Mobile Butcher Licence Application
Albertans can apply for licence to operate as a Mobile Butcher under the Meat Inspection Act and Meat Inspection Regulation.
Overview:
Please review the following legislative requirements and responsibilites before filling out the application form.
Related Legislative Requirements:
- Meat Inspection Act
- Definition 1. (i) mobile butcher
- Licences 3.1
- Slaughter of animals 4 (2) subsection (1)
- Offence and penalty 10
- Meat Inspection Regulation
- Approvals 9 (2)
- Licences 11 (1) (c)
- Transfer of Licence 13 (1)
- Method of Slaughter 22.1 (1), (2)
- Location of Operations, and Identification of Meat 32 (1) (a), (b), (2), (3)
- Transportation of carcasses 33 (1) (2)
- Reporting 34
- Maximum allowable number of animals 34.1
- Prohibitions 72
- Transfer of Meat 79
- Animal Protection Act
- Prohibition against causing distress - Section 2(1), (1.1)
- Animal care duties - Section 2.1
- Prohibition against causing distress - Section 2 (1), (1.1)
- Animal care duties - Section 2.1
- Guidance on Specified Risk Material
- Canadian Cattle Identification Agency (CCIA)
- Traceability - retiring of CCIA tags (beef and sheep)
- Regulated parties
- Livestock Identification Service
- Retiring of CCIA and CSIP tags (beef and sheep)
- Canadian Sheep Identification Program (CSIP)
- Traceability - retiring of CSIP tags
- Domestic Cervid Industry Regulation
- Occupational Health and Safety
- OHS Act Regulation and Code
Licensee Responsibilities
- Licence holders are responsible for reviewing and following applicable legislation and other licensee responsibilities as identified on the application form.
- Licence holders are responsible for using potable water.
- Licence holders shall ensure that animals are slaughtered humanely and safely.
- Zoning restrictions limit slaughter in some areas such as a county and/or a municipality. The licence holder is responsible for ensuring compliance with bylaws in their county or municipality.
- Licence holders transporting and disposing of cattle tissue with specified risk material (SRM) require a permit.
- License holders are required to submit quarterly reports within 2 weeks of the end of the quarter. (Reporting requirements listed under More Information)
- Report to Meat and Dairy Inspection Section (MDIS) if operating an AHS permitted meat facility.
Reporting Requirements:
Mobile Butcher licence holders must submit a report within 2 weeks of the end of each of these quarters:
- Quarter 1: January to March
- Quarter 2: April to June
- Quarter 3: July to September
- Quarter 4: October to December
Please go to the reporting requirements on the Mobile Butcher Licence webpage for further information and to access the Mobile Butcher reporting form.
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FOIP Information
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