The Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, pursuant to subsection 4(1) of the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act a, hereby makes the annexed Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations. S.C. 1995, c. 40
May 3, 2000
LYLE VANCLIEF Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
Interpretation
The following definitions apply in these Regulations.
Act means the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act. (Loi)
import reference document has the same meaning as in section 10 of the Health of Animals Regulations. (document de référence)
Violations
The following are designated as violations that may be proceeded with in accordance with the Act, namely
the contravention of a provision of the Health of Animals Act, the Plant Protection Act or the Safe Food for Canadians Act, or of a regulation made under one of those Acts, that is set out in column 1 of any Division of any Part of Schedule 1;
the contravention of an order made by the Minister under a provision of the Plant Protection Act that is set out in column 1 of Division 1 of Part 2 of Schedule 1; and
the refusal or neglect to perform any duty imposed by or under a provision of the Health of Animals Act, the Plant Protection Act or the Safe Food for Canadians Act, or of a regulation made under one of those Acts, that is set out in column 1 of any Division of any Part of Schedule 1.
Short-form Descriptions
The short-form descriptions that are set out in column 2 of Schedule 1 are established to be used in notices of violations in respect of violations of the corresponding provisions that are set out in column 1 of Schedule 1.
Classification
The classification of a violation as a minor, serious or very serious violation of a provision set out in column 1 of an item of Schedule 1 is as set out in column 3 of that item.
Penalties
The amount of the penalty in respect of a violation that is committed by an individual otherwise than in the course of a business and that is not committed to obtain a financial benefit is
$500, for a minor violation;
$800, for a serious violation; and
$1300, for a very serious violation.
The amount of the penalty in respect of a minor violation that is committed by a person in the course of a business or in order to obtain a financial benefit is $1,300.
The amount of the penalty in respect of a violation that is committed by a person in the course of a business or in order to obtain a financial benefit is $6,000 for a serious violation and $10,000 for a very serious violation, with adjustments, if any, determined for each total gravity value, as established in accordance with section 6, that is set out in column 1 of Schedule 2 in accordance with the calculation set out in column 2.
The total gravity value in respect of each serious or very serious violation referred to in subsection 5(3) shall be established by
considering the following criteria:
the history of the person who committed the violation in respect of prior violations or convictions as described in column 2 of an item of Part 1 of Schedule 3,
the degree of intention or negligence on the part of the person who committed the violation as described in column 2 of an item of Part 2 of Schedule 3, and
the harm done or that could be done by the violation as described in column 2 of an item of Part 3 of Schedule 3;
ascribing, for each of the criteria referred to in subparagraphs (a)(i), (ii) and (iii), the applicable gravity value that is set out in column 1 of an item of Parts 1, 2 and 3 of Schedule 3; and
adding the values obtained under paragraph (b).
Compliance Agreements
Subject to subsection (2), where the Minister agrees to enter into a compliance agreement and the terms and conditions of the agreement include monetary expenditures to be made by a person, the amount of the penalty shall be reduced by one dollar for every two dollars spent by the person, with a maximum reduction to nil.
The amount set out in a notice of default served pursuant to subsection 10(4) of the Act shall be paid by certified cheque or money order made payable to the Receiver General for Canada within 15 days after service of the notice.
Service of Documents
Service of a notice of violation or any document originating from the Minister on an individual named in the notice or document may be made
personally, by leaving a copy of it
with the individual at any place, or
if it is impracticable to find the individual, with someone who appears to be an adult member of the same household at the last known address or usual place of residence of the individual. The day on which the document is left with that person is deemed to be the day on which the document is served; or
by sending a copy of it by registered mail or courier to the last known address or usual place of residence of the individual, or by sending a copy of it to the individual by fax or other electronic means.
Service of a notice of violation or any document originating from the Minister on a person other than an individual may be effected by
sending a copy of it by fax, registered mail or courier to the head office or place of business of the person or to the person’s agent;
leaving a copy of it at the person’s head office or place of business, with an officer or other individual who appears to be in control or management of the head office or place of business or with the person’s agent; or
sending a copy of it by electronic means other than by fax to any individual referred to in paragraph (b).
If a notice of violation or any document originating from the Minister is sent by fax or by other electronic means, a copy of the document shall be sent either by courier or by registered mail within 48 hours following the original transmission.
A certificate of service of a document required or authorized to be served under the Act must be in a form approved by the Minister.
A document sent by registered mail is served on the 10th day after the date indicated in the receipt issued by a post office.
A document sent by courier is served on the 10th day after the date indicated in the courier’s receipt issued to the sender.
A document sent by fax or other electronic means is served on the date it is sent.
Payment
A person named in a notice of violation may pay an amount equal to one half of the penalty, in lieu of the penalty, within 15 days after the day on which the notice is served.
on the date indicated in the postmark stamped on the envelope, where the amount is sent by regular mail; or
on the date indicated in the receipt issued by the post office or the courier, where the amount is sent by registered mail or courier.
Review and Compliance Agreements
Where a person named in a notice of violation that contains a warning requests, pursuant to subsection 8(1) of the Act, a review of the facts of the violation by the Minister or the Tribunal, the request shall be made in writing within 30 days after the day on which the notice is served.
Where a person named in a notice of violation that contains a penalty requests, pursuant to subsection 9(2) of the Act, a review of the facts of the violation by the Minister or the Tribunal or, if the penalty is $2,000 or more, to enter into a compliance agreement with the Minister, the request shall be made in writing within 30 days after the day on which the notice is served.
For the purposes of subsection (2), a request to enter into a compliance agreement shall include a proposal outlining in detail the corrective action that will be taken to ensure future compliance.
If a person is notified that the Minister refuses to enter into a compliance agreement, the time within which the person may pay the amount of the penalty or request a review by the Tribunal of the facts of the violation is 30 days after the day on which the notice is served. The request must be in writing.
If a person is notified that the Minister, having concluded a review, has decided that the person committed a violation
the time within which the person may request a review of the Minister’s decision by the Tribunal is 30 days after the day on which the notice is served and the request must be in writing;
if the review is in respect of a penalty, the time within which the person may pay the penalty that the Minister has maintained or the corrected amount that the Minister has decided on is 30 days after the day on which the notice is served.
Where a person makes a request referred to in subsection (1), the date of the request is
the date on which the request is delivered to the authorized recipient, if the request is delivered by hand;
the earlier of the date on which the request is received by the authorized recipient and the date on the receipt given to the person by a post office or courier, if the request is sent by registered mail or courier; or
the date on which the request is sent, if the request is sent by fax or other electronic transmission.
If a request is sent by fax or other electronic means, a copy of the request shall be sent either by courier or registered mail within 48 hours after the time limit for making the request.
Review by Tribunal
A review by the Tribunal shall be conducted orally if the person named in the notice of violation requests that the review be oral.
Coming into Force
These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Item Provision of Health of Animals Act Short-form Description Classification 1 5(1) Fail to notify the nearest veterinary inspector of the presence of a reportable disease or a toxic substance Very serious 2 5(2) Fail to notify a veterinary inspector of the suspicion of a reportable disease or a toxic substance Very serious 3 7(3) Enter in a place in contravention of a notice Serious 4 8 Conceal the existence of a reportable disease or a toxic substance Very serious 5 9 Keep on open land an infected animal Very serious 6 10 Bring into a public place an infected animal Very serious 7 11 Sell or offer or expose for sale an infected animal, a part of an infected animal or an animal product or animal by-product obtained from an infected animal Very serious 8 12 Throw in a body of water a carcass or a part of an animal that is known to be infected or that was destroyed because of a disease Very serious 9 13(1) Dig up all or part of the carcass of an animal that died of a disease or that was destroyed because of a disease Very serious 10 15(1) Possess or dispose of an animal or thing known to be imported illegally Very serious 11 16(1) Fail to present an animal or thing Very serious 12 18(2) Fail to comply with the prescribed notice Very serious 13 19(1) Export an animal without the prescribed certificate Serious 14 19(2) Fail to present an animal Serious 15 19(4) Send or take an animal out of Canada without a copy of the prescribed certificate Serious 16 25(1) Remove from or take into an infected place any animal or thing without the required licence Very serious 17 25(3) Fail to comply with the prescribed notice Very serious 18 27(3) Remove from, move within or take into the primary control zone a designated animal or thing without a permit Very serious 18.1 27.1(5) Fail to comply with an order prohibiting or imposing conditions on removing from, moving within or taking into a secondary control zone a designated animal or thing Very serious 18.2 27.6(3) Fail to comply with a notice to treat, dispose of or move a designated animal or thing Very serious 19 31(2) Fail to provide or maintain adequate facilities Serious 20 35(1) Obstruct, hinder or make any false or misleading statement to an analyst, inspector or officer Very serious 21 35(2) Fail to give all reasonable assistance or furnish information to an inspector or officer Serious 22 37(2) Fail to comply with the prescribed notice Serious 23 43(2) Fail to comply with the prescribed notice Serious 24 44 Remove, alter or interfere with an animal or thing seized and detained Very serious 25 48(3) Fail to comply with the prescribed notice Very serious Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Item Provision of Health of Animals Regulations Short-form Description Classification 1 3(2) Fail to comply with a prescribed order Serious 2 5(2) Fail to comply with a prescribed order Serious 3 6 Fail to comply with a quarantine notice Very serious 3.1 6.2 Fail to ensure that specified risk material has been removed from cattle slaughtered, cut up or deboned for human consumption as food Very serious 3.2 6.3 Use or export for human consumption as food specified risk material in any form, where the specified risk material was removed from cattle slaughtered in Canada Very serious 4 9 Fail to comply with a quarantine notice Very serious 5 11(1) Import germplasm of a regulated animal without a permit, fail to comply with the conditions of a permit or fail to comply with the applicable provisions of the import reference document Very serious 6 12(1) Import a regulated animal without a permit, fail to comply with the conditions of a permit or fail to comply with the import requirements of subsections 12(2) to (6) of the Health of Animals Regulations or all applicable provisions of the import reference document Very serious 7 to 12[Repealed, SOR/2016-226, s. 13] 13 13 Import a regulated animal under a permit or certificate that contains false or misleading information Very serious 14 14(1) Import a regulated animal that has been in contact with another animal that poses a higher risk or that has been in contact with anything used in relation to the animal with the higher risk Serious 15 15 Import a regulated animal that is not clearly identified at the time of importation Serious 16 16 Fail to keep a record which clearly shows the place of origin of the regulated animal, as well as the place and date of its importation Serious 17 to 65[Repealed, SOR/2003-256, s. 2] 66 34(1)(a) Import an animal product from a country that is not designated free from foot and mouth disease Minor 67 34(1)(b) Import an animal product without the required certificate Serious 68 34(2)(a) Import unfertilized eggs from a country that is not designated free from Newcastle disease and avian influenza Serious 69 34(2)(b) Import unfertilized eggs without the prescribed certificate Serious 70 34(2)(c) Import unfertilized eggs that are packed in dirty containers Serious 71 to 78[Repealed, SOR/2003-256, s. 3] 79 40 Import an animal by-product without meeting the prescribed requirements Serious 80 and 81[Repealed, SOR/2016-226, s. 14] 82 41.1(2) Use or cause to