Fish Inspection Regulations

3. (1) Subject to subsection (2), these Regulations apply only in respect of fish and containers intended for export or import.

(2) Subject to subsection 6(4), these Regulations do not apply to

• (a) fish that is imported or exported for personal consumption or use; or

• (b) a food that meets the following specifications, namely,

  • (i) the food is a mixture of a fish product and a meat product,

  • (ii) the food is commonly recognized as a meat product, having regard to

    • (A) the relative proportions and type of the fish and meat ingredients present in the food,

    • (B) the common name of the food,

    • (C) the type of processing applied to the fish and meat ingredients, and

    • (D) the historical recognition of the food as a meat product,

  • (iii) the food is processed in an establishment registered in accordance with the Meat Inspection Regulations, 1990 or a foreign establishment authorized to export meat products to Canada in accordance with those Regulations, and

  • (iv) the fish product used in the preparation of the food originates from an establishment registered in accordance with these Regulations or the fish product has been imported into Canada in compliance with these Regulations.