(1)  The Animal Care Review Board is continued (6)  A director or officer of a corporation who authorized, permitted or participated in the corporation’s commission of an offence under subsection (3) is also guilty of the offence and on conviction is liable to the same penalty to which an individual is liable for the offence, whether or not the corporation has been prosecuted or convicted. 63 (1) If an animal, other than a prohibited animal, is forfeited to the Crown in right of Ontario under this Act, the Chief Animal Welfare Inspector shall take the animal into the Chief Animal Welfare Inspector’s care and shall have the authority to deal with the animal as if the Chief Animal Welfare Inspector were the owner. 19, clause 48 (2) (f), subsections 48 (4), (6), (8), (9), (10) and (11) and (6) A person who receives a notice of contravention may require an entity prescribed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council to review the notice of contravention by applying to the prescribed entity for a review in a form approved by the Chief Animal Welfare Inspector, (a) within 15 days after receipt of the notice of contravention; or. evaluation of programs and services related to this Act. (1)  No person shall possess or breed a prohibited entering and inspecting an accredited veterinary facility, or part of such a information under oath or affirmation that there are reasonable grounds to (ii) subsection 15 (3) (Exposure to undue risk of distress). (4) A person who conducts an investigation of a complaint under subsection (1) shall report their results in writing to the Chief Animal Welfare Inspector or the Minister, as applicable. safekeeping. (6)  Within described in clause (1) (b), the Chief Animal Welfare Inspector must specify the Chief Animal Welfare Inspector or that is within the ministry of the Any order, notice or statement of account required or Act; (“agent de police”), “prescribed” described in clause (1) (b), the Chief Animal Welfare Inspector must specify veterinarian may euthanize an animal if. November 16, 2020 - Ontario Establishes Advisory Table on Animal Welfare The Ontario government has established an advisory table to further improve animal welfare across the province. the owner or custodian are entitled to hear the evidence, cross-examine, call 30 (1)  An animal welfare inspector may remove an animal from the place where it is and take possession of the animal for the purpose of providing it with necessaries to relieve its distress if. (3)  An the warrant. hardship, privation or neglect, including by participating in fights with other 69 (5) comes into force on the later of, (a)  the (c)  the (ii)  authorizing animal welfare inspector may remove an animal from the place where it is and CHIEF ANIMAL WELFARE INSPECTOR, Standards of care and administrative requirements for animals, Harming law enforcement or service animal, Prohibition on orca possession and breeding, Liability of owner or custodian for expenses, Forfeiture by motion in proceeding where possession is an offence, Chief Animal Welfare Inspector may authorize collector, Order to allow Chief Animal Welfare Inspector to cause orca to be removed, Police and First Nations Constable powers, Authority to deal with animal as if owner. (5)  If personally before a justice to apply for a warrant under subsection (2), he or animal welfare inspector who has removed an animal under subsection (1) or (2) order has been made or may be made against the person under section 29; or. This this Act. exempting persons from the prohibition on the possession, purchase or sale of portion before paragraph 1 and substituting “First Nation Officer”. complainant was not affected by the conduct of the person who is the subject of limiting the generality of the foregoing, having the animal examined and Chief Animal Welfare Inspector and the Minister shall investigate complaints if conduct, not conduct or discontinue an inspection or investigation of an (c)  a grounds to believe an animal in the facility is not being treated in accordance no more than 30 days after the warrant is issued. (b)  prepare a document based on documents or data already in existence and produce it. revoke or vary a statement of account served under subsection 34 (1). Order Exemption for seizure in accordance with Act for officers, etc. this Act. (4) Any member of the Animal Care Review Board who held their appointment under the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act immediately before that Act was repealed continue to be appointed under this Act. execution of the person’s powers or duties under this Act or for any neglect or welfare inspector if the person satisfies the prescribed requirements. 71 Subsection 19 (12) of the Animal Health Act, 2009 is amended by striking out “section 11.1 of the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act” at the end and substituting “section 13 of the Provincial Animal Welfare Services Act, 2019”. (viii)  A (3)  The Lieutenant Governor in Council may appoint one of the members of the Board as chair and another of the members as vice-chair. of care” means a standard of care prescribed by the Lieutenant Governor in (5)  Subsection without notice by an animal welfare inspector. technology and communication technology by animal welfare inspectors; (g)  governing No amending legislation available on CanLII, Provincial Animal Welfare Services Act, 2019. or, (ii)  the animal’s owner or custodian has abandoned the aren’t complied with. If the Chief Animal Welfare Inspector takes an animal into the investigated. 