1. These Regulations may be cited as the Fish Health Protection Regulations.

2. In these Regulations,

“approved”

“approved” means approved by the Minister; (approuvé)

“certificate”

“certificate”[Repealed, SOR/2011-300, s. 1]

“cultured fish”

“cultured fish” means a fish listed in Schedule I that is propagated by man in a fish culture facility and includes the eggs of such fish; (poisson d’élevage)

“fish health official”

“fish health official” means a person approved to inspect fish and fish sources for the purposes of these Regulations; (inspecteur sanitaire des poissons)

“import”

“import”[Repealed, SOR/2011-300, s. 1]

“import permit”

“import permit”[Repealed, SOR/2011-300, s. 1]

“local fish health officer”

“local fish health officer” means a person approved as a local fish health officer in charge of the administration and enforcement of these Regulations; (agent local de protection de la santé du poisson)

“Minister”

“Minister” means the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans; (ministre)

“wild fish”

“wild fish” means a fish that is listed in Schedule I and includes the eggs of that fish, but does not include a fish that is propagated by man in a fish culture facility. (poisson sauvage)

• 3. (1) Subject to subsection (2), a person must not carry cultured or wild fish from one province to any other province without an interprovincial carrying permit.

• (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to eviscerated cultured fish.

4. Subject to section 5, a local fish health officer for a province may issue, to a person who applies for one, an interprovincial carrying permit that authorizes the person to carry cultured or wild fish into that province.