The statutes of Canada were not available and only those laws are included of which copies could be procured from the enforcing officer. MEAT AND CANNED GOODS. SEC. 1. Short title. Act. SEC. 2. Definitions. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, (a) "carcases means the carcases of cattle, swine, sheep, goats or poultry; (b) “establishment" means any abattoir, packing house, or other premises in which such animals are slaughtered, or in which any parts thereof or products thereof, or fish, or fruit, or vegetables, are prepared for food for export or are stored for export; This Act may be cited as The Meat and Canned Foods (c) "export" means export out of Canada, or out of the province in which the establishment is situated to another province; (d) “food" includes every article used for food or drink by man, and every ingredient intended for mixing with the food or drink of man for any purpose; (e) "inspector" means an inspector appointed under this Act; (f) "Minister" means the Minister of Agriculture; 66 (g) regulations" means regulations made under the provisions of this Act. SEC. 3. Inspection of animals. All animals intended for slaughter in any establishment shall be inspected as provided by the regulations. 2. No animal shall be allowed to enter the parts of an establishment where slaughtering is carried on, unless it has undergone such inspection and been found to be healthy and fit for food. 3. Every animal affected, or suspected of being affected, with contagious or other disease, shall be slaughtered under the supervision of the inspector and be disposed of as provided by the regulations. SEC. 4. Inspection of carcases. All carcases and portions thereof of all animals, wherever slaughtered, intended for export, shall be inspected as provided by the regulations. SEC. 5. Slaughtering by farmers and retail butchers. Unless the Minister otherwise directs, upon the report of an inspector, animals owned by farmers and slaughtered by them on their own premises, and animals slaughtered by retail butchers on their own premises, shall not be subject to inspection under the provisions of this Act. SEC. 6. Healthy carcases; marks on. Every carcass, or portion thereof, found to be healthy and fit for food, shall be marked by the inspector in such manner as is provided by the regulations; and the carcass, or portion thereof, may then be dealt with as the owner thereof sees fit, subject to the further supervision of the inspector. SEC. 7. Inspection and marking of meat products. Every carcass or portion or product thereof prepared for food in any establishment and packed in cans or similar receptacles, or in any package whatever, shall be subject to inspection during the whole course of preparation and packing; and after all the requirements of this Act regarding inspection have been complied with, and not until then, all such packages shall be marked by the inspector in such manner as is provided by the regulations. SEC. 8. Re-inspection. The inspector may at any time re-inspect a carcass, or any portion or product thereof, in order to ascertain whether, subsequently to the first inspection thereof, it has undergone decomposition, or has otherwise deteriorated, or has been tampered with or adulterated by the use of preservatives or otherwise. 2. Every carcass, or portion or product thereof, sent out of an establishment, and returned thereto for any purpose, shall not be again sent out therefrom without re-inspection. SEC. 9. Unhealthy meat, disposal of. Every carcass, or portion or product thereof, found, upon inspection or re-inspection, to be unhealthy or unfit for food, or which contains such ingredients or preservatives as may render it unfit for food, shall be marked by the inspector in such manner as is provided by the regulations, and shall thereupon be deemed to be condemned as unfit for food and shall be disposed of as provided by the regulations. SEC. 10. Sale, etc., of unhealthy meat. Any person slaughtering, or permitting the slaughtering of, animals and selling, or offering for sale or transportation, for export a carcass, or any portion or product thereof, which is unhealthy or unfit for food is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to one year's imprisonment. 2. Every one who is convicted of this offence after a previous conviction for the same crime shall be liable to two years' imprisonment. SEC. 11. Exemption from inspection. The Governor in Council may, upon application of the owner thereof, exempt any establishment from the operation of the provisions of sections 3 and 4, and of sections 6 to 10, both inclusive, of this Act. As amended June 16, 1908. 7-8 Edward VII, ch. 47. SEC. 12. Inspection and marking of packages. All articles prepared for food in any establishment and packed in cans or similar receptacles, or in any package whatever, shall be subject to inspection during the whole course of preparation and packing; and all such packages shall be marked with (a) the initials of the Christian names, the full surname, and the address, or, in the case of a firm or corporation, the firm or corporate name and address, of the packer; or of the first dealer obtaining them direct from the packer who sells or offers the said articles for sale; and such dealer shall, upon the request of an inspector appointed under this Act, disclose the name of the packer of such article.-As amended June 16, 1908. 7-8 Edward VII, ch. 47. (b) a true and correct description of the contents of the package: Provided, however, that if it be established to the satisfaction of the Governor in Council that such marking would hinder the sale of any of said articles in the British or foreign markets, he may exempt such articles from the provisions of this section. SEC. 13. Fish, fruit and vegetables. All fish, fruit, or vegetables used in any establishment where these articles are prepared for export, shall be sound, wholesome, and fit for food; and any such articles or products thereof found in the said establishment unsound or unwholesome shall be confiscated and destroyed as provided by the regulations. SEC. 14. Sanitary conditions. An inspection and close supervision of the sanitary conditions of any establishments shall be maintained as provided by the regulations. 2. The inspector shall refuse to inspect or mark articles in any establishment where the sanitary conditions are not in accordance with the regulations. SEC. 15. Withdrawal of inspector and closing of establishment for violation of Act, etc. In the event of the provisions of this Act, or any regulations, or the lawful instruction of an inspector not being complied with in any establishment, the Minister may withdraw the inspector therefrom, and may refuse to it the inspection, marking, and certification of the articles prepared therein, and may cause the establishment to be closed. SEC. 15A. Sale in violation of Act. No person shall offer or expose or have in his possession for sale any article subject to inspection under this Act unless all the requirements thereof respecting the said article have been complied with.-Added June 16, 1908. 