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Alberta Regulation 40/2003

Government Organization Act

RADIATION HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: March 5, 2003

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 74/2003) on March 5, 2003

pursuant to

Schedule 10,

section 2 of the Government Organization Act.

1 The Radiation Health Administration Regulation (AR 49/96) is amended by

this Regulation.

2 Schedules 1 and 2 are repealed and the following is substituted:

SCHEDULE 1

(Organizations)

ROW

COLUMN 1

COLUMN 2

COLUMN 3

College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta

Therapeutic or diagnostic x-ray equipment;

Cabinet x-ray equipment;

Class 3b and 4 lasers;

Particle accelerators;

Diffraction and analysis x-ray equipment

Installed or operated within private and public medical facilities, public

dental facilities, medical education facilities and podiatry facilities

Alberta Dental Association

Diagnostic x-ray equipment;

Class 3b and 4 lasers

Installed or operated within dental facilities, including dental education

facilities, but excluding dental facilities owned by a Regional Health

Authority

University of Calgary

Cabinet x-ray equipment;

Class 3B and 4 lasers;

Diffraction and analysis x-ray equipment;

Industrial radiographic and fluoroscopic x-ray equipment;

Irradiation x-ray equipment;

Particle accelerators;

Therapeutic or diagnostic x-ray equipment;

Computed tomography equipment;

Baggage inspection x-ray equipment;

Security x-ray equipment

Installed or operated within non-medical facilities owned or operated by

the University of Calgary and research, education, industrial, commercial,

correctional, entertainment and other health related facilities

College of Chiropractors of Alberta

Diagnostic x-ray equipment;

Class 3b and 4 lasers

Installed or operated within chiropractic facilities

Alberta Veterinary Medical Association

Diagnostic x-ray equipment;

Class 3b and 4 lasers

Installed or operated within veterinary clinics and veterinary education

facilities

University of Alberta

Cabinet x-ray equipment;

Class 3b and 4 lasers;

Diffraction and analysis x-ray equipment;

Therapeutic or diagnostic x-ray equipment;

Particle accelerators

Installed or operated within facilities owned or operated by the University

of Alberta

SCHEDULE 2

(Agencies)

ROW

COLUMN 1

COLUMN 2

COLUMN 3

Alberta Radiation Service

Box 1533

Cardston, AB

T0K 0K0

Diagnostic or therapeutic x-ray equipment;

Installed or operated within dental, medical, chiropractic, and veterinary

facilities

RadMan Radiation Management Services Ltd.

68 Woodglen Court SW

Calgary, AB

T2W 4K3

Diagnostic or therapeutic x-ray equipment;

Cabinet x-ray equipment;

Class 3b and 4 lasers

Installed or operated within dental, medical, chiropractic, veterinary,

physical therapy, education, industrial, commercial, research and

entertainment facilities

B&P Stewart Ent. Ltd.

19-51263 Range Rd 204

Sherwood Park, AB

T8G 1E9

Diagnostic or therapeutic x-ray equipment

Installed or operated within dental, medical, chiropractic, veterinary and

education facilities

University of Calgary

Safety Services

2500 University Drive NW

Calgary, AB

T2N 1N4

Cabinet x-ray equipment;

Diffraction and analysis x-ray equipment;

Industrial radiographic and fluoroscopic x-ray equipment;

Class 3b and 4 lasers;

Diagnostic x-ray equipment;

Computed tomography equipment

Installed or operated within education, research and veterinary facilities

owned or operated by the University of Calgary

University of Alberta

Office of Environmental Health and Safety

Edmonton, AB T6G 2R5

Diagnostic x-ray equipment;

Cabinet x-ray equipment;

Diffraction and analysis x-ray equipment;

Class 3b and 4 lasers;

Particle accelerators

Installed or operated within education, research, medical, dental and

veterinary facilities owned or operated by the University of Alberta

Calgary Health Region

Diagnostic Imaging

1403-29 Street NW

Calgary, AB

T2N 2T9

Diagnostic or therapeutic x-ray equipment;

Cabinet x-ray equipment;

Diffraction and analysis x-ray equipment;

Class 3b and 4 lasers;

Computed tomography equipment

Installed or operated within medical, dental and physical therapy

facilities

Capital Health Imaging Services

c/o Royal Alexandra Hospital Diagnostic & Treatment Centre Room 1009 -

10240 Kingsway Avenue

Edmonton, AB T5H 3V9

Diagnostic or therapeutic x-ray equipment;

Cabinet x-ray equipment;

Diffraction and analysis x-ray equipment;

Computed tomography equipment

Installed or operated within medical, dental and physical therapy

facilities

David Thompson Regional Health Authority Diagnostic Imaging

3942-50A Avenue

Red Deer, AB

T4N 4E7

Diagnostic or therapeutic x-ray equipment

Installed or operated within medical and dental facilities owned by the

David Thompson Regional Health Authority

Filipow Associates Inc.

6508-109 Avenue

Edmonton, AB T6A 1S2

Diagnostic or therapeutic x-ray equipment;

Computed tomography equipment;

Diffraction and analysis x-ray equipment;

Cabinet x-ray equipment;

Baggage inspection x-ray equipment;

Security x-ray equipment;

Irradiation x-ray equipment;

Class 3b and 4 lasers

Installed or operated within medical, dental, chiropractic, veterinary,

physical therapy, education, industrial, commercial, research and

entertainment facilities

Alberta Cancer Board Provincial Radiation Safety Office

Room 4027

11560 University Avenue

Edmonton, AB T6G 1Z2

Diagnostic or therapeutic x-ray equipment;

Computed tomography equipment;

Particle accelerators;

Cabinet x-ray equipment;

Class 3b and 4 lasers

Installed or operated within medical, dental and research facilities owned

or operated by the Alberta Cancer Board

Alberta Regulation 41/2003

Public Sector Pension Plans Act

LOCAL AUTHORITIES PENSION PLAN AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: March 5, 2003

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 80/2003) on March 5, 2003

pursuant to

Schedule 1,

section 4 of the Public Sector Pension Plans Act

and

Schedule 1,

section 2.1 of the Public Sector Pension Plans (Legislative

Provisions) Regulation (AR 365/93).

1 The Local Authorities Pension Plan (AR 366/93) is amended by this

Regulation.

Part 1 of

Schedule 2 is amended by adding the following in their

appropriate alphabetical order:

Beaver Foundation Management Agency

Claresholm Family and Community Support Services

Tri-Municipal Leisure Facility Corporation

Wood Buffalo Housing and Development Corporation

Section 2,

(

a) as it applies to Beaver Foundation Management Agency, is deemed

to have come into force on August 1, 2002;

(

b) as it applies to Claresholm Family and Community Support

Services, is deemed to have come into force on March 1, 2002;

(

c) as it applies to Tri-Municipal Leisure Facility Corporation, is

deemed to have come into force on May 25, 2002;

(

d) as it applies to Wood Buffalo Housing and Development

Corporation, is deemed to have come into force on July 1, 2002.

Alberta Regulation 42/2003

Meat Inspection Act

MEAT INSPECTION REGULATION

Filed: March 5, 2003

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 77/2003) on March 5, 2003

pursuant to

section 11 of the Meat Inspection Act and the Deputy Premier

and Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (M.O. 09/2003) on

March 5, 2003 pursuant to sections 14(3), 42 and 81(

e) of the Meat

Inspection Regulation.

