Bill 90 explained in plain English
Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment Act (Choice of Veterinarian), 2013
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This bill amends the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act to give animal owners or custodians the right to choose or approve the veterinarian when one is involved in actions related to inspections, animal care, or advice under specific sections of the Act.
Bill 90, also known as the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment Act (Choice of Veterinarian), 2013, amends the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. It introduces a new section, 14.1, which states that if a veterinarian is permitted or required to take action under specific existing sections (11.4 to 14) of the Act, the animal's owner or custodian has the right to choose the veterinarian or approve the veterinarian's selection. The bill also includes a commencement provision stating it comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Amends the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act by adding a new section.
- Grants animal owners or custodians the right to select or approve a veterinarian in certain situations.
- Specifies that this right applies when a veterinarian is permitted or required to act under sections 11.4 to 14 of the existing Act.
- States that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Owners of animals
- Custodians of animals
- Veterinarians
- Inspectors or agents of the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
- Animal owners or custodians have the right to select or approve the choice of veterinarian when that veterinarian is permitted or required to act under sections 11.4 to 14 of the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The bill does not specify what happens if an owner or custodian cannot be reached to select or approve a veterinarian.
- The exact definitions or scope of 'owner' and 'custodian' in relation to animals are not detailed within this bill.
- The specific actions veterinarians are permitted or required to do under sections 11.4 to 14 of the Act are not fully detailed in this bill, but are referenced as the context for the owner/custodian's choice of veterinarian.
Adds a new section (14.1) that gives animal owners or custodians the right to choose or approve the veterinarian in specific circumstances related to veterinarian actions under sections 11.4 to 14 of the Act.
Source: Section 1
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