be used an animal by-product for animal food or as ingredient for animal food Very serious 83 42.1(2) Fail to process raw glands or organs as prescribed Serious 84 42.1(3) Transport or cause to be transported raw glands or organs to a place other than the required establishment Serious 85 45(1)(a) Import gluestock without meeting the prescribed conditions Serious 86 45(1)(b) Fail to transport gluestock directly to the approved establishment Serious 87 45(2) Fail to process gluestock as prescribed Serious 88 45(3) Transport or cause to be transported gluestock to a place other than the required establishment Serious 89 46 Import meat and bone meal, bone meal, blood meal, tankage (meat meal), feather meal, fish meal or any other product of a rendering plant without meeting the prescribed requirements Very serious 90 47 Import from a country, other than the United States, garbage or refuse containing an animal product or by-product Very serious 91 47.1(2) Discharge refuse or manure without meeting the prescribed requirements Serious 92 47.1(3) Discharge refuse without incinerating, sterilizing or deep burying the refuse as prescribed Serious 93 47.1(4) Discharge garbage or refuse without meeting the prescribed requirements Serious 94 47.1(5) Discharge refuse, garbage or manure at a place where it cannot be treated and disposed of as prescribed Serious 95[Repealed, SOR/2016-226, s. 17] 96 47.1(7)(b) Fail to store refuse, garbage or manure as specified by an inspector Serious 97 47.1(8) Fail to comply with the requirements of an inspector while transporting garbage, refuse or manure Serious 98 49 Import a game animal carcass without meeting the prescribed conditions Minor 99 50(a) Import matted or blood-stained wool, hair or bristles Minor 100 50(b) Import an animal by-product removed from a diseased animal Serious 101 51(a) Import an animal pathogen into Canada without a permit Very serious 102 51(b) Import an animal, animal product, animal by-product or other organism carrying all or part of an animal pathogen without a permit Very serious 103 51(c) Import blood or serum without the required permit Serious 104 51.1(a) Move a pathogen, animal or organism or blood or serum to a place not named in the permit Serious 105 51.1(b) Introduce a pathogen, animal or organism or blood or serum into an animal without a permit or in contravention of a permit Very serious 106[Repealed, SOR/2016-226, s. 19] 107 51.2(2) Expose or use animal blood or serum in a live animal Very serious 108 53(1)(a) Import animal food containing an animal product or animal by-product except as prescribed Serious 109 53(1)(b) Import animal food on a vessel without prescribed certification Serious 110 54 Import fodder to be used to feed animals Serious 111 57(a) Import used beehive or beehive equipment Serious 112 57(b)(i) Import bee feed without the required certificate Minor 112.1 57(b)(ii) Fail to transport untreated bee feed directly to the approved establishment Minor 113 58(1) Import an animal without having it admitted at an approved place Minor 114 58(2) Import an animal by air without having it admitted at an approved place Serious 115 61 Remove an animal that has not been quarantined Very serious 116 62 Fail to destroy or to remove from Canada an animal as ordered Very serious 117 69(1)(a) Export livestock, poultry, embryos or semen without the required certificate Serious 118 69(1)(b) Export livestock, poultry, embryos or semen without meeting the requirements of the destination country Serious 119 69(2) Export semen that was not stored as prescribed Serious 120 69(3) Export livestock, poultry, embryos or semen without the official export stamp on the certificate Serious 121 69(4) Apply an official export stamp to a certificate without authorization Serious 122 71(1) Export without the consent of an inspector an animal that has not been at the place of embarkation for at least 12 hours Serious 123 73.1 Fail to comply with a request to test animals Very serious 124 76(1) Move or cause to be moved a Cervidae without the required permit Very serious 125 76(2) Receive or possess a Cervidae moved without the required permit Very serious 125.1 76(3) Fail to keep a copy of the required permit Minor 125.2 78.26 Fail to produce the required permit Very serious 126[Repealed, SOR/2019-137, s. 3] 127[Repealed, SOR/2019-137, s. 3] 128 79.14(1) Exhibit in a show poultry that is not identified or certified as prescribed Serious 129 79.14(2) Permit to be exhibited poultry that is not identified or certified as prescribed Serious 130 79.15 Keep untested poultry on the premises of an approved hatchery supply flock Serious 131 79.16(1) Fail to keep a record of mortality Serious 132 79.16(2) Fail to immediately submit a sample of dead birds Serious 133 79.17(1) Fail to have a primary breeding flock tested or to report the results of required tests Serious 134 79.17(2) Fail to identify poultry Serious 135 79.18 Use hatchery to hatch game bird eggs, or have on premises game bird eggs, that do not meet the prescribed requirements Serious 136 79.19(1)(a) Operate a hatchery without a health monitored hatchery permit Serious 137 79.19(1)(b) Fail to submit required fluff samples as prescribed Minor 138 79.19(7) Sell chicks or remove chicks from a hatchery without permission Serious 139 79.19(8) Fail to ensure that a chick or an unhatched embryo is killed in a humane manner Serious 140 79.2 Fail to submit poultry for prescribed tests Serious 141[Repealed, SOR/2019-137, s. 3] 142 83(1) Fail to isolate or muzzle a dog Very serious 143 89(a) Expose an imported bird to another bird Serious 144 89(b) Transport an import bird with another bird Serious 145 90 Fail to comply with an order to segregate an animal or an order to have an animal inspected Serious 145.1 91.2(1) Fail to immediately notify the Minister of a disease as required Serious 145.2 91.2(2) Fail to include the required information with a notification Minor 145.3 91.2(3) Fail to notify the Minister immediately after the end of the calendar year of a disease as required Serious 146 91.3(a) Fail to keep a record for a period of two years Serious 147 91.3(b) Fail to provide an inspector with a record Serious 148 91.3(c) Fail to provide an inspector with the information contained in a record Serious 149 91.4(2)(a) Remove a disease agent, an animal or a thing quarantined from the place of quarantine without authorization Very serious 150 91.4(2)(b) Allow a disease agent, an animal or a thing quarantined to come into contact with an animal without authorization Very serious 151 91.4(2)(c) Destroy a disease agent, an animal or a thing quarantined without authorization Very serious 152 91.4(2)(d) Treat or test a disease agent, an animal or a thing quarantined without authorization Very serious 153 91.4(3) Fail to notify that a quarantined animal appears sick Very serious 154 91.4(4)(a) Move a disease agent or a thing that is quarantined without permission Very serious 155 91.4(4)(b) Alter the appearance of a disease agent or a thing quarantined without permission Very serious 156 91.4(4)(c) Remove a tag, sign or notice without permission Serious 157 91.4(4)(d) Open a container or remove any wrapping or cover around the disease agent or thing without authorization Very serious 158 91.4(5)(a) Transport or cause to be transported a disease agent or a thing quarantined without a licence Very serious 159 91.4(5)(b) Fail to provide the person in charge of the conveyance with a copy of the licence Serious 160 91.4(5)(c) Fail to transport a disease agent or a thing directly to the required location Very serious 161 91.4(6) Fail to comply with a notice Very serious 162 92(1)(a) Hold a sale, auction or market without the required facilities Serious 163 93 Fail to keep in a sanitary condition a sale, auction or market Minor 164 94 Fail to keep prescribed records or to make them available for inspection Serious 165 95(a) Fail to identify an animal Minor 166 95(b) Fail to have an animal examined and tested Serious 167 95.1(1) Sell a bovine without meeting the prescribed requirements Serious 168 95.1(3) Allow the sale, auction or market of a bovine where permission has been refused Serious 169 95.1(4)(a) Fail to identify each specimen collected from a bovine Minor 170 95.1(4)(b) Fail to keep a record as prescribed Minor 171 95.1(4)(c) Fail to deliver a specimen and a copy of the record Minor 172 96 Offer for sale an animal that is not identified as prescribed Minor 173 98 Fail to properly mark livestock that reacts positively to a test for a reportable disease Very serious 174 100 Place or affix without authorization a tag or a mark on an animal Serious 175 101 Remove or deface without authorization a tag placed on an animal Very serious 176 103 Break, alter, tamper with or remove without authorization a seal or other device Serious 177 104(1)(a)(i) Fail to comply with an order to clean and disinfect a place or a building Serious 178 104(1)(a)(ii) Fail to comply with an order to clean and disinfect a conveyance Serious 179 104(1)(b) Fail to comply with an order to clean and disinfect footwear, clothing or other thing Serious 180 104(2) Fail to clean and disinfect a conveyance in which an animal that was required to be destroyed was transported Serious 181 105(1) Fail to clean and disinfect a container or crate before poultry are loaded Minor 182 105(3) Fail to clean and disinfect a container before it is used again Serious 183 106(1) Fail to clean and disinfect a railway car, aircraft or vessel Serious 184 106(3) Fail to comply with an order to clean and disinfect a motor vehicle Minor 185 106(5) Bring into Canada a conveyance used to transport an animal that has not been cleaned and disinfected Serious 186 106(6) Fail to clean and disinfect a conveyance as prescribed Minor 187 106(7) Fail to comply with an order to clean and disinfect a premises Minor 188 106(8) Fail to affix notice as prescribed Minor 189 108(a) Fail to completely clean a place or thing Serious 190 108(b) Fail to disinfect a place or thing as prescribed Minor 191 109(1) Fail to comply with an order to clean and disinfect a place where a sale, auction or market is conducted Minor 192 109(2) Hold an auction, a sale or a market in a dirty place without consent Minor 193[Repealed, SOR/2016-226, s. 27] 194 112 Feed swine or poultry with, or permit swine or poultry to have access to, meat, meat by-products or food that is suspected to contain meat or meat by-products Very serious 195[Repealed, SOR/2003-385, s. 2] 196 114 Fail to comply with an order to dispose of a carcass Serious 197 117(1) Collect, store or distribute semen that is affected with or has been exposed to a communicable disease Serious 198 117(2) Fail to destroy semen as prescribed Serious 199 118 Fail to comply with an order to destroy contaminated semen Serious 200 119(1) Fail to keep records as prescribed or to make it available to an inspector Minor 201 119(2) Fail to keep records as prescribed or to make them available to an inspector Minor 202 119(3) Fail to maintain records in a form approved by the Minister or for a minimum period of seven years Minor 203 120.3(1)(b) Release a veterinary biologic without the required permit Very serious 204 120.6(1) Fail to provide the Minister with new information Very serious 205 121(1) Import a veterinary biologic without a permit Very serious 206 121(1.1) Fail to ship a veterinary biologic directly to Canada Serious 207 122(4)(a) Fail to keep records as prescribed, to make records available to a veterinary inspector or to retain records for at least two years Serious 208 122(4)(b) Fail to furnish the required samples Serious 209 123 Prepare, manufacture, preserve, pack, label or test a veterinary biologic without an establishment licence or without meeting the conditions of an establishment licence Very serious 210 124 Manufacture a veterinary biologic without a product licence Very serious 211 128(1) Prepare, manufacture, preserve, pack, label, store or test a veterinary biologic without meeting the prescribed requirements Very serious 212 128(2) Fail to inform the Minister Serious 213 128(4) Test a veterinary biologic in an unauthorized room or building Minor 214 128(5) Conduct a diagnostic examination or procedure in a place that does not meet the prescribed requirements Serious 215 128(6) Conduct research or experimentation in an unauthorized area Serious 216 129(1)(a) Fail to keep or make available to a veterinary inspector the prescribed records Serious 217 129(1)(b) Fail to furnish the Minister with the required samples Serious 218 129(2) Fail to keep records for at least two years Serious 219 130 Sell a veterinary biologic or diluent that has not been prepared, manufactured, preserved, packed, labelled or tested in the manner described in the product outline Very serious 220 130.1 Fail to store a veterinary biologic as prescribed Serious 221 131 Fail to comply with an order Very serious 222 132(1) Import, sell, advertise or offer for sale a veterinary biologic that is not packed or labelled in accordance with the prescribed requirements Serious 223 133(1) Sell, advertise or offer for sale a veterinary biologic in a container without a label Serious 224 133(3) Import a veterinary biologic in an outer container or a shipping container without a label Serious 225 134(1) Import, sell, advertise or offer for sale a veterinary biologic whose label does not show the prescribed information Serious 226 134(3) Import, sell, advertise or offer for sale a veterinary biologic whose label does not meet the prescribed language requirements Minor 227 134.1 Sell or offer for sale a veterinary biologic after its expiration date Serious 228 134.2(1) Sell or offer for sale a rabies vaccine to anyone other than a veterinarian Serious 229 135(1) Make a claim that is not supported by the product outline Serious 230 135(2) Misrepresent a veterinary biologic in an advertisement Serious 231 135.1 Fail to report to the Minister a deficiency in safety, potency or efficacy of a veterinary biologic Very serious 232 138.1(1) Fail to provide training or ensure that employees and agents or mandataries have received training in the prescribed manner Serious 233 138.2 Fail to have a contingency plan that establishes measures to be taken in the prescribed circumstances Serious 234 138.3(1) Fail to assess an animal’s capacity to withstand loading, confinement, transporting and unloading in the prescribed manner Very serious 235 