Excerpt from Food Safety and Quality Act, 2001 - O. Reg. 31/05

Presence of other animals

44. (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (4), no person shall permit any animal, other than a food animal that is to be slaughtered or euthanized in accordance with this Regulation, to be in any room or area of the meat plant. O. Reg. 31/05, s. 44 (1).

(2) A service dog serving as a guide for a blind person or for a person with another medical disability who requires the use of the dog as a guide is permitted to be in an area of the meat plant,

(a) where food is served, sold or offered for sale to consumers; or

(b) that does not contain food animals and that is not used for the receiving, processing, packaging, labelling, shipping, handling or storing of carcasses, parts of carcasses or meat products. O. Reg. 31/05, s. 44 (2).

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), a dog is a service dog for a person with a medical disability if,

(a) it is readily apparent to an average person that the dog functions as a guide for the person; or

(b) the person can provide, on request, a letter from a physician or nurse confirming that the person requires the use of the dog as a guide. O. Reg. 31/05, s. 44 (3).