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Volume 57, No. 21

205/2014

The British Columbia Gazette,

Part II

December 2, 2014

B.C. Reg. 205/2014 , deposited November 24, 2014, under the FOOD SAFETY ACT [section 23]. Order in Council 616/2014, approved and ordered November 21, 2014.

On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that the Meat Inspection Regulation, B.C. Reg. 349/2004, is amended as set out in the attached Schedule.

— N. LETNIK, Minister of Agriculture ; T. LAKE, Presiding Member of the Executive Council .

Schedule

Section 1 of the Meat Inspection Regulation, B.C. Reg. 349/2004, is amended

(

a) by repealing the definition of “held” and substituting the following:

“held” means, for an animal or carcass, detained for examination or inspection under this regulation by an inspector; ,

(

b) by repealing the definition of “meat products” and substituting the following:

“meat product” means

(

a) anything derived from a carcass, or

(

b) organs, intestines or blood from an animal; ,

(

c) by repealing the definition of “slaughter establishment” and substituting the following:

“slaughter establishment” means a food establishment at which animals are slaughtered, but does not include the following food premises if they are in the same building or on the same property:

(

a) food premises where carcasses are processed into meat products for human consumption following applicable carcass preparation steps;

(

b) food premises where meat products for human consumption are sold directly to the public; ,

(

d) by repealing the definition of “specified area” , and

(

e) by adding the following

definitions:

“emergency slaughter approval form” means the form specified by the minister for the purposes of

section 14 or 14.1, as applicable;

“food safety plan” , in relation to a rural slaughter establishment, means

(

a) the written food safety plan submitted under

section 5 (6) (d), if no revisions to the plan have been made under

section 9.1 (3), or

(

b) if revisions have been made under

section 9.1 (3), the most recent written food safety plan for the rural slaughter establishment;

“veterinarian” means a person who is registered under the Veterinarians Act .

Section 2 (4) is repealed and the following substituted:

(4) This regulation does not apply to rural slaughter establishments, except as provided in subsections (5) and (6).

(5) This

section and the following sections apply to all rural slaughter establishments:

(

a) section 1 [definitions] ;

(

b) section 4 [designation of slaughter establishment] ;

(

c) section 4.1 [classes of licences] ;

(

d) section 5 [application for and issue of licence] ;

(

e) section 5.01 [issuing Class D or E licences] ;

(

f) section 6 [requirements for specific class of licence] ;

(

g) section 6.1 [compliance requirements for Class D and E licence holders] ;

(

h) section 7 [posting licence] ;

(

i) section 9.1 [compliance requirements for operation of rural slaughter establishments] ;

(

j) section 17 [package labels] ;

(

k) section 18 [protection of carcasses from contamination] ;

(

l) section 29 [record requirements] ;

(

m) section 30 [restrictions on sale of carcasses] ;

(

n) section 33 [storage of chemicals] ;

(o)

section 36 (2) [offences in relation to rural slaughter establishments] .

(6) Section 19 [cooling and storage temperature] applies to rural slaughter establishments operated under a Class D licence.

Section 3 is repealed.

4 The following

section is added:

Classes of licences

4.1 The following classes of licences are established:

(

a) Class A licences, issued in relation to slaughter at a slaughter establishment that has both

(

i) a slaughter area, and

(ii) food premises referred to in paragraph (a) [meat product processing] of the definition of “slaughter establishment”

in the same building;

(

b) Class B licences, issued in relation to slaughter at a slaughter establishment

(

i) that is not required to have a Class A licence, and

(ii) for which no Class D or E licence has been issued;

(

c) Class D licences, issued

(

i) in relation to slaughter at a slaughter establishment that is located in a specific area as authorized under

section 5.01 (1), and

(ii) for purposes of sale as permitted under

section 6.1 (1);

(

d) Class E licences, issued

(

i) in relation to slaughter at a slaughter establishment that is located in a specific area as authorized under

section 5.01 (2), and

(ii) for purposes of sale as permitted under

section 6.1 (2).

Section 5 (6) (

a) and (

b) is repealed.

Section 5.01 is amended by adding the following subsection:

(4) A Class D or E licence must establish the area in which the licence holder may sell meat products from animals slaughtered at the slaughter establishment.

Section 6 is amended

(

a) by repealing subsection (0.1), and

(

b) by repealing subsection (1) and substituting the following:

(1) A person must not operate a slaughter establishment in a building that also contains food premises referred to in paragraph (a) [meat product processing] of the definition of “slaughter establishment” unless the person holds a Class A licence.

8 The following

section is added:

Compliance requirements for Class D and E licence holders

6.1

(1) The holder of a Class D licence for a rural slaughter establishment must ensure compliance with the following restrictions:

(

a) in any compliance year, no more than 25 animal units are slaughtered at the slaughter establishment;

(

b) meat products from the slaughter establishment are sold only in the area authorized by the licence and only to

(

i) food premises located in that area,

(ii) consumers directly at a temporary food market in that area, or

(iii) consumers directly from food premises that are located on the same property as the slaughter establishment.

(2) The holder of a Class E licence for a rural slaughter establishment must ensure compliance with the following restrictions:

(

a) in any compliance year, no more than 10 animal units are slaughtered at the slaughter establishment;

(

b) meat products from the slaughter establishment are sold only in the area authorized by the licence and only to

(

i) consumers directly at a temporary food market in that area, or

(ii) consumers directly from food premises that are located on the same property as the slaughter establishment.

(3) For the purposes of this section, the compliance year for a licence is the period that

(

a) begins,

(

i) in the case of a new licence, on the date that the licence is issued, and

(ii) in any other case, on the anniversary of the licence issue date, and

(

b) ends immediately before the next anniversary of the licence issue date.