Regulation-making authority 1

Part 1 Interpretation, Application and Administration

Interpretation 2

Application - abattoirs, mobile butcher operations and animals 3

Application - persons liable 4

Exemption - food establishments 5

Exemptions - wild game and home-slaughtered animals 6

Exemptions - food safety process control system 7

Alternative methodology on religious grounds 8

Approvals, etc. 9

Meat facility standards 10

Part 2

Licences and Appeals

Interpretation of

Part 2 11

Abattoir licences 12

Mobile butcher licences 13

General licence provisions 14

Appeals respecting licences and inspections 15

Part 3

Abattoir and Equipment Requirements

Plans and specifications for abattoirs 16

Construction and alteration requirements for abattoirs 17

Abattoir requirements for red meat animals 18

Abattoir requirements for poultry 19

Meat facility standards and abattoirs 20

Part 4

General Operation of Abattoir Provisions

General care of animals 21

Use of instruments 22

Exclusion of extraneous things 23

Slaughter of horses 24

Presence of live fauna 25

Use of pens 26

Death from natural causes or accident 27

Taking of carcasses into abattoir 28

Recall of meat 29

Records 30

Removal before custom slaughter 31

Part 5

Mobile Butchers

Location of operations, and identification of meat 32

Transportation of carcasses 33

Reporting by mobile butchers exempted from s4(1) of Act 34

Part 6

Inspectors, Inspections and Related Matters

Division 1

Inspectors and General Inspection Provisions

Certificate of appointment 35

Powers of inspector in case of contravention 36

Taking of specimens 37

Seizure of carcasses 38

Holding of equipment, surface or room 39

Inspection requirements generally 40

Days and hours for inspection service 41

Inspection fees 42

Emergency powers outside abattoir 43

Division 2

All Animals

Taking of animal into abattoir 44

Live condemned animals 45

Holding of animals and slaughter of held animals 46

Post-mortem inspection 47

Detention for inspection 48

Chilling and storage rooms 49

Removal of held and condemned animals 50

Attachment and removal of tags and labels 51

Chilling 52

Reinspection 53

Diseases and conditions of animals 54

Disposal of condemned animals 55

Removal of parts 56

Division 3

Red Meat Animals

Holding of live red meat animals 57

Slaughter requirements for red meat animals 58

Treatment of condemned red meat carcasses 59

Sternum and viscera 60

Manner of keeping of red meat animal parts 61

Hog parts 62

Lactating mammary glands 63

Division 4

Poultry

Preparation for ante-mortem inspection of poultry 64

Removal of tag and of poultry 65

Preparation for post-mortem inspection of poultry 66

Post-mortem inspection of poultry 67

Post-slaughter treatment of poultry 68

Division 5

Stamping, Tagging, Labelling and Marking,

and the Inspection Legend

Application and form of inspection legend 69

Containerization and labelling 70

Application of inspection legends generally 71

Custody and responsibility for stamps, etc. 72

Markings and brandings and safety of ink 73

Application of non-approved stamps, etc. 74

Destruction of tag, label or container 75

Part 7

Miscellaneous Provisions

Compliance with orders 76

Receiving of uninspected meat 77

Identification and notice of uninspected meat 78

Transfer of meat 79

Expiry 80

Repeals 81

Schedule

Regulation-making authority

1 Sections 14(3), 42 and 81(

e) are established by the Minister, and all

other provisions of this Regulation are established by the Lieutenant

Governor in Council.

Part 1 Interpretation, Application and

Administration

Interpretation

2(1) In this Regulation,

(a) "abattoir licence" means a licence referred to in

section

12(1);

(b) "animal" includes

(

i) an animal whose meat was, but no longer is,

intended to be used for human consumption, and

(ii) parts of an animal that is dead;

under the legislation, for human consumption;

(d) "carcass" means the part of a butchered animal that consists of

(

i) in the case of a red meat animal, the whole trunk

(whether or not the hide has been removed) after the removal of the head,

limbs and all offal that is required to be removed by or under this

Regulation, or

(ii) in the case of poultry, the whole bird after the removal

of the head and all such offal,

and, except where expressly or according to the context the

reference is to the whole of such a carcass, includes any part of that

trunk or bird;

(e) "container" includes an inner or outer receptacle or covering

used or to be used in connection with meat;

(f) "disposal", used with respect to an animal, means disposal in

the manner specified in

section 55;

(g) "dressed carcass" means the edible parts, except the organs, of

a carcass;

(h) "edible" means fit, and "inedible" means unfit (from whatever

cause), for human consumption;

(i) "equipment" means any utensil, apparatus or surface that comes

or might reasonably be expected to come into contact with meat;

(j) "eviscerate" means remove from a carcass the respiratory,

digestive, reproductive and urinary systems and the other thoracic and

abdominal organs except, in the case of a red meat carcass, the kidneys;

(k) "food" means food for human consumption;

(l) "held", used with respect to

(

i) the slaughter of a held animal, means dealt with in

accordance with

section 46(1)(

b) and (c),

(ii) a live red meat animal under any other

circumstances, means dealt with in accordance with

section 57,

(iii) a dead animal, means dealt with in accordance with

section 46(2), or

(iv) any equipment, surface or room, means dealt with in

accordance with

section 39(1),

and includes any continuation of any such dealing with

something, that has already commenced;

(m) "home-slaughtered animals" means animals referred to in

section

6(2)(b);

(n) "inspection" means an ante-mortem inspection or a post-mortem

inspection, including a reinspection or further inspection, as the case may

be;

(o) "inspection legend" means the inspection legend required by and

in the form established under

section 69;

(p) "inspector" means, with respect to an abattoir, the inspector

or one of the inspectors assigned to that abattoir or any other inspector

who happens to be there at the relevant time;

(q) "killing room" means the room or area in an abattoir referred

to in

section 18(a)(i);

(r) "label" means, with respect to a container,

(

i) label with the inspection legend in accordance with

Division 5 of

Part 6, or

(ii) label or mark so as to convey the other information

about the meat in a container that is indicated on the container,

as the case may be;

(s) "licence" means an abattoir licence or a mobile butcher

licence, as the case may be, issued or to be issued by the Director under

this Regulation;

(t) "meat facility standards" means the current edition, as amended

where applicable, of the Meat Facility Standards made by the Ministers

responsible for agriculture and for health;

(u) "meat handler" means an individual working in or for an

abattoir, whose functions require or permit the individual to be in contact

with any meat or equipment;

(v) "mobile butcher licence" means a licence referred to in

section

13(1);

(w) "operator" means a person who operates an abattoir;

(x) "post-mortem inspection" includes organoleptic and final

inspections;

(y) "poultry" includes all birds whose meat is potentially edible;

(z) "process" means prepare meat for human consumption;

(aa) "red meat" means meat other than poultry, and "red meat

animals" means animals whose meat is red meat;

(bb) "slaughter" means slaughter within the meaning of the Act or

any other killing of animals of a kind considered by the Director to be

normal in the industry of the abattoir in question;

(cc) "stamp", used as a verb, means apply the inspection legend by

means of a stamp in accordance with Division 5 of

Part 6, and, where

applicable, includes that application by means of a tag, label or mark as

referred to in that Division;

(dd) "tag" means attach a tag to meat or its container

(

i) bearing the inspection legend in accordance with

Division 5 of

Part 6, or

(ii) conveying the other information about the meat that

is indicated on it,

as the case may be;

(ee) "the legislation" means the Act or this Regulation, or both, as

the case may be;

(ff) "veterinarian" means an individual who is registered as a

registered veterinarian by the Alberta Veterinary Medical Association and

is a general active registered member of that Association;

(gg) "wild game" means an animal of a kind that is wildlife within

the meaning of the Wildlife Act.

(2) Unless otherwise specified or the context so requires, a reference to

any animal is to be taken to refer to an animal of that kind, whether alive

or dead.

Application - abattoirs, mobile butcher operations and animals

3(1) This Regulation applies with respect to abattoirs and mobile butcher

operations or, where applicable, the particular kind of abattoir identified

and includes, where applicable, activities outside an abattoir conducted on

an emergency basis under

section 43.

(2) Except where stated or where the context so requires, this Regulation

applies with respect to all animals.

Application - persons liable

4(1) Where a provision of this Regulation imposes a duty or obligation on

a meat handler, the operator is additionally liable for ensuring that the

duty or obligation is performed or met.

(2) Duties and obligations imposed by this Regulation do not apply to

inspectors, except where so stated or the context so requires.

Exemption - food establishments

5 A person who operates a food establishment, within the meaning of the

Food Regulation (AR 240/85), that is not an abattoir or a mobile butcher

operation, is exempt from the legislation with respect to that food

establishment.

Exemptions - wild game and home-slaughtered animals

6(1) In this section,

(a) "household" means

(

i) the producer and the producer's spouse and the

producer's children, siblings and parents, whether in a blood, step or

foster relationship or a relationship by marriage to the producer, and

(ii) current employees of the producer living in or on

property belonging to the producer;

(b) "producer" means, in relation to an animal, an individual who,

directly or indirectly,

(

i) owns it and has owned it throughout the previous 30

days, and

(ii) has, and throughout that period has had,

responsibility for its care and maintenance on that person's own premises;

a common-law partner within the meaning of

section 248(1) of the Income Tax

Act (Canada).

(2) Except where expressly stated in this Regulation,

(

a) wild game, and

(

b) animals that are to be or have been killed on their producer's

own premises for consumption only by persons who form part of their

producer's household,

are exempt from the legislation.

(3) A person shall not bring a wild game or home-slaughtered animal into

an abattoir unless it is clean and edible.

(4) An inspector may order an operator to ensure that

(

a) all parts of a wild game or home-slaughtered animal are removed

from the abattoir if the inspector considers that the animal has been

rendered inedible, or

(

b) the carcass of such an animal is skinned, trimmed or washed

before the carcass enters any cooler or processing area of the abattoir.

(5) A meat handler shall not process a wild game or home-slaughtered

animal in a room where any meat that has been inspected under the

legislation is being processed.

(6) After processing or handling a wild game or home-slaughtered animal, a

meat handler shall clean and sanitize all items of equipment used, to the

satisfaction of an inspector, before they are used again for the processing

or handling of inspected meat.

Exemptions - food safety process control system

7(1) On a written application by an operator, the Director may make a

written order exempting the operator and the abattoir from the specific

provisions of the legislation identified in the order on the conditions set

out in the order.

