Fish Inspection Act, 1990 (R.S.O. 1990, c. F.18). Country/Territory Canada Territorial subdivision Ontario Document type Legislation Date 1990 (1999) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Marine fisheries Marine fishes Inspection Offences/penalties Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract The purpose of the present Act is to regulate the inspection of fish. The Act contains at the outset a definition clause relating to various terms employed therein, such as "container", "establishment", "fish", "inspector", "marketing", "minister", "processing". The Minister may appoint an inspector who may at any time: a) enter any establishment or vehicle used for the storage or carriage of fish and open any container that he has reason to believe contains fish; b) require to be produced for inspection any books, shipping bills, bills of lading or other documents or papers relating to the processing, transporting or marketing of fish; and c) take samples of fish for inspection. Whenever an inspector believes on reasonable grounds that an offence against this Act has been committed, the inspector may seize all fish and containers. The Act consists of 13 articles. Full text English Website www.gov.on.ca References - Legislation Implemented by Quality Control (R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 456). Legislation | Canada | 1990 Keyword: Marine fisheries, Marine fishes, Inspection, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Transport/storage, Packaging/labelling, Food quality control/food safety Source: FAO, FAOLEX