Bill S-270 — An Act to amend the Health of Animals Act and the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations (live horses)

Sponsor: Senator Pierre J. Dalphond

SUMMARY

This Act amends the Health of Animals Act to prohibit the export from Canada of live horses and other equines for slaughter. It also amends the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations to make the administrative monetary penalty regime set out in those regulations applicable to a violation of the prohibition on the export of live horses or other equines for slaughter.

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News release
Jann Arden and Senator Dalphond announce bill to ban export of live horses for slaughter overseas