Fish Inspection Regulations (C.R.C., c. 802)
6.6 No person who is the holder of a quality management import licence shall use a laboratory for the purpose of implementing and complying with their quality management program unless it has been recognized by the President of the Agency as being competent to conduct those services or has been accredited by the Standards Council of Canada.
- SOR/98-2, s. 10;
- SOR/2009-314, s. 3(E).
7. Unless otherwise permitted by the President of the Agency, fish shall be packed in new, clean, sound containers.
- SOR/2000-184, s. 59.
8. (1) For the purpose of preserving the identity of any fish, an inspector may detain the fish by attaching to any of the fish or any container thereof a numbered tag upon which shall be clearly written
(a) the word “held”;
(b) an identification number;
(c) a brief description of the lot detained;
(d) the date; and
(e) the signature of the inspector.
(2) Where any fish is detained pursuant to subsection (1), the inspector shall deliver or mail to the owner or his agent a duly completed notice of detention.
(3) Where any fish is detained pursuant to subsection (1) on premises owned by a person who is not the owner of the fish, a copy of the notice of detention shall be delivered or mailed to that person.
(4) No person shall alter, deface or remove a tag attached to any fish or container thereof pursuant to subsection (1) or move, sell or dispose of any such fish or container thereof unless he has obtained a release from an inspector.
(4.1) Notwithstanding subsection (4), where it is necessary for any fish or container thereof referred to in that subsection to be moved from one warehouse to another, or the owner of the fish or container or his agent has made a reasonable request for the fish or container to be moved under detention, an inspector may permit such fish or container thereof to be moved accordingly.
(5) Where an inspector is satisfied that any fish detained pursuant to subsection (1) meets the requirements of these Regulations, he shall prepare a notice of release and deliver or mail one copy thereof to the owner of the fish or his agent and one copy to the person, if any, on whose premises the fish was found.
- SOR/80-65, s. 1.
9. (1) Subject to section 9.1, if a person requests an inspection certificate for fish, an inspector shall
(a) if the person operates a registered establishment and the fish was processed in that establishment, evaluate, based on a review of the establishment’s compliance with its quality management program, the Act and these Regulations, whether an inspection of the fish is required and, if it is required, inspect the fish;
(a.1) if the person holds a fish export licence, evaluate, based on a review of the person’s compliance with the conditions of the licence, the Act and these Regulations, whether an inspection of the fish is required and, if it is required, inspect the fish; and
(b) in any other case, inspect the fish.
(2) An inspector shall issue an inspection certificate for fish where
(a) the inspector determines that an inspection of the fish is not required; or
(b) the inspector determines, following an inspection of the fish, that the fish meets the requirements of the Act and these Regulations.
(3) A person who requests an inspection certificate for fish shall pay the applicable inspection service fee fixed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Fees Notice.
(4) [Repealed, SOR/2002-124, s. 6]
- SOR/96-364, s. 4;
- SOR/2002-124, s. 6;
- SOR/2009-314, s. 4.