Bill 65 (Legislature 12, Session 2)

L12 S2 6611

Alberta — Bills

Bill No. 65 of 1954 A BILL TO AMEND THE ALBERTA LIVE STOCK AND LIVE STOCK PRODUCTS ACT NOTE This Bill amends The Alberta Live Stock and Live Stock Products Act~ being

chapter 88 of the Reviseq Statutes of Alberta,

Section 2 is amended for the purpose of including therein a definition of "stock yards".

Section 3a is new. It authorizes the Minister to declare a public market for the sale or holding of live stock to be a stock yard for the purposes of this Act. The Lieutenant Governor in Council is empowered to make regulations with respect to licensing of stock yards, to prohibit the operation of unlicensed stock yards, and to define classes of stock yards.

Section 4, subsection (1) is amended. By this amendment power to require the licensing of stock ya'rd opera tors is given to the Lieutenant Governor in Council and, also, power to exempt any operators, class of stock yard and stock yards from licensing regulations is given to the Minister, while power to make rules and regulations governing the design, equipment, construction and operation of stock yards is given the Lieutenant Governor in Council.

Section 7 is amended to make subsections (1) and (2), providing for the appointment and duties of veterinary in spectors, relate to stock yards as well as packing plants and slaughter houses. Clause (

e) is added to subsection (3) and authorizes the Minister to make regulations prescribing the standards of sanitation to be maintained in stock yards. This Bill comes into force upon assent. J. W. RYAN, Acting Legislative Counsel. (This note does not form any part of the Bill but is offered in explanation of its provisions.)

Section 2 amended "stock yard" New HCtion 3« Public market declared stock yard Licensing stock yards

Section 4 amended BILL No. 65 of 1954

An Act to amend The Alberta Live Stock and Live Stock Products Act (Assented to , 1954) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Alberta Live Stock and Live Stock Products Act, being

chapter 88 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1942, is hereby amended.

Section 2 is amended by adding immediately after clause (/) the following new clause: "(g) 'stock yard' means one that has been declared by the Minister to be a stock yard.". 3,. The following new

section is added immediately after

section 3: i'3a.

(1) Any area of land that is operated as a public market for the purchase., sale, holding or trans-shipment of live stock and the buildings, pens, chutes, weigh scales and other equipment situated thereon, if the public market is within the legislative control of the Province and if it is not used solely for the sale of pure bred live stock, may be declared a stock yard for the purposes of this Act by the Minister. "(2) 'The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make r~gulations . " (

a) defining classes of stock yards, " (

b) requiring the licensing of stock yards or classes of stock yards, '''"(

c) prescribing the conditions, terms, and fees upon which licences may be issued for stock yards, " (

d) prohibiting the operation of unlicensed stock yards, and "(

e) prohibiting the operation of any class of stock yards.".

Section 4, subsection (1) is amended (

a) by adding immediately after the word "agent", where it occurs in clause (

a) the words "including the operator of any stock yard,";

2 (

b) by adding immediately after clause (

c) the follow ing new clauses: "(

d) empower the Minister to exempt, in the Min ister's discretion, any stock yard or class of stock yard or stock yard ope.ra tor from licens ing regulations, " (

e) make rules and regulations with respect to the design, equipment, construction and operation of stock yards and classes of stock yards.".

Section 7 is amended

Section 7 amended (

a) as to subsection (1) by adding immediately after the words "slaughter houses" the words "and stock yards"; (

b) as to subsection (2) by adding immediately after the words "slaughter house" the words and "stock yards'" ; (

c) as to subsection (3) by adding immediately after clause (

d) the following new clause: " (

e) the standard of sanitation to be maintained in any stock yard or class of stock yard.". G. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is Corning into assented to. ' force

No. 65 SECOND SESSION TWELFTH LEGISLATURE 3 ELIZABETH II 1954 BILL

An Act to amend The Alberta Live Stock and Live Stock Products Act Received and read the First time ......................................... . Second time ...................................... . Third time ......................................... . HON. MR. HALMRAS'f Title: 1954 (12th, 2nd) Bill 65,

An Act to amend The Alberta Live Stock and Live Stock Products Act

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Citation	L12 S2 6611
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