Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMPs): 2012 - January to March

The amount of penalty shown in the data below in the "Total Penalty Amount Issued" column reflects the original penalty amount issued to the violator. Violators are permitted under section 10.(2) of the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations to pay half of the penalty amount issued if paid within 15 days of issuance.

AMPs Issued Across Canada

Administrative Monetary Penalty Issued Across Canada

Area	Total AMPs Issued	Number of Notices of Violation Issued with Warning	Number of Notices of Violation Issued with Penalty	Total Penalty Amount Issued
Atlantic	6	4	2	$4,600
Ontario	9	5	4	$12,900
Quebec	39	16	23	$73,500
West	25	7	18	$139,000
Total	79	32	47	$230,000

AMPs Issued by Category

Animal Identification

The CFIA verifies compliance with animal identification and movement reporting requirements at various locations, including farms, auctions, abattoirs, rendering plants and fairs. Additionally, the CFIA verifies compliance by deadstock operators.

Administrative Monetary Penalty Issued by Category - Animal Identification

Area	Total AMPs	Number of Notices of Violation Issued with Warning	Number of Notices of Violation Issued with Penalty	Total Penalty Amount Issued
Atlantic	0	0	0	-
Ontario	2	1	1	$1,300
Quebec	2	2	0	-
West	4	0	4	$24,000
Total	8	3	5	$25,300

Animal Transportation

The CFIA verifies compliance with humane transportation requirements at various locations including auction markets, slaughter facilities and border crossings into Canada. Additionally, the CFIA conducts roadside inspections.

Administrative Monetary Penalty Issued by Category - Animal Transportation

Area	Total AMPs Issued	Number of Notices of Violation Issued with Warning	Number of Notices of Violation Issued with Penalty	Total Penalty Amount Issued
Atlantic	4	2	2	$4,600
Ontario	2	0	2	$1,600
Quebec	30	12	18	$63,500
West	9	5	4	24,000
Total	45	19	26	$93,700

Animal Transportation Repeat Violators

Health of Animals

The CFIA verifies compliance with various requirements through activities such as inspecting abattoirs, food processing plants, farms and border crossings into Canada.

Administrative Monetary Penalty Issued by Category - Health of Animals

Area	Total AMPs Issued	Number of Notices of Violation Issued with Warning	Number of Notices of Violation Issued with Penalty	Total Penalty Amount Issued
Atlantic	0	0	0	-
Ontario	0	0	0	-
Quebec	5	1	4	$8,000
West	1	0	1	$6,000
Total	6	1	5	$14,000

Feed Restrictions

The CFIA inspects facilities and livestock feed labels at various locations including farms, commercial feed mills, feed retail outlets and animal byproduct rendering plants.

Administrative Monetary Penalty Issued by Category - Feed Restrictions

Area	Total AMPs	Number of Notices of Violation Issued with Warning	Number of Notices of Violation Issued with Penalty	Total Penalty Amount Issued
Atlantic	0	0	0	-
Ontario	0	0	0	-
Quebec	0	0	0	-
West	3	1	2	$20,000
Total	3	1	2	$20,000

Plant Protection

The CFIA verifies compliance with the movement of products and materials at various locations including border crossings into Canada. The CFIA also verifies that plant pests are not transported from a restricted area.

Administrative Monetary Penalty Issued by Category - Plant Protection

Area	Total AMPs Issued	Number of Notices of Violation Issued with Warning	Number of Notices of Violation Issued with Penalty	Total Penalty Amount Issued
Atlantic	2	2	0	-
Ontario	5	4	1	$10,000
Quebec	2	1	1	$2,000
West	8	1	7	$65,000
Total	17	8	9	$77,000