AGRI Committee Report
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| In accordance with its Order of Reference of Wednesday, June 21, 2023, your committee has considered Bill C-275, An Act to amend the Health of Animals Act (biosecurity on farms), and agreed on Monday, October 16, 2023, to report it with the following amendments: Clause 1 That Bill C-275, in Clause 1, be amended by replacing lines 8 to 10 on page 1 with the following: “are kept, or take in any animal or thing, if their entering such a place or taking in the animal or thing could reasonably be expected to result in the exposure of” Clause 2 That Bill C-275, in Clause 2, be amended (a) by replacing lines 2 and 3 on page 2 with the following: “liable to a fine not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months,” (b) by replacing lines 6 and 7 on page 2 with the following: “ceeding one hundred thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or” |
| Your committee has ordered a reprint of Bill C-275, as amended, as a working copy for the use of the House of Commons at the report stage. |
| A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 73 to 75) is tabled. |