examination of any such pure-bred sire; (

b) the classification of pure-bred sires and the licenses to be issued in respect of the same or any class thereof; (

c) the regulation of every form of advertising what soever to be used in respect of any such sire; (

d) the fees to be charged for any examination or license authorized by this section. 3 G. The Minister may by order provide that in any muni cipal area included in a pure-bred sire area, every live stock sire shall be licensed upon being requested so to do by resolution of the council of the municipality in the case of municipal districts, and by the Minister of Municipal affairs, in the case of improvement districts. 7.

No person within a pure-bred sire area shall own, keep, travel, stand or use for breeding purposes, any stal lion, bull, ram or boar to which this Act applies, unless it is a pure-bred sire within the meaning of this Act, and, if the order of the Minister so requires it, the owner is licensed in respect of it pursuant to this Act. 8. Every person who contravenes any of the provisions of this Act or of any regulations made hereunder, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on

summary con viction to a penalty of not less than ten dollars or more than one hundred dollars for each offence. 9.-

(1) It shall be the duty of the council of every muni cipal district in a pure-bred sire area to appoint one or more inspectors, whose duty it shall be to see that the provisions of this Act are enforced in the area in which he is appointed., and to provide for his remuneration. (~) In any case where a conviction is obtained upon a prosecution which has been conducted by or at the instance or with the assistance of any inspector, a moiety of any penalty imposed in respect thereof shall be payable to such inspector. 10. This Act shall come into force on ................ . No. 68. SECOND SESSION SIXTH LEGISLATURE 18 GEORGE V 1928 BILL

An Act for the Improvement of Stock-breeding. H.eceived and read the First time ..... ; . . . . . .. . -..... Second time .................. . Third time ................... . HON. MR. HOADLEY. EDMONTON: ,V. D. McLEAN. ACTING KING'S PRINTER A.D. 1928 Title: 1928 (6th, 2nd) Bill 68,

An Act for the Improvement of Stock-breeding

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L6 S2 9151
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L6 S2 9151
Language	en
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