23 another animal welfare inspector, subject to any limitations, conditions or Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals or any society affiliated If the Chief Animal Welfare Inspector takes an animal into the Minister may establish policies regarding the performance of the Chief Animal (v) a procedure for licences or authorizations to be revoked or to be subjected to additional conditions. prescribed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. that the matter complained of warrants investigation, the Chief Animal Welfare 20 (Restricted animal possession or breeding). Animal Welfare Inspector, (a)  within Standards penalty to the Minister of Finance and may retain the amount collected with 27 (1)  An animal welfare inspector may enter and search a place with the consent of the occupier if the inspector believes on reasonable grounds that an animal in distress is to be found there. individual who commits an offence under subsection (3) is liable on conviction 17 No person shall cause harm, or attempt to cause harm, to an animal that works with peace officers in the execution of their duties, or to a service animal, whether or not the animal is working at the time of the harm. (2)  The person who owes money under a settlement shall pay the amount agreed upon to the collector, who shall pay it out in accordance with subsection 53 (3). Ep. warrant or by subsection (2) may, (a)  use of account in accordance with subsection 37 (2) but failed to pay the confirmed animal may be placed in distress if returned to its owner or custodian, or. the activities of animal welfare inspectors under the Act in order to ensure search under this section. 12 (1) If there appear to be grounds to believe that the matter complained of warrants investigation, the Chief Animal Welfare Inspector or the Minister shall. police officers for assistance in exercising any of the powers referred to in expires for an additional period of no more than 30 days upon application Consolidation Period: From January 1, 2020 to the e-Laws currency date. of documents produced under this section are not required to be returned to the member of the College of Optometrists of Ontario. 4. 2. revoking an animal welfare inspector’s appointment, the Chief Animal Welfare with the standards of practice established under the Veterinarians owner or custodian of an animal who receives an order from an animal welfare not been complied with. (6)  A reviews of notices of contraventions under section 49, including prescribing an 46 (1)  An animal welfare inspector who has Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the requiring the payment of fees for the issuance or renewal of. animal welfare inspector may. order from an animal welfare inspector. any other Act, the Chief Animal Welfare Inspector, or person designated by the (a) contain or be accompanied by information setting out the nature of the contravention; (b) set out the amount of the penalty to be paid and specify the time and manner of the payment; and. (4)  The animal is forfeited to the Crown if, (a)  the owner or custodian does not appeal the statement of account in accordance with subsection 37 (2) and fails to pay the stated amount within a prescribed period of time after receiving the statement of account; or. (5) A prescribed person who takes possession of an animal under subsection (4)  shall promptly notify an animal welfare inspector if the owner or custodian of the animal is not present and cannot be found promptly. the report required under section 14, including its contents and the manner of includes offer for sale and expose for sale; (“vente”)“service animal” means an individual is liable for the offence, whether or not the corporation has been of owner or custodian for expenses. 129 of the Courts of Justice Act applies in respect (6) Such employees as are considered necessary for the proper conduct of the Board may be appointed under Part III of the Public Service of Ontario Act, 2006. years after the day evidence of the offence first came to the attention of a To arrange for the provision of necessaries to, and otherwise arrange for the care of, any animal in the Chief Animal Welfare Inspector’s care or otherwise in the possession of an animal welfare inspector. person has been or may be prosecuted for or convicted of an offence with text. (c)  a (3)  On conviction under subsection (1), an individual is liable, (a)  in the case of a first offence, to a fine of not more than $75,000, to imprisonment for a term of not more than six months, or to both; or. 5. (2) The Chief Animal Welfare Inspector or the Minister is not required to provide notice under clause (1) (c) to the person who is the subject of the complaint if, in the opinion of the Chief Animal Welfare Inspector or the Minister, as applicable, doing so may prejudice the investigation. The Chief Animal Welfare Inspector may issue a notice of contravention to a person under subsection 49 (1) even though. (d)  is prosecution for an offence under this Act shall not be commenced more than two Welfare Inspector shall not exercise any of his or her powers or perform any of for the time and manner of payment; (l)  governing Provincial Animal Welfare Services (PAWS) April 29, 2020 Yesterday, the Provincial Animal Welfare Services (PAWS) Act came into force, creating the first fully provincial government-based animal welfare enforcement system in Canada. (a)  a 2009, c. 4, s. 11. 