(2) The conditions referred to in subsection (1) must at least include a

condition that the operator and the abattoir will comply with the food

safety process control system or with those provisions of such a control

system that is or are specified in the Director's order, subject to any

adaptations or modifications of that system or those provisions that are

set out in the order.

(3) The Director shall ensure that each operator of an abattoir regulated

under the Act is notified, in such manner as the Minister considers

appropriate, of any food safety process control system or the provisions of

it referred to in subsection (2).

Alternative methodology on religious grounds

8 Where the Director, on application, is persuaded that obedience to a

specific rule in this Regulation would offend against the religious

convictions genuinely held by a person affected by the rule, the Director

may approve an alternative method of meeting the general intent of the

provision in which the rule is contained that will not offend against those

convictions, in which case that person may use that approved method

instead.

Approvals, etc.

9(1) All approvals and authorizations given by the Director under this

Regulation must be in writing.

(2) All approvals, authorizations and any kind of permissions or

instructions given under this Regulation may be made subject to such

conditions as the person giving them considers appropriate.

Meat facility standards

10(1) Subject to subsection (2), where a provision of this Regulation

requires anything to be done in accordance with any meat facility

standards, the requirement of the provision is that the person responsible

for compliance must meet the general intent of those standards, to the

extent that they are to be viewed as guidelines expected to be met in

general terms.

(2) Where an inspector considers that any requirement of the meat facility

standards is not met in any respect, the inspector may order the person

responsible for compliance with the requirement to take such steps as are

needed to ensure compliance with it within the time period specified in the

order.

Part 2

Licences and Appeals

Interpretation of

Part 2

11 References in this Part to an application for or the issue of a

licence refer also to the renewal of an existing licence.

Abattoir licences

12(1) The Director shall issue to an applicant a licence that authorizes

its holder to engage in the business of operating an abattoir if satisfied

that all the requirements of the legislation in respect of the abattoir

identified in the licence and of that applicant have been and will be met.

(2) A person shall not operate an abattoir unless that person holds a

valid abattoir licence.

(3) The Director shall assign a plant number to each abattoir in respect

of which an abattoir licence has been issued.

Mobile butcher licences

13(1) The Director shall issue to an applicant a licence that authorizes

its holder to engage in the business of operating as a mobile butcher if

satisfied that all the requirements of the legislation in respect of the

mobile butcher operation identified in the licence and of that applicant

have been and will be met.

(2) A person shall not operate as a mobile butcher unless that person

holds a valid mobile butcher licence.

General licence provisions

14(1) A licence

(

a) expires on December 31 following the date of its issue, unless

earlier suspended or revoked, and

(

b) is not transferable.

(2) A person who wishes to apply for a licence must submit a properly

completed application in the form provided by the Director, which form may

be simplified where the application is for a renewal.

(3) The fee payable on the issue of a licence is $100.

(4) The Director may suspend, revoke or refuse to issue a licence if of

the opinion that the person holding it has committed any contravention of

the legislation that affects or may affect food safety.

Appeals respecting licences and inspections

15(1) A person

(

a) whose application for a licence has been refused,

(

b) whose licence has been suspended or revoked, or

(

c) who has the right to appeal under

section 7(4) of the Act

against the refusal of an inspection,

may, by filing with the Minister a notice of appeal in the form set out in

the Schedule, appeal against the decision to the Minister.

(2) The Minister, after a hearing at which all parties entitled to be

heard have been given an opportunity to make representations in respect of

the appeal, may refuse the appeal or allow the appeal and order the issue

or reinstatement of the licence or the inspection, as the case may be, on

Part 3

Abattoir and Equipment Requirements

Plans and specifications for abattoirs

16(1) A person shall not commence construction of premises intended to

serve as an abattoir unless plans and specifications respecting its

location, design and construction have been submitted to and reviewed by

the Director.

(2) A person shall not commence to make any alterations to an abattoir or

premises referred to in subsection (1) unless plans and specifications

respecting the design and construction (so far as applicable) of the

alterations have been submitted to and reviewed by the Director.

(3) Plans and specifications under subsection (1) must, and the Director

may require that plans and specifications under subsection (2),

(

a) be prepared by a qualified architect or engineer who is

familiar with the requirements of abattoir construction, and

(

b) include, so far as applicable, a general layout and details of

the facilities and systems required by

section 18 and the elevations,

construction materials, finishes, equipment layout and product flow.

(4) A review under this

section is only for guidance as to the general

suitability of the subject-matter in question and does not imply approval

by the Director or the Government, and no liability attaches to either by

virtue of the review or anything contained in or absent from it.

(5) The Director shall notify in writing the person who submitted the

plans and specifications of the results of the review.

(6) Nothing in this

Part is to be construed as setting aside or limiting

any requirements of

(

a) the Alberta Building Code, being whatever is or was required to

comply with the regulation dealing with building code requirements that is

or was current for the time the relevant work is or was done, or

(

b) the Occupational Health and Safety Act and the regulations

under that Act.

Construction and alteration requirements for abattoirs

17(1) Without limiting

section 16(1), a person who constructs premises

intended to serve as an abattoir shall ensure that those premises

(

a) are of sound construction,

(

b) are so designed as to facilitate effective cleaning and

sanitation and to enable the safe and sanitary handling of meat,

(

c) are designed and constructed in a manner that allows

appropriate handling of all species of animals that will be handled there,

and

(

d) have a system that enables the complete physical separation of

inspected meat from other meat and inedible animal parts kept in the

premises.

(2) Without limiting

section 16(2), a person who makes alterations to an

abattoir or premises referred to in subsection (1) shall ensure that

(

a) the abattoir or premises, following the alterations, comply

with subsection (1)(

a) to (d), and

(

b) if the abattoir is being operated during the course of the

alterations, the alterations are done in such a manner that those clauses

are complied with during the alterations.

Abattoir requirements for red meat animals

18 The operator of an abattoir where red meat animals are slaughtered

shall ensure that the abattoir

(

a) is equipped with

(

i) a killing room, being the room or area where all

slaughtering in the abattoir is done, with adequate work space on its floor

for inspectors to perform post-mortem inspections,

(ii) an appropriate disposal or refrigerated storage

room, close to the killing room, for inedible offal, condemned material and

refuse and where hides are salted and stored,

(iii) pens for keeping animals before slaughter that

(

A) are constructed with floors that enable

easy cleaning and sanitizing,

(

B) have a roof capable of providing shade

and shelter from precipitation, and

(

C) have adequate ventilation,

(iv) ramps, alleys and inclines for the movement of

animals to slaughter that are constructed in a manner that provides safe

movement, and that have good footing, for the animals,

(

v) a hoist,

(vi) a head inspection rack,

(vii) a viscera truck or table,

(viii) a hot water or steam sterilizer capable of

maintaining a temperature high enough to sanitize utensils properly,

(ix) a heated, furnished and private office of a minimum

total size of 10 square metres reserved for the sole use of inspectors and

a lockable cupboard for their equipment, and

(

x) such other equipment or space as the Director in

writing requires,

(

b) is equipped with or attached to a supply of hot and cold

potable water in quantities sufficient to meet its needs,

(

c) is connected to properly operating sewage and waste disposal

systems,

(

d) is provided with adequate lighting that is located throughout

all areas,

(

e) is provided with adequate ventilation to all areas that are

subject to the generation or accumulation of odours, fumes, steam, vapours,

smoke or excessive heat,

(

f) is equipped with or has readily available adequate

refrigeration facilities, including refrigerated rooms equipped with direct

reading thermometers of known accuracy and facilities for chilling and

storing dressed carcasses immediately after slaughter,

(

g) has the separation system referred to in

section 17(1)(d), and

(

h) is kept in good repair and maintained in a manner that complies

with

section 17(1)(c).

Abattoir requirements for poultry

19(1) The operator of an abattoir where poultry is slaughtered shall

ensure that the abattoir

(

a) has adequate facilities for

(

i) receiving and keeping live poultry,

(ii) slaughtering poultry and scalding their carcasses,

(iii) plucking their carcasses,

(iv) eviscerating their carcasses,

(

v) chilling their dressed carcasses under a system

that causes the eviscerated poultry to be lowered to a temperature of 4øC

within one hour,

(vi) storing inedible poultry offal and meat, condemned

material and refuse,

(vii) storing their dressed carcasses, and

(viii) cleaning and disinfecting live poultry

containers,

and

(

b) is equipped with

(

i) a refrigerated room for the keeping of poultry

carcasses at a temperature not greater than 4øC,

(ii) water spray washing equipment with sufficient water

pressure to wash carcasses thoroughly,

(iii) an adequate number of hot water or steam

sterilizers that are capable of maintaining temperatures high enough to

sanitize utensils properly,

(iv) a vacuum system for cleaning the interior of

poultry,

(

v) drop chains and shackles of rust-resistant material

impervious to liquids,

(vi) conveyors of rust-resistant metal or other suitable

material impervious to liquids that are designed so as to permit thorough

cleaning and to prevent the accumulation of grease, oil or dirt on the drop

chains and shackles,

(vii) flow-away troughs of rust-resistant material

impervious to liquids and designed to permit constant flow of water to

permit thorough cleaning, and

(viii) tables and other equipment that are necessary

and that are free of any crack or crevice and, if made of metal,

rust-resistant.

