Bill 48 — First Session, 17Th Legislature, 21 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 48 the Livestock Brand Inspection Amendment Act, 1972 (Legislature 17, Session 1)

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Alberta — Bills

1972 Bill 48 First Session, 17th Legislature, 21 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 48 The Livestock Brand Inspection Amendment Act, 1972 MR. MILLER (LLOYD MINSTER) First Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ....... . Second Reading ......... . Third Reading ........... . Printed by L. S. Wall, Queen's Printer, Edmonton

BILL 48 1972 THE LIVESTOCK BRAND INSPECTION AMENDMENT ACT, 1972 ( Assented to ,1972) HER rYIAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of .Ii. thE' Legis1ative Asse1mhly of AlbeTta, enacts als follows: 1. The Livestock Brand Inspection Act is hereby amend ed. 2.

Section S is amended 011 st.riking out subsection (1) and by s"o8bfll-r~ing therp,for the following ,'3ubsections: 3.

(1) No livestock may be transported or driven within Alberta unless the livestock is accompanied by a livestock manifest.

(1.1) No livestock may be transported or driven from Alberta to any other place unJess the livestock is accom panied by a permit issued by an inspector under this Act.

Section 6, subsection (1) is amended by adding there to the words "except as may otherwise be provided by the regulations" .

Section 8 is amended by adding thereto the following subsection:

(3) Where livestock of the same owner in a shipment are separated into H).ore than one pen the market operator, his agent or employee shall, if so directed by an inspector, identify the livestock in e~wh pen with a gate ticket show ing the owner's name and the number and description of the livestock of that ovvner in that pen.

Section 16, subsection (5) is amended as to clause (

c) by striking out the words " the livestock manifest or".

Explanatory Notes I. This Bill will amend

chapter 63 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1971. 2. Transport of livestock. This amendment is to clarify the re quirements.

Section 3 (1) reads: 3.

(1) No livestock may be transported .o.r driven within Alberta or from Alberta to any other place unless the livestock is accompanied by a livesto·ck manifest or a permit issued by an inspector under this Act. 3. Preparation of manifest.

Section 6 (1) reads: 6.

(1) A livestock maniofest in the prescribed f,orm shalol be fully com pleted by the vehicle operator or driver of the livestock. This amendment will permit other persons to be permitted to prepare the manifests in certain cases. 4. When a shipment is divided the inspector may require a gate ticket breakdown.

Section 16, subsection (5) reads:

(5) The inspector shall (

a) issue a permit in the prescribed form in quadruplicate, (

b) collect the pre'scribed fee for each head of livestock inspected, (

c) give the original copy of the permit to the person in charge of the livestock, who shall attach the permit to the Uvestnck mani fest or the railroad waybill to acc·ompany the livestock out of Alberta, and (

d) give a copy of the permit to the shipper.

Section 18 is st,ruck out and the following

section is substituted therefor: 18. Any livestock that is moved from point to point within Alberta and brought into a market or custom feed lot for weighing, rest or feeding, shall be inspected, and if the movement of the livestock is not related to a sale or prospective sale of the livestock, no inspection fee shall be charged. 7. The following

section is added after

section 21: 21.1-

(1) Any person who proposes to conduct at a point other than a market, a public livestock sale where more than 100 head of livestock are to be offered for sale, shall give notice in writing to the Supervisor advising him of the date, time and place, and the number of livestock offered, at least seven days prior to the sale.

(2) The Supervisor may (

a) send an inspector to the public livestock sale to in spect the livestock, or (

b) give permission to the person conducting the sale for the sale to be held without inspection.

(3) If the Supervisor considers it necessary for the live stock to be inspected the provisions of sections 20 and 21 apply. (4) Subsection (1) does not apply to a sale of finished slaughter cattle or to the sale of livestock at a country sale.

Section 22 is amended (

a) as to subsection (1) by striking out the. words "delivered to the sale, abattoir shipping location or feed lot" at the end thereof and by substituting therefor the words "presented to an inspector for inspection", and (

b) by striking out subsection (2) and by substituting therefor the following subsection:

(2) Where any person contravenes subsection (1), he is guilty of an offence and, in addition, an inspector shall have the livestock detained in locked pens at the expense of the contributor until the contributor or that person's agent or 'employee has made the brands visible.

Section 28 is amended by inserting after the words "public livestock sale," the words "market or feed lot". 2

Section 18 reads: 18. Any livestock that is moved .fr~m point to poin! within Alberta and brought into a market for weIghmg, rest or feedmg, shall .be. m spected, and if the ownership of the Uvestook. has not cha~ged w}thm a 30 day period prior to the mQvement of the hvesto·ck, no InSpectIOn fee shall be charged. 7. This amendment will provide for inspections at public live stock sale,s subject to certain exceptions. 2 8. Visibility of brands.

Section 22 reads; 22.

(1) Any person who offers for sale, slaughter, shipment .out of Alberta or for entry into a feed lot for custom feeding, any livestock that is (

a) branded with other than his registered brand, or (

b) branded with his registered brand but that brand has been applied within the preceding 30 days, must prepare the branded area .on the hide so that the last brand on which a transaction has been recorded is plainly visible to an inspector before the livestock is delivered toO the sale, abattoir shipping location or feed lot.

(2) Where any person contravenes subsection (1), he is guilty .of an offence and in addition, an inspector shall have the livestock detained in locked pens until the oontri-butor or that person's agent lOr employer has made the brands vi-sible. ' 9. Right to inspect.

Section 28 reads: 28. An inspector may inspect the livestock at any public livestock sale, and may enter any premises for that purpose.

Section 29 is struck out and the following

section is subst,ituted therefor: 29.

(1) Any person who delivers livestock to a public livestock sale, a market or a feed lot shall, where an in spection is required, (

a) describe the brand on each head of livestock or each lot of lrivestock on a livestock manifest before delivering the livestock to the public livestock sale, market or feed lot, and (

b) furnish to an inspector all information concerning brands and bills of sale necessary to establish ownership of the livestock and any other informa tion which the inspector may require in the course of his duties.

(2) When any person fails to comply with subsection (1) the inspector, notwithstanding any prescribed penalty for the failure to comply, shall assess a double inspection fee for each head of livestock not accurately described on the livestock manifest and shall cause the proceeds of sale to be held as provided in sections 31 and 32 until owner ship is established.

(3) If any person fails to comply with subsection (1) an inspector may cause the livestock to be placed under seizure in locked pens at the expense of the contributor until the subsection is complied with.

Section 45 is amended by adding after subsection (2) the following subsection:

(3) A market operator who, without authorization in wri ting from an inspector, makes the proceeds of a sale payable to a person by any name other than that shown on the relevant livestock n1anifest, is guilty of an offence. 12. This Act comes into force, on the day upon which it is assented to. 3

10. Identification procedures and penalties will be widened to cover others than just sale contributories. II. Payments must be made to the person or organization named in the manifest unless otherwise permitted. 3 Title: 1972 (17th, 1st) Bill 48, The Livestock Brand Inspection Amendment Act, 1972

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