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Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990 — Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990
provincial legislation means An Act respecting the conservation and development of wildlife , CQLR, c. C-61.1, the Natural Heritage Conservation Act , CQLR, c. C-61.01, An Act respecting commercial fishing and commercial harvesting of aquatic plants , CQLR, c. P-9.01, the Parks Act , CQLR, c. P-9, or any regulations made under those Acts; ( législation provinciale )
Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990 — Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990
Regional Director [Repealed, SOR/2001-51, s. 1]
Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990 — Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990
resident has the same meaning as in the Act respecting the Conservation and Development of Wildlife of Quebec, CQLR, c. C-61.1; ( résident )
Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990 — Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990
Saint-François Bay [Repealed, SOR/97-203, s. 1]
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salmon pool means a place in a salmon river identified as a salmon pool by means of posted notices; ( fosse à saumon )
Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990 — Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990
salmon river means a river, or a part of a river, that is set out in Schedule 6; ( rivière à saumon )
Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990 — Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990
seine means a net that hangs vertically in the water with floats attached at the top and weights attached at the bottom, the ends of which are brought together or hauled to catch fish without enmeshing them; ( seine )
Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990 — Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990
small means, in respect of an Atlantic salmon, 30 cm in length or longer and less than 63 cm in length; ( petit )
Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990 — Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990
sport fishing means fishing for recreational purposes or for the personal use of the person who catches the fish; ( pêche sportive )
Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990 — Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990
tailer means a device that consists of a snare attached to the end of a handle that ensnares fish by gripping them around the tail; ( serre-queue )
Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990 — (a)
tidal waters means (a) those parts of the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Baie des Chaleurs between the coastline of Quebec and an imaginary line commencing at the terminus of the Labrador-Quebec boundary in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, thence along a rhumb-line to a point at Latitude 49°25′N., Longitude 60°00′W.; thence along a rhumb-line to a point at Latitude 47°02′18″N., Longitude 60°45′W.; thence along a rhumb-line to a point at Latitude 47°08′25″N., Longitude 64°01′10″W.; thence due north to a point at Latitude 48°12′15″N., Longitude 64°02′10″W.; thence following the Quebec-New Brunswick boundary in the Baie des Chaleurs to the Campbellton Bridge, (b) that part of the St. Lawrence River downstream from an imaginary line drawn from a point at Latitude 47°01′57″N., Longitude 70°48′40″W. (Pointe-aux-Prêtres) to a point at Latitude 46°56′06″N., Longitude 70°44′11″W. (Berthier-sur-Mer), (c) that part of the Saguenay River downstream from the Dubuc Bridge at Chicoutimi, and (d) that part of the York River downstream from the Gaspé Bridge; ( eaux à marée )
Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990 — Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990
trammel net means a weighted net made of a series of three juxtaposed pieces of webbing with the centre web having a smaller mesh size than the side webs; ( filet-trémail )
Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990 — (a)
trap net means a fishing device that (a) has one or more wings or leaders, (b) terminates in a bag-shaped net, (c) is attached to a stake, (d) floats with the tide, and (e) catches fish without enmeshing them; ( filet à poche )
Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990 — Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990
weighted core line means a fly line that, when folded firmly and then released, remains folded; ( ligne à coeur métallique )
Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990 — Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990
weighted down line means a fly line to which an external weight is attached; ( ligne lestée )
Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990 — Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990
wildlife reserve means a park, wildlife sanctuary or controlled zone established under provincial legislation; ( territoire faunique )
Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990 — Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990
wildlife sanctuary means an area of the Province so designated under the Act respecting the Conservation and Development of Wildlife of Quebec, CQLR, c. C-61.1; ( réserve faunique )
Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990 — Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990
wing means a vertical panel made of wire mesh or netting, attached to one or both sides of fishing gear and used to lead fish towards the fishing gear or to catch fish. ( aile )
Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990 — 3