138.3(2) Fail to monitor a confined or transported animal to assess its capacity to withstand the confinement or transport in the prescribed manner Very serious 236 139(1) Load, confine or transport an unfit animal or cause one to be loaded, confined or transported Very serious 237 139(4) Fail to, as soon as possible after an animal that is confined or transported becomes unfit, take reasonable measures in the prescribed manner and take the prescribed action Very serious 238 139(5) Fail to, as soon as possible after an animal that is confined or transported on board a vessel becomes unfit, take reasonable measures in the prescribed manner or take the prescribed action Very serious 239 139.1(1) Unload an unfit animal or cause one to be unloaded, for the purpose of humanely killing the animal, without meeting the prescribed requirements Very serious 240 139.2(3) Fail to comply with an order made under section 139.2 Very serious 241 140(1) Load, confine, transport or unload a compromised animal or cause one to be loaded, confined, transported or unloaded, without meeting the prescribed requirements Serious 242 140(5) Fail to, as soon as possible after an animal that is confined or transported becomes compromised, take reasonable measures in the prescribed manner or take the prescribed action Serious 243 140(6) Fail to, as soon as possible after an animal that is confined or transported on board a vessel becomes compromised, take reasonable measures in the prescribed manner or take the prescribed action Serious 244 140.1(3) Fail to comply with an order made under section 140.1 Very serious 245 141(1) Load, confine, transport or unload or cause to be loaded, confined, transported or unloaded, livestock, camelids or cervids of eight days of age or less without meeting the prescribed requirements Very serious 246 141(2) Reload livestock, camelids or cervids of eight days of age or less after unloading them at their final destination Serious 247 142 Load, confine or transport or cause to be loaded, confined or transported, a lactating animal without its suckling offspring and without it being milked in the prescribed manner Serious 248 143(1) Load, confine, transport or unload or cause to be loaded, confined, transported or unloaded, ruminants that are too young to be fed exclusively on hay and grain without meeting the prescribed requirement Serious 249 143(2) Reload ruminants that are too young to be fed exclusively on hay and grain after unloading them at their final destination Serious 250 144(1)(a) Beat, strike, whip or kick an animal during loading, confinement, transporting or unloading Very serious 251 144(1)(b) Use a prod, whip or any driving device on an animal during loading, confinement, transporting or unloading, in a manner that is likely to cause the animal’s suffering, injury or death Very serious 252 144(1)(c) Use a prod, whip or any driving device on an animal to make it move during loading, confinement, transporting or unloading if it does not have a clear path to move Serious 253 144(1)(d) Apply an electric prod or device that has a similar effect to an animal, during loading, confinement, transporting or unloading, except in the prescribed circumstances and in the prescribed manner Very serious 254 144(1)(e) Drag an animal during loading, confinement, transporting or unloading Serious 255 144(1)(f) Lift an animal by its fleece, fur, feathers, head, neck, ears or horns or by one wing during loading, confinement, transporting or unloading Serious 256 144(1)(g) Handle or lift an animal by its tail during loading, confinement, transporting or unloading Serious 257 144(1)(h) Handle an animal in a way that is likely to cause its suffering, injury or death during loading, confinement, transporting or unloading Very serious 258 144(2) When an animal is in a container, drop, kick or throw the container or handle it in a manner that is likely to cause the animal’s suffering, injury or death Very serious 259 145(1) Fail to use, during loading or unloading of an animal, a fixed or movable ramp, gangway, chute, step or apparatus in the prescribed manner Very serious 260 145(2) Load or unload, an animal, or cause one to be loaded or unloaded, using a fixed or movable ramp, gangway, chute, step or apparatus in a manner that is not prescribed and that does not meet the prescribed conditions Very serious 261 145(4) Load or unload livestock or cervids, or cause them to be loaded or unloaded, using a ramp, gangway, chute or apparatus that has a slope that exceeds the one prescribed Minor 262 146 Load, confine, transport or unload, or cause to be loaded, confined, transported or unloaded, an animal that is likely to suffer, sustain an injury or die because of inadequate ventilation or exposure to meteorological or environmental conditions Very serious 263 146.1 Load, confine, transport or unload, or cause to be loaded, confined, transported or unloaded, an animal that is likely to suffer, sustain an injury or die because of exposure to anything that is toxic or noxious Very serious 264 147(1) Load, confine or transport the prescribed animals, or cause them to be loaded, confined or transported, without providing the prescribed space Very serious 265 147(2) Load, confine or transport an equine, or cause one to be loaded, confined, or transported, by land in a conveyance that has more than one deck Very serious 266 148(1) Load an animal, or cause one to be loaded, in a manner that results in the conveyance or container becoming overcrowded, or confine or transport an animal, or cause one to be confined or transported, in a conveyance or container that is overcrowded Very serious 267 148.1 Transport an animal, or cause one to be transported, by air in a container that does not meet the referred stocking density guidelines Serious 268 149(1) Load, confine, transport or unload, or cause to be loaded, confined, transported or unloaded, incompatible animals that are not isolated from one another Very serious 269 150(1)(a) Load, confine or transport an animal, or cause one to be loaded, confined or transported, in a conveyance or container that is not designed, constructed, equipped, maintained or used in the prescribed manner and that is not suitable for the species of the animal Serious 270 150(1)(b) Load, confine or transport an animal, or cause one to be loaded, confined or transported, in a conveyance or container that is not designed, constructed, equipped, maintained or used in the prescribed manner and that will not prevent the animal’s escape Serious 271 150(1)(c) Load, confine or transport an animal, or cause one to be loaded, confined or transported, in a conveyance or container that is not designed, constructed, equipped, maintained or used in the prescribed manner and that does not provide adequate ventilation Very serious 272 150(1)(d) Load, confine or transport an animal, or cause one to be loaded, confined or transported, in a conveyance or container that is not designed, constructed, equipped, maintained or used in the prescribed manner and that does not provide a floor that prevents the animal from tripping, slipping or falling Serious 273 150(1)(e) Load, confine or transport an animal, or cause one to be loaded, confined or transported, in a conveyance or container that is not designed, constructed, equipped, maintained or used in the prescribed manner and that is likely to collapse or topple over Serious 274 150(1)(f) Load, confine or transport an animal, or cause one to be loaded, confined or transported in a conveyance or container that is not designed, constructed, equipped, maintained or used in the prescribed manner and that has exposed bolt heads, angles or other projections Serious 275 150(1)(g) Load, confine or transport an animal, or cause one to be loaded, confined or transported, in a conveyance or container that is not designed, constructed, equipped, maintained or used in the prescribed manner and that contains objects that are unsecured Minor 276 150(1)(h) Load, confine or transport an animal, or cause one to be loaded, confined or transported in a conveyance or container that is not designed, constructed, equipped, maintained or used in the prescribed manner and that has insecure fittings Serious 277 150(1)(i) Load, confine or transport an animal, or cause one to be loaded, confined or transported, in a conveyance or container that is not designed, constructed, equipped, maintained or used in the prescribed manner and that is not able to be cleaned Minor 278 150(1)(j) Load, confine or transport an animal, or cause one to be loaded, confined or transported, in a conveyance and or container that is not designed, constructed, equipped, maintained or used in the prescribed manner and that does not allow the animal to be visible from outside the container or that does not have the prescribed sign or symbol Minor 279 150(3) Load, confine or transport, or cause the loading, confinement or transport, of livestock, cervids, camelids or ratites in a conveyance or container whose floor is not strewn with the prescribed bedding material in the prescribed manner Serious 280 150(4) Confine or transport an animal in a container that is not secured to the conveyance in the prescribed manner Serious 281 150(5) Transport an animal, or cause one to be transported, by air in a container that does not meet the referred design and construction requirements Serious 282 151(1)(a) Load, confine or transport livestock and poultry, or cause them to be loaded, confined or transported, in a vessel that is not equipped with the prescribed passageways Minor 283 151(1)(b) Load, confine or transport livestock and poultry, or cause them to be loaded, confined or transported, in a vessel that is not equipped with the prescribed enclosed area or pen Minor 284 151(1)(c) Load, confine or transport livestock and poultry, or cause them to be loaded, confined or transported, in a vessel that is not equipped with the prescribed lighting Minor 285 151(1)(d) Load, confine or transport livestock and poultry, or cause them to be loaded, confined or transported, in a vessel that does not have on board the prescribed lighting equipment Minor 286 151(1)(e) Load, confine or transport livestock and poultry, or cause them to be loaded, confined or transported, in a vessel that does not have on board the prescribed humane killing devices Very serious 287 151(1)(f) Load, confine or transport livestock and poultry, or cause them to be loaded, confined or transported, in a vessel that does not have on board the prescribed quantity and type of supplies Serious 288 151(1)(g) Load, confine or transport livestock and poultry, or cause them to be loaded, confined or transported, in a vessel that does not have on board the prescribed dispensing systems Serious 289 151(2) Fail to have a person on board the vessel who is trained to use humane killing devices Very serious 290 151(3) Fail to have an appropriate number of trained persons on board the vessel to provide for the care of livestock or poultry Serious 291 151(4) Fail to have, in the prescribed manner, an appropriate quantity of feed and safe water on board the vessel Very serious 292 151(5) Fail to store feed and safe water in the prescribed place and in the prescribed manner Serious 293 151.1 Fail to provide, in the prescribed circumstance, a veterinary inspector with the prescribed information at least 24 hours before departure Minor 294 151.2 Confine or transport livestock and poultry, or cause them to be confined or transported, on a vessel in the vicinity of an engine or a boiler room casing that is likely to cause them to suffer, sustain an injury or die and that is not covered and insulated in the prescribed manner Serious 295 152 Fail to determine the date, time and place where an animal was last fed, watered and rested at the time of loading the animal for transport Serious 296 152.1(1) Load, confine or transport an animal or cause one to be loaded, confined or transported, without providing feed, safe water and rest in the prescribed manner Very serious 297 152.1(2) Load, confine or transport an animal without monitoring it on a regular basis as prescribed Very serious 298 152.2(1) Load, confine, transport or unload an animal, or cause one to be loaded, confined, transported or unloaded, without providing it with feed, safe water and rest within the prescribed intervals Very serious 299 152.2(2) Load, confine, transport or unload newly hatched poultry, or cause them to be loaded, confined, transported or unloaded without, providing them with feed, safe water and rest within 72 hours after the time of hatching Very serious 300 152.2(3) Load, confine, transport or unload prescribed animals, or cause them to be loaded, confined, transported or unloaded without providing them with feed, safe water and rest within the prescribed time Very serious 301 152.3(a) Fail to ensure, in the prescribed circumstance, that the equipment used is designed, constructed and maintained to feed and water the animal Serious 301.1 152.3(b) Fail to ensure, in the prescribed circumstance, that sufficient space is provided to allow all animals to lie down without lying on top of other animals Serious 301.2 152.3(c) Fail to ensure, in the prescribed circumstance, that well-drained and clean floors are provided in the prescribed manner Serious 301.3 152.3(d) Fail to ensure, in the prescribed circumstance, that sufficient straw or other bedding is provided in the prescribed manner Serious 301.4 152.3(e) Fail to ensure, in the prescribed circumstance, that sufficient straw or other bedding is provided so that the animal is kept clean and dry Minor 301.5 152.3(f) Fail to ensure, in the prescribed circumstance, that protection from meteorological and environmental conditions is provided in the prescribed manner Very serious 301.6 152.3(g) Fail to ensure, in the prescribed circumstance that adequate ventilation is provided to the animal in the prescribed manner Very serious 301.7 153(1) Leave an animal at a slaughter establishment or assembly centre without providing the consignee with a written notice that the animal has arrived and without providing a document that contains the prescribed information Serious 301.8 154(1) Fail to make, in the prescribed circumstance, a record that includes the prescribed information for each shipment of animals Minor 301.9 154(2) Fail to, as soon as possible, include in the record any changes to the information already provided