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R.S., c. F-10

Fertilizers Act

1994, c. 38, par. 25(1)(q)

48. The definitions ``analyst'' and ``inspector'' in section 2 of the Fertilizers Act are replaced by the following:

``analyst''
« analyste »

``analyst'' means a person designated as an analyst pursuant to section 6;

``inspector''
« inspecteur »

``inspector'' means a person designated as an inspector pursuant to section 6;

49. Section 6 of the Act is replaced by the following:

Designation of inspectors and analysts

6. (1) The President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency may designate under section 13 of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act the inspectors and analysts necessary for the administration and enforcement of this Act.

Certificate to be produced

(2) Inspectors shall be given certificates in a form established by the President of that Agency attesting to their designation and, on entering any place under subsection 7(1), an inspector shall, if so required, produce the certificate to the person in charge of that place.

50. (1) The Act is amended by adding the following after section 10:

Limitation period

10.1 (1) A prosecution for a summary conviction offence under this Act may be instituted at any time within two years after the time the subject-matter of the prosecution becomes known to the Minister.

Minister's certificate

(2) A document purporting to have been issued by the Minister, certifying the day on which the subject-matter of any prosecution became known to the Minister, is admissible in evidence without proof of the signature or official character of the person appearing to have signed the document and is evidence of the matters asserted in it.

Transitional

(2) For greater certainty, the two year limitation period provided for in subsection 10.1(1) of the Act, as amended by subsection (1), only applies in respect of offences committed after the coming into force of that subsection.

R.S., c. F-11

Financial Administration Act

51. Schedule II to the Financial Administration Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:

Canadian Food Inspection Agency

    Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments

R.S., c. F-12

Fish Inspection Act

52. The definition ``Minister'' in section 2 of the Fish Inspection Act is replaced by the following:

``Minister''
« ministre »

``Minister'' means the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food;

53. Section 3 of the Act is amended by striking out the word ``and'' at the end of paragraph (i), by adding the word ``and'' at the end of paragraph (j) and by adding the following after paragraph (j):

    (k) establishing requirements governing the seizure and detention of fish and containers.

54. Section 5 of the Act is repealed.

55. Subsections 7(1) and (2) of the Act are replaced by the following:

Seizure of fish and containers

7. (1) An inspector may seize all fish, containers and other things by means of or in relation to which the inspector believes on reasonable grounds that an offence against this Part or any regulation made under it has been committed.

Detention of seized fish and containers

(2) A thing seized under this Act, or the proceeds realized from its disposition, shall not be detained after

    (a) an inspector determines that this Act and the regulations have been complied with in relation to the thing, or

    (b) the expiration of one hundred and eighty days after the day of its seizure, or such longer period as may be prescribed,

unless before that time proceedings are instituted in relation to the thing seized, in which case it may be detained until the proceedings are finally concluded.

56. Subsection 9(2) of the Act is repealed.

57. Subsection 10(2) of the Act is repealed.

58. Section 11 of the Act is repealed.

59. Section 15 of the Act is repealed.

1995, c. 1, par. 62(1)(k)

60. Section 17 of the Act is replaced by the following:

Designation of inspectors

17. (1) The President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency may designate under section 13 of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act the inspectors necessary for the administration and enforcement of this Act.

Certificate to be produced

(2) Inspectors shall be given certificates in a form established by the President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency attesting to their designation and, on entering any place under subsection 4(1), an inspector shall, if so required, produce the certificate to the person in charge of that place.

61. (1) The Act is amended by adding the following after section 17:

Offence

17.1 Every person who contravenes a provision of this Act or a regulation made under it is guilty of an offence and liable

    (a) on summary conviction

      (i) to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both, or

      (ii) for a subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both; or

    (b) on conviction by indictment

      (i) in the case of a corporation, to a fine not exceeding $250,000, and

      (ii) in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.

Limitation period

17.2 (1) A prosecution for a summary conviction offence under this Act may be instituted at any time within two years after the time the subject-matter of the prosecution becomes known to the Minister.

Minister's certificate

(2) A document purporting to have been issued by the Minister, certifying the day on which the subject-matter of any prosecution became known to the Minister, is admissible in evidence without proof of the signature or official character of the person appearing to have signed the document and is evidence of the matters asserted in it.

Transitional

(2) For greater certainty, the two year limitation period provided for in subsection 17.2(1) of the Act, as amended by subsection (1), only applies in respect of offences committed after the coming into force of that subsection.

R.S., c. F-27

Food and Drugs Act

1996, c. 8, s. 23.1

62. The definitions ``analyst'' and ``inspector'' in section 2 of the Food and Drugs Act are replaced by the following:

``analyst''
« analyste »

``analyst'' means a person designated as an analyst for the purpose of the enforcement of this Act under section 28 or under section 13 of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act;''

``inspector''
« inspecteur »

``inspector'' means any person designated as an inspector for the purpose of the enforcement of this Act under subsection 22(1) or under section 13 of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act;

63. Subsection 22(2) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Certificate to be produced

(2) An inspector shall be given a certificate in a form established by the Minister or the President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency attesting to the inspector's designation and, on entering any place pursuant to subsection 23(1), an inspector shall, if so required, produce the certificate to the person in charge of that place.

