Short title

        1. These regulations may be cited as the Animal Health and Protection Ticket Offence Regulations.

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Definitions

        2. In these regulations, "service animal" means an animal trained to be used by a person with a disability for reasons relating to the person’s disability.

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Ticketable offence

        3. A violation of a provision of the Act or the regulations listed in the Schedules, is an offence for which a ticket may be issued under the Provincial Offences Act and regulations. 

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Penalty for offence

        4. (1) A person who contravenes a provision of the Act or the regulations is guilty of an offence and where the complaint is laid and summons issued by means of a ticket is liable for a first offence or subsequent offence, where applicable, to a fine in the amount prescribed in the Schedules.

             (2)  Where a complaint is laid and a summons issued other than by way of a ticket, the penalties set out in the Act apply.

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Subsequent offences

        5. (1) With respect to those provisions of the Act referred to in Schedule A, a person shall be considered to be convicted of a second, third or subsequent offence when convicted of an offence within 12 months of the date of the last conviction for the same offence under that Act.

             (2)  With respect to those provisions of the Animal Health Regulations referred to in Schedule B, a person shall be considered to be convicted of a second, third or subsequent offence when convicted of an offence within 12 months of the date of the last conviction for the same offence under those regulations.

             (3)  With respect to those provisions of the Animal Protection Regulations referred to in Schedule C, a person shall be considered to be convicted of a second, third or subsequent offence when convicted of an offence within 12 months of the date of the last conviction for the same offence under those regulations.

             (4)  With respect to those provisions of the Animal Protection Standards Regulations referred to in Schedule D, a person shall be considered to be convicted of a second, third or subsequent offence when convicted of an offence within 12 months of the date of the last conviction for the same offence under those regulations.

             (5)  With respect to those provisions of the Animal Reportable Diseases Regulations referred to in Schedule E, a person shall be considered to be convicted of a second, third or subsequent offence when convicted of an offence within 12 months of the date of the last conviction for the same offence under those regulations.

             (6)  With respect to those provisions of the Fur Farming Regulations referred to in Schedule F, a person shall be considered to be convicted of a second, third or subsequent offence when convicted of an offence within 12 months of the date of the last conviction for the same offence under those regulations.

             (7)  With respect to those provisions of the Newfoundland Pony Regulations referred to in Schedule G, a person shall be considered to be convicted of a second, third or subsequent offence when convicted of an offence within 12 months of the date of the last conviction for the same offence under those regulations.

