Chronos313
Aquarium Advice Addict
I got this off of peel aquarium.com as I've been trying to find before the laws were implemented. For all Canadians here are the new laws and for anyone who imports this is what you need to know.
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)- Soon to ban Guppys, Goldfish, Danios & Gouramies from entry into Canada.
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to amend Health of Animals Regulations.
These proposed amendments affect us fish hobbyists as outlined below.
The following fish will be required to have an import permit effective March 1, 2011 to enter Canada.
the aquatic animal is a member of one of the following species: Barbonymus gonionotus, Carassius auratus, Devario devario, Danio rerio, Eigenmannia virescens, Glossogobius giuris, Osphronemus goramy, Oxyeleotris marmorata, Pangasius hypophthalmus, Poecilia reticulata, Puntius conchonius, Puntius sophore, Symphysodon discus, Toxotes chatareus, or Trichogaster pectoralis;
There are exemptions available for aquarists but they are limited in scope.
(b) the aquatic animal has not been taken to a show or display outside Canada;
(c) the aquatic animal is imported by its owner;
(d) the aquatic animal is accompanied or picked up by its owner at the point of entry into Canada; and
(e) the owner presents proof of the owner’s identity and his or her ownership of the animal to the inspector.
(2) Every person who imports an aquatic animal under subsection (1) shall retain the aquatic animal in the person’s aquarium in his or her household, and shall not, for the year following the importation, expose it to any aquatic animals other than those kept in the household.
(3) No person shall import any aquatic animal under subsection (1) if the person imported an aquatic animal under that subsection in the previous 90 days.
(4) Every person who imports an aquatic animal under subsection (1) shall keep the records of the importation, including the documents required under paragraph (1)(e).
As hobbyists we do take fish to shows and displays outside of Canada, we may want to sell these animals or their offspring to other hobbyists and item 2 above basically makes this impossible for a year. Shows all seem to aggregate within weeks of each other under item 3 above you can only import an animal if it has not been imported within the last 90 days. Item 4 is also difficult if you are given fry etc. Some of these items put a hardship on us aquarists. If any of the above is not provable or documented - an import permit is required.
The above apply to fish listed on schedule III, fish that are not on schedule III do not require an import permit but,
Aquatic Animals not Listed in Schedule III
193. No person shall import an aquatic animal that is not listed in Schedule III unless it is accompanied by a document that is satisfactory to an inspector and that includes the following information:
(a) the name and address of the exporter;
(b) the name and address of the importer;
(c) the taxonomic name of the aquatic animal, the life stage, and the number being imported, if more than one; and
(d) the country in which the aquatic animal was born or where the germplasm came from and, in the case of an aquatic animal, whether it was born in captivity or in the wild.
Keep in mind these just got implemented on Friday.
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)- Soon to ban Guppys, Goldfish, Danios & Gouramies from entry into Canada.
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to amend Health of Animals Regulations.
These proposed amendments affect us fish hobbyists as outlined below.
The following fish will be required to have an import permit effective March 1, 2011 to enter Canada.
the aquatic animal is a member of one of the following species: Barbonymus gonionotus, Carassius auratus, Devario devario, Danio rerio, Eigenmannia virescens, Glossogobius giuris, Osphronemus goramy, Oxyeleotris marmorata, Pangasius hypophthalmus, Poecilia reticulata, Puntius conchonius, Puntius sophore, Symphysodon discus, Toxotes chatareus, or Trichogaster pectoralis;
There are exemptions available for aquarists but they are limited in scope.
(b) the aquatic animal has not been taken to a show or display outside Canada;
(c) the aquatic animal is imported by its owner;
(d) the aquatic animal is accompanied or picked up by its owner at the point of entry into Canada; and
(e) the owner presents proof of the owner’s identity and his or her ownership of the animal to the inspector.
(2) Every person who imports an aquatic animal under subsection (1) shall retain the aquatic animal in the person’s aquarium in his or her household, and shall not, for the year following the importation, expose it to any aquatic animals other than those kept in the household.
(3) No person shall import any aquatic animal under subsection (1) if the person imported an aquatic animal under that subsection in the previous 90 days.
(4) Every person who imports an aquatic animal under subsection (1) shall keep the records of the importation, including the documents required under paragraph (1)(e).
As hobbyists we do take fish to shows and displays outside of Canada, we may want to sell these animals or their offspring to other hobbyists and item 2 above basically makes this impossible for a year. Shows all seem to aggregate within weeks of each other under item 3 above you can only import an animal if it has not been imported within the last 90 days. Item 4 is also difficult if you are given fry etc. Some of these items put a hardship on us aquarists. If any of the above is not provable or documented - an import permit is required.
The above apply to fish listed on schedule III, fish that are not on schedule III do not require an import permit but,
Aquatic Animals not Listed in Schedule III
193. No person shall import an aquatic animal that is not listed in Schedule III unless it is accompanied by a document that is satisfactory to an inspector and that includes the following information:
(a) the name and address of the exporter;
(b) the name and address of the importer;
(c) the taxonomic name of the aquatic animal, the life stage, and the number being imported, if more than one; and
(d) the country in which the aquatic animal was born or where the germplasm came from and, in the case of an aquatic animal, whether it was born in captivity or in the wild.
Keep in mind these just got implemented on Friday.