or add the prescribed information Minor 301.91 154(3) Fail to keep on board the conveyance the original record, or a copy of it, with each shipment of animals being transported Minor 301.92 155 Fail to send a document, as soon as possible after arrival at the destination, to the veterinary inspector at the port of embarkation with the prescribed information Minor 302 160.1 Fail to comply with the conditions contained in a permit or licence Serious 303 161(4) Sell or transfer a licence to another person Serious 303.001 164 Feed prohibited material to a ruminant Very serious 303.002 165(1) Operate a rendering plant without a permit Very serious 303.0021 165(1.1) Manufacture a prohibited material in a rendering plant without having required dedicated lines, equipment and conveyances Very serious 303.003 165(2) Fail to keep the prescribed records Very serious 303.004 165(4) Distribute or sell a product of a rendering plant that contains prohibited material without the prescribed documentation or label Very serious 303.005 166(1) Import a product of a rendering plant without a permit Very serious 303.006 166(2) Fail to keep the required records Very serious 303.007 167 Sell or distribute a product of a rendering plant without prescribed documentation or labelling Very serious 303.008 168 Import, manufacture, package, label, store, distribute, sell or advertise for sale animal food for ruminants that contains prohibited material Very serious 303.009 169 Import, manufacture, package, store, distribute, sell or advertise for sale animal food that contains prohibited material without prescribed documentation or labelling Very serious 303.01 170(1) Fail to have procedures to prevent the mixing or contamination of a rendering plant product or animal food for ruminants with prohibited material Very serious 303.011 170(2)(a) Fail to follow procedures to prevent the mixing or contamination of a rendering plant product or animal food for ruminants with prohibited material Very serious 303.012 170(2)(b) Fail to keep the required records Very serious 303.013 170(3) Fail to change records or labels as required Very serious 303.014 171(1) Fail to keep the prescribed records Very serious 303.015 171(2) Fail to keep the prescribed records Very serious 303.016 174.1 Sell or distribute approved tags without reporting the required information to the administrator within the prescribed time Serious 303.1 175(1.1) Fail to ensure that an approved tag applied to an animal or to the carcass of an animal is for the species of that animal and corresponds to the animal or carcass for which it was issued Serious 303.11 175(1.2) Fail to ensure that an approved tag is applied to an animal in the prescribed manner Minor 303.2 175.1(1) Fail to keep the required record Serious 303.12 175.01(1) Fail to ensure that an approved tag is applied to a pig before it is removed from a site Minor 303.13 175.01(5) Fail to ensure in the prescribed circumstances that an approved tag or an approved slap tattoo is applied to a pig before it is moved from a site Minor 303.14 175.01(6) Fail to ensure that an approved tag is applied to a pig in the prescribed circumstances Minor 303.15 175.01(7) Fail to ensure that an indicator that meets the prescribed requirements is applied to a pig before exportation Minor 303.16 175.01(8) Fail to ensure that a pig carcass is accompanied by required information in the required form Minor 303.3 175.1(3) Fail to keep the required record Serious 303.4 175.1(4) Fail to keep the required record for the prescribed period Serious 303.5 175.2(1) Fail to report the required information within the prescribed time when pigs are transported from one site to another Minor 303.6 175.2(3) Fail to report the required information within the prescribed time when pigs leave a site where an approved tag or approved slap tattoo is applied to a pig Minor 303.7 175.2(4) Fail to report the required information within the prescribed time when pigs are transported from a site to an abattoir Minor 303.8 175.2(5) Fail to report the required information within the prescribed time when pig carcasses are transported from a site to another site Minor 303.9 175.3 Fail to keep the required record for the prescribed period Minor 303.91 175.4 Fail to keep the required record for the prescribed period Minor 304 176 Remove or cause the removal, from a site, of a bison, bovine or ovine or its carcass not bearing an approved tag Minor 304.1 176.1 Remove or cause the removal from a site of a pig not identified in the prescribed manner Minor 305 177(1) Transport or cause the transportation of a bison, bovine or ovine or its carcass not bearing an approved tag Minor 306 177.1(1) Transport or cause the transportation of a pig not identified in the prescribed manner Minor 307[Repealed, SOR/2008-183, s. 4] 308 178(1) Apply or cause the application of an approved tag to an animal or animal’s carcass that is not at the site for which the tag was issued Serious 308.1 178(1.1) Apply or cause the application of an approved slap tattoo or an indicator to a pig that is not at the site in respect of which the approved slap tattoo or indicator was issued Serious 309 179 Remove or cause the removal of an approved tag, or an approved tag that has been revoked, from an animal or its carcass Serious 310 180 Transfer or cause the transfer of an approved tag to another animal or animal’s carcass Serious 310.1 180.1 Apply or cause the application of an approved tag to an animal or the carcass of an animal that is not listed in the definition animal in section 172 of the Health of Animals Regulations Serious 311 181 Alter an approved tag or make its identification number unreadable Serious 312 182 Make, sell or provide a tag, chip or other indicator that resembles an approved tag Very serious 312.1 183(2)(b) Fail to ensure that an approved tag is applied to a bison or bovine immediately after its arrival at the tagging site Minor 312.11 183(2)(c) Fail to keep or make available the required records Serious 313 184(1) Fail to immediately apply a new approved tag to an animal that does not bear an approved tag, bears a revoked tag or has lost its approved tag Minor 313.1 184(4) Fail to report the prescribed information to the administrator in the prescribed time Minor 314 185(1) Fail to keep a record for an animal or animal’s carcass with a new approved tag Minor 314.1 185(3) Fail to report the number of the new approved tag and the previously applied approved tag to the administrator in the prescribed time Minor 314.2 185(4) Fail to report the prescribed information to the administrator in the prescribed time Minor 315 186(1)(b) Fail to report the death of a bison or bovine and the number of the approved tag to the administrator within the prescribed time Minor 316 186(2) Fail to maintain the ability to identify the animal’s carcass during the prescribed time Minor 317 186(3) Fail to keep a record of the death and the number of the approved or revoked tag of an animal that is slaughtered or otherwise dies at a site Minor 317.1 186(4) Fail to report the prescribed information to the administrator in the prescribed time Minor 318 187(1)(b) Fail to report the number of the approved tag or revoked tag of a carcass to the administrator within the prescribed time Minor 319 187(2) Fail to collect and report the prescribed information about a carcass to the administrator within the prescribed time Minor 319.1 187(3) Fail to report the prescribed information to the administrator in the prescribed time Minor 320 188(1) Fail to report the number of an approved tag applied to an exported bison or bovine to the administrator within the prescribed time Minor 320.1 188(2) Fail to report the prescribed information on exported pigs to the administrator within the prescribed time Minor 321 189(1)(a) Fail to apply or cause the application of an approved tag to an imported animal in the prescribed time Minor 322 189(1)(b) and (c) and 189(2) Fail to report the prescribed information on an imported animal to the administrator within the prescribed time Minor Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Item Provision of Plant Protection Act Short-form Description Classification 1 5 Fail to notify the Minister of the existence of a thing that the person suspects to be a pest or to provide a specimen of a suspected pest Serious 2 6(1) Move, grow, raise, culture or produce a thing without permission Very serious 2.1 6(3) Fail to comply with the prescribed notice Very serious 3 7 Import, admit or export a thing referred to without meeting the prescribed conditions Very serious 3.1 8(1) Fail to comply with the prescribed notice Very serious 4 9(1) Possess or dispose of a thing that was unlawfully imported Very serious 5[Repealed, SOR/2016-226, s. 68] 6 15(3)(d) Fail to comply with a prohibition or restriction imposed under an order imposed by the Minister Very serious 7 23(1) Obstruct, hinder or make a false or misleading statement to an inspector Very serious 8 23(2) Fail to provide reasonable assistance to an inspector or furnish an inspector with information Serious 8.1 24(2) Fail to comply with the prescribed notice Very serious 8.2 30(2) Fail to comply with the prescribed notice Very serious 9 31 Move, alter or interfere with a seized thing Very serious 10 36(3) Fail to comply with the prescribed notice Very serious Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Item Provision of Plant Protection Regulations Short-form Description Classification 1 5(4) Fail to comply with the conditions of an authorization Very serious 2 6(3) Possess, hold or control a seal without authorization Serious 3 7(1) Remove, break, alter or tamper with a seal without authorization Very serious 4 7(3) Fail to ensure that a seal is not removed, broken, altered or tampered with Very serious 5[Repealed, SOR/2020-14, s. 11] 6[Repealed, SOR/2020-14, s. 11] 7[Repealed, SOR/2016-226, s. 73] 8 13(1)(a) Alter or deface a notice of quarantine or a quarantine tag or erase information thereon Very serious 9 13(1)(b) Remove a quarantine tag Very serious 10 14(1) Contravene quarantine conditions Very serious 11 17(4)(a) Fail to treat or process a thing in accordance with a notice Very serious 12 17(4)(b) Fail to ensure that a pest or biological obstacle is eradicated or to prevent the spread of a pest or a biological obstacle Very serious 13 19 Fail to comply forthwith with a removal requirement Very serious 14 20(2) Fail to comply with the prescribed notice Very serious 15 21(2) Fail to comply with the prescribed notice Very serious 16 22(a) Enter, move within or leave an infested place without authorization Very serious 17 22(b) Move a thing without authorization Very serious 17.1 23(b) Fail to comply with the prescribed notice Very serious 18 25(1)(a) Alter or deface a notice of detention or a detention tag or erase information thereon Very serious 19 25(1)(b) Remove a detention tag without authorization Very serious 20 25(1)(c) Undertake an activity in respect of a detained thing without authorization Very serious 20.1 27(2) Fail to comply with the prescribed notice Very serious 20.2 27(3) Fail to treat or to cause to be treated as required Very serious 21 27(5) Undertake an unapproved activity in respect of a thing that is required to be disposed of Serious 22 29(1) Import a thing without a permit number or without a foreign Phytosanitary Certificate or a foreign Phytosanitary Certificate for Re-export Serious 23 34(1) Fail to comply with the import permit conditions Very serious 24 36(a) Fail to furnish records where required by permit Serious 25 36(b) Fail to retain records where required by permit Serious 26 38(a) Fail to treat or process a thing at origin as prescribed Serious 27 38(b) Fail to treat or process a thing in a specified or required manner and place Serious 28 39 Fail to declare as prescribed Serious 29 40(4)(a) Move an imported thing to an unauthorized place Serious 30 40(4)(b) Open a conveyance or unpack a package without authorization Serious 31[Repealed, SOR/2016-226, s. 78] 32 42(2) Import a prohibited thing Very serious 33 43(3)(a) Fail to ensure non-spread of a pest or biological obstacle Very serious 34 43(3)(b) Fail to destroy or ensure non-viability of a pest or a biological obstacle Very serious 35 43(4) Import a thing for a special purpose without meeting the prescribed conditions Very serious 36 45(2)(a) Fail to obtain a Movement Certificate Very serious 37 45(2)(b) Fail to comply with the conditions of a Movement Certificate Very serious 38 45(3) Fail to comply with the conditions of a Movement Certificate prior to movement Very serious 39 46(1) Alter or deface a Movement Certificate or erase information or statement thereon Very serious 40[Repealed, SOR/2020-14, s. 11] 41 50(1) Move a thing contrary to the Agency document Very serious 42[Repealed, SOR/2025-238, s. 2] 43[Repealed, SOR/2025-238, s. 2] 44[Repealed, SOR/2025-238, s. 2] 45 53(1) Undertake an activity in contravention of a Ministerial Order or Declaration of Infested Place Notice Very serious 46 54(4)(a) Move a thing for a special purpose that is not packed, identified or contained as prescribed, or contrary to the conditions of a Movement Certificate Very serious 47 54(4)(c) Move a thing to a place other than as specified in the Movement Certificate Very serious 48 54(4)(d) Fail to deal with a thing as specified in the Movement Certificate Very serious 49 55(2) Fail to obtain an export document as prescribed Serious 50 55(4) Possess, hold or control a Canadian Phytosanitary Certificate Seal or facsimile thereof without authorization Very serious 51 55(5) Alter or deface a Canadian Phytosanitary Certificate or a Canadian Phytosanitary Certificate for Re-export or erase information or statement thereon Very serious 52 55(7) Substitute a thing for the thing for which a certificate or other document was issued Very serious 53 56(1) Fail to obtain an Export Permit as prescribed Very serious 54 57 Fail to meet the phytosanitary requirements of the importing country Very serious 55 58(2) Load or complete the loading without approval as prescribed Very serious Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Item Provision of Safe Food for Canadians Act Provision of Safe Food for Canadians Regulations Short-form Description Classification 1 4 Import a food commodity the selling of which is prohibited Very serious 2 5 Sell a food commodity that is the subject of a recall order Very serious 