Bill 49 (Legislature 3, Session 4)

L3 S4 9868

Alberta — Bills

BILL No. 49 of 1916.

An Act to amend The Stock Inspection Act,. (Assented to , 1916.) HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Stock Inspection Act, being

chapter 11 of the Statutes of HH5, is amended as follows: L

Section 2: By repealing clause 6 thereof and by substituting therefor the following: "6. The expression 'inspector of stock' means any person appointed by the Minister as inspector or deputy inspector of stock."

Section 2: By adding thereto the following new clause: "9. The expression 'butcher' means any person who is engaged in the business of slaughtering flesh-producing animals, the carcasses of which are to be offered for sale."

Section 3: By repealing subsection 2 thereof and by substituting therefor the following: "

(2) It I'lhall be the duty of every consignee of stock shipped to him to furnish the special inspector of stock at the point in the province to which the stock is shipped, with a copy of the certificate of inspection issued with respect to such shipment by the inspector of stock at the point of shipment and such special inspector of stock shall check such shipment with such certificate. The said certificate shall also be exhibited on request to any inspector of stock where any such stock is being held for feed or rest." ,

Section 7: By striking out the words "consigned to a point outside the province" where they occur in the first and second lines thereof and by striking out all the words from " nor" in the fifth line to " certifica te" in the eleventh line thereof, both words inclusive, and inserting in lieu thereof the words "said certificate shall be made in triplicate and shall be signed by the shipper and the inspector of stock; one of said triplicate certificates shall be attached to the bill of lading of the shipment and surrendered to the consignee, another shall be kept on file by the inspector of stock, and the third with the memo randum referred to in

section 8 attached thereto shall be forwarded to the Department on the first day of the month following".

Section 7: By repealing the proviso thereto.

Section 8: By repealing the same and substituting therefor the following: "8. No certificate shall be issued by any inspector of stock until the shipper of such stock has furnished him with a memorandum duly signed by the owner or his agent setting forth the age, sex, colour and brands of such

2 stock and the name Bnd address of the person from whom each animal was acquired. The inspector shall satisfy himself as Ito the identi~y of such shipper or agent. "

(2) No railway agent shall accept for shipment any live stock until a certificate of inspection has been presented to him properly ~igned by the shipper and an inspector of stock." 7. By inserting after

section 8 thereof the following new section: ' . " DRO\"ERS. "8a.

Whenever the owner of ~ny stock, or hils agent is driving such stock from one point of the province to another, distant twenty miles or more from his home, or whenever he is driving his stock to a point beyond the province, he shall provide himself with a certificate from an inspector of stock or brand reader; and any person who may have pur chased stock and is driving the same or having them driven from one point to another in the province, or t9 a point beyond the J?rovince, which stock are not bralilded with the purchaser's recorded brand, shall have in h4> posse,ssion or give to the person in charge thereof a bill of sale of such stock from the vendor thereof, showing the number and class of the same and the last recorded brand on them.

Any person shall have the right to inspect such travelling stock and compare the brands thereon with such brand certificate, declaration or bill of sale; and the person in charge of such stock shall when required, produce and submit the same to inspection, and shall also submit all stock in his charge to inspection. Any owner or drover Of person in charge of such stock failing to comply with any of the requirements of this ~ection or anyone who interferes or in any way tries to prevent the inspection of such stock, shall be guilty of an offence under this Act. . "

(2) The provisions of this

section shall not apply to any person driving stock for the purpose of shipment or bringing the same away from any railway shipping point within the province reasonably close to the place from or to which such stock are being brought, nor to the driver of any animal which has strayed."

Section 9: By striking out the words" and the vendor shall pay for such certificp.te the sum of ten centfl per head for each ~nimal sold" in the nineteenth, twentieth and twenty-first lines thereof. ~.

