NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
REGULATION 9/22

Livestock Owners Compensation Order, 2022
under the
Livestock Insurance Act

(Filed March 2, 2022)

Under the authority of section 20 of the Livestock Insurance Act, I make the following regulations.

Dated at St. John’s, March 1, 2022.

Derrick Bragg
Minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture

ORDER

Analysis

        1.   Short title

        2.   Definitions

        3.   Compensation

        4.   Repeal

        5.   Commencement

Short title

        1. This Order regulations may be cited as the Livestock Owners Compensation Order, 2022.

Definitions

        2. In this Order

             (a)  "calves" means dairy cattle and beef cattle, male or female, under one year old; and

             (b)  "heifers" includes female dairy cattle and female beef cattle and means an animal which is more than one year old and has not given birth to a calf.

Compensation

        3. The amount of compensation to be paid to owners insured under the Livestock Insurance Plan for losses caused to livestock by dogs or predators during the period April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023 is as follows:

             (a)  dairy cattle – per head

                      (i)  for registered bulls, $750

                     (ii)  for unregistered bulls, 500

                    (iii)  for registered cows, 750

                    (iv)  for unregistered cows, 500

                     (v)  for registered heifers, 500

                    (vi)  for unregistered heifers, 300

                   (vii)  for registered calves, 150

                  (viii)  for unregistered calves, 70

             (b)  beef cattle – per head

                      (i)  for registered bulls, $650

                     (ii)  for unregistered bulls, 400

                    (iii)  for registered cows, 650

                    (iv)  for unregistered cows, 400

                     (v)  for registered heifers, 400

                    (vi)  for unregistered heifers, 200

                   (vii)  for registered calves, 100

                  (viii)  for unregistered calves, 70

             (c)  sheep – per head

                      (i)  for registered rams over one year, $450

                     (ii)  for unregistered rams over one year, 210

                    (iii)  for registered ewes over one year, 400

                    (iv)  for unregistered ewes over one year, 210

                     (v)  for registered ram lambs under one year, 600

                    (vi)  for unregistered ram lambs under one year, 125

                   (vii)  for registered ewe lambs under one year, 530

                  (viii)  for unregistered ewe lambs under one year, 125

             (d)  goats – per head

                      (i)  for registered bucks over one year, $250

                     (ii)  for unregistered bucks over one year, 200

                    (iii)  for registered does over one year, 250

                    (iv)  for unregistered does over one year, 200

                     (v)  for registered bucks under one year, 200

                    (vi)  for unregistered bucks under one year, 100

                   (vii)  for registered does under one year, 200

                  (viii)  for unregistered does under one year, 100

Repeal

        4. The Livestock Owners Compensation Order, 2021, Newfoundland and Labrador regulation 11/21, is repealed.

Commencement

        5. This Order comes into force April 1, 2022.

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