Section 9.1 is amended by adding the following subsection:

(3) The holder of a Class D or E licence for a rural slaughter establishment must

(

a) have a written food safety plan that

(

i) identifies possible sources of contamination in the slaughter establishment before, during and after slaughter, and

(ii) establishes the steps to be taken to ensure that carcasses in the slaughter establishment are not contaminated or are not otherwise made unfit for human consumption,

(

b) have the food safety plan posted in a conspicuous location in the slaughter establishment,

(

c) at least once each year, review the food safety plan and, if directed by an inspector or if otherwise appropriate for the purposes referred to in paragraph (a), update the food safety plan, and

(

d) follow the steps established by the food safety plan.

10 The following

section is added:

Holding in slaughter area for inspection

13.1 A licence holder must ensure that, after the slaughter of an animal at the slaughter establishment, the carcass is not removed from the slaughter area until inspection under

section 15 is completed.

Section 14 is repealed and the following substituted:

Emergency slaughter at slaughter establishment

(1) Despite sections 12 and 13.1, an animal may be slaughtered at a slaughter establishment when no inspector is present at the slaughter establishment, and the carcass may be held for inspection under

section 15, if all of the following requirements are met:

(

a) the slaughter is necessary for humane reasons;

(

b) before the slaughter, a veterinarian

(

i) approves the slaughter, and

(ii) prepares and signs an emergency slaughter approval form;

(

c) after the slaughter, the licence holder

(

i) identifies the carcass as held, stores it in a manner that prevents contact with any other carcass and keeps it in that manner until inspection under

section 15 is complete, and

(ii) identifies the head and offal from the carcass in a manner that allows this material to be matched with the carcass, stores the material separately from the carcass and retains it for inspection by the inspector who conducts the carcass inspection under

section 15;

(

d) the licence holder must provide the emergency slaughter approval form to the inspector before the inspection under

section 15 is conducted.

(2) After completing the inspections referred to in subsection (1) (c), the inspector must complete and retain the emergency slaughter approval form.

Emergency slaughter other than at slaughter establishment

14.1

(1) Despite sections 12 and 13.1, an animal intended for slaughter after inspection under

section 12 may be slaughtered and the carcass delivered to a slaughter establishment for inspection under

section 15 if all of the following requirements are met:

(

a) the slaughter is necessary because the animal

(

i) is in a physical condition that precludes it from being transported to a slaughter establishment without undue suffering, or

(ii) poses a high risk of significant injury to humans if it is transported to a slaughter establishment;

(

b) before the slaughter, a veterinarian

(

i) approves the slaughter as meeting the requirements of paragraph (a), and

(ii) prepares and signs an emergency slaughter approval form;

(

c) after the slaughter, the carcass and the emergency slaughter approval form are delivered to the slaughter establishment as soon as practicable;

(

d) before accepting delivery of the carcass, the licence holder for the slaughter establishment, or an authorized employee of the licence holder, completes and signs the emergency slaughter approval form to indicate that acceptance.

(2) If a carcass has been accepted for delivery under this section, the licence holder must

(

a) notify an inspector of the acceptance as soon as practicable,

(

b) deal with the carcass in accordance with

section 14 (1) (c), and

(

c) provide the emergency slaughter approval form to the inspector before the inspection under

section 15 is conducted.

(3) After completing the inspections referred to in

section 14 (1) (c), the inspector must complete and retain the emergency slaughter approval form.

Section 15 (1) is repealed and the following substituted:

(1) The inspection of a carcass at a slaughter establishment is completed once

(

a) an inspector has inspected the carcass,

(

b) the inspector has identified the carcass as

(

i) passed,

(ii) held,

(iii) inedible, or

(iv) condemned, and

(

c) the inspector, or a person authorized by the inspector, has placed an impression of the inspection legend stamp on each half or quarter carcass that is identified as passed under paragraph (b).

Section 36 is repealed and the following substituted:

Offences

(1) A person who, in relation to a slaughter establishment other than a rural slaughter establishment, contravenes any of the following commits an offence:

(

a) section 6 [slaughter establishment operator must hold licence] ;

(

b) section 7 [licence must be posted in conspicuous location] ;

(c)

section 8 (1) or (2) [requirements for construction or alteration] ;

(

d) section 9 [obligations respecting the operation of establishments] ;

(

e) section 11 [removal of animals from livestock area] ;

(

f) section 12 [inspection of animals before slaughter] ;

(

g) section 13 [humane slaughter] ;

(

h) section 13.1 [holding in slaughter area for inspection] ;

(i)

section 14 (1) (c) [holding requirements for emergency slaughter at slaughter establishment] ;

(

j) section 14.1 (2) (b) [holding requirements in relation to emergency slaughter other than at slaughter establishment] ;

(k)

section 15 (3) or (4) [requirements after inspection] ;

(

l) section 16 [inspection legend stamps] ;

(

m) sections 17 to 35.

(2) A person who, in relation to a rural slaughter establishment, contravenes any of the following commits an offence:

(

a) section 6 [slaughter establishment operator must hold licence] ;

(

b) section 6.1 [compliance requirements for Class D and E licence holders] ;

(

c) section 7 [licence must be posted in conspicuous location] ;

(

d) section 9.1 [compliance requirements for operation of rural slaughter establishments] ;

(

e) sections 17 to 19;

(

f) section 29 [record requirements] ;

(

g) section 30 [purchase and sale of carcasses] ;

(

h) section 33 [storage of chemicals] .

Schedule 1 is repealed.

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