Health of Animals Regulations

70 (1) Subject to this Part, no person shall export out of Canada any of the following products unless the person meets the requirements of subsection (1.1):

• (a) a substance from a rendering plant;

• (b) a fertilizer that contains a substance from a rendering plant;

• (c) a fertilizer supplement that contains a substance from a rendering plant;

• (d) an animal food that contains a substance from a rendering plant.

(1.1) A person may export out of Canada a product referred to in subsection (1) if the person has

• (a) provided to an inspector or veterinary inspector evidence that the product meets the importing country’s sanitary requirements with respect to the importation of the product;

• (b) obtained a certificate issued by an inspector or veterinary inspector that identifies the product and sets out the following information

  • (i) a statement that the product meets the importing country’s sanitary requirements with respect to the importation of the product, and

  • (ii) if tests are required prior to export, a statement that they were performed, and that the results of the tests on the products meet the testing requirements of the importing country; and

• (c) confirmed that the results of any tests that have been carried out confirm that the product meets the requirements of the relevant sections of the Act and these Regulations.

(2) No person shall export a product of a rendering plant, or a fertilizer, fertilizer supplement or animal food that contains a product of a rendering plant, unless the certificate referred to in subsection (1) bears the mark of the official export stamp referred to in subsection (3).

(3) The official export stamp required by this section shall contain the words “Government of Canada — CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY — Gouvernement du Canada — AGENCE CANADIENNE D’INSPECTION DES ALIMENTS” and it shall be applied on a certificate only by an inspector, a veterinary inspector or a person authorized by an inspector or a veterinary inspector.

(4) No person except an inspector, a veterinary inspector or a person authorized by an inspector or a veterinary inspector shall have in his or her possession an official export stamp or any facsimile of one.