Bill 70 (Legislature 19, Session 2)

L19 S2 4109

Alberta — Bills

1980 BILL 70 Second Session, 19th Legislature, 29 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 70 THE AGRICULTURAL STATUTES AMENDMENT ACT 1980 MR. CAMPBELL Firs t Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent Title: 1980 (19th, 2nd) Bill 70, The Agricultural Statutes Amendment Act, 1980

Bill 70 Mr. Campbell BILL 70 1980 THE AGRICULTURAL STATUTES AMENDMENT ACT, 1980 (Assented to , 1980) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Leg islative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: The Frozen Food Act 1 The Frozen Food Act is repealed. The Livestock Brand Inspection Act 2(1) The Livestock Brand Inspection Act is amended by this section.

(2) Section 1, clause 12 is repealed and the following is substituted: 12 “livestock” means cattle and horses and includes the whole or portion of a carcass of either as defined in the regulations; 1

Explanatory Notes The Frozen Food Act 1 This

section will repeal

chapter 150 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 1970. The Livestock Brand Inspection Act 2(1) This

section will amend

chapter 63 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1971.

(2) Section 1, clause 12 presently reads: 12 “livestock” means cattle and horses or either; 1

(3) Section 23 is repealed. The Meat Inspection Act 3(1) The Meat Inspection Act is amended by this section.

(2) Section 1(

a) is repealed and the following is substituted: (a) “abattoir” means premises where animals are slaughtered and premises where animals are slaughtered and meat is cut, wrapped, frozen, cured, smoked or aged; Commencement 4 This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to. 2

(3) Section 23 presently reads: 23(1) No person shall engage in business as a butcher until he has obtained from the Minister a licence for each premises on which he intends to slaughter meat animals.

(2) No person who operates a fur farm as defined in The Fur Farms Act shall slaughter meat animals until he has obtained from the Minister a licence for each premises on which he intends to slaughter meat animals.

(3) The Minister may issue licences under this

section in the form prescribed by the regulations.

(4) No person may be granted a licence with respect to any premises unless he has a building on those premises for the purpose of slaughtering meat animals.

(5) The licensee must slaughter meat animals on the licensed premises only and any contravention of The Meat Inspection Act may result in cancellation of the licence.

(6) Each licence expires on December 31 of the year for which it is issued. The Meat Inspection Act 3(1) This

section will amend

chapter 117 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1972.

(2) Section 1 presently reads in part: 1 In this Act, (a) “abattoir” means premises where animals are slaughtered. 2 Title: 1980 (19th, 2nd) Bill 70, The Agricultural Statutes Amendment Act, 1980

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L19 S2 4109
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