The Regulations provide for the procedural matters to be followed, and reporting requirements in case of immediately notifiable hazards (Appendix A) and periodically notifiable hazards (Appendix B). A report of an immediately notifiable hazard under shall be made to the Chief Veterinarian for Ontario by, the operator of a laboratory, subject to subsection (2); and a veterinarian only if, the animal, animal product, animal by-product, input, fomite, vector, waste material or any other thing related to an animal from which the sample or specimen was taken and in respect of which a hazard is indicated is located in Ontario; and the laboratory to which the veterinarian sends the sample or specimen is located outside Ontario. The operator of a laboratory is not required to report an immediately notifiable hazard if the sample or specimen that is taken from an animal, animal product, animal by-product, input, fomite, vector, waste material or any other thing related to an animal and in respect of which the report is to be made, was submitted to the laboratory by another laboratory; or was related to an animal that is not located in Ontario. (subsection 2). The operator of a laboratory that receives a sample or specimen taken from an animal, animal product, animal by-product, input, fomite, vector, waste material or any other thing related to an animal that is tested for a periodically notifiable hazard shall report the results of the testing to the Chief Veterinarian for Ontario unless, the sample or specimen was submitted to the laboratory by another laboratory; or the sample or specimen was taken from an animal that is not located in Ontario.
Canada · 2012-09-14