(2) The facilities mentioned in subsection (1) must be in proper sequence

for the slaughtering and eviscerating operations.

Meat facility standards and abattoirs

20 An operator shall ensure that the meat facility standards are met in

regard to matters dealt with in this Part.

Part 4

General Operation of Abattoir Provisions

General care of animals

21(1) A person shall not inflict unnecessary pain or discomfort on any

animal that is being prepared for slaughter or slaughtered.

(2) The operator of an abattoir shall ensure that animals being received

by the abattoir are provided with immediate shelter.

(3) A person shall not keep an animal in a pen for more than 24 hours

without providing it with adequate feed, water and bedding.

Use of instruments

22(1) A person shall not use any instrument for slaughtering or rendering

unconscious an animal unless that person's ability and physical condition

at the time are such as enable its use without inflicting unnecessary pain

on the animal.

(2) A person shall not use any mechanically operated instrument in such a

manner, in such circumstances or in such a need of repair, as risk causing

unnecessary pain to the animal.

Exclusion of extraneous things

23 A meat handler shall not have in the killing room or in a processing

area anything that is not used in the normal operation of the abattoir and

that might interfere with the abattoir's operation or contaminate any meat

or equipment in it.

Slaughter of horses

24 The operator of an abattoir in which animals other than horses are

slaughtered shall not allow a horse to be slaughtered in that abattoir.

Presence of live fauna

25 A meat handler shall not allow any live fauna to be present in an

abattoir other than an animal that is to be slaughtered there.

Use of pens

26 An operator shall ensure that pens are not

(

a) overcrowded, or

(

b) used for fattening animals.

Death from natural causes or accident

27(1) A person shall not take into an abattoir an animal that has died

from natural causes or because of an accident.

(2) An operator shall ensure that an animal that dies in the abattoir from

natural causes or because of an accident is removed forthwith from the

abattoir and disposed of.

Taking of carcasses into abattoir

28 A person shall not take a carcass into an abattoir unless the animal

was slaughtered and the carcass has been stamped in accordance with the

legislation or the Meat Inspection Act (Canada) and the regulations made

under that Act.

Recall of meat

29 An operator shall prepare and maintain written procedures for the

recall of meat that is suspected to be inedible.

Records

30(1) An operator shall make a record of all animals slaughtered at the

abattoir that includes

(

a) the names and addresses of the persons from whom the animals

were purchased or otherwise acquired,

(

b) the dates when they were so acquired,

(

c) the number and kind of animals so acquired,

(

d) the number and kind of animals slaughtered and the dates of

slaughter,

(

e) suitable identification of each animal that would enable an

inspector to trace its origin, and

(

f) such other information as the Director requires.

(2) The operator shall keep records made under subsection (1) for at least

2 years after their being made.

(3) The operator shall, when required to do so by the Director or an

inspector for a valid reason associated with the administration or

enforcement of the legislation,

(

a) produce any record made under subsection (1) for inspection,

and

(

b) allow the inspector to remove the record for the purpose of

making copies.

(4) The operator shall maintain such records about the distribution of

meat processed by the abattoir as are necessary to enable its location in

the event of a recall under

section 29.

(5) Where an inspector removes a record under subsection (3)(b), the

inspector shall

(

a) leave a statement with the operator specifically indicating

which record was removed, and

(

b) as soon as practicable, make the required copies and return the

record to the operator.

Removal before custom slaughter

31 Notwithstanding anything in this Regulation, the owner of an animal

presented for custom slaughter may, at any time before the slaughter, with

the prior approval of an inspector, remove the animal.

Part 5

Mobile Butchers

Location of operations, and identification of meat

32(1) Subject to subsection (2), a mobile butcher

(

a) shall carry out the complete slaughter operation, including

rendering the animal unconscious in accordance with

section 58 (in the case

of a red meat animal) and bleeding, eviscerating and removing the head,

feet and hide on the animal owner's premises, and

(

b) shall not carry out any part of that operation elsewhere,

unless another location for the operation is approved by the Director.

(2) If the mobile butcher has a separate room that is used solely for the

removal of hides, the butcher may remove the animal carcass with the hide

attached directly to that room and remove the hide there, subject to any

prohibition or restriction lawfully imposed by a health authority.

(3) The mobile butcher shall identify the carcass and all other edible

portions of the animal by affixing tags on them stating "UNINSPECTED - NOT

FOR SALE".

Transportation of carcasses

33(1) The mobile butcher shall transport a carcass in such a manner that

it will arrive at a destination for further processing in such a condition

as to ensure that its edible parts remain edible.

(2) The mobile butcher shall ensure that all carcasses are kept separate

from removed hides, inedible parts and other sources of contamination.

Reporting by mobile butchers exempted from s4(1) of Act

34 A mobile butcher who is exempted from

section 4(1) of the Act by

section 4(2) of the Act shall submit monthly to the Minister a report, in

the form required by the Director, showing

(

a) the names, addresses and telephone numbers of the owners of the

home-slaughtered animals covered by the exemption,

(

b) the type and description of each of the animals,

(

c) the destination of each carcass, and

(

d) any other information required by the Director.

Part 6

Inspectors, Inspections and Related Matters

Division 1

Inspectors and General Inspection Provisions

Certificate of appointment

35(1) Inspectors shall carry on their person, at all times while in an

abattoir,

(

a) in the case of an individual appointed as an inspector under

section 2(1) of the Act, a certificate indicating the appointment, or

(

b) in the case of an individual who is an inspector by virtue of

section 3 of the Act, a certificate indicating the appointment as an

officer referred to in that section.

(2) An inspector shall produce the certificate referred to in subsection

(1) on the request of the operator.

Powers of inspector in case of contravention

36 Where a provision of the legislation is contravened, an inspector may

refuse to inspect or stamp the meat, whereupon the inspector shall

immediately notify the Director of the decision, giving full particulars of

the reasons for it.

Taking of specimens

37 An inspector may take specimens from any animals, equipment or water

supply for testing purposes.

Seizure of carcasses

38 An inspector who considers that an animal was slaughtered in a manner

that contravened the legislation may seize and dispose of the animal.

Holding of equipment, surface or room

39(1) An inspector who considers that any equipment, surface or room does

not meet the requirements of the legislation, may hold it, in which case

the inspector

(

a) shall

(

i) order that it not be used until it does meet those

requirements, and

(ii) attach to it a tag bearing a serial number and the

words "ALBERTA HELD",

and

(

b) may issue any further orders about it considered necessary or

advisable.

(2) When the inspector considers that the held equipment, surface or room

has been so altered as to comply with the legislation, the inspector shall

remove the tag.

(3) A person who is not an inspector shall not

(

a) remove a tag attached to it under subsection (1), or

(

b) use any equipment, surface or room that has a tag so attached

or that had a tag so attached that was not removed by an inspector.

Inspection requirements generally

40(1) The operator of an abattoir shall ensure that

(

a) no animal is slaughtered there unless an inspector is present

at the slaughter and has performed a full ante-mortem inspection on it, and

(

b) an inspector performs a full post-mortem inspection on each

animal slaughtered there,

in accordance with the legislation.

(2) The operator of an abattoir shall make arrangements with the inspector

to enable the inspector to arrange for the ante-mortem inspection of the

animals to be slaughtered, the post-mortem inspection of their carcasses

and the stamping of their meat, if approved, during the times established

by or under

section 41.

(3) The abattoir operator shall

(

a) make reasonable arrangements to expedite ante-mortem

inspections,

(

b) give the inspector full cooperation and active assistance in

the performing of an ante-mortem inspection where, due to exceptional

circumstances, such assistance is needed and the inspector requests it,

(

c) ensure that the slaughtering and dressing operations are

conducted with reasonable speed in order to expedite post-mortem

inspections, and

(

d) ensure that evisceration is completed within such reasonable

time after the slaughter as the inspector orders.

Days and hours for inspection service

41(1) The Director may designate the hours of the day and the days of the

week when inspection services will be provided to each abattoir.

(2) The operator of an abattoir shall ensure that the maximum number of

hours of inspection service by the inspector does not exceed the number of

hours decided by the Director and notified in writing to the operator.

(3) The Director shall base the allowed maximum

(

a) on the number of animals slaughtered in the abattoir in the

previous calendar year, or

(

b) if the abattoir has been operating for less than 12 months, on

an estimate of the number of animals to be slaughtered in the current

calendar year.