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Commencement

        6. These regulations come into force on May 2, 2012.

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Schedule A

Animal Health and Protection Act

Penalties

	Penalty
Section and subsection or paragraph	Offence	A fine in the dollar amount indicated
		First offence	Second offence	Third and subsequent offence
18(1)	Causing an animal, other than a service animal, to be in distress	300	750	1500
18(1)	Causing a service animal to be in distress	750	1500	3000
18(2)	Owner permitting animal to be in distress	300	750	1500
19	Harming or causing harm to animal used for law enforcement purposes	750	1500	3000
20(a)	Maintaining or keeping an animal for the purpose of fighting	750	1500	3000
20(b)	Allowing or permitting an animal to be used for the purpose of fighting	750	1500	3000
21	Transporting or permitting to be transported an animal in a motor vehicle outside passenger compartment and not confining or securing the animal	300	750	1500
22	Confining or permitting to be confined an animal in an enclosed space, including motor vehicle, without adequate ventilation	300	750	1500
23(1)	Transporting or permitting to be transported an animal in the trunk of a motor vehicle	300	750	1500
24(1)	Permitting an animal to be hitched, tied or fastened to a fixed object where a choke collar or choke chain forms part of securing apparatus	300	750	1500
24(2)	Permitting an animal to be hitched, tied or fastened to a fixed object by means of a rope or cord tied around the animal's neck	300	750	1500
25	Cutting or permitting to be cut the solid part of the tail of a horse	300	750	1500
26	Cutting or cropping or permitting to be cut or cropped the ear of a dog	300	750	1500
26.1	Declawing a cat or permitting the declawing of a cat	300	750	1500
27(1)(a)	Failure of veterinarian to promptly report to the Chief Veterinary Officer	300	750	1500
27(1)(b)	Failure of veterinarian to provide information requested by the Chief Veterinary Officer	300	750	1500
28(1)	Failure of person who, while operating bicycle or motor vehicle, injures an animal, to stop and provide care and attention to animal	300	750	1500
28(2)	Failure of person who, while operating a bicycle or motor vehicle, kills an animal, to notify inspector or to provide the information required by the inspector	300	750	1500
31	Permitting a companion animal or livestock to cause a hazard	300	750	1500
32(1)	Failure of owner to keep dog safely contained	300	750	1500
33	Permitting livestock to run at large	300	750	1500
40(2)	Permitting the running at large or the keeping of an animal within the province at large or an area specified in an order made under subsection 40(1)	300	750	1500
49(1)	Destroying, interfering with or disposing a heritage animal	300	750	1500
55(3)	Owning or operating an establishment, or breeding or keeping an animal without a licence	150	300	750
56(4)	Making a false statement of fact or misrepresenting a fact or circumstance in an application or document submitted to minister	150	300	750
58(3)	Failure of licensee to comply with terms, conditions and restrictions to which licence is subject	150	300	750
60	Failure of licensee to produce licence for inspection when requested	300	750	1500
63(a)	Failure of licensee to notify minister of change of address for service	150	300	750
63(b)	Failure of licensee to notify minister of change in partners	150	300	750
63(c)	Failure of licensee to notify minister of change in directors	150	300	750
64(1)	Failure of licensee to file annual return	150	300	750
64(2)	Failure of licensee to include information required by the minister in annual return	150	300	750
71.1	Failure of person to comply with order of inspector	300	750	1500
73(5)	Person who is not a custodian in law selling, bargaining or assigning ownership or otherwise alienating title to or interest in an animal	300	750	1500
74(a)	Failure of person occupying, in charge of, or in a place entered by inspector to give all reasonable assistance to enable the carrying out of an action authorized under the Act	300	750	1500
74(b)	Failure of person occupying, in charge of, or in a place entered by inspector to furnish inspector with the record or thing that the inspector may reasonably require to carry out authorized action	300	750	1500
74(c)	Failure of person occupying, in charge of, or in a place entered by inspector to produce an animal that the inspector requires for viewing or examination	300	750	1500
75(a)	Obstructing or interfering with an inspector or other person engaged in the execution of the Act or the regulations	300	750	1500
75(b)	Providing an inspector or other person engaged in the execution of the Act or the regulations with false information	300	750	1500

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Schedule B

Animal Health Regulations

Penalties

	Penalty
Section and subsection or paragraph	Offence	A fine in the dollar amount indicated
		First offence	Second offence	Third and subsequent offence
3(7)(a)	Failure to comply with an order under subsection 3(1) (disposal of animal)	300	750	1500
3(7)(b)	Failure to comply with an order under subsection 3(2) (destruction or disposal of a thing)	300	750	1500
3(7)(c)	Failure to comply with an order under subsection 3(3) (destruction of animal)	300	750	1500
4(2)	Failure to comply with an order under subsection 4(1) (detention on entry)	300	750	1500
5(7)	Failure to comply with an order under subsection 5(1) (quarantine)	300	750	1500
6(1)	Failure to obtain permit to import honeybees or hives	300	750	1500
6(3)	Failure to comply with terms and conditions of permit	300	750	1500
7(1)	Failure to have certificate respecting honeybees or hives as required	300	750	1500
7(2)	Failure to ensure honeybees and hives are not exposed to other honeybees or hives during shipment	300	750	1500
7(3)	Failure to quarantine honeybees or hives	300	750	1500
7(4)	Moving quarantined honeybees or hives	300	750	1500
7(5)	Failure to report illness or death of imported honeybees	300	750	1500
7(7)	Failure to comply with an order under subsection 7(6) respecting honeybees or hives	300	750	1500
8(1)	Failure to transport, detain, maintain or keep animal as required	300	750	1500
8(4)	Failure to comply with an order under subsection 8(3) (clean or disinfect place)	300	750	1500
9(1)	Removal or release of animal from place of detention without permission	300	750	1500
9(2)	Removal or release of animal or honeybee hive from quarantine without prior authority	300	750	1500
10(1)	Sale of antibiotic for animal use without a prescription	300	750	1500