3 6(1) Manufacture, prepare, package, label, sell, import or advertise a food commodity in a manner that is false, misleading or deceptive or likely to create an erroneous impression Very serious 4 8 Threaten to render a food commodity injurious to human health Very serious 5 10(2) Import a prescribed food commodity without being authorized to do so by the prescribed licence Very serious 6 11 Sell, advertise or possess a food commodity that has been sent, conveyed or imported in contravention of any provisions of the Safe Food for Canadians Act or the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations Very serious 7 12 Possess for the purpose of sending, conveying or exporting any prescribed food commodity that does not meet the requirements of the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations Very serious 8 13(2) Conduct a prescribed activity in respect of a prescribed food commodity without being authorized to do so by the prescribed licence Very serious 9 14(1)(a) Apply or use an inspection mark or grade name without the prescribed authorization Very serious 10 14(1)(b) Advertise or sell a thing that has an inspection mark or grade name on it, or advertise or sell a thing in respect of which such an inspection mark or grade name is used in connection with the thing, without the prescribed authorization Very serious 11 14(2)(a) Apply or use a thing likely to be mistaken for an inspection mark or grade name Serious 12 14(2)(b) Advertise or sell anything that has on it a thing that is likely to be mistaken for an inspection mark or grade name or anything that has that thing used in connection with it Serious 13 15 Make a false or misleading statement or provide false or misleading information to a referred person Very serious 14 16 Obstruct or hinder a referred person Very serious 15 17(1) Alter, destroy or falsify a referred document Very serious 16 17(2)(a) Alter a document issued, made or given under the Safe Food for Canadians Act Very serious 17 17(2)(b) Possess or use a document issued, made or given under the Safe Food for Canadians Act that has been altered Very serious 18 18 Possess or use a document not issued, made or given under the Safe Food for Canadians Act that is likely to be mistaken for a document issued, made or given under that Act Very serious 19 20(4) Fail to comply with any condition of the licence Very serious 20 24(2)(d) Refuse or neglect to move, not to move or to restrict the movement of an item Very serious 21 24(2)(h) Refuse or neglect to establish identity Very serious 22 24(2)(i) Refuse or neglect to stop or start an activity Very serious 23 24(2)(j) Refuse or neglect to comply with an order prohibiting or limiting access to a place or anything in the place Very serious 24 24(3) Refuse or neglect to stop a conveyance or move it to a place where the inspector can enter it Very serious 25 24(6) Fail to give assistance to the inspector or to provide a document, information or access to data to the inspector Very serious 26 27 Refuse or neglect to provide a document, information or a sample on the date, at the time and place, and in the manner specified by the inspector Serious 27 28 Without authorization, remove, alter or interfere with anything seized under the Safe Food for Canadians Act Very serious 28 29(b) Refuse or neglect to store or move anything seized under the Safe Food for Canadians Act Serious 29 29(c) Refuse or neglect to dispose of anything seized under the Safe Food for Canadians Act Very serious 30 32(1) Refuse or neglect to remove a referred imported food commodity from Canada or to destroy it Very serious 31 10(3) 8(1) Send, convey, import or export a food that does not meet the prescribed requirements Very serious 32 13(1) 10 Manufacture, process, treat or preserve a food that has been imported or that is to be exported or to be sent or conveyed by using a food additive or other substance that is not permitted or that does not comply with the prescribed limits or levels Serious 33 10(3) 11(1) Import a food that was not manufactured, prepared, stored, packaged or labelled under the prescribed conditions or in the prescribed manner Very serious 34 10(3) 15(1)(a) Send, convey or export a food that was manufactured, processed, treated, preserved, graded, packaged or labelled in Canada without such activity being conducted by a licence holder in accordance with the Safe Food for Canadians Act or the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations Very serious 35 10(3) 15(1)(b) Send, convey or export a food that was not imported by a licence holder in accordance with the Safe Food for Canadians Act or the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations Very serious 36 10(3) 15(1)(c)(i) Send, convey or export a meat product containing a meat product that was manufactured, processed, treated, preserved, packaged or labelled in Canada without such activity being conducted by a licence holder in accordance with the Safe Food for Canadians Act or the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations Very serious 37 10(3) 15(1)(c)(ii) Send, convey or export a meat product containing a meat product that has been derived from a livestock carcass or a poultry carcass that has been graded in Canada without having been graded by a grader in accordance with the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations Very serious 38 10(3) 15(1)(c)(iii) Send, convey or export a meat product containing an imported meat product that was not imported by a licence holder in accordance with the Safe Food for Canadians Act or the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations Very serious 39 10(3) 15(1)(c)(iv) Send, convey or export a meat product containing meat that is derived from food animals that were slaughtered in Canada without such activity being conducted by a licence holder in accordance with the Safe Food for Canadians Act or the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations Very serious 40 13(1) 95(1) Prepare by pasteurizing eggs in the shell that have been imported or that are to be sent, conveyed or exported and that are not graded Canada A or Grade A Serious 41 10(3) 95(2) Import eggs pasteurized in the shell that are not graded Grade A before pasteurization Serious 42 10(1) 97 Import eggs graded Grade C or Grade Nest Run without delivering them directly to the referred establishment Serious 43 10(1) 98(1) Import ungraded eggs without meeting the prescribed requirements Serious 44 10(1) 99(1) Send or convey prescribed eggs without delivering them to the referred establishment Serious 45 10(1) 99(2) Send or convey eggs graded Canada Nest Run without delivering them to the referred establishment Serious 46 10(1) 99(3) Send or convey ungraded eggs without meeting the prescribed requirements Serious 47 13(1) 102(1) Process or treat eggs that are to be sent or conveyed or exported and that do not meet the prescribed requirements Very serious 48 13(1) 102(2) Process or treat a processed egg product that is to be sent, conveyed or exported and that is derived from eggs that do not meet the prescribed requirements Very serious 49 10(1) 106(1) Import live or raw shellfish without meeting the prescribed conditions Very serious 50 13(1) 107(1) Manufacture, prepare, store, package or label shellfish that is to be exported or to be sent or conveyed and that does not meet the prescribed requirements Very serious 51 13(1) 125(1) Prepare by identifying as edible a meat product that is to be exported or to be sent or conveyed without meeting the prescribed requirements Very serious 52 13(1) 125(2) Prepare by identifying a prescribed meat product as edible without meeting the prescribed requirements Serious 53 13(1) 126 Prepare by using a urinary bladder, an intestine or any part of them as a natural casing for an edible meat product that is to be exported or to be sent or conveyed without meeting the prescribed requirements Very serious 54 13(1) 156 Prepare a meat product that is to be exported or to be sent or conveyed without taking one of the prescribed measures when it is contaminated Very serious 55 13(1) 157 Prepare by identifying as edible a prescribed meat product derived from a pig that is to be exported or to be sent or conveyed, without meeting the prescribed requirements Very serious 56 13(1) 158 Prepare by identifying as edible a meat product derived from an equine that is to be exported or to be sent or conveyed without meeting the prescribed requirements Very serious 57 13(1) 159 Prepare by identifying as edible a meat product derived from a prescribed bovine carcass that is to be exported or to be sent or conveyed, without meeting the prescribed requirements Very serious 58 10(1) 167(a) Import an edible meat product from a foreign state that does not have a recognized inspection system for meat products at the time the meat product was manufactured, prepared, stored, packaged or labelled Very serious 59 10(1) 167(b) Import an edible meat product from a foreign state that does not have a recognized inspection system at the time of the import Very serious 60 10(1) 167(c) Import an edible meat product coming from an establishment that does not have a recognized system for manufacturing, processing, treating, preserving, handling, testing, grading, coding, slaughtering, storing, packaging or labelling Very serious 61 10(1) 167(d) Import an edible meat product without providing an inspector with a prescribed official document issued by the foreign state in the approved form Very serious 62 10(1) 168(1)(a) Export an edible meat product without providing an inspector with the prescribed document Serious 63 10(1) 168(1)(b) Export an edible meat product for which a certificate or other prescribed document has not been issued Serious 64 10(3) 186 Send, convey, import or export a prepackaged food that does not have a package that meets the prescribed requirements Very serious 65 10(3) 201 Send, convey, import or export a food whose label bears a common name that does not meet any prescribed standard that applies in respect of the common name Serious 66 10(3) 203(1) Send, convey, import or export a prepackaged food with an item of information on the label that does not meet the prescribed requirements even if it is not prescribed that this information be on the label Minor 67 10(3) 206(1) Send, convey, import or export a referred consumer prepackaged food whose label does not bear the required information in both official languages Minor 68 10(3) 208 Send, convey, import or export a food whose label does not bear the required information in the prescribed manner Minor 69 10(3) 218(1)(a) Send, convey, import or export a prepackaged food whose label does not bear the common name of the food on the principal display panel Serious 70 10(3) 218(1)(b) Send, convey, import or export a prepackaged food whose label does not bear the name and principal place of business of the person by whom or for whom the food was manufactured, prepared, produced, stored, packaged or labelled on the prescribed part Serious 71 10(3) 218(1)(c) Send, convey or import a prepackaged food whose label does not bear the prescribed information Very serious 72 10(3) 221 Send, convey or import a consumer prepackaged food whose label does not bear the declaration of net quantity on its principal display panel Minor 73 10(3) 222 Send, convey or import a consumer prepackaged food whose label bears a reference to the place of manufacture of the label or container but does not bear the prescribed additional statement Minor 74 10(3) 223(1) Send, convey or import a consumer prepackaged food wholly manufactured, processed or produced in a foreign state whose label does not show the prescribed information in the prescribed manner Minor 75 10(3) 223(2) Send or convey a consumer prepackaged food that was wholly manufactured, processed or produced in a foreign state, that has been packaged in Canada and whose label does not show the prescribed information in the prescribed manner Minor 76 10(3) 223(3) Send, convey or import a consumer prepackaged food whose label does not show the geographic origin of the food in the prescribed manner Minor 77 10(3) 224(1) Send, convey or import a consumer prepackaged food to which a flavouring ingredient is added and whose label does not bear the prescribed statement in the prescribed circumstances Minor 78 10(3) 224(2) Send, convey or import a consumer prepackaged food to which a flavouring ingredient is added and whose label does not bear the required statement in the prescribed location Minor 79 10(3) 225 Send, convey, import or export a prepackaged food whose label is not applied or attached to it in such a manner that the label is still applied or attached at the time the food is sold Minor 80 10(3) 226 Send, convey or import a consumer prepackaged food whose label is not applied or attached to the container in the prescribed manner at the time it is offered for sale Minor 81 10(3) 227(1) Send, convey or import a consumer prepackaged food that does not have all or part of the label applied to the principal display surface Minor 82 10(3) 229(1) Send, convey or import a consumer prepackaged food whose prescribed information is not shown on the label in characters of at least the minimum prescribed height Minor 83 10(3) 230 Send, convey or import a consumer prepackaged food whose declaration of net quantity shown on the label does not meet the prescribed requirements Minor 84 10(3) 231(a) Send, convey or import a referred consumer prepackaged food whose declaration of net quantity is not shown on the label by volume, weight or numerical count in the prescribed manner Minor 85 10(3) 231(b) Send, convey or import a referred consumer prepackaged food whose declaration of net quantity is not shown on the label in the prescribed manner Minor 86 10(3) 232 Send, convey or import a consumer prepackaged food whose declaration of net quantity is not shown on the label in metric units Minor 87 10(3) 233(1) Send, convey or import a consumer prepackaged food whose metric units shown on the label in the declaration of net quantity are not in the prescribed units Minor 88 10(3) 239 Send, convey or import a prescribed consumer prepackaged food sold as one unit, whose declaration of net quantity does not show the prescribed information on the label Minor 89 10(3) 244 Send, convey, import or export a food, other than a consumer prepackaged food, whose declaration of net quantity