(4) Unless other arrangements are made under subsection (5), the

inspection service required by the legislation must be provided between the

hours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. on days other than

(

a) Saturdays and Sundays, and

(

b) other holidays declared by the Director to be holidays for the

purposes of this section,

but the length of the service must not exceed 7 1/4 hours on any one day.

(5) An operator shall make special arrangements for inspection service

(

a) with the Director or another individual designated by the

Director for the purposes of this subsection, where the service is required

at times other than the hours or days prescribed by subsection (4), or

(

b) with an inspector in cases of emergency.

(6) The onus of ensuring that inspections required by the legislation are

done and of making arrangements for the inspections is on the operator of

the abattoir.

Inspection fees

42 The fees payable by the operator of an abattoir for inspections, per

work station (being a place where an inspector carries out inspections),

are as follows:

(a) $40 per hour or part of an hour in the case of an inspection

under a special arrangement made under

section 41(5);

(

b) in any other case,

(i) $4 per hour or part of an hour for the first 7 1/4

hours in any day, and

(ii) $40 per hour or part of an hour for any time in

excess of the first 7 1/4 hours in any day.

Emergency powers outside abattoir

43 Where an inspector is outside an abattoir and there is an emergency

situation which, if the same circumstances existed in an abattoir, would be

such as would empower the inspector to adopt certain measures under other

provisions of this Regulation, the inspector may exercise those powers as

if in an abattoir.

Division 2

All Animals

Taking of animal into abattoir

44 Unless authorized by the inspector, a person shall not take a live

animal into a killing room unless the inspector has completed an

ante-mortem inspection of the animal and has approved it for slaughter.

Live condemned animals

45 An operator shall ensure that a condemned live animal is

(

a) slaughtered apart from animals not condemned,

(

b) removed forthwith to the disposal or storage room referred to

section 18(a)(ii),

(

c) treated to keep it unfit for human consumption by a method

approved by the Director, and

(

d) disposed of.

Holding of animals and slaughter of held animals

46(1) Where, under this Regulation, a held animal is to be slaughtered,

the inspector

(

a) may order that that animal be slaughtered after all the other

animals to be slaughtered that day have been slaughtered,

(

b) shall attach firmly to the carcass a tag, or to its container a

label, bearing a serial number and the words "ALBERTA HELD", and

(

c) shall order that the carcass be removed to and kept in the area

designated by the inspector for the purposes of this subsection.

(2) Where, under this Regulation, a dead animal is to be held, the

inspector shall adopt the measures specified in subsection (1)(

b) and (c).

Post-mortem inspection

47 Forthwith after an animal is slaughtered, the inspector shall perform

a complete post-mortem inspection on it.

Detention for inspection

48 An inspector who decides that an animal should be kept for further

inspection shall

(

a) hold the animal, and

(

b) issue any order about it considered necessary or advisable,

including an order condemning the animal if it is considered inedible.

Chilling and storage rooms

49 An operator shall ensure that animal hides or any part of an animal

that has been condemned are not taken into any room in which edible meat is

being chilled or stored.

Removal of held and condemned animals

50 Unless authorized by an inspector, a person shall not remove an animal

that is held or has been condemned from the area designated by an inspector

for its detention or keeping.

Attachment and removal of tags and labels

51 Unless authorized by the inspector, a person shall not attach to or

remove from an animal or container a tag or label bearing the words

"ALBERTA HELD" or "ALBERTA CONDEMNED".

Chilling

52 Unless authorized by the Director, a carcass must be chilled forthwith

after inspection to an internal temperature of 4øC and maintained at that

temperature until it is shipped.

Reinspection

53 An inspector may at any time reinspect meat that has been stamped, and

all the provisions of this Regulation respecting original inspections apply

to such a reinspection.

Diseases and conditions in animals

54(1) In this section, "instructions" means instructions issued by the

Director under subsection (2).

(2) The Director may issue instructions on how animals that are affected

with diseases or conditions dealt with in those instructions are to be and

may be dealt with.

(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Regulation, an inspector

who, on performing an inspection, finds or suspects that an animal is

affected with a disease or condition dealt with in the instructions,

(

a) shall comply with the instructions, and

(

b) may exercise the powers conferred by the instructions,

with respect to the animal.

(4) Without limiting subsection (3), the instructions may give inspectors

powers or duties to issue orders and to do other things, when circumstances

specified in the instructions are met.

Disposal of condemned animals

55(1) This

section applies to wild game and home-slaughtered animals as it

applies to other animals.

(2) Where, pursuant to this Regulation,

(

a) a live animal is to be condemned and slaughtered, or

(

b) a dead animal is to be condemned,

the inspector shall order that the dead animal be disposed of in accordance

with the Destruction and Disposal of Dead Animals Regulation (229/2000).

(3) All condemned parts of an animal must be disposed of in accordance

with the Destruction and Disposal of Dead Animals Regulation (AR 229/2000).

Removal of parts

56 Subject to other provisions of this Regulation, the Director may give

orders to operators as to

(

a) which parts of a butchered animal must be removed, and

(

b) which of those parts are to be condemned.

Division 3

Red Meat Animals

Holding of live red meat animals

57 Where, under this Regulation, a live red meat animal is to be held,

the inspector shall

(

a) identify the animal in the manner specified by the Director,

and

(

b) order that the animal be removed to and kept in an area

designated for the purposes of this

section by the inspector apart from

other animals.

Slaughter requirements for red meat animals

58(1) A person shall not slaughter a red meat animal unless it is

adequately restrained and is rendered unconscious immediately before

(

a) its slaughter, or

(

b) it is hung for the purpose of slaughter, if the slaughter

commences immediately after its being so hung.

(2) The manner of rendering an animal unconscious for the purposes of

subsection (1) must be by

(

a) delivering a blow to its head by means of a mechanical

penetrating device,

(

b) exposing it to carbon dioxide gas in a manner that produces

rapid unconsciousness,

(

c) applying an electric current to its head in a manner that

produces rapid unconsciousness,

(

d) shooting it with a rifle, or

(

e) applying any other method approved by the Director for the

purpose of developing or testing a new procedure or item of equipment

intended to improve humane methods of slaughter.

Treatment of condemned red meat carcasses

59 Where this Regulation allows or requires that a red meat carcass be

condemned, the inspector shall firmly attach a tag bearing a serial number

and the words "ALBERTA CONDEMNED" to the carcass.

Sternum and viscera

60 Unless an inspector otherwise authorizes, the sternum of each red meat

carcass must be split lengthwise along its median line and the abdominal

and thoracic viscera removed, at the time of slaughter.

Manner of keeping of red meat animal parts

61 The head, tongue, tail, thymus gland, viscera, blood and all other

parts of a dead red meat animal to be used in the preparation of food must

be kept in such a manner as to preserve their identity with its carcass

until the post-mortem inspection of the carcass has been completed.

Hog parts

62 The hair, scurf, hoofs and claws must be removed from the carcasses of

hogs and the spermatic cords from the carcasses of male hogs.

Lactating mammary glands

63 Lactating mammary glands must be removed during the dressing of a

female red meat carcass without opening the milk ducts or sinuses.

Division 4

Poultry

Preparation for ante-mortem inspection of poultry

64(1) The operator of an abattoir shall assemble poultry that is to be

slaughtered in the receiving area and make it available for ante-mortem

inspection.

(2) The abattoir operator shall dispose of poultry that dies, other than

by slaughter, while being kept at the abattoir.

Removal of tag and poultry

65 Where a poultry carcass has been tagged as held or condemned, a person

shall not

(

a) remove the tag from the poultry, or

(

b) remove the poultry from the area designated by the inspector

for the purposes of this

section for its detention,

unless authorized by the inspector.

Preparation for post-mortem inspection of poultry

66(1) All poultry carcasses must be opened and eviscerated in such manner

as to

(

a) preserve the identity of the viscera, and

(

b) expose the organs and body cavity,

for proper post-mortem inspection.

(2) All poultry carcasses must be eviscerated in the presence of the

inspector.

(3) The oil sacs of the poultry must be removed and condemned prior to

inspection.

Post-mortem inspection of poultry

67(1) The inspector shall, at the time of evisceration, commence a

post-mortem inspection of all poultry slaughtered at an abattoir.

(2) On the post-mortem inspection of poultry, the inspector shall, with

respect to the carcass and the offal,

(

a) approve it,

(

b) hold it for reinspection, or

(

c) condemn it and order its disposal.

Post-slaughter treatment of poultry

68 Unless authorized by the Director, forthwith after the plucking,

evisceration, washing and removal of the head and feet of poultry, the

dressed carcass must be chilled to a temperature of 4øC or colder and

thereafter maintained at that temperature until ready for shipment.