Section 9: By repealing subsection 2 thereof and to the end of said

section apd by substituting th~erefor the following: . "

(2) Every vendor shall furnish the inspector of stock or brand reader with a memorandum duly signed by such vendor setting forth the name and address of the person from whom each animal was acquired. (,

(3) The auctioneer at any auction sale cOp1iing under the provisions of this

section shall cause a list of the stock to be sold at suchsal~, containing a descriptiolll of each animal with its sex, colour and brands to be made, signed by hiIDf3e~f and posted in a conspicuous position at the pl!tce of sale before the sale comm~nces, and he shall see that such list remains posted till the sale is concluded; the said auctioneer shall give to each purchaser of stock at such sale a memorandum of sale signed by the owner and himself in the following form:

3 "MEMORANDUM OF SALE BY AUCTION. "Sold by auction this. . . . . . . .. .. day ............... , 19 .... to .................... of ................ P.O. the foliowing stock: "(H€re state age, sex, colour and brands 91 each (znimal.) A uctioneer. Owner. , ,

(4) In cases where more than one sale of the stock takes place in a yard before the same has been removed from such yard, a single inspection only shall be r4~quired."

Section 11: By repealing the same.

Section 15: By inserting after the word I( agent" in the first line thereof the words "or express agent".

Section 16: By repealing the same and by substituting therefor the following: I( 16. Every inspector of stock or brand reader making an inspection of hides under the provisions of this Act shall personally examine such hides and he shall not be negligent or careless in preparing the description of the same." 13. By i,nserting after

section 13 t;hereof the following new section: "13a. It shall not be lawful to offer beef for sale in any city or town in the province by other than a licensed butcher, unless the hide, taken from the carcass from which such beef was obtained, and each quarter of sueh carcass have been inspected by an inspector pf stock Of a brand reader, and such hide and each quarter have been stamped by the stock inspector or brand reader with :an official stamp authorized by the Minister."

Section 17: By adding after the word "buyer" at the end thereof the words "unless the same hal'! been inspected by' an inspector of stock or brand reader".

Section 19: By adding thereto the following sub section: "

(2) Every inspector o,f stock, special inspector of. stock and brand reader shall forward to the d~,P31tment on the first day of each monthi1 duplicate of each u.nd every certificate issued by him during the preceding month, with all memoranda and other data connected therewith attached thereto." 16. By adding thereto the following new sections: "23.

The provil3ions of this Act shall not apply to stock ;r~gistered in the records maintained or approved of by the N atipnal Live Stock Records at Ottawa, and 'the pedigree certificate of any such stock shall be sufficient eviq.ence to any inspector of stoc.~~ station agent or pur- chaser, of such regil'!tration. '- "24:. The,re shall be charged for services performed by an inspector' of stock, special inspector of stock or brand reader, the fees set out in the "Tariff of Fees" in the sch~dule to this Act and no other." 17. By striking out form A of the

schedule thereto and by inserting in lieu thereof the following:

4 "FORM A. "THE STOCK INSPECTION ACT. " .................... A.D.l ... . "I have this day inspected for ..................... . at .................... , .......... head of stock described as follows: (Here state age, sex and brands of each animal and from whom purchased.) "Certified correct. Shipper. Inspectlir of Stock or Brand Re'(jder. " TARIFF" OF FEES.: tr 1. For iIlElpedfiion before shipment or driving, 5 cepts per lead. , "2. For insp~dtion of anhnals sold at public auction or pri'V'Me sl:i.le, 10 tents per head. . , 11 6. For each hiide inspec~ed, 10 cents. "4.

For ea~h' ~pection of hide a~d carca,ss offered a~ beef~ 10 cents. u 5'. A minimUJ!n fee of 25 cents shalll be charged for each inspection. "

No. 49. FOURTH SESSION THIRD LEGISLATURE 6 GEORGE V 1916 BILL

An Act to amend The Stock Inspection Act. Received and read the First time ................. . Second time ............... . Third time ................ . HON. MR. MARSHALL. EDMONTON: J. W. Jm ...... RT. OOTmRNKENY PRINTER. A.D, 1916 Title: 1916 (3rd, 4th) Bill 49,

An Act to amend The Stock Inspection Act

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L3 S4 9868
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L3 S4 9868
Language	en
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