is not shown on the label by volume, weight or numerical count in the prescribed manner Minor 90 10(3) 245(1)(a) Send, convey, import or export a prepackaged food that does not have a label bearing the required information applied or attached to its container Serious 91 10(3) 245(1)(b) Send, convey, import or export a food that is not a prepackaged food that does not have a label bearing the required information applied or attached to it Serious 92 10(3) 245(3) Send, convey, import or export a food whose required information is shown on the part of the label that is applied or attached to the bottom of the prepackaged food or container, without meeting the other prescribed requirements Minor 93 10(3) 246(d) Send, convey, import or export a prepackaged dairy product other than a consumer prepackaged dairy product whose declaration of net quantity is not shown on the principal display panel in the prescribed manner Minor 94 10(3) 250(1) Import a prescribed dairy product or send, convey or export such a dairy product whose label does not bear the prescribed information in the prescribed manner Minor 95 10(3) 250(2) Send, convey or export a prescribed consumer prepackaged cheese whose principal display panel does not show the prescribed information Minor 96 10(3) 254(a) Send, convey, import or export graded prepackaged eggs, other than consumer prepackaged eggs, whose label does not bear a declaration of net quantity Minor 97 10(3) 256(1) Import prepackaged eggs or send, convey or export such imported eggs whose label does not bear the prescribed information in the prescribed manner Minor 98 10(3) 258(a) Send, convey or export a prepackaged processed egg product whose label does not bear the prescribed inspection legend Minor 99 10(3) 258(b) Import a prepackaged processed egg product or send, convey, or export such an imported product whose label does not bear the official inspection mark of the foreign state of origin Minor 100 10(3) 259 Import a prepackaged processed egg product or send, convey or export such an imported product whose label does not bear the prescribed information in the prescribed manner Minor 101 10(3) 260 Send, convey or export a prescribed prepackaged processed egg product whose label does not bear the prescribed information in the prescribed manner Minor 102 10(3) 262(1)(f) Send, convey, import or export bivalve molluscs in the shell that are not in a hermetically sealed package, whose label does not bear the prescribed information Serious 103 10(3) 262(1)(k) Send, convey, import or export prepackaged fish, other than a consumer prepackaged fish, whose label does not bear a declaration of net quantity Minor 104 10(3) 265 Send, convey, import or export fish, other than a consumer prepackaged fish, that is in a hermetically sealed package and is commercially sterile whose label does not bear the required declaration of net quantity on the principal display panel Minor 105 10(3) 266 Import a prepackaged fish or send, convey or export such an imported fish whose label does not bear the name of the foreign state of origin Minor 106 10(3) 268(1)(b) Send, convey, import or export prepackaged fresh fruits or vegetables, other than consumer prepackaged fresh fruits or vegetables, whose label does not bear a declaration of net quantity Minor 107 10(3) 269(1) Import prepackaged fresh fruits or vegetables or send, convey or export such imported fresh fruits or vegetables whose label does not show the prescribed information in the prescribed manner on the principal display panel Minor 108 10(3) 272(1)(a) Send, convey, import or export a prepackaged processed fruit or vegetable product, other than a consumer prepackaged processed fruit or vegetable product, whose label does not bear a declaration of net quantity in metric units on the principal display panel Minor 109 10(3) 272(1)(n) Send, convey, import or export sauerkraut with preservative, or a fruit juice that is in a non-hermetically sealed package, whose label does not bear the prescribed expression Minor 110 10(3) 274(1) Import a prepackaged processed fruit or vegetable product or send, convey or export such an imported product, whose label does not bear the name of the foreign state where the product was packaged Minor 111 10(3) 275(1)(a) Send, convey, import or export prepackaged graded honey, other than consumer prepackaged graded honey, whose label does not bear a declaration of net quantity in the prescribed manner Minor 112 10(3) 276 Send, convey or export prepackaged honey that is produced in Canada and that is graded in accordance with the Safe food for Canadians Regulations whose label does not bear the prescribed expression Minor 113 10(3) 277(1) Import prepackaged honey or send, convey or export such imported honey whose label does not bear the prescribed information in the prescribed manner Minor 114 10(3) 278 Send, convey or export consumer prepackaged honey that is packaged from imported honey and that is graded in accordance with the Safe food for Canadians Regulations whose label does not bear the prescribed information in the prescribed manner Minor 115 10(3) 279(1) Send, convey or export prepackaged honey that is a blend of imported honey and Canadian honey and that is graded in accordance with the Safe food for Canadians Regulations whose label does not bear one of the prescribed expression Minor 116 10(3) 279(2) Send, convey or export prepackaged honey that is a blend of imported honey and Canadian honey and that is graded in accordance with the Safe food for Canadians Regulations whose label does not show the states of origin in the prescribed manner Minor 117 10(3) 280(1) Send, convey, import or export a prepackaged maple product, other than a consumer prepackaged maple product, whose label does not bear a declaration of net quantity in metric units Minor 118 10(3) 281 Import a prescribed prepackaged maple product or send, convey or export such an imported product whose label does not bear the name of the foreign state of origin Minor 119 10(3) 282(1)(a) Send, convey or export an edible meat product that is not prepackaged that does not bear the prescribed inspection legend Minor 120 10(3) 282(1)(b) Send, convey, import or export an imported edible meat product that is not prepackaged that does not bear the official inspection mark of the foreign state of origin Minor 121 10(3) 286(a) Send, convey, import or export a prepackaged edible meat product, other than a consumer prepackaged edible meat product, whose label does not bear the declaration of net quantity on the principle display panel or does bear such a declaration but it is not shown in the prescribed manner Minor 122 10(3) 286(b) Send, convey, import or export a prepackaged edible meat product whose label does not bear the prescribed statement on the principal display panel Minor 123 10(3) 287(1)(a) Send, convey or export a prepackaged edible meat product whose label does not bear the prescribed inspection legend Minor 124 10(3) 287(1)(b) Send, convey, import or export an imported prepackaged edible meat product whose label does not bear the official inspection mark of the foreign state of origin Minor 125 10(3) 287(2) Send, convey, import or export a prepackaged edible meat product, other than a consumer prepackaged meat product, that does not bear the inspection legend or the official inspection mark of the foreign state of origin on the principal display panel Minor 126 10(3) 290 Send, convey, import or export an edible meat product whose label bears a word or expression indicating or suggesting that it is a ready-to-eat product, without meeting the prescribed requirements Minor 127 10(3) 291 Send, convey, import or export a prepackaged edible meat product that is not a ready-to-eat product but could be mistaken for one, that does not bear the prescribed information on the principal display panel in the prescribed manner Minor 128 10(3) 297(1) Import an edible meat product or send, convey or export such an imported product whose label does not bear the prescribed information in the prescribed manner Minor 129 13(1) 342 Package or label an organic product to be sent or conveyed without holding the required certificate Serious 130 10(3) 353(1)(a) Send or convey a food commodity that is not an organic product and that shows a prescribed expression on its label, or advertise it using such an expression Minor 131 10(3) 353(1)(b) Send or convey a multi-ingredient food commodity that does not contain at least 95% organic products and that shows a prescribed expression on its label or advertise it using such an expression Minor 132 10(3) 353(2) Send or convey a multi-ingredient food commodity that contains less than 95% organic products and that shows a referred expression on its label, or advertise it using such an expression, without that expression being on the label in the prescribed manner Minor 133 10(3) 354(a) Send or convey a food commodity that shows a referred expression on the label without its label also bearing the prescribed information Minor 134 10(3) 354(b) Import a food commodity that shows a referred expression on the label without its label also bearing the prescribed information Minor 135 10(3) 354(c) Import, send or convey a multi-ingredient food commodity that shows a referred expression on its label without its label also bearing the prescribed information in the prescribed manner Minor 136 10(3) 354(d) Import a food commodity on which the referred product legend is applied on its label and on which a referred expression is shown on the label, without its label also bearing the prescribed information in the prescribed manner Minor 137 10(3) 355(1) Send, convey or import a food commodity whose label shows a referred expression or information on its label but does not show the expression or information in both official languages Minor 138 10(3) 357(1) Import a food commodity that is labelled with a referred expression, or advertised using such expression, without meeting the prescribed requirements Minor Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Item Provision of Safe Food for Canadians Regulations Short-form Description Classification 1 8(2) Without authorization, mix a contaminated food with other food Very serious 2 9(1) Send, convey, import or export a food for which a standard is prescribed that does not meet that standard Serious 3 9(2) Send, convey, import or export a food that is likely to be mistaken for a food for which a standard is prescribed but that does not meet that standard Serious 4 12(1) Import a referred food for which the importer does not have a fixed place of business in Canada without meeting the prescribed requirements Serious 5 13(1) Fail to provide the prescribed import information to the Minister related to a food Serious 6 13(2) Fail to provide the prescribed import information or any required document to the Minister at the prescribed time Serious 7 14(1)(a) Fail to immediately deliver an imported edible meat product to a prescribed establishment, to keep it there until a further inspection is completed or to provide its address to the inspector in the prescribed case Very serious 8 14(1)(b) Fail to keep an imported food other than an edible meat product at its first destination until the further inspection is completed Very serious 9 31(1) Fail to conduct an activity identified in a licence in the establishment identified in the licence for that activity Very serious 10 31(2) Fail to conduct an activity identified in a licence in respect of a food animal or a meat product during an approved work shift and during which inspection services are provided Very serious 11 47(1) Fail to identify or analyze the biological, chemical and physical hazards that present a risk of contamination of a food Very serious 12 47(2) Fail to prevent or eliminate or reduce to an acceptable level the biological, chemical and physical hazards that present a risk of contamination of a food using prescribed control measures Very serious 13 47(3) Fail to identify or analyze the biological, chemical and physical hazards that present a risk of contamination of an imported food or fail to prevent or eliminate or reduce to an acceptable level those hazards using control measures that are shown to be effective Very serious 14 48(1) Fail to apply the prescribed scheduled process to a low-acid food packaged in a hermetically sealed package or to use a prescribed temperature-sensitive indicator if a batch thermal treatment is applied Very serious 15 48(3)(a) Fail to prepare documents that set out the prescribed information for each low-acid food Serious 16 48(3)(b) Fail to prepare documents that set out the prescribed information for each application of the scheduled process to a low-acid food Serious 17 48(4) Fail to keep the documents that set out the required information for three years Serious 18 49 and 50(1) Fail to maintain or operate an establishment in such a manner that the establishment, and any conveyance or equipment in it, that is used in connection with a prescribed activity are clean and in a sanitary condition Serious 19 49 and 50(2) Fail to maintain or operate an establishment in such a manner that the cleaning and sanitation of the establishment, and of any conveyance or equipment in it, that is used in connection with a prescribed activity are conducted in the prescribed manner Very serious 20 49 and 51(1) Fail to maintain or operate an establishment in such a manner that it is protected against the entry of any animal that presents a risk of contamination of a food Very serious 21 49 and 51(2) Fail to maintain or operate an establishment in such a manner that no animal is in a facility or conveyance where a prescribed activity is conducted unless the prescribed requirements are met Serious 22 49 and 51(3) Fail to maintain or operate an establishment in such a manner that the prescribed measures taken present no risk of contamination of a food Very serious 23 49 and 52(a) Fail to maintain or operate an establishment in such a manner that any sanitizer, agronomic input or non-food chemical agent in it is properly and clearly identified Minor 24 49 and 52(b) Fail to maintain or operate an establishment in such a manner that any sanitizer, agronomic input or non-food chemical agent in it is suitable for its intended use and does not present a risk of contamination of a food Serious 25 49 and 52(c) Fail to maintain or operate an establishment in such a manner that any