O. Reg. 109/09: Research Facilities and Supply Facilities

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ontario regulation 109/09

made under the

Animals For research act

Made: March 25, 2009
Filed: March 25, 2009
Published on e-Laws: March 27, 2009
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: April 11, 2009

Amending Reg. 24 of R.R.O. 1990

(Research Facilities and Supply Facilities)

1. Subsections 18 (2) and (3) of Regulation 24 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 are revoked and the following substituted:

(2) In any research facility or supply facility the carcass of an animal shall be,

(a) forthwith removed from its cage, tank, pen or enclosed compound; and

(b) forthwith, except for the whole or a part of a carcass that is retained in a sanitary manner for research other than a post mortem examination,

(i) disposed of,

(ii) taken to a post mortem room for post mortem examination and, after the post mortem examination, forthwith disposed of, or

(iii) placed in a waterproof container and then kept refrigerated or frozen until it can be taken to a post mortem room for post mortem examination and, after the post mortem examination, forthwith disposed of.

(3) Subject to subsection (5), a carcass that is to be disposed of under subsection (2) shall be disposed of by,

(a) burying it with a covering of at least two feet of earth;

(b) incineration;

(c) in compliance with subsection (4), delivering it to a disposal facility or approved waste disposal site as defined in Ontario Regulation 105/09 (Disposal of Deadstock) made under the Food Safety and Quality Act, 2001; or

(d) placing it in a disposal pit of a type and constructed in a manner approved by the Director as providing equivalent protection to the public as a method mentioned in clause (b) or (c).

(4) Where a carcass is to be delivered to a disposal facility or an approved waste disposal site under clause (3) (c), the operator of the research facility or supply facility may use the services of a collector licensed under Ontario Regulation 105/09 (Disposal of Deadstock) made under the Food Safety and Quality Act, 2001 or the operator’s own vehicle, trailer or transport container, so long as this vehicle, trailer or transport container meets the requirements specified in section 23 Ontario Regulation 106/09 (Disposal of Dead Farm Animals) made under the Nutrient Management Act, 2002 for a vehicle, trailer or transport container that can be used to transport dead farm animals.

(5) If the research facility or supply facility is located on a farm operation as defined in Ontario Regulation 106/09 (Disposal of Dead Farm Animals) made under the Nutrient Management Act, 2002, the carcass shall be disposed of as if it were a dead farm animal under that Regulation.

2. This Regulation comes into force on the later of March 27, 2009 and the day this Regulation is filed.

 

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