Predation of Livestock and Poultry

1. Notify your nearby Municipal Predation Investigator (Livestock Valuer) within 48 hours of discovering the injury or death of your livestock or poultry;
2. Preserve the injury/kill site.  Do not move, destroy or dispose of the carcass(es) or evidence until the investigator agrees it/they can be disposed of or destroyed.  An exception may be made if this contravenes Ontario Regulation 106/09 of the Nurtrient Management Act, 2002It is strongly suggested that upon discovery, Owners document the predatory event by taking clear photographs and notes of the carcass and kill site that can be submitted in addition to the photographs taken by the Investigator
3. If an animal sustained an injury, immediately seek veterinary care or other humane treatment options to prevent further suffering. Veterinary care costs are eligible under this program up to the Fair Market Value of the livestock. All receipts and invoices should be saved and submitted with the application.

If you believe you have suffered an injury to, or the loss of, livestock or poultry due to predation, you should immediately notify a nearby Predation Investigator.

Township of North Kawartha Predation Investigators:

Chief Building / By-Law Enforcement Officer
Email
Phone: 705-656-5186

Building Inspector/By-Law Enforcement Officer
Email
Phone: 705-656-5166

If there is no answer from your nearest investigator, please contact the Clerk:

Clerk
Email
Phone: 705-656-5187

The Predation Investigator has 72 hours from when they are contacted to attend on-site and investigate the predation claim. They will complete a written report and submit it to the Municipal Office within seven business days. The report will detail the type of predator, extent of damage to the livestock or poultry, at least three pictures of the site, and any other evidence to support the report and claim.

Producers are required to provide a valid Farm Business Registration Number, Premises ID Number, and Social Insurance Number to the Predation Investigator, to be included in this report. The livestock owner may also submit additional evidence to support the application such as past sales receipts, breeding records, registration documents, or other photos.

A copy of the report will be mailed to the livestock owner when they received it from the Predation Investigator in the City Clerk's Office.

The City Clerk's Office will forward the report and evidence as supplied by the Predation Investigator to OMAFRA who will review the application. If eligible, a compensation amount will be assigned and the owner will be informed directly by OMAFRA of their decision within 30 business days of submitting a complete application.

Maximum amounts of compensation have been set by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA), and can be found on the OMAFRA website. 

The livestock owner has a right to appeal OMAFRA's decision. If no appeal is filed within 20 business days of the compensation amount being assigned, OMAFRA will notify the City to reimburse the livestock owner.

For more information please contact:

Kelly Maloney

Economic Development Officer - Agriculture

705-324-9411 extension 1208

E-Mail the Agriculture Development Officer