sanitizer, agronomic input or non-food chemical agent in it is handled and used in the prescribed manner Serious 26 49 and 53 Fail to maintain or operate an establishment in such a manner that any conveyance or equipment that is used in the conduct of a prescribed activity meets the prescribed requirements Serious 27 49 and 54 Fail to maintain or operate an establishment in such a manner that any conveyance or equipment in it that is used to handle contaminated materials, waste or any other inedible thing meets the prescribed requirements Very serious 28 49 and 55 Fail to maintain or operate an establishment where food animals are slaughtered in such a manner that it has equipment for restraining the animals during their handling, assessment, ante-mortem examination or inspection Minor 29 49 and 56(1) Fail to maintain or operate an establishment where the land that forms part of it presents a risk of contamination of the food in such a manner that measures are taken to eliminate such a risk Serious 30 49 and 56(2) Fail to maintain or operate an establishment where the establishment is located near a place or thing that presents a risk of contamination of a food in such a manner that measures are taken to eliminate such a risk Serious 31 49 and 57 Fail to maintain or operate an establishment in such a manner that the interior of any facility or conveyance where a prescribed activity is conducted meets the prescribed requirements Very serious 32 49 and 58(1) Fail to maintain or operate an establishment where food animals are slaughtered in such a manner that it has separate areas for taking the prescribed measures Serious 33 49 and 58(2) Fail to maintain or operate an establishment where food animals are slaughtered in such a manner that it has an enclosed area for the handling of inedible meat products Very serious 34 49 and 58(3) Fail to maintain or operate an establishment where food animals are slaughtered in such a manner that the floors, ramps, gangways and chutes provide secure footing and do not present a risk of injury to the animals during their movement Serious 35 49 and 59(1) Fail to maintain or operate an establishment in such a manner that a facility or conveyance where a prescribed activity is conducted is designed, constructed and maintained in the prescribed manner Serious 36 49 and 59(2) Fail to maintain or operate an establishment in such a manner that the movement of persons and things within, into and out of a facility or conveyance does not present a risk of contamination of the food Serious 37 49 and 60 Fail to maintain or operate an establishment in such a manner that physical or other effective means are used to separate incompatible activities in the prescribed manner Very serious 38 49 and 61 Fail to maintain or operate an establishment in such a manner that physical or other effective means are used to separate a food from a prescribed thing Very serious 39 49 and 62(1) Fail to maintain or operate an establishment in such a manner that any prescribed food is identified and placed in a designated area when it arrives at the establishment Very serious 40 49 and 62(2) Fail to maintain or operate an establishment in such a manner that all necessary measures are taken to prevent contamination of any food in the establishment by any prescribed food Very serious 41 49 and 63(1) Fail to maintain or operate an establishment in such a manner that it is equipped with natural or artificial lighting that is appropriate for the food or for the food animal that is intended to be slaughtered and for the activity being conducted Serious 42 49 and 63(2) Fail to maintain or operate an establishment in such a manner that the light fixtures meet the prescribed requirements Serious 43 49 and 64 Fail to maintain or operate an establishment in such a manner that a facility or conveyance where a prescribed activity is conducted is equipped with a ventilation system that meets the prescribed requirements Serious 44 49 and 65(1) Fail to maintain or operate an establishment in such a manner that the temperature and humidity level in a facility or conveyance where a prescribed activity is conducted are maintained in the prescribed manner Serious 45 49 and 65(2) Fail to maintain or operate an establishment in such a manner that the heating, cooling or humidity-control system of the facility or conveyance, when equipped with such system, meets the prescribed requirements Serious 46 49 and 66(1) Fail to maintain or operate an establishment in such a manner that it has means for the removal and disposal of contaminated materials and waste, and in the prescribed circumstance, be equipped with a drainage, sewage and plumbing system that functions as intended Very serious 47 49 and 66(2) Fail to maintain or operate an establishment in such a manner that contaminated materials and waste are removed and disposed of in the prescribed manner Very serious 48 49 and 67(1) Fail to maintain or operate an establishment in such a manner that it is equipped with hand cleaning and sanitizing stations, lavatories, showers, drinking water stations, break rooms and change rooms in the prescribed manner when it is necessary to prevent the contamination of a food Serious 49 49 and 67(2) Fail to maintain or operate an establishment in such a manner that the hand cleaning and sanitizing stations that are required are effective for cleaning hands Serious 50 49 and 67(3) Fail to maintain or operate an establishment in such a manner that the lavatories that are required do not present a risk of contamination of food Serious 51 49 and 68 Fail to maintain or operate an establishment in such a manner that an area that meets the prescribed requirements is provided to an inspector at their request Very serious 52 49 and 70(1) Fail to maintain or operate an establishment in such a manner that any water that might come into contact with a food meets the prescribed requirements Very serious 53 49 and 70(2) Fail to maintain or operate an establishment in such a manner that any steam or ice that might come into contact with a food is made from water that meets the prescribed requirements Very serious 54 49 and 70(3) Fail to maintain or operate an establishment in such a manner that any system that supplies water that meets the referred requirements is cross-connected with any other system in the prescribed manner Very serious 55 49 and 70(4) Fail to maintain or operate an establishment in such a manner that any water or other source of hydration provided to a food animal that is to be slaughtered meets the prescribed requirements Very serious 56 49 and 71(1) Fail to maintain or operate an establishment in such a manner that it is supplied with water, steam and ice in the prescribed manner Very serious 57 49 and 71(2) Fail to maintain or operate an establishment in such a manner that any treatment of water, steam or ice is applied in the prescribed manner Very serious 58 49 and 72 Fail to maintain or operate an establishment in such a manner that any conveyance used to convey a food to or from the establishment that is unloaded or loaded at the establishment meets the prescribed requirements Very serious 59 49 and 73 Fail to maintain or operate an establishment in such a manner that any unloading and loading of a food or a food animal to be slaughtered from or onto a conveyance is conducted in the prescribed manner Very serious 60 49 and 74(1) Fail to maintain or operate an establishment in such a manner that any storing of a food is conducted in the prescribed manner Very serious 61 49 and 74(2) Fail to maintain or operate an establishment in such a manner that the storing of a prescribed thing is conducted in the prescribed manner Very serious 62 49 and 75 Fail to maintain or operate an establishment in such a manner that any person who is involved in a prescribed activity has the necessary competencies and qualifications Very serious 63 49 and 76 Fail to maintain or operate an establishment in such a manner that any person who enters or is in an area where a prescribed activity is conducted wears clothing, footwear and protective coverings that meet the prescribed requirements Serious 64 49 and 77 Fail to maintain or operate an establishment in such a manner that any person who enters or is in an area where a prescribed activity is conducted maintains personal cleanliness in the prescribed manner Serious 65 49 and 78 Fail to maintain or operate an establishment in such a manner that any person who enters or is in an area where a prescribed activity is conducted refrains from doing a prescribed act Serious 66 49 and 79 Fail to maintain or operate an establishment in such a manner that any person who enters or is in an area where a prescribed activity is conducted refrains from wearing or using an object or substance that presents a risk of contamination of the food Serious 67 49 and 81 Fail to maintain or operate an establishment in such a manner that a person who is suffering from or who is a known carrier of a communicable disease or who has an open or infected lesion is prevented from entering or being in an area of an establishment where a prescribed activity is conducted Very Serious 68 75 Fail to have the necessary competencies or qualifications to carry out their duties when being involved in a prescribed activity Very serious 69 76 Fail to wear clothing, footwear or protective coverings that meet the prescribed requirements when entering or being in an area where a prescribed activity is conducted Serious 70 77 Fail to maintain personal cleanliness as prescribed when entering or when in an area where a prescribed activity is conducted Serious 71 78 Do a prescribed act when entering or being in an area where a prescribed activity is conducted Serious 72 79 Wear or use any object or substance that presents a risk of contamination of the food when entering or being in an area where a prescribed activity is conducted Serious 73 80 Fail to report to the operator a disease or illness, symptoms of a disease or illness or an open or infected lesion Very serious 74 82(1) Fail to immediately investigate in the prescribed circumstances Very serious 75 82(1) and 85 Fail to immediately investigate in respect of an imported food in the prescribed circumstances Very serious 76 82(2) Fail to immediately notify the Minister that the investigation has established that the food presents a risk of injury to human health or to immediately take action to mitigate the risk Very serious 77 82(2) and 85 Fail to immediately notify the Minister that the investigation in respect of an imported food has established that the imported food presents a risk of injury to human health or to immediately take action to mitigate the risk Very serious 78 83(1) Fail to prepare, keep or maintain a document setting out the procedure for receiving, investigating and responding to complaints in relation to a food Serious 79 83(1) and 85 Fail to prepare, keep or maintain a document setting out the procedure for receiving, investigating and responding to complaints in relation to imported food Serious 80 83(2) On receipt of a complaint in relation to a food, fail to implement the required procedure, to prepare a document setting out the prescribed information or to keep the document for the prescribed two years Serious 81 83(2) and 85 On receipt of a complaint in respect of an imported food, fail to implement the required procedure, to prepare a document setting out the prescribed information or to keep the document for the prescribed two years Serious 82 84(1) Fail to prepare, keep or maintain a document that sets out a procedure that enables the effective recall of a food and the name of the prescribed contact persons Serious 83 84(1) and 85 Fail to prepare, keep or maintain a document that sets out a procedure that enables the effective recall of an imported food and the name of the prescribed contact persons Serious 84 84(2)(a) Fail to conduct a recall simulation based on the recall procedure in respect of food at least once every 12 months Minor 85 84(2)(a) and 85 Fail to conduct a recall simulation based on the recall procedure in respect of imported food at least once every 12 months Minor 86 84(2)(b) Fail to prepare a document that sets out the prescribed information or to keep that document for the prescribed two years Minor 87 84(2)(b) and 85 Fail to prepare a document that sets out the prescribed information in respect of imported food or to keep that document for the prescribed two years Minor 88 84(3) Fail to immediately notify the Minister when a food should be recalled because it presents a risk of injury to human health Serious 89 84(3) and 85 Fail to immediately notify the Minister when an imported food should be recalled because it presents a risk of injury to human health Serious 90 84(4) Fail to take the prescribed measures when a food is the subject of a recall Serious 91 84(4) and 85 Fail to take the prescribed measures when an imported food is the subject of a recall Serious 92 86(1) Fail to prepare, keep or maintain a written preventive control plan that meets the prescribed requirements for any activity that is identified in the licence Very serious 93 87 Fail to prepare, keep or maintain a written preventive control plan that meets the prescribed requirements for any activity conducted in respect of fresh fruits or vegetables in the prescribed circumstances Very serious 94 88 Fail to implement the required preventive control plan Very serious 95 90(1) Fail to prepare or keep documents setting out the prescribed information with respect to a food in the prescribed circumstances Very serious 96 90(2) Fail to prepare or keep documents setting out the required information with respect to a food sold at retail Very serious 97 90(3) Fail to keep the referred documents for the prescribed two years or to make them accessible in Canada Very serious 98 91(1) Fail to provide the Minister with any referred document requested by the Minister or any part of such a document in the prescribed manner Very serious 99 92(1) Provide to a person a food that does not have a label bearing the required information applied or attached to it or that does not have such a label accompanying the food Very serious 100 98(2) Remove imported ungraded eggs from a referred establishment without meeting the prescribed requirements Serious 101 100 Apply ink that does not meet the prescribed requirements to an egg’s shell Serious 102 101 Fail