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Schedule C

Animal Protection Regulations

Penalties

	Penalty
Section and subsection or paragraph	Offence	A fine in the dollar amount indicated
		First offence	Second offence	Third and subsequent offence
8(1)	Cutting or permitting to be cut the solid part of the tail of a dog, sheep or other animal excluding horse	300	750	1500
9(1)	Performing cosmetic surgery on animal	300	750	1500
11(1)	Using a prohibited chemical method of euthanasia	300	750	1500
11(2)	Using a prohibited mechanical method of euthanasia	300	750	1500
15	Carrying out a practice or procedure that is prohibited in a code or standard, to the extent that the code or standard is adopted in the Animal Protection Standards Regulations	300	750	1500
16(1)	Pet retail store owner or operator carrying out a prohibited sale of a dog	300	750	1500
16(2)	Pet retail store owner or operator carrying out a prohibited sale of a cat	300	750	1500

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Schedule D

Animal Protection Standards Regulations

Penalties

	Penalty
Section and subsection or paragraph	Offence	A fine in the dollar amount indicated
		First offence	Second offence	Third and subsequent offence
4(2)	Failure of livestock owner to comply with requirements in Code of Practice	300	750	1500
4(3)	Failure of owner or operator of place where livestock kept to comply with requirements in Code of Practice	300	750	1500
5(3)	Failure of dairy cattle owner to comply with requirements in Code of Practice	300	750	1500
5(4)	Failure of owner or operator of place where dairy cattle kept to comply with requirements in Code of Practice	300	750	1500
6(2)	Failure of owner or operator of kennel to comply with requirements in Code of Practice	300	750	1500
7(4)	Failure of owner or operator of cattery to comply with requirements in Code of Practice	300	750	1500
8(2)	Failure of an owner or operator of fur farm to comply with requirements in Code of Practice (mink)	300	750	1500
9(2)	Failure of an owner or operator of fur farm to comply with requirements in Code of Practice (fox)	300	750	1500
10(2)	Failure to comply with requirements in adopted Canadian Council on Animal Care code or standard	300	750	1500
11(2)	Failure of owner or operator of circus to comply with requirements in Standards	300	750	1500
11(3)	Failure of owner or operator of circus to provide written record	300	750	1500
12(2)	Failure of owner or operator of pet retail store to comply with requirements in Guidelines	300	750	1500
13(1)	Failure of dog owner to comply with standards in Schedule B	300	750	1500
13(2)	Failure of an owner or operator of kennel to comply with standards in Schedule B	300	750	1500
14(1)	Failure of sled dog owner to provide attention or care to sled dog	300	750	1500
14(2)	Failure of owner or operator of kennel to provide attention or care to sled dog	300	750	1500

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Schedule E

Animal Reportable Diseases Regulations

Penalties

	Penalty
Section and subsection or paragraph	Offence	A fine in the dollar amount indicated
		First offence	Second offence	Third and subsequent offence
3(1)	Failure to report disease to Chief Veterinary Officer	300	750	1500
3(2)	Failure of veterinarian to report disease to Chief Veterinary Officer	300	750	1500
3(3)	Failure of laboratory to report disease to Chief Veterinary Officer	300	750	1500

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Schedule F

Fur Farming Regulations

Penalties

	Penalty
Section and subsection or paragraph	Offence	A fine in the dollar amount indicated
		First offence	Second offence	Third and subsequent offence
5	Failure to maintain fur farm or captive fur bearing animal as required	300	750	1500
6	Failure to construct or maintain a protective barrier as required	300	750	1500
7	Failure to construct or maintain a protective barrier as required (mink farm)	300	750	1500
8	Failure to remove snow immediately inside and outside a protective barrier	300	750	1500
9	Failure to report escape of captive fur bearing animal	300	750	1500
10	Failure to recapture captive fur bearing animal as required	300	750	1500
10(4)	Failure to recapture, attempt to recapture, destroy or dispose of recaptured captive fur bearing animal as required	300	750	1500
11(4)	Failure to recapture, attempt to recapture, destroy or dispose of recaptured captive fur bearing animal as required	300	750	1500
14	Releasing or permitting the escape of, or attempting to release or permit the escape of, a captive fur bearing animal	300	750	1500
15(1)	Operation of fur farm without permission while licence is suspended	300	750	1500
15(2)	Failure to adhere to requirements while licence is suspended	300	750	1500
16(1)	Operation of fur farm without permission while licence is cancelled	300	750	1500
16(2)	Failure to adhere to requirements while licence is cancelled	300	750	1500
18	Failure to permit inspection of fur farm	300	750	1500

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Schedule G

Newfoundland Pony Regulations

Penalties

	Penalty
Section and subsection or paragraph	Offence	A fine in the dollar amount indicated
		First offence	Second offence	Third and subsequent offence
3	Disposal of record filed with Registry of Newfoundland Ponies	150	300	750

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