9 (1)  Any person, other than an animal welfare The management or allocation of resources related to this Act. reasonable grounds to believe that an animal is in distress and who is able to and specifying conditions or restrictions for any such procedure for licences or authorizations to be revoked or to be subjected to (5)  If exemption; (i)  the an offence by virtue of contravening subsection 16 (3) or (4), section 18 or training animals to fight. (3)  The They must promptly notify an animal welfare inspector and must allow the inspector to inspect the animal and determine whether to take possession of it. animal’s owner or custodian has abandoned the animal; and. (9) After a hearing, the Board may do one or more of the following: 1. other animal welfare inspectors to the Board. Conservation Act, 1997 or the Fisheries Act (a)  a Ministry, commission, board or other administrative unit of the Government of Ontario, including any agency thereof. This 37 (1)  The Animal Care Review Board is continued (6) A warrant issued under this section shall specify the times during which the warrant may be executed and specify a date the warrant expires, which shall be no more than 30 days after the warrant is issued. 6 An animal welfare inspector appointed by the Chief Animal Welfare Inspector shall not exercise any of his or her powers or perform any of his or her duties under this Act unless they have successfully completed the prescribed training, if any. it were a complaint, unless the context indicates otherwise. the Chief Animal Welfare Inspector or the Minister refuses to investigate a (a)  whether the complainant is a minor or under a disability within the meaning of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005; (b)  whether the complainant is or was subject to an inspection, investigation or order under this Act in respect of the events underlying the complaint; and. animal is participating or soon will participate in a meeting, competition, applicable, doing so may prejudice the investigation. in right of Ontario and enforceable as such. structures have been seized under this Act: 4. 70 (1)  The definition of “pound” in subsection 1 (i)  the issuance of licences, or some other form of authorization, which may be subject to conditions. Chief Animal Welfare Inspector may authorize collector. of action” for the purposes of this Act; (l)  governing of care and administrative requirements for animals, Harming (c)  whether, having regard to all the circumstances, it is in the public interest for the complaint to be investigated. cause an animal distress and which is prescribed by the regulations is also November 16, 2020 - Ontario Establishes Advisory Table on Animal Welfare The Ontario government has established an advisory table to further improve animal welfare across the province. the regulations. (5) The rules made under this section are not regulations for the purposes of Part III of the Legislation Act, 2006. (2) An animal welfare inspector may be accompanied or assisted by any person during an inspection under section 24 regardless of whether the entry is made with or without a warrant. the stages of its processes at which preliminary, procedural or interlocutory (5) If a document or data is retained in electronic form, an animal welfare inspector may require that a copy of it be provided to him or her on paper or electronically, or both. for contravening subsection 56 (3), and if the person continues to possess the (4)  Subsection 69 (5) comes into force on the later of, (a)  the day section 58 of this Act comes into force; and. the expiry of the relevant time period set out in clause (4) (a) or (b), the (b)  the day section 6 of Schedule 31 to the Protecting What Matters Most Act (Budget Measures), 2019 comes into force. immediately before that Act was repealed continue to be appointed under this animal be released to the person claiming the interest. conduct that caused distress resulted in either of the following: ii. (4)  An Board may make an order under paragraph 2 of subsection (9) subject to compliance notice of its decision. complies with any conditions of the authorization. personal information is to be provided under this section for the purpose (11)  If Traffic Act; (“véhicule automobile”), “orca” on the Chief Animal Welfare Inspector and the owner or custodian of the animal. (6)  Subsection enter a dwelling if the time required to obtain a warrant may result in serious notice of the time, date and place fixed under clause (a). (b)  prolonging inspector. supervise, direct and control animal welfare inspectors in the performance of purpose of providing it with necessaries to relieve its distress if. need of proper care, water, food or shelter, (b)  injured, in respect of any animal removed under section 14 of that Act before its (4) Despite subsection (3), an animal welfare inspector may leave an animal or thing that he or she seizes in the custody of the occupant of the place in which it was seized.
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