to clean, sanitize or dry plastic trays before sending them to an egg producer Serious 103 105(1)(a) Import live, freshwater mitten crab of the genus Eriocheir Very serious 104 105(1)(b) Import a puffer fish of the family Tetraodontidae Very serious 105 108 Fail to protect from dehydration or oxidation frozen fish stored in a conveyance Minor 106 128 Fail to handle a food animal at the establishment in the prescribed manner, or subject it to conditions that may cause avoidable suffering, injury or death Serious 107 129(1) Hit a food animal with a whip, prod or any other object Serious 108 129(2) Apply an electric prod to a food animal without meeting the prescribed requirements Serious 109 130(1) Fail to assess whether a food animal is showing signs of suffering or injury on its arrival at the establishment Serious 110 130(2) Fail to monitor a food animal on a regular basis after its arrival at the establishment in the prescribed manner Serious 111 130(3) Fail to immediately take corrective action if the prescribed conditions exist Serious 112 130(4) Fail to immediately take a prescribed measure in respect of a food animal that is showing signs of suffering Very serious 113 131(a) Fail to monitor a game animal on a regular basis in the prescribed manner Serious 114 131(b) Fail to immediately take corrective action if the prescribed conditions exist in respect of a game animal Serious 115 131(c) Fail to immediately take a prescribed measure in respect of a game animal that is showing signs of suffering Very serious 116 132(a) Fail to segregate different species of food animals Serious 117 132(b) Fail to segregate or isolate a sick or injured food animal in the prescribed circumstances Serious 118 132(c) Fail to isolate a food animal for any of the prescribed causes Serious 119 133 Fail to provide a food animal with sufficient space in the prescribed manner Very serious 120 134 Fail to provide a food animal with sufficient ventilation in the prescribed manner Very serious 121 135(1) Handle a food animal without meeting the prescribed requirements Serious 122 135(2) Fail to use equipment or an area of an establishment for the prescribed purposes that is designed, constructed or maintained in the prescribed manner Serious 123 136(1) Fail to provide a prescribed food animal that is unloaded from a conveyance at an establishment with water or another source of hydration or with feed in the prescribed manner Very serious 124 136(2) Fail to provide a food animal that is confined in a crate with water or another source of hydration or with feed in the prescribed manner Very serious 125 137(1) Fail to notify a veterinary inspector before removing a food animal from an establishment Serious 126 137(2) Fail to notify a veterinary inspector before keeping a food animal in an establishment for more than seven days Serious 127 138(1) Fail to conduct, within 24 hours before slaughter of a food animal, an ante-mortem examination of that animal or of a sample from the shipment that the food animal is part of in the prescribed manner or fail to examine the referred documents in the prescribed manner Serious 128 138(2) Fail to hold for inspection by a veterinary inspector a food animal suspected of showing a deviation from normal behaviour, physiology or appearance Very serious 129 139(1) Fail to present to a veterinary inspector or to an inspector under the supervision of a veterinary inspector for ante-mortem inspection, in the prescribed manner, within 24 hours before slaughter of a food animal, the food animal or a sample from the shipment that the food animal is part of, or in respect of the prescribed food animals, to present the referred documents in the prescribed manner Serious 130 139(2) Fail to hold a food animal for inspection by a veterinary inspector in the prescribed circumstances Very serious 131 140 Fail to take, in the prescribed circumstance, the prescribed measures in respect of a food animal, its carcass or its blood Very serious 132 141 Fail to use one of the prescribed methods to render a food animal unconscious or to slaughter it before bleeding it Very serious 133 142 Cut the carcass of a food animal after bleeding has started when the animal shows signs of sensibility that may indicate a potential return to consciousness Very serious 134 143(1) Suspend a food animal without meeting the prescribed requirements Very serious 135 144 Ritually slaughter a food animal without meeting the prescribed requirements Very serious 136 145(1) Fail to dress the carcass of a food animal in the prescribed manner after the animal is bled Serious 137 146 Fail to remove any blood clot, bone splinter or extraneous matter from the carcass of a food animal or from its parts or fail to identify what was removed as inedible Serious 138 147 Process the blood of a food animal without meeting the prescribed requirements Serious 139 148 Fail to identify the blood of a food animal that is collected to be processed as an edible meat product or the parts of a carcass of the food animal in order to correlate them with the carcass of the food animal from which they were removed until the completion of the post-mortem inspection or examination Serious 140 149(1) Fail to present to a veterinary inspector or to an inspector under the supervision of a veterinary inspector, for post-mortem inspection, a carcass, its parts or any blood of the food animal that is collected Very serious 141 149(2) Without authorization, remove from a carcass, before a post-mortem inspection is completed, any part that shows a deviation from normal appearance in the prescribed circumstances Very serious 142 150(1) Fail to subject a carcass, its parts or the blood of the food animal that is collected to a post-mortem examination in the prescribed manner in the prescribed circumstance Very serious 143 150(2) Fail to subject a carcass, its parts or the blood of the food animal that is collected to a post-mortem screening or to implement the necessary measures with respect to any defects of the carcass or its parts, in the prescribed manner in the prescribed circumstance Very serious 144 152 Fail to identify as inedible, in the prescribed circumstance, any meat product that is derived from a carcass of a food animal, its parts or its blood Very serious 145 153 Fail to identify as inedible a prescribed carcass, its parts or its blood Very serious 146 154(2) Fail to identify as inedible a meat product that is treated as inedible Very serious 147 155(1) Fail to move directly a meat product that is condemned or identified as inedible to the referred inedible products area Very serious 148 155(2) Fail to take one of the prescribed measures in respect of a meat product that is moved to the inedible products area Very serious 149 155(3) Fail to keep a meat product that is, contains or is derived from a specified risk material in a separate area of the inedible products area or fail to handle or destroy it in accordance with the prescribed requirements Very serious 150 165(1) Fail to obtain documents containing the prescribed information from the prescribed person before slaughtering a prescribed food animal Very serious 151 165(4) Fail to keep the prescribed documents for the prescribed one year Very serious 152 166(1) Fail to prepare or keep documents setting out the prescribed information in respect of the prescribed food animals Very serious 153 166(2) Fail to keep the prescribed documents for the prescribed one year Very serious 154 202 Sell a consumer prepackaged food whose label bears a prescribed word or expression or an abbreviation, symbol or phonetic rendering of a prescribed word or expression without the food meeting the prescribed standard Serious 155 214 and 203(1) Sell a prepackaged food with an item of information on the label that does not meet the prescribed requirements even if it is not prescribed that this information be on the label Minor 156 214 and 206(1) Sell a referred consumer prepackaged food whose label does not bear the required information in both official languages Minor 157 214 and 208 Sell a prepackaged food whose label does not bear the required information in the prescribed manner Minor 158 214 and 218(1)(a) Sell a prepackaged food whose label does not bear the common name of the food on the principal display panel Serious 159 214 and 218(1)(b) Sell a prepackaged food whose label does not bear the name and principal place of business of the person by whom or for whom the food was manufactured, prepared, produced, stored, packaged or labelled on the prescribed part Serious 160 214 and 218(1)(c) Sell a prepackaged food whose label does not bear the prescribed information Very serious 161 214 and 221 Sell a consumer prepackaged food whose label does not bear the declaration of net quantity on its principal display panel Minor 162 214 and 222 Sell a consumer prepackaged food whose label bears a reference to the place of manufacture of the label or container but does not bear the prescribed additional statement Minor 163 214 and 223(1) Sell a consumer prepackaged food wholly manufactured, processed or produced in a foreign state, whose label does not show the prescribed information in the prescribed manner Minor 164 214 and 223(2) Sell a consumer prepackaged food whose food has been wholly manufactured, processed or produced in a foreign state, that has been packaged in Canada and whose label does not show the prescribed information in the prescribed manner Minor 165 214 and 223(3) Sell a consumer prepackaged food whose label does not show the geographic origin of the food in the prescribed manner Minor 166 214 and 224(1) Sell a consumer prepackaged food to which a flavouring ingredient is added and whose label does not bear the prescribed statement in the prescribed circumstances Minor 167 214 and 224(2) Sell a consumer prepackaged food to which a flavouring ingredient is added and whose label does not bear the required statement at the prescribed location Minor 168 214 and 225 Sell a prepackaged food whose label is not applied or attached to it in such a manner that the label is still applied or attached at the time the food is sold Minor 169 214 and 226 Sell a consumer prepackaged food whose label is not applied or attached to the container in the prescribed manner Minor 170 214 and 227(1) Sell a consumer prepackaged food that does not have all or part of the label applied to the principal display surface Minor 171 214 and 229(1) Sell a consumer prepackaged food whose prescribed information is not shown on the label in characters of at least the minimum prescribed height Minor 172 214 and 230 Sell a consumer prepackaged food whose declaration of net quantity shown on the label does not meet the prescribed requirements Minor 173 214 and 231(a) Sell a referred consumer prepackaged food whose declaration of net quantity is not shown on the label by volume, weight or numerical count in the prescribed manner Minor 174 214 and 231(b) Sell a referred consumer prepackaged food whose declaration of net quantity is not shown on the label in the prescribed manner Minor 175 214 and 232 Sell a consumer prepackaged food whose declaration of net quantity is not shown on the label in metric units Minor 176 214 and 233(1) Sell a consumer prepackaged food whose metric units shown on the label in the declaration of net quantity are not in the prescribed units Minor 177 214 and 239 Sell a prescribed consumer prepackaged food sold as one unit, whose declaration of net quantity does not show the prescribed information on the label Minor 178 215 Advertise a consumer prepackaged food that does not have a label applied or attached to it in the prescribed manner Minor 179 216 Make a representation with respect to net quantity in the advertising for a consumer prepackaged food other than in the prescribed manner Minor 180 240 Apply or attach to a consumer prepackaged food a label that bears a representation with respect to the number of servings it contains that does not bear a declaration of net quantity of each serving in the prescribed manner Minor 181 367 Without authorization, remove a detention tag Very serious 182 369 Fail to store at their expense and under the prescribed conditions the seized thing Serious
Health of Animals Act and Health of Animals Regulations
Health of Animals Act
Health of Animals Regulations
[Repealed, SOR/2016-226, s. 64]
Plant Protection Act and Regulations Under the Plant Protection Act
Plant Protection Act
[Repealed, SOR/2025-235, s. 1]
Plant Protection Regulations
Safe Food for Canadians Act and Safe Food for Canadians Regulations
Safe Food for Canadians Act
Safe Food for Canadians Regulations
Penalty Adjustments Column 1 Column 2 Item Total Gravity Value Penalty Adjustment 1 1 Reduce penalty 50%2 2 Reduce penalty 40%3 3 Reduce penalty 30%4 4 Reduce penalty 20%5 5 Reduce penalty 10%6 6-10 Do not adjust penalty 7 11 Increase penalty 10%8 12 Increase penalty 20%9 13 Increase penalty 30%10 14 Increase penalty 40%11 15 Increase penalty 50%
PART 1 History Column 1 Column 2 Item Gravity Value History 1 0 No previous violation under, or conviction for an offence committed under, agri-food Acts in the five years before the day on which the violation subject to the assessment is committed 2 3 One previous minor or serious violation has been committed under agri-food Acts in the five years before the day on which the violation subject to the assessment is committed 3 5 The history in the five years preceding the day on which the violation subject to the assessment is committed is other than the history set out in item 1 or 2. PART 2 Intent or Negligence Column 1 Column 2 Item Gravity Value Intent or Negligence 1 0 The violation subject to the assessment is committed without intent or negligence. 2 0 The person who commits the violation subject to the assessment makes a voluntary disclosure of the violation and takes necessary steps to prevent its re-occurrence. 3 3 The violation subject to the assessment is committed through a negligent act and the circumstances set out in item 2 do not apply. 4 5 The violation subject to the assessment is committed through an intentional act and the circumstances set out in item 2 do not apply. PART 3 Harm Column 1 Column 2 Item Gravity Value Harm 1 1 The violation subject to the assessment causes or could cause minor harm to 2 3 The violation subject to the assessment could cause 3 5 The violation subject to the assessment causes
Total Gravity Value