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Provincial Environmental Regulations

Manure Management Regulations

Alberta
Alberta Agriculture and Food
General Regulations
Cow/Calf Regulations
Manure Management Record Keeping Regulations

Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food
Saskatchewan Agricultural Operations Act
Manure Spills
Earthen Manure Storages and Holding Ponds: As-Constructed Reporting Requirements
Regulation of Intensive Livestock Operations in Saskatchewan

Manitoba
Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives
Manure and Mortalities Management (PDF)
Livestock Manure Storage

Ontario
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Nutrient Management Act
Livestock Yards, Open-Air Feedlots and Wintering Sites are "Outdoor Confinement Areas" Under the Nutrient Management Act

British Columbia
British Columbia Agriculture and Lands
Environmental Management Act - Agricultural Waste Control Regulation

Building Regulations

Canada
National Research Council of Canada
National Farm Building Code of Canada

Alberta
Alberta Agriculture and Food
Wintering Sites and Livestock Corrals: What is Required by the Agricultural Operation Practices Act (AOPA)
Permits and Regulations for Existing Structures
Regulatory Process for Siting New or Expanded Confined Feeding Operations
Application of the Minimum Distance Separation (MDS) for Siting Confined Feeding Operations in Alberta

Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food
Regulation of Intensive Livestock Operations in Saskatchewan
Self-evaluation for Approval of Plans under The Agricultural Operations Act

Ontario
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Housing Requirements for Backgrounding Cattle

British Columbia
British Columbia Agriculture and Lands
Farm Structures (includes name of required legislation) (PDF)
British Columbia Building Code

Mortality Disposal Regulations

Alberta
Alberta Agriculture and Food
Overview of the Destruction and Disposal of Dead Animals Regulation

Manitoba
Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives
Manure and Mortalities Management (PDF)
Protocol for Deadstock Disposal - On-Farm Burial

Ontario
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Deadstock Mortality
Dead Animal Disposal Act

Water Use/Farm Dugout

Quality Farm Dugouts
Alberta Agriculture and Food
Regulations concerning farm dugouts for British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, including water licensing, fish stocking, setbacks, technical and financial assistance.

Water Taking and Transfer
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Ontario Water Resources Act