Bill 114 — Session, 17Th Legislature, 21 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 114 the Brand Amendment Act, 1972 (Legislature 17, Session 1)

L17 S1 5095

Alberta — Bills

1972 Bill Session, 17th Legislature, 21 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL The Brand Amendment Act, 1972 MR. MILLER (LLOYDMINSTER) First Reading Second Reading .................... . Third Reading .............................. . Bill Mr. Miller (Lloydminste,

r) BILL 114 THE BRAND AMENDMENT ACT, 1972 (Assented to , 1972) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Brand Act is hereby anwnded. 2.

Section is struck out and the following is substituted: 8.

(1) The character consisting of a standing arrow, thus: t (in this

section called the "standing arrow brand") is re served for the purposes referred to in subsection (2) and shall not be recorded under this Act.

(2) The standing arrow brand is reserved for use on all ca ttle purchased by the owner of a recorded brand with (

a) a loan guaranteed by the Crown pursuant to regu lations under

section of The Department of Ag riculture Act, lOr (

b) a loan made or guaranteed by the Agricultural De velopment C'Orporation under The Agricultural De velopment Act.

(3) The standing arrow brand (

a) shall be placed in a vertical position either to the immediate left or right of, and in the same position as, the recorded brand of the purchaser of the cattle, and (

b) may be placed on the cattle only by or on the di rections IQf (

i) a Director of a division of the Department des ignated by the Minister, or (ii) an officer of that division of the Department designated by that Director, or (iii) an officer 'Of the Alberta Agricultural Develop ment Corporation.

Section 20, subsection (1), clause (

a) is amended by rtdding after the ~vord "recorded" the words "or reserved". 4. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to. Explanatory Notes 1. This Bill will amend ch:apter of the Revised Statutes of Al berta 1970. 2. Reservation of the standing arrow brand for use on cattle purchased with Government-guaranteed loans or with loans made or guaranteed by the Alberta Agricultural Development Corpora tion. The present

section is no longer considered necessary for the purposes of brucellosis and tuberculosis control.

Section presently reads: 8.

(1) Notwithstanding any other provISIOn of this Act, (

a) the cattle bra,nd "B" on the right jaw shall be reserved ex clusively to designate brucellosis infected cattle as provided in the Animal Contagious Diseab'es Act (C'anada), (

b) the cattle ,brand "T" on the left jaw shall be reserved ex clusively to designate tuberculosis infected cattle as provided in the Animal Contag.ious Diseases Act (Canada), and (

c) no presumption of ownership arib~es fro-m the cattle brand "B" on the right jaw, or the cattle brand "T" on the left jaw.

(2) Only the veterinarian conducting the brucellosis or tuberculosis tests may brand or order the branding of brucellosis or tuberculosis re acting cattle with the brands named in this section.

(3) The cattle brand "B" on the right jaw and the cattle brand "T" on the left jaw shall be permanently reserved by the Recorder for the purposes mentioned in subsection (1). 3. Section 20(1)(

a) presently reads: 20.

(1) Any person who, (

a) brands, or directs, aids or assists in branding, any stock with a brand that has not been recorded under this Act or that has been cancelled thereunder, or The amendment is made so that the use of the standing arrow brand will not literally be an offence under section 20(1) (a). Title: 1972 (17th, 1st) Bill 114, The Brand Amendment Act, 1972

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