Other organizations and resources
Review the following resources for more information regarding meat production in BC, and to ensure you are in compliance with requirements set by other authorities.
Review the following resources for more information regarding meat production in BC, and to ensure you are in compliance with requirements set by other authorities.
BC Ministry of Agriculture and Food
- For information regarding abattoir funding, permitting, training, labour, insurance, industry groups or support for Indigenous or woman-owned businesses, visit the ministry's Resources for abattoirs
- For information about species-specific business requirements, practices, and standards, visit the Ministry’s Animal Production page
- Refer to our traceability page to learn more about proper animal identification and tagging
- For poultry and livestock carcass disposal, refer to the Ministry’s Mortality Management page
- SRM Disposal
- Premises ID Registration
- Refer to our Agriculture and Seafood Programs page to learn more about Ministry programs that support business development, marketing, income protection and environmental sustainability
- For further information about applying for a slaughter establishment licence please contact the Meat Inspection Program
Water testing
- For potable water testing, find a list of PHO approved Laboratories on the CDC’s Public Health Laboratory page
- For more information on potable water testing, contact your Drinking Water Officer through your health authority
Agricultural Land Commission
Information regarding use of agricultural land within the Agricultural Land Reserve and the issuing of non-farm use permits, contact the Agricultural Land Commission.
BC Ministry of the Environment
Information regarding the disposal of liquid and solid waste at slaughter establishments, as well as the Slaughter and Poultry Processing Code of Practice:
BC Centre for Disease Control
Information related to the safe transport of carcasses, and guidelines for cutting and wrapping of uninspected meat:
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
The federal Health of Animals Regulation (C.R.R., c. 296) requires that every person who slaughters, cuts up or debones cattle for human consumption as food must ensure the specified risk material (SRM) has been removed and stored properly:
Regional districts and local governments
For information related to zoning and other local requirements, contact your municipality or regional government.
Regional health authorities
For general information regarding sewage, further processing and becoming a food premises, contact your regional health authority.
