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Fisheries Act of Canada. The statute under which Provincial fishery regulations are made, fishery officers or fishery guardians receive their appointments and given the powers to inspect anything related to fish on reasonable grounds of belief that....follow the link.
http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/a...e-15.html#h-13
POWERS OF FISHERY OFFICERS AND FISHERY GUARDIANS
Inspection
49. (1) Subject to subsection (2), for the purpose of ensuring compliance with this Act and the regulations, a fishery officer or fishery guardian may enter and inspect any place, including any premises, vessel or vehicle, in which the officer or guardian believes on reasonable grounds there is any work or undertaking or any fish or other thing in respect of which this Act or the regulations apply and may
(a) open any container that the officer or guardian believes on reasonable grounds contains any fish or other thing in respect of which this Act or the regulations apply;
(b) examine any fish or other thing that the officer or guardian finds and take samples of it;
(c) conduct any tests or analyses and take any measurements; and
(d) require any person to produce for examination or copying any records, books of account or other documents that the officer or guardian believes on reasonable grounds contain information that is relevant to the administration of this Act or the regulations.