8-7 Edward VII, ch. 47. · SEC. 16. Export of uninspected articles. No person shall offer or accept for export, or shall export, any articles subject to inspection under this Act, unless its requirements regarding inspection and marking have been complied with in respect to such articles. 2. No clearance shall be granted to any vessel carrying any carcases, or any portions or products thereof, unless they are duly marked in accordance with the provisions of this Act. 3. The provisions of this section shall not apply to meats intended for consumption on board the vessels by which they are shipped from a Canadian port. 4. At the request of the owner of any establishment, the inspector in charge thereof shall issue certificates of inspection for any carcases or portions or products thereof intended for export. Such certificates shall be in such form as is provided by the regulations. 5. Notwithstanding anything in this section, the Governor in Council may, whenever it is deemed necessary or advisable to do so, authorize the export of any such articles without inspection. SEC. 17. False marking as to name, weight, and date. No article subject to inspection under this Act shall be offered or sold for export, or exported, under any name intended or calculated to deceive as to its true nature. 2. No package containing any article subject to inspection under this Act shall be marked with any label, brand or mark which falsely represents the quantity or weight or contents of such package. 3. No package containing any article subject to inspection under this Act shall be marked with any label, brand or mark which falsely represents the date when the articles or goods contained therein were packed.-As amended June 16, 1908. 7-8 Edward VII, ch. 47. SEC. 18. Tampering with marks. Every person who, not being an inspector, wilfully alters, effaces, or obliterates, or causes to be altered, effaced or obliterated, wholly or partially, any mark on any article which has undergone inspection shall incur a penalty of one hundred dollars. SEC. 19. Appointment of officers. The Minister may appoint inspectors and other officers for the carrying out of the provisions of this Act, but such appointments shall be confirmed by the Governor in Council within thirty days of the date thereof. 2. No person shall be appointed as a veterinary inspector until he has passed such examination as is deemed necessary by the Governor in Council. SEC. 20. Regulations. The Governor in Council may make such orders and regulations, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as to him seem necessary for the carrying out of the provisions of this Act. 2. Such orders and regulations shall have the same force and effect as if embodied in this Act. 3. Every such order or regulation shall be published twice in The Canada Gazette. 4. Any such order or regulation may be proved by the production of a copy thereof certified by the Minister; and such order or regulation shall, until the contrary is proved, be deemed to have been duly made and issued on the date thereof. SEC. 21. Inspector's certificate as evidence. The certificate of the inspector or other officer appointed under the provisions of this Act shall, for the purpose of this Act, be prima facie evidence in all courts of justice and elsewhere of the matter certified. SEC. 22. Inspector's power of entry. Any inspector or other officer appointed under the provisions of this Act may, at any time, for the purpose of carrying into effect any of the provisions of this Act, enter any place or premises, or any steamship, vessel or boat, or any carriage, car, truck, horse-box or other vehicle used for the carriage of articles subject to the provisions of this Act, but shall, if required, state in writing the grounds on which he has so entered. SEC. 23. Obstructing inspector. Every person who refuses to admit, or who obstructs or impedes, an inspector or other officer acting in execution of this Act, or of any order or regulation made by the Governor in Council or the Minister thereunder, and every person who aids and assists him therein, shall, for every such offence, incur a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars; and the inspector or other officer may apprehend the offender and take him forthwith before a justice of the peace to be dealt with according to law; but no person so apprehended shall be detained in custody, without the order of the justice, longer than twenty-four hours. SEC. 24. Unlawful removal. Every person who moves, or causes or allows to be moved, any animal, or any article in violation of the provisions of this Act, shall, for every such offence, incur a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars. SEC. 25. Bribery of inspector. The provisions of The Criminal Code respecting the bribery and corruption of officials or employees of the Government extend to all inspectors and other persons appointed to carry out the provisions of this Act. SEC. 26. Violations of Act. Every person who violates any provision of this Act, or of any regulation made by the Governor in Council or by the Minister under the authority of this Act, in respect to which no penalty is hereinbefore provided, shall for every such offence, incur a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars. SEC. 27. Apprehension of offenders. Any inspector or constable may, without warrant, apprehend any person found committing an offense against the provisions of this Act, and shall take any person so apprehended forthwith before a justice of the peace to be examined and dealt with according to law; but a person so apprehended shall not be detained in custody, without the order of a justice, longer than twenty-four hours; and any inspector or constable may require that any animal or any article moved in violation of the provisions of this Act be forthwith taken back within the limits of the place whence it was moved, and may enforce and execute such requisition at the expense of the owner of such animal or article. SEC. 28. Place of committing of offence. Every offence against this Act, or against any order or regulation of the Governor in Council or of the Minister, shall for the purpose of proceedings under this Act, or of any such order or regulation, be deemed to have been committed, and every cause of complaint under this Act, or any such order or regulation, shall be deemed to have arisen, either in the place in which it actually was committed or arose, or in any place in which the person charged or complained against happens to be. SEC. 29. Recovery of penalties. Every penalty imposed by this Act shall be recoverable, with costs, before any two justices of the peace, or any magistrate having the powers of two justices of the peace, under Part XV. of The Criminal Code. As amended June 16, 1908. 7-8 Edward VII, ch. 47. SEC. 30. Administration of Act. The administration of any part of this Act may be assigned by the Governor in Council to any Minister other than the Minister of Agriculture, and in such case the Minister to whom such assignment is made shall have the same powers with respect to the part of this Act to him assigned as the Minister of Agriculture now has. SEC. 31. Suspension of operation. The Governor in Council may suspend the operation of any of the sections of this Act until the first day of January next. Assented to April 27, 1907. 6-7 Edward VII, ch. 27. |