Division 5

Stamping, Tagging, Labelling and Marking,

and the Inspection Legend

Application and form of inspection legend

69(1) Subject to sections 70 and 71(3) to (5), an inspector shall,

forthwith after the post-mortem inspection and approving meat, apply the

inspection legend to

(

a) red meat by means of a metal stamp or, in the case of a rabbit,

a metal tag, or

(

b) poultry by means of a metal tag attached to the web of the wing

or by attaching a tag or label to, or placing a mark on, its container

in accordance with the requirements of the legislation.

(2) The form and manner of application of the inspection legend are to be

established by the Director, which form must, except in the case of an

abattoir dealing only in poultry, include the number assigned to the

abattoir by the Director.

Containeriza-tion and labelling

70 Any meat that is

(

a) obtained from a carcass that has been inspected and stamped,

and

(

b) is of such character or size that it is impracticable to stamp

the inspection legend on the meat,

may be placed in a container and the container labelled.

Application of inspection legends generally

71(1) The inspection legend is to be applied only to meat that has been

approved or to the container for approved meat, as the case may be.

(2) Subject to subsections (3) to (5), a person other than the inspector

shall not apply the inspection legend.

(3) The Director may approve a system whereby containers are already

labelled before the post-mortem inspection, in which case the Director

shall establish procedures respecting the use of those containers for

purposes equivalent to

section 69(1).

(4) After a post-mortem inspection, the inspector may authorize a meat

handler to apply the inspection legend in the manner ordered by the

inspector, to indicate that the meat has been inspected and approved.

(5) Where an authorization has been given under

section 72(2), the

Director may also, on application, authorize the operator to apply the

specified labels.

Custody and responsibility for stamps, etc.

72(1) Subject to subsection (2), inspectors are to have custody of and are

responsible for all stamps (including tags and labels) bearing any

inspection legend.

(2) The Director may, on application, authorize an operator to have

custody of and to be responsible for labels specified in the authorization.

Markings and brandings and safety of ink

73 The operator of an abattoir shall ensure that

(

a) all hogs presented for slaughter are so marked as to identify

the name and address of their owner,

(

a) all ink used is made from harmless ingredients, and

(

c) all letters and figures on any device used are of a style and

type that make a clear and legible impression.

Application of non-approved stamps, etc.

74 A person shall not apply to meat or a container, as the case may be,

any stamp, tag, label, mark or anything else that is similar to the

inspection legend or any stamp, tag or label established by the Director.

Destruction of tag, label or container

75 Where the inspection legend is applied by means of a tag or label

under this Division, the operator shall have the tag, label or container,

as the case may be, destroyed immediately on the removal of the meat from

the container.

Part 7

Miscellaneous Provisions

Compliance with orders

76 A person to whom an order given under the legislation is issued shall

comply with the order.

Receiving of uninspected meat

77 Where a carcass (including that of a wild game or home-slaughtered

animal) is received by an abattoir for processing and the animal was not

slaughtered and inspected or, in the case of a part of an animal, the part

was not inspected under the legislation or the Meat Inspection Act

(Canada), the operator shall ensure that

(

a) the carcass is immediately tagged "UNINSPECTED" and tagged or

marked so as to indicate the name and address of the owner and the date of

the slaughter, and

(

b) following the processing of the meat, each edible part of the

carcass or the container is labelled "UNINSPECTED - NOT FOR SALE".

Identification and notice of uninspected meat

78(1) A person who cuts or wraps meat from an uninspected carcass shall

ensure that all containers of meat cut and wrapped from the uninspected

carcass are identified with the words "UNINSPECTED - NOT FOR SALE".

(2) The owner of premises where uninspected meat is processed shall ensure

that a sign that is visible to the public is posted on the portion of the

premises that is open to the public, which sign reads as follows:

The sale of uninspected meat is prohibited in Alberta.

Uninspected meat is processed on these premises for the owner of the

animal.

Transfer of meat

79 A person shall not barter, give away or otherwise transfer meat to

another person, or offer to do so, unless the conditions set out in

section

a) to (

d) of the Act are met.

Expiry

80 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed for

ongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassed in

its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulation expires

on August 1, 2009.

Repeals

81 The following Regulations are repealed:

(

a) the Meat Inspection Regulation (AR 51/73);

(

b) the Kanata Meats Exemption Regulation (AR 293/82);

(

c) the Nossack Fine Meats Ltd. Exemption Regulation (AR 32/88);

(

d) the 101st Street Meat's Ltd. Exemption Regulation (AR 253/87);

(

e) the Meat Inspection Act Fees Regulation (AR 119/90).

Schedule

Notice of Appeal

(Section 15)

TO: Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development

Legislature Building

10800 - 97 Avenue

Edmonton, AB T5K 2B6

Take notice that (name of appellant) of (address of appellant)

wishes to appeal the decision of the Director to (indicate whether the

decision was to refuse, to suspend or revoke a licence or to refuse an

ante-mortem or post-mortem inspection - identifying which kind of

inspection), dated the (day) of (month) , (year) .

A copy of that decision is attached and forms part of this appeal.

The grounds for the appeal are as follows:

(grounds for appeal)

Dated at (place) , this (day) day of (month) , (year).

(Signature)

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Alberta Regulation 43/2003

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

TOOL AND DIE MAKER TRADE REGULATION

Filed: March 6, 2003

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on March 6,

2003 pursuant to

section 33(2) of the Apprenticeship and Industry Training

Act.

Definitions 1

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution of the trade 2

Tasks, activities and functions 3

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program 4

Employment of apprentices 5

Wages 6

Repeals, Expiry and Coming into Force

Repeal 7

Expiry 8

Coming into force 9

Definitions

1 In this Regulation,

(a) "apprentice" means a person who is an apprentice in the trade;

(b) "certified journeyman" means a certified journeyman as defined

in the Apprenticeship Program Regulation (AR 258/2000);

Apprenticeship Program Regulation (AR 258/2000);

(d) "trade" means the occupation of tool and die maker that is

designated as an optional certification trade pursuant to the

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act;

(e) "uncertified journeyman" means an uncertified journeyman as

defined in the Apprenticeship Program Regulation (AR 258/2000).

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution of the trade

2 The following undertakings constitute the trade:

(

a) design, manufacture and repair of dies, moulds, jigs, fixtures,

gauges, press tools and various types of precision mechanical devices;

(

b) production of dies, moulds and parts for equipment used for

mass production;

(

c) maintenance of equipment and repair and sharpening of tools

using precision instruments.

Tasks, activities and functions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, the

following tasks, activities and functions come within the trade:

(

a) setting up and operating standard tools used in tool and die

shops, including press tools, injection machines, polishing equipment,

grinding equipment, complex 3D machines, computer assisted drafting,

computer assisted machining, electrical discharge machines, computer

numeric control machines and general machining tools;

(

b) interpreting blueprints, drawings, charts, layouts,

specification drawings and samples;

(

c) determining dimensions with precision measuring instruments

such as micrometers, calipers, gauges, coordinate measuring machines and

other measuring devices;

(

d) micro welding, heat treating, cutting and joining metals and

non-metals;

(

e) designing and creating prototypes of dies, moulds, jigs,

fixtures, gauges, press tools and various types of precision mechanical

devices;

(

f) reading and interpreting the information and specifications

presented on drawings and sketches, in respect of physical shape, size,

material, heat treatment, finish, hardness and other pertinent data.

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program

4(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being granted

pursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship program

for the trade is 4 periods of not less than 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice must

acquire not less than 1560 hours of on the job training and successfully

complete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice must

acquire not less than 1560 hours of on the job training and successfully

complete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice must

acquire not less than 1560 hours of on the job training and successfully

complete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(5) In the 4th period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice must

acquire not less than 1560 hours of on the job training and successfully

complete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

Employment of apprentices

5(1) If a person employs an apprentice, that employment must be carried

out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman or an uncertified journeyman in

the trade or employs a certified journeyman or an uncertified journeyman in

the trade may employ 2 apprentices and 2 additional apprentices for each

additional certified journeyman or uncertified journeyman in the trade that

is employed by that person.

Wages

6(1) Subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation (AR 258/2000), a

person shall not pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those

provided for under subsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing an

apprentice must pay wages to the apprentice that are at least equal to the

following percentages of the wages paid to employees who are certified

journeymen or uncertified journeymen in the trade:

(a) 55% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 65% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

(d) 85% in the 4th period of the apprenticeship program.

Repeals, Expiry and Coming into Force

Repeal

7 The Tool and Die Maker Trade Regulation (AR 346/84) is repealed.

Expiry

8 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed for

ongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassed in

its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulation expires

on March 31, 2006.

Coming into force

9 This Regulation comes into force on April 1, 2003.

Alberta Regulation 44/2003

Marketing of Agricultural Products Act

ALBERTA CANOLA PRODUCERS MARKETING PLAN

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: March 12, 2003

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 86/2003) on March 11, 2003

pursuant to

section 23 of the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act.

