This goes to examples of seizures of fish that perhaps go to waste. This amendment targets release of seized fish, and seeks to ensure that the fish or other perishables are not allowed to spoil or go to waste unnecessarily.
Clause 12 would be amended by replacing line 14 on page 12. It currently reads:
(3.1) The enforcement officer who seizes any fish as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Fisheries Act may, at the time of the seizure, return to the water any fish that they believe to be alive.
We are suggesting that Bill C-55, in clause 12, be amended by replacing line 14 on page 12 with the following:
“believe to be alive and shall take reasonable measures to avoid unnecessary loss or waste of fish or any other perishable things seized.