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(3) The owner of the dead animal that has been euthanised with drugs or other chemical substances shall immediately take steps to prevent scavengers from gaining access to the dead animal between the time the animal is euthanised and the final disposal of the animal.

(4) Subject to subsection (2), the owner of the dead animal shall dispose of it by

(a) burying it in a farm burial pit, if

(i) the weight of dead animals in the pit does not exceed 2500 kg, unless subsection (4.1) applies,

(ii) the pit is

(A) at least 100 metres from wells or other domestic water intakes, streams, creeks, ponds, springs and high water marks of lakes and at least 25 metres from the edge of a coulee, major cut or embankment,

(B) at least 100 metres from any residences,

(C) at least 100 metres from any livestock facilities, including pastures, situated on land owned or leased by another person,

(D) at least 300 metres from a primary highway,

(E) at least 100 metres from a secondary highway, and

(F) at least 50 metres from any other road allowance,

(iii) the pit is covered with

(A) a minimum of one metre of compacted soil, or

(B) a wooden or metal lid that is designed to exclude scavengers, if quicklime is applied to the dead animal in sufficient quantities to control flies and odour, and

(iv) the bottom of the pit is at least one metre above the seasonal highwater table,

(b) burying it in a Class I or Class II landfill as defined in the Waste Control Regulation

(AR 192/96), if the site has a full-time operator who agrees to immediately bury the dead animal,

(c) burning it in accordance with

(i) the Substance Release Regulation (AR 124/93), or

(ii) the Code of Practice for Small Incinerators, published by the Department of Environment,