1 The Alberta Canola Producers Marketing Plan Regulation (AR 108/98) is

amended by this Regulation.

Section 1 is amended by repealing clause (

d) and substituting the

following:

(d) "canola" means

(

i) those oilseeds defined as canola, rapeseed or

oilseed rape of the Brassica family as used in the Seeds Act (Canada),

(ii) canola quality Brassica juncea, and

(iii) any additional related oilseeds as may be

designated as canola by the Commission with the prior approval of the

Council;

Section 22(2)(

c) is amended by striking out "30" and substituting "10".

Section 26(

a) is amended by striking out "50" and substituting "30".

Section 43 is amended by striking out "February 28, 2003" and

substituting "May 31, 2008".

6 The

Schedule is repealed and the following is substituted:

Schedule

Regions

1 Region 1 is made up of the area that is included in the following:

(

a) M.D. of Clear Hills No. 21;

(

b) M.D. of Northern Lights No. 22;

(

c) M.D. of Mackenzie No. 23;

(

d) M.D. of Peace No. 135;

(

e) M.D. of Fairview No. 136;

(

f) any city, town, village or summer village that is encompassed

by the area described in clauses (

a) to (e).

2 Region 2 is made up of the area that is included in the following:

(

a) County of Grande Prairie No. 1;

(

b) M.D. of Greenview No. 16;

(

c) Birch Hills County;

(

d) Saddle Hills County;

(

e) M.D. of Spirit River No. 133;

(

f) any city, town, village or summer village that is encompassed

by the area described in clauses (

a) to (e).

3 Region 3 is made up of the area that is included in the following:

(

a) M.D. of Opportunity No. 17;

(

b) M.D. of Lesser Slave River No. 124;

(

c) M.D. of Smoky River No. 130;

(

d) Northern Sunrise County;

(

e) M.D. of Big Lakes;

(

f) any city, town, village or summer village that is encompassed

by the area described in clauses (

a) to (e).

4 Region 4 is made up of the area that is included in the following:

(

a) Beaver County;

(

b) Strathcona County;

(

c) County of Two Hills No. 21 west of secondary highway No. 881;

(

d) County of Minburn No. 27 west of secondary highway No. 881;

(

e) Lamont County;

(

f) I.D. No. 13 (Elk Island);

(

g) any city, town, village or summer village that is encompassed

by the area described in clauses (

a) to (f).

5 Region 5 is made up of the area that is included in the following:

(

a) County of Thorhild No. 7;

(

b) County of Barrhead No. 11;

(

c) County of Athabasca No. 12;

(

d) Smoky Lake County;

(

e) Woodlands County;

(

f) Sturgeon County;

(

g) Westlock County;

(

h) any city, town, village or summer village that is encompassed

by the area described in clauses (

a) to (g).

6 Region 6 is made up of the area that is included in the following:

(

a) Leduc County;

(

b) Parkland County;

(

c) Lac Ste. Anne County;

(

d) Brazeau County;

(

e) Yellowhead County;

(

f) City of Edmonton;

(

g) I.D. No. 12 (Jasper);

(

h) I.D. No. 25 (Willmore Wilderness);

(

i) any city, town, village or summer village that is encompassed

by the area described in clauses (

a) to (h).

7 Region 7 is made up of the area that is included in the following:

(

a) Ponoka County;

(

b) County of Wetaskiwin No. 10;

(

c) Lacombe County;

(

d) Red Deer County;

(

e) Clearwater County;

(

f) any city, town, village or summer village that is encompassed

by the area described in clauses (

a) to (e).

8 Region 8 is made up of the area that is included in the following:

(

a) Wheatland County;

(

b) Mountain View County;

(

c) that area of the Town of Drumheller that lies west of the Red

Deer River;

(

d) M.D. of Bighorn No. 8;

(

e) M.D. of Foothills No. 31;

(

f) M.D. of Rocky View No. 44;

(

g) Kneehill County;

(

h) I.D. No. 9 (Banff);

(

i) any city, town, village or summer village that is encompassed

by the area described in clauses (

a) to (h).

9 Region 9 is made up of the area that is included in the following:

(

a) Vulcan County;

(

b) County of Warner No. 5;

(

c) County of Lethbridge;

(

d) Cardston County;

(

e) M.D. of Pincher Creek No. 9;

(

f) M.D. of Taber;

(

g) M.D. of Willow Creek No. 26;

(

h) M.D. of Ranchland No. 66;

(

i) Kananaskis Improvement District;

(

j) I.D. No. 4 (Waterton);

(

k) Municipality of Crowsnest Pass;

(

l) any city, town, village or summer village that is encompassed

by the area described in clauses (

a) to (k).

10 Region 10 is made up of the area that is included in the following:

(

a) County of St. Paul No. 19;

(

b) County of Vermilion River No. 24;

(

c) County of Two Hills No. 21 east of secondary highway No. 881;

(

d) County of Minburn No. 27 east of secondary highway No. 881;

(

e) M.D. of Wainwright No. 61;

(

f) M.D. of Bonnyville No. 87;

(

g) Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo;

(

h) Lakeland County;

(

i) I.D. No. 24 (Wood Buffalo);

(

j) any city, town, village or summer village that is encompassed

by the area described in clauses (

a) to (i).

11 Region 11 is made up of the area that is included in the following:

(

a) County of Stettler No. 6;

(

b) County of Paintearth No. 18;

(

c) County of Camrose No. 22;

(

d) Flagstaff County;

(

e) M.D. of Provost No. 52;

(

f) Special Area No. 4;

(

g) any city, town, village or summer village that is encompassed

by the area described in clauses (

a) to (f).

12 Region 12 is made up of the area that is included in the following:

(

a) County of Newell No. 4;

(

b) County of Forty Mile No. 8;

(

c) Cypress County;

(

d) that area of the Town of Drumheller that lies east of the Red

Deer River;

(

e) M.D. of Acadia No. 34;

(

f) Starland County;

(

g) Special Area No. 2;

(

h) Special Area No. 3;

(

i) any city, town, village or summer village that is encompassed

by the area described in clauses (

a) to (h).

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Alberta Regulation 45/2003

Marketing of Agricultural Products Act

ALBERTA CANOLA PRODUCERS COMMISSION AUTHORIZATION

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: March 12, 2003

Made by the Alberta Agricultural Products Marketing Council on March 12,

2003 pursuant to sections 26 and 27 of the Marketing of Agricultural

Products Act.

1 The Alberta Canola Producers Commission Authorization Regulation (AR

130/98) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 4 is amended by striking out "July 1, 2003" and substituting

"May 31, 2008".

Alberta Regulation 46/2003

Electric Utilities Act

ISOLATED GENERATING UNITS AND CUSTOMER CHOICE

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: March 12, 2003

Made by the Minister of Energy (M.O. 7/2003) on March 3, 2003 pursuant to

sections 31.98, 31.995 and 45.97 of the Electric Utilities Act.

1 The Isolated Generating Units and Customer Choice Regulation (AR

329/2000) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 35(1) is amended by repealing clause (

b) and substituting the

following:

(

b) either

(

i) at the time the application is made under this

section, the owner has received from the appropriate department or agency

of the Government of Alberta or Canada written confirmation that the work

referred to in

section 33(

c) has been or is being carried out in accordance

with the requirements of the enactments listed in

section 33(c)(

i) or the

requirements referred to in

section 33(c)(ii), as the case may be, or

(ii) the owner has negotiated a settlement with

interested parties in respect of the costs and amount referred to in

subsection (2).

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Alberta Regulation 47/2003

Cancer Programs Act

CANCER PROGRAMS AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: March 12, 2003

Made by the Minister of Health and Wellness (M.O. 35/2003) on March 7, 2003

pursuant to sections 16 and 22 of the Cancer Programs Act.

1 The Cancer Programs Regulation (AR 242/98) is amended by this

Regulation.

2 The

Schedule is repealed and the following is substituted:

SCHEDULE

Drug

Group

Dosage Form

Criteria

13 Cis-RETINOIC ACID

capsules

Pediatrics

restricted to the treatment of advanced stage neuroblastoma following

POG/CCG Protocols

prescribing limited to written authorization by physicians recommended by

the pediatric tumour program

ALL-TRANS RETINOIC ACID

capsules

restricted to treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia

prescribing limited to written authorization by physicians recommended by

the hematology/lymphoma tumour program or the pediatric tumour program

ALTRETAMINE

capsules

restricted to treatment of 2nd line ovarian cancer

prescribing limited to written authorization by physicians recommended by

the gynecology tumour program

AMSACRINE

injectable

ANAGRELIDE

capsules

for thrombocytosis due to myeloproliferative disorder

prescribing limited to written authorization by physicians recommended by

the hematology/lymphoma tumour program

ANASTROZOLE

tablets

alternative first line hormonal therapy for post menopausal women with

hormone positive, metastatic breast cancer

ASPARAGINASE

injectable

BCG

injectable

bladder carcinoma

BICALUTAMIDE

tablets

restricted to patients who are intolerant to Nilutamide or Flutamide.

approved dosage is 50 mg daily.

