Food Safety and Quality Act, 2001

Food Safety and Quality Act, 2001

Loi de 2001 sur la qualité et la salubrité des aliments

ONTARIO REGULATION 223/05

FEES

Consolidation Period: From July 1, 2011 to the e-Laws currency date.

Last amendment: O. Reg. 402/10.

This Regulation is made in English only.

PART I

FEES PAYABLE UNDER ONTARIO REGULATION 31/05 (MEAT)

Interpretation

1. (1) In this Part,

“holiday” means,

(a) any Sunday,

(b) New Year’s Day,

(b.1) Family Day,

(c) Good Friday,

(d) Victoria Day,

(e) Canada Day,

(f) Labour Day,

(g) Thanksgiving Day,

(h) Christmas Day,

(i) December 26;

“licensing period” means the period for which a licence is valid;

“meat regulation” means Ontario Regulation 31/05 (Meat) made under the Act. O. Reg. 223/05, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 569/07, s. 1; O. Reg. 402/10, s. 1.

(2) Where this Part requires a calculation be made with reference to a number of hours, the number of hours shall be rounded to the nearest quarter hour. O. Reg. 223/05, s. 1 (2).

Supplementary inspections

2. (1) For every inspector who performs supplementary inspections at a slaughter plant under subsection 57.2 (1) of the meat regulation, the operator of the plant shall pay a fee of,

(a) $20 for every hour that the inspector performs supplementary inspections on a day other than a holiday; and

(b) $25 for every hour that the inspector performs supplementary inspections on a holiday. O. Reg. 168/09, s. 1.

(2) The fees that would otherwise be payable under subsection (1) in respect of the first 7.25 hours of supplementary inspections performed at a slaughter plant on the first day in a licensing period, other than a holiday, on which such inspections are performed are waived, if, on that day, the operator has paid, in full, all fees for which he or she is liable under this Regulation. O. Reg. 223/05, s. 2 (2); O. Reg. 402/10, s. 2.

Fees for certain supplementary inspections not payable

2.1 (1) This section applies in respect of a slaughter plant for which a director has established an inspection schedule under subsection 57.1 (1) of the meat regulation that provides for inspectors to be performing inspections at the plant for 37.5 hours on five days in a seven-day period. O. Reg. 168/09, s. 2.

(2) If a director assigns inspectors to perform supplementary inspections under subsection 57.2 (1) of the meat regulation at a plant described in subsection (1) on a day within the seven-day period that is not one of the five days on which inspectors are normally assigned to perform inspection under the inspection schedule, fees that would otherwise be payable under subsection 2 (1) in respect of the first 7.25 hours of supplementary inspections performed on that day are waived unless that day is a holiday. O. Reg. 168/09, s. 2.

Supplementary inspections — veterinary inspectors

3. For every veterinary inspector who performs inspections at a plant under subsection 57.2 (3) of the meat regulation, the operator of a plant shall pay a fee of $40 for every hour that the veterinary inspector performs the inspections. O. Reg. 168/09, s. 3.

Fees re: provisional authorization to slaughter

3.1 (1) The fee payable by the operator of a slaughter plant specified in a provisional authorization issued under the meat regulation to slaughter one or more food animals outside of a slaughter plant is $25. O. Reg. 328/06, s. 1.

(2) The fee payable by the operator of a slaughter plant specified in a provisional authorization issued under the meat regulation to slaughter one or more food animals outside of a slaughter plant is $48 per hour on a day other than a holiday and $65 per hour on a holiday for every hour that an inspector who is not a veterinary inspector,

(a) travels to the location of slaughter specified in the provisional authorization;

(b) attends at that location to perform an ante mortem inspection of the animals, supervise slaughter and perform other duties related to the provisional authorization; and

(c) travels from that location to the operator’s plant for the purpose of conducting a post mortem inspection of the carcasses of the animals. O. Reg. 328/06, s. 1.

(3) The fee payable by the operator of a slaughter plant specified in a provisional authorization issued under the meat regulation to slaughter one or more food animals outside of a slaughter plant is $80 per hour for every hour that a veterinary inspector,

(a) travels to the location of slaughter specified in the provisional authorization;

(b) attends at that location to perform an ante mortem inspection of the animals, supervise slaughter and perform other duties related to the provisional authorization; and

(c) travels from that location to the operator’s plant for the purpose of conducting a post mortem inspection of the carcasses of the animals. O. Reg. 328/06, s. 1.

(4) The fee payable by the operator of a slaughter plant specified in a provisional authorization issued under the meat regulation to slaughter one or more food animals outside of a slaughter plant is $40 for every hour that a veterinary inspector attends at the operator’s plant to conduct a post mortem inspection of the carcasses of the animals. O. Reg. 168/09, s. 4.

Other services

4. For every inspector who performs services at a meat plant under section 57.3 of the meat regulation, the operator of the plant shall pay,

(a) $48 for every hour that the inspector performs services on a day other than a holiday; and

(b) $65 for every hour that the inspector performs services on a holiday. O. Reg. 223/05, s. 4; O. Reg. 168/09, s. 5.

Application for licence

5. The fee for an application for the issuance or renewal of a licence under section 6 of the meat regulation is $300. O. Reg. 402/10, s. 3.

6. Revoked: O. Reg. 223/05, s. 6 (3).