1996, c. 8, s. 23.2

64. Section 27 of the Act is replaced by the following:

Destruction with consent

27. (1) Where an inspector has seized an article under this Part and its owner or the person in whose possession the article was at the time of seizure consents to its destruction, the article is thereupon forfeited to Her Majesty and may be destroyed or otherwise disposed of as the Minister or the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food may direct.

Forfeiture

(2) Where a person has been convicted of a contravention of this Act or the regulations, the court or judge may order that any article by means of or in relation to which the offence was committed, and any thing of a similar nature belonging to or in the possession of the person or found with the article, be forfeited. On the making of the order, the article and thing are forfeited to Her Majesty and may be disposed of as the Minister or the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food may direct.

Order for forfeiture on application of inspector

(3) Without prejudice to subsection (2), a judge of a superior court of the province in which any article is seized under this Part may, on the application of an inspector and on such notice to such persons as the judge directs, order that the article and any thing of a similar nature found with it be forfeited to Her Majesty, if the judge finds, after making such inquiry as the judge considers necessary, that the article is one by means of or in relation to which any of the provisions of this Act or the regulations have been contravened. On the making of the order, the article or thing may be disposed of as the Minister or the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food may direct.

65. The portion of section 31 of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

Contraven-
tion of Act, except Parts III and IV, or regulations

31. Subject to section 31.1, every person who contravenes any of the provisions of this Act, except Parts III and IV, or of the regulations made under this Part is guilty of an offence and liable

66. (1) Section 32 of the Act is replaced by the following:

Offences relating to food

31.1 Every person who contravenes any provision of this Act or the regulations, as it relates to food, is guilty of an offence and liable

    (a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both; or

    (b) on conviction by indictment, to a fine not exceeding $250,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.

Limitation period

32. (1) A prosecution for a summary conviction offence under this Act may be instituted at any time within two years after the time the subject-matter of the prosecution becomes known to the Minister or, in the case of a contravention of a provision of the Act that relates to food, to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food.

Minister's certificate

(2) A document purporting to have been issued by the Minister referred to in subsection (1), certifying the day on which the subject-matter of any prosecution became known to the Minister, is admissible in evidence without proof of the signature or official character of the person appearing to have signed the document and is evidence of the matters asserted in it.

Transitional

(2) For greater certainty, the two year limitation period provided for in subsection 32(1) of the Act, as amended by subsection (1), only applies in respect of offences committed after the coming into force of that subsection.

1990, c. 21

Health of Animals Act

1994, c. 38, par. 25(1)(t)

67. The definitions ``analyst'', ``inspector'', ``officer'' and ``veterinary inspector'' in subsection 2(1) of the Health of Animals Act are replaced by the following:

``analyst''
« analyste »

``analyst'' means a person designated as an analyst pursuant to section 32;

``inspector''
« inspecteur »

``inspector'' means a person designated as an inspector pursuant to section 32;

``officer''
« agent d'exécution »

``officer'' means a person designated as an officer pursuant to section 32, but does not include an analyst;

``veterinary inspector''
« vétérinaire-
inspecteur
»

``veterinary inspector'' means a veterinarian designated as an inspector pursuant to section 32.

68. Section 32 of the Act is replaced by the following:

Designation

32. (1) The President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency may designate under section 13 of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act analysts, inspectors, veterinary inspectors and officers for the purposes of this Act.

Certificate to be produced

(2) Inspectors, officers and veterinary inspectors shall be given certificates in a form established by the President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency attesting to their designation and, on entering any place under this Act, an inspector, officer or veterinary inspector shall show the certificate to the person in charge of the place if the person requests proof of the designation.

69. The portion of subsection 51(1) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

Compensation to owners of animals

51. (1) The Minister may order compensation to be paid from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to the owner of an animal that is

70. Sections 52 and 53 of the Act are replaced by the following:

Compensation to owners of things

52. The Minister may order compensation to be paid from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to the owner of a thing that is destroyed under this Act and the amount of compensation shall be the market value, as determined by the Minister, that the thing would have had at the time of its evaluation if it had not been required to be destroyed, up to a prescribed amount, less any amount received in respect of it.

Compensation for costs of treatment

53. The Minister may order compensation to be paid from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to a person for costs incurred with respect to treatment required under subsection 48(2) and the amount of compensation shall be the costs reasonably incurred by the person, as determined by the Minister.

71. Paragraph 55(b) of the Act is replaced by the following:

    (b) establishing maximum amounts, or the manner of calculating maximum amounts, for the purpose of subsection 51(3) or section 52; and