BLEOMYCIN

injectable

pump

BUSERELIN

injectable

prostate cancer

Restricted to:

Stage II (T2a-T2c): Neoadjuvant use pre RT (2 months pre and during RT).

Neoadjuvant use pre radical prostatectomy (4 months pre).

Stage III (T3a-T4b): Neoadjuvant use pre RT (2 months pre and during RT).

Adjuvant use (3 years post RT).

Stage IV (N1-N3) (M1-M1c): As monotherpy in medical castration.

In total androgen blockade (medical castration and nonsteriodal

antiandrogen).

Guidelines for LHRH use in the above stated stages include: LHRH agonists

are indicated for use in patients at risk of thromboembolic disease,

strokes (CVA), myocardial infarction and also for consideration in patients

with dyslipidemia, hypertension, diabetes mellitus or where a patient is

considered intolerant to cyproterone acetate or megestrol acetate.

BUSULFAN

tablets

CAPECITABINE

oral

advanced or metastatic breast cancer after failure of standard therapy

including an anthracycline and taxane

prescribing limited to written authorization by physicians recommended by

the breast tumour program

option in first line treatment of advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer

prescribing limited to written authorization by named physicians as

recommended by the GI tumor program

CARBOPLATIN

injectable

CARMUSTINE

injectable

CHLORAMBUCIL

tablets

CISPLATIN

injectable

CLADRIBINE

injectable

restricted to treatment of hairy cell leukemia

Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia

prescribing limited to written authorization by physicians recommended by

the hematology/lymphoma tumour program

injectable

POG Protocol 9720

prescribing limited to written authorization by physicians recommended by

the pediatric tumour program

CLODRONATE

oral

treatment of osteolytic bone lesions in metastatic breast cancer

CORTISONE ACETATE

tablets

use with Mitotane only

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE

injectable, tablets

CYPROTERONE

tablets

CYTARABINE

injectable

CYTARABINE LIPOSOMAL

injectable

for intrathecal management of neoplastic meningitis due to solid tumors or

lymphoma

DACARBAZINE

injectable

DACTINOMYCIN

injectable

DAUNORUBICIN

injectable

DEXAMETHASONE

injectable, tablets

antiemetic use NOT covered

DIETHYLSTILBESTROL DIPHOSPHATE

injectable, tablets

DOCETAXEL

injectable

treatment of metastatic breast cancer after failure of any previous

chemotherapy regimen.

as a single agent or in combination, as an option for first line treatment

of metastatic breast cancer

only one taxane is to be administered to any one patient

prescribing limited to written authorization by named physicians as

recommended by the breast tumour program

injectable

second line therapy in patients with advanced or metastatic non-small cell

lung cancer having received prior platinum-based chemotherapy, good

performance status

(ECOG 0-2), no brain metastases

prescribing limited to written authorization by named physicians as

recommended by the lung tumor program

DOXORUBICIN

injectable

DOXORUBICIN LIPOSOMAL

injectable

Kaposi's sarcoma

injectable

second and third line treatment in ovarian cancer

prescribing limited to written authorization by named physicians as

recommended by the gynecology tumor program

EPIRUBICIN

injectable

adjuvant treatment of pre and post menopausal, node positive breast cancer

patients

ERWINIA ASPARAGINASE

injectable

restricted to use in patients hypersensitive to E. Coli asparaginase for

remission induction in acute lymphoblastic leukemia

prescribing limited to written authorization by physicians recommended by

the pediatric tumour program

or the hematology/ lymphoma program

ESTRAMUSTINE

capsules

ETOPOSIDE

injectable, capsules

EXEMESTANE

oral

for hormonal treatment of advanced breast cancer in postmenopausal women

who have progressed following hormonal therapy

prescribing limited to written authorization by named physicians as

recommended by the breast tumor program

FLUDARABINE

injectable, tablets

previously treated or untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia

low grade lymphoma

Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia

prescribing limited to written authorization by physicians recommended by

the hematology tumour program

FLUOROURACIL

injectable, cream

pump

FLUTAMIDE

tablets

prostate cancer

GEMCITABINE

injectable

Lung Cancer

patients who have failed treatment with Vinorelbine or Paclitaxel

containing regimens or who are unable to tolerate treatment with these

agents.

prescribing limited to written authorization by physicians recommended by

the lung tumour program

injectable

Bladder Cancer

Gemcitabine/Cisplatin as first line chemotherapy in locally

advanced/metastatic bladder cancer

prescribing limited to written authorization by physicians recommended by

the GU tumour program

injectable

Pancreas

locally advanced or metastatic adenocarcinoma of the pancreas.

prescribing limited to written authorization by physicians recommended by

the GI tumour program

GOSERELIN

injectable

prostate cancer

Restricted to:

Stage II (T2a-T2c): Neoadjuvant use pre RT (2 months pre and during RT).

Neoadjuvant use pre radical prostatectomy (4 months pre).

Stage III (T3a-T4b): Neoadjuvant use pre RT (2 months pre and during RT).

Adjuvant use (3 years post RT).

Stage IV (N1-N3) (M1-M1c): As monotherpy in medical castration.

In total androgen blockade (medical castration and nonsteriodal

antiandrogen).

Guidelines for LHRH use in the above stated stages include: LHRH agonists

are indicated for use in patients at risk of thromboembolic disease,

strokes (CVA), myocardial infarction and also for consideration in patients

with dyslipidemia, hypertension, diabetes mellitus or where a patient is

considered intolerant to cyproterone acetate or megestrol acetate.

injectable

breast cancer. 2nd line hormonal therapy for recurrent or metastatic

disease in ER positive pre-perimenopausal patients after tamoxifen failure.

prescribing limited to written authorization by physicians recommended by

the breast tumour program

HYDROCORTISONE SODIUM SUCCINATE

injectable

intrathecal use only

HYDROXYUREA

capsules

IDARUBICIN

injectable

POG Protocol 9720

prescribing limited to written authorization by physicians recommended by

the pediatric tumour program

IFOSFAMIDE

injectable

pump

INTERFERON

- alpha 2a or 2b

- alpha 2b in new patients "02-03"

injectable

cladribine-resistant hairy cell leukemia

Kaposi's sarcoma

chronic myelogenous leukemia

metastatic renal cell carcinoma

INTERFERON

alpha 2a ONLY

injectable

mycosis fungoides and sezary syndrome (cutaneous T-cell lymphomas)

prescribing limited to written authorization by physicians recommended by

the hematology/lymphoma tumour program

INTERFERON

alpha 2b ONLY

injectable

basal cell carcinoma

adjuvant treatment of high risk melanoma

2nd line therapy of superficial bladder cancer

treatment of patients with malignant carcinoid and neuroendocrine

gastroenteropancreatic tumours not amenable to surgical extirpation

prescribing limited to written authorization by physicians recommended by

the GI and endocrine tumour programs

injectable

maintenance therapy in multiple myeloma patients who have achieved

complete remission after high dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell

transplant.

follicular lymphoma and need for therapy as indicated by any of: mass >7

cm or 3 sites >3 cm, Bsx, splenomegaly @ umbilicus, compression syndromes

(GI, GU, orbit), effusions cytopenias, Age

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RADIATION HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Schedule 10,

section 2 of the Government Organization Act.

SCHEDULE 1

COLUMN 1

COLUMN 2

COLUMN 3

SCHEDULE 2

COLUMN 1

COLUMN 2

COLUMN 3

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LOCAL AUTHORITIES PENSION PLAN AMENDMENT REGULATION

Schedule 1,

section 4 of the Public Sector Pension Plans Act

Schedule 1,

section 2.1 of the Public Sector Pension Plans (Legislative

Part 1 of

Schedule 2 is amended by adding the following in their

Section 2,

MEAT INSPECTION REGULATION

section 11 of the Meat Inspection Act and the Deputy Premier

Table of Contents

Part 1

Interpretation, Application and Administration

Interpretation 2

Exemption - food establishments 5

Part 2

Interpretation of

Part 2 11

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Division 1

Division 2

Division 3

Division 4

Division 5

Part 7

Schedule

Part 1

Interpretation, Application and

Interpretation

section 55;

section 46(1)(

section 57,

section 46(2), or

section 39(1),

section 69;

section 18(a)(i);

Division 5 of

Part 6, or

Part 6, and, where

Division 5 of

Part 6, or

section 43.

Exemption - food establishments

section 248(1) of the Income Tax

order.

Part 2

Interpretation of

Part 2

section 7(4) of the Act

Part 3

section 18 and the elevations,

Part is to be construed as setting aside or limiting

section 16(1), a person who constructs premises

section 16(2), a person who makes alterations to an

section 17(1)(d), and

section 17(1)(c).

Part 4

section 29.