Bill 78 (Legislature 8, Session 8)

L8 S8 8054

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Bill No. 78 of 1939. A BILL TO AMEND THE STOCK INSPECTION ACT, 1922. NOTE. This Bill makes a number of amendments to The Live Stock Inspection Act,

Section 7 a is amended to prohibit the acceptance of live stock by a station agent unless he has received a notice so to do from the Live Stock Commissioner or a certificate in Form A, except only when such live stock is billed to or through Edmonton, Calgary or Winnipeg.

Section 8 is amended so as to make its provIsions apply to the transportation of live stock by motor vehicles other than commercial vehicles as defined in The Public Service Vehicles Act.

Section 13a is amended so as to extend the powers of inspection of motor vehicles carrying live stock or poultry to all peace officers and all inspectors. New

section 13b requires the operator of a motor vehicle used for the transportation of live stock to a consignee to carry a bill of lading, to keep the same for six months and within that time to produce the same on demand to the Live Stock Commissioner or an inspector. R. ANDREW SMITH, Legislative Counsel. (This note does not form any part of the Bill and is offered merely as a partial explanation of some of its provisions.)

BILL No. 78 of 1939.

An Act to Amend The Stock Inspection Act, 1922. (Assented to ,1939.) HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advke and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. This Act may be cited as "The Stock Inspection Act, 1922, Amendment Act, 1939." 2. The Stock Inspection Act, 1922, being

chapter 69 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1922, is hereby amended as to

section 7a by striking out subsection (1) thereof and by substituting therefor the following new subsection: "7a.-

(1) No station agent shall accept for shipment any stock whi,ch is not billed either to or through Edmon ton, Calgary or Winnipeg unless and until he has received a notice from the Live Stock Commissioner so to do, or a certificate in Form A in the

Schedule hereto duly signed by an inspector." 3. The said Act is further amended as to

section 8, (

a) by striking out subsection (1) thereof and by sub stituting therefor the following new subsection: "8.-

(1) No person shall drive on foot any stock or transport any stock by any motor vehicle which is not a commercial vehicle within the meaning of The Public Service Vehicles Act being used for the time being for the transportation of live stock to a point within the Province at which stock is held for feed, rest or sale and at which there is an inspector,- " (

a) from any point in the Province to any other point in the Province which is more than twenty miles distant from the first mentioned point; or " (

b) from any point in the Province to any point without the Province; or " (

c) from any Forest Reserve; unless and until a permit authorizing him so to do has been obtained either from the Live Stock Com missioner or from a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and at any time other than within such period of time as is specified in the permit for so doing.";

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b) by striking out the words "driven on foot and the period during which the driving is to take place", where the same occur in subsection (2), and by substituting therefor the words "so driven or trans ported and the period of time within which such driving or transportation is to take place". 4. The said Act is further amended as to

section 13a,- (

a) by striking out the words "every member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police", where the same occur therein, and by substituting therefor the words "any member of the Royal Canadian Mount ed Police, any peace officer, and any inspector"; and (

b) by adding at the end thereof the following words: "and shall if required, produce to the officer all bills of lading to all stock and poultry which is being carried in the vehicle". 5. The said Act is further amended by inserting therein immediately after

section 13a the following new section: "13b.-

(1) Every person who is the operator of any motor vehicle which is being used for the transportation of any stock to a consignee thereof, shall at all times during which such stock is being transported in the motor vehicle operated by him have in his possession a bill of lading for each separate consignment of such stock. "

(2) Every such bill of lading shall be signed by the consignor or his agent, and shall contain the following par ticulars, namely: The number of animals of each kind to which it relates and the kind thereof; the sex of each animal; all brands or other marks of ownership upon any animals which are branded or otherwise marked; and the name and address of the consignee. "

(3) The owner of every motor vehicle which is used for the transportation of any stock to a consignee shall keep in his possession a copy of such bill of lading for a period of six months after the date upon which such trans portation was completed, and shall within such period pro duce the same whenever required so to do, to the Live Stock Commissioner or an inspector." 6. This Act shall come into force on the day upon which it is assented to.

EIGHTH SESSION EIGHTH LEGISLATURE 3 GEORGE VI 1939 BILL

An Act to Amend The Stock Inspec tion Act, 1922. Received and read the First time ....................................... . Second time ..................................... . Third time ...................................... .. RON. MR. MULLEN. EDMONTON: A. Shnttka, King's Printer J9~!1 Title: 1939 (8th, 8th) Bill 78,

An Act to Amend The Stock Inspection Act, 1922

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L8 S8 8054
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