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Some links on this page are for documents found on the Department of Justice web site. The Department of Justice is responsible for maintaining the Consolidated Statutes and Regulations for the Government of Canada. Please read the notices and disclaimers provided by the Department of Justice.

Most Acts and Regulations are current as of September 15, 2006. To check for recent regulatory amendments, visit the recent amendments section. A record of earlier amendments is maintained in the regulatory archive section. (more)

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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is responsible for the administration and enforcement of the following Acts:

Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act
Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations
Appropriation Acts
Anthrax Compensation Terms and Conditions, No. 2	Rabies Indemnification Regulations
Canada Agricultural Products Act
Dairy Products Regulations Egg Regulations Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Regulations Honey Regulations Licensing and Arbitration Regulations	Livestock and Poultry Carcass Grading Regulations Maple Products Regulations Processed Egg Regulations Processed Products Regulations
Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act
Canadian Food Inspection Agency Fees Notice
Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act (as it relates to food)
Consumer Packaging and Labelling Regulations
Feeds Act
Feeds Regulations, 1983	Schedule I, Table 4 (PDF)
Fertilizers Act
Fertilizers Regulations
Fish Inspection Act
Fish Inspection Regulations
Food and Drugs Act (as it relates to food)
Food and Drug Regulations	Interim Market Authorizations
Health of Animals Act
Animals of the Family Bovidae and Their Products Importation Prohibition Regulations Compensation for Certain Birds Destroyed in British Columbia (Avian Influenza) Regulations Compensation for Destroyed Animals Export Inspection & Certification Exemption Regulations Hatchery Exclusion Regulations	Hatchery Regulations Health of Animals Regulations Import Reference Document Honeybee Prohibition Regulations, 2004 Prairie Dog and Certain Other Rodents Importation Prohibition Regulations Reportable Diseases Regulations
Meat Inspection Act
Meat Inspection Regulations, 1990
Plant Breeders' Rights Act
Plant Breeders' Rights Regulations
Plant Protection Act
Ash-Free Zone Regulations Eggplants and Tomatoes Production (Central Saanich) Restriction Regulations Golden Nematode Order Introduced Forest Pest Compensation Regulations Plant Protection Regulations	Plum Pox Virus Compensation Regulations Plum Pox Virus Compensation Regulations, 2004 Potato Production and Sale (Central Saanich) Restriction Regulations Potato Wart Compensation Regulations Potato Wart Compensation Regulations, 2003
Seeds Act
Seeds Regulations	Weed Seeds Order, 2005

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency assumes no responsibility for the accuracy or reliability of any reproduction derived from the legislative material on this site. The legislative material on this site has been prepared for convenience of reference only and does not yet have official sanction. For all purposes of interpreting and applying the law, users should consult:

the Acts as passed by Parliament, which are published in the "Assented to" Acts service, Part III of the Canada Gazette and the annual Statutes of Canada, and
the regulations, as registered by the Clerk of the Privy Council and published in Part II of the Canada Gazette.

The above-mentioned publications are available in most public libraries.

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