October 6, 2009 – A proposed Animal Health Act will help Ontario move to protect animal and human health, and the economic viability of the livestock and poultry sector by reducing the impact of animal diseases.
October 6, 2009 – A proposed
Animal Health Act will help Ontario move to protect animal and human
health, and the economic viability of the livestock and poultry sector
by reducing the impact of animal diseases.
Bill 204 was introduced in the Ontario legislature yesterday and passed the first reading. he legislation, if passed, would:
- provide measures to assist in the prevention, detection, response to and control of animal diseases and other hazards to protect the livestock and poultry sector
- require the reporting of specific animal diseases to the Chief Veterinarian for Ontario
- enable the use of quarantine orders, surveillance zones and animal health control area orders to help control the spread of any detected disease or hazard
- support a future traceability framework for the quick identification and control of disease and food safety hazards.
The Ontario Livestock and Poultry Council (OLPC) has been instrumental in drafting Bill 204 and bringing interested parties together to ensure that the Ontario livestock and poultry industries are better able to control animal disease spread.
OLPC Chair Gord Coukell said in a release, "The Ontario Livestock and Poultry Council members are very pleased that the Ontario government is moving forward with animal health legislation. We feel the proposed Act will provide the provincial government and the livestock and poultry industry with the required tools to reduce the likelihood of a major disease occurrence and assist with controlling its spread if one should occur."
For more information on the proposed Animal Health Act, 2009, click here .
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