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C-251INTRODUCEDOTHERFEDERAL

Ban on Shark Fin Importation Act

An Act to amend the Fisheries Act and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (importation of shark fins)

Introduced
MARCH 10, 2016
Official record on parl.caLatest recorded step: First reading,

Legislative timeline

  1. 1stMar 10, 2016
  2. 2nd—
  3. Comm.—
  4. 3rd—
  5. Senate—
  6. Assent—

Bill overview

Bill C-251, “Ban on Shark Fin Importation Act”, is a federal bill from session 42-1. Its long title is “An Act to amend the Fisheries Act and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (importation of shark fins)”.

It reached first reading on March 10, 2016. Its latest recorded status is “Introduced”.

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