3 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), these Regulations apply in respect of the management and control of fishing for freshwater fish and anadromous and catadromous species of fish in the waters of the Province and in tidal waters. (2) These Regulations do not apply in respect of fishing (a) in the waters of a national park of Canada; or (b) in any waters or facilities of an aquaculture site, a fishing pond, a breeding pond or a fish-tank for baitfish within the meaning of An Act respecting the conservation and development of wildlife , CQLR, c. C-61.1. (3) The fishing restrictions established by these Regulations do not apply to employees of the Ministry while performing their duties. (4) Sections 7 to 12 and 16 to 18 do not apply to a licence referred to in item 2, column 1, of Part 2 of Schedule 5. (5) Except for this section and section 2, subsections 4(3), (3.1) and (4) and sections 5, 10 and 23, these Regulations do not apply with respect to fishing and related activities carried out under the authority of a licence issued under the Aboriginal Communal Fishing Licences Regulations . SOR/95-496, s. 2; SOR/99-264, s. 2; SOR/2001-51, s. 2; SOR/2002-225, s. 7; 2005-269, s. 52; SOR/2008-322, s. 2 SOR/2021-115, s. 2 SOR/2024-198, s. 34
Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990 — 4
4 (1) The Minister or a Director may vary close times, fishing quotas, fishing gear or equipment or limits on the length or weight of fish applicable to sport fishing that are fixed in respect of an Area under these Regulations so that the variation applies in respect of that Area or any portion of that Area. (2) The Minister or a Director may vary any close time applicable to commercial fishing under these Regulations in respect of the waters referred to in subsection 3(1) or to any portion of them. (3) The Minister may vary any close time fixed by the Aboriginal Communal Fishing Licences Regulations in respect of species of fish or waters referred to in subsection 3(1) so that the variation applies to all of the waters or to any portion of them. (3.1) Close times varied under subsections (1) to (3) are deemed to also vary the corresponding open season where applicable. (4) The authorized person making a variation under subsection (1), (2) or (3), shall give notice of it to the persons affected or likely to be affected by it using one or more of the following methods: (a) broadcasting the notice over a radio or television station that broadcasts in the Area or in the vicinity of the Area affected by the variation; (b) posting the notice in the Area or in the vicinity of the Area affected by the variation; (c) having a fishery officer, a fishery guardian or a representative of the Ministry give oral notice of the variation to those persons; (d) transmitting or posting the notice by electronic means; (e) publishing the notice in a newspaper that is circulated in the vicinity of the Area affected by the variation; (f) publishing the notice in the Gazette officielle du Québec ; and (g) publishing the notice in a newsletter or guide that deals with sport fishing or commercial fishing in Quebec, published by the Ministry or by the Quebec Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. SOR/91-391, s. 1; SOR/94-392, s. 2; SOR/95-496, s. 3; SOR/98-218, s. 2; SOR/2001-51, s. 3; SOR/2003-176, s. 2; SOR/2005-269, ss. 2, 52; SOR/2008-322, s. 3; SOR/2011-155, s. 2; SOR/2012-47, s. 2 SOR/2024-198, s. 2
Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990 — 5
cence under the authority of which they are fishing. SOR/93-118, ss. 2, 25(F); SOR/94-392, s. 3; SOR/95-496, s. 4; SOR/97-203, s. 2; SOR/98-218, s. 3; SOR/99-264, s. 3; SOR/2001-51, s. 4; SOR/2003-176, s. 3; SOR/2005-269, ss. 3, 52; SOR/2008-322, s. 4; SOR/2018-55, s. 2 SOR/2021-115, s. 3(E) SOR/2021-115, s. 63
Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990 — 5.1
5.1 No person shall fish on an ecological reserve. SOR/2008-322, s. 4
Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990 — 5.2
5.2 No person shall possess any fish that has been caught in contravention of these Regulations. SOR/2024-198, s. 3
Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990 — 6
6 No person other than an Indian as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Indian Act shall fish in any part of the Betsiamites River set out in item 7 of Schedule 6. SOR/2001-438, s. 2; SOR/2008-322, s. 4 SOR/2021-115, s. 4
Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990 — 7
7 (1) Subject to subsection (2), no person shall fish for sucker, non-anadromous whitefish, sturgeon, mooneye, goldeye or burbot in Area 22, 23 or 24. (2) A person may fish in the Areas and for the species referred to in subsection (1) where the person is (a) a beneficiary under section 10 of the Act respecting hunting and fishing rights in the James Bay and New Quebec territories of Quebec, CQLR, c. D-13.1; or (b) a resident of a part of the Northeastern Quebec region lying below the 55th parallel as demarcated in Schedule 4 of that Act, who is engaged in sport fishing by angling in that part. SOR/2024-198, s. 4(E) SOR/2024-198, s. 34
Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990 — 8
8 No person shall fish by means of one or more hooks used in such a manner as to pierce or hook a fish in any part of the body. This restriction does not apply in the event that a fish has taken the hook in its mouth. SOR/93-118, s. 3(F); SOR/2008-322, s. 5
Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990 — 9
9 No person shall engage in fishing, other than angling, anywhere that is less than 500 m downstream from any point on the mouth of a salmon river included in Area 18, 19, 20 or 28, or the mouth of a salmon river on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River or the Gulf of St. Lawrence included in Area 21. SOR/93-118, s. 4; SOR/99-264, s. 5; SOR/2008-322, s. 5
Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990 — 10
10 No person shall (a) adjust or attempt to adjust the flow of a dam for the purpose of fishing or to facilitate fishing; or (b) deposit or install, in any water or on its bed, any material in order to divert or slow a water current or divert, slow or halt the movement of fish for the purpose of fishing or to facilitate fishing.
Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990 — 11
11 No person shall have in the person’s possession a net, hoop net or night line unless (a) the person holds the appropriate licence set out in Schedule 5; (b) the person is licensed under provincial legislation to operate a fishing pond or facilities for breeding fish or keeping bait fish; or (c) the net, hoop net or night line is kept in a building or in a vehicle other than a boat. SOR/91-391, s. 2; SOR/2008-322, s. 6 SOR/2021-115, s. 64(F)
Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990 — 12
12 (1) Subject to subsection (2), no person shall have in their possession any fishing gear within 100 m of any water where the use of that gear is prohibited under these Regulations. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of (a) fishing gear that is located in a building or in a vehicle other than a boat; or (b) persons who are crossing or moving alongside water to fish in other waters where the use of that gear is authorized. (3) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(b), when the gear is a hook other than an artificial fly, it must not be attached to the line, and when the person is also in possession of a rod, it must be rendered inoperative by (a) disassembling it into sections; (b) removing the reel from the rod; or (c) storing the rod in a closed case. SOR/91-391, s. 3; SOR/2008-322, s. 7 SOR/2021-115, s. 5(E)
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13 (1) If a person catches and retains a fish and the person is required, under the terms of the person’s licence, to tag the fish, the person shall immediately affix to it, in the manner set out in the licence, a valid tag issued with the person’s licence. (2) Subject to subsection (3), every person who catches and retains an Atlantic salmon shall immediately affix to the fish one of the valid tags that was issued with the person’s licence in the sequence that is indicated on the tags. (3) An Atlantic salmon that is caught and retained shall be tagged by the person who hooked it with a valid tag issued with that person’s licence. (4) For the purposes of subsections (1) to (3), a tag is valid if (a) it has not been used; (b) it has not been modified or altered in any manner that renders any information on it illegible; and (c) it can be affixed, in the manner indicated in subsection (2), to the fish that has been caught and retained. (5) Except in the circumstances described in subsection (7), no person shall possess a fish that was caught and retained under a licence that requires the fish to be tagged, and no person shall possess an Atlantic salmon, unless the fish or salmon is tagged in accordance with subsection (1), (2) or (3), as applicable. (6) Except in the circumstances described in subsection (7), no person shall possess (a) an Atlantic salmon that came from another province or country, or a sturgeon that came from another province or country and that was caught in accordance with a commercial fishing licence, unless, (i) it is tagged in accordance with the laws of that province or country, (ii) a tag of a type approved by the Minister or a Director has been affixed to it in the manner described in subsection (2), or (iii) it is being transported through the province to another province or another country; (b) an Atlantic salmon that was obtained from the Ministry unless a tag of a type approved by the Ministry has been affixed to it in the manner described in subsection (2). (c) [Repealed, SOR/2001-51, s. 5] (7) No person shall remove a tag that is affixed in accordance with this section except at the time the fish is prepared for human consumption. SOR/93-118, s. 5; SOR/95-496, s. 5; SOR/97-203, s. 3; SOR/99-264, s. 6; SOR/2001-51, s. 5; SOR/2001-438, s. 3(E); SOR/2003-176, s. 4; SOR/2005-269, ss. 4, 52; SOR/2008-322, s. 34; SOR/2018-55, s. 3 SOR/2024-198, s. 5
Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990 — 15
15 (1) No person shall, in any waters where fishing with bait fish is not permitted and within a radius of 100 m from such waters, (a) use fish for bait; or (b) possess bait fish other than inside a dwelling-house. (2) A person who is fishing for bait fish under a commercial fishing licence listed in any of subitems 1(1) to (5) and (19), column 1, of Part 2 of Schedule 5, or who is fishing for bait fish in accordance with section 29, is not considered to possess bait fish for the purposes of subsection (1). SOR/93-118, s. 6; SOR/94-392, s. 4; SOR/95-496, s. 6; SOR/97-203, s. 4; SOR/98-218, s. 4; SOR/99-264, s. 7; SOR/2001-51, s. 6; SOR/2005-269, ss. 5, 49; SOR/2008-322, s. 9 SOR/2024-198, s. 6
Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990 — 15.1
15.1 No person shall use a species of fish listed in Schedule 4 for bait. SOR/95-496, s. 7 SOR/2024-198, s. 6
Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990 — 16
16 Every person who catches a fish (a) at a time or place where fishing for that fish is prohibited, (b) by a method or with fishing gear the use of which is prohibited for that fish, (c) the possession or retention of which is prohibited, (d) that is an Atlantic salmon, and that is hooked or pierced in any part of the body other than the mouth, (e) under the licence referred to in paragraph 1(d) or (i) of Part 1 of Schedule 5, or (f) in the case of an Atlantic salmon, under the licence referred to in paragraph 2(c) or (f) of Part 1 of Schedule 5, shall without delay return the fish to the waters in which it was caught and, if the fish is alive, release it in a manner that causes the least harm to the fish. SOR/93-118, s. 8; SOR/2003-176, s. 5; SOR/2004-64, s. 1(E); SOR/2008-322, ss. 10, 34
Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990 — 16.1
16.1 Every person who voluntarily releases a fish caught during a period when the retention of such a fish is authorized shall do so in a manner that causes the least harm to the fish. SOR/2008-322, s. 11
Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990 — 17
17 No person who catches and retains a fish suitable for human consumption shall let the fish spoil.
Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990 — 18
18 (1) Subject to subsection (2), if the sale of fish of a species is prohibited by provincial legislation, no person shall ship out of the Province any fish of that species that is caught by sport fishing. (2) A person may take out of the Province fish that the person has caught or been given. SOR/95-496, s. 8; SOR/99-264, s. 8
Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990 — 19
19 The Minister or a Director may issue (a) a licence referred to in Part 1 of Schedule 5 on receipt of an application; and (b) a licence referred to in column 1 of Part 2 of Schedule 5 on receipt of an application and payment of the applicable fee set out in column 2. SOR/93-118, s. 9; SOR/2001-51, s. 7; SOR/2003-176, s. 6; SOR/2005-269, s. 52; SOR/2008-322, s. 12
Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990 — 22
22 (1) Subject to subsection (2), every person, while engaged in fishing, shall have in their possession and, on the request of a fishery officer or fishery guardian, shall immediately produce, as the case may be, (a) their licence or their valid commercial fisher’s identification certificate, if applicable, issued under subsection 49(2); (b) their valid student card and the licence of the person under which they are fishing, if they are fishing under subparagraph 5(3)(b)(i) or (ii); or (c) the licence of the person under which they are fishing, if they are fishing under paragraph 5(3)(c). (2) If a person who is a resident does not have a document required under subsection (1) in their possession, the person shall produce the document to a fishery officer or fishery guardian within seven days after the date of the request. SOR/95-496, s. 9; SOR/98-218, s. 5; SOR/99-264, s. 11; SOR/2001-51, s. 9; SOR/2003-176, s. 7; SOR/2008-322, s. 14
Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990 — 23
23 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), a licence expires on March 31 following the date of issue unless otherwise provided in the licence. (2) A licence referred to in paragraph 2(a), (b), (d) or (e) of Part 1 of Schedule 5 expires on the earliest of (a) the date on which the holder no longer possesses a valid tag issued with the licence, (b) the date on which the Atlantic salmon fishing period comes to an end, and (c) the date referred to in subsection (1). (3) A licence referred to in paragraph 2(c) or (f) of Part 1of Schedule 5 expires when the Atlantic salmon fishing period comes to an end. SOR/97-203, s. 6; SOR/2003-176, s. 7; SOR/2004-64, s. 2; SOR/2008-322, ss. 15, 34
Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990 — 24
24 (1) No person shall buy or have (a) for the same year, more than one licence set out in paragraph 2(a) or (d) of Part 1 of Schedule 5, unless the licence is lost or stolen; (b) if the person has already bought or already has a licence set out in paragraph 2(a) or (d) of Part 1 of Schedule 5 for a year, a licence set out in paragraph 2(b) or (e) of that Part; (c) for the same day, more than one licence set out in paragraph 2(b) or (e) of Part 1 of Schedule 5; or (d) a licence set out in paragraph 2(b) or (e) of Part 1 of Schedule 5 if the person has already caught and retained in the year a number of Atlantic salmon equal to the quota set out in section 36. (2) Despite paragraph 24(1)(c), the holder of a licence set out in paragraph 2(b) or (e) of Part I of Schedule 5 may, if that licence has expired on a previous day under paragraph 23(2)(a), buy another licence of the same type for the next day. SOR/97-203, s. 7; SOR/2008-322, s. 16; SOR/2018-55, s. 4
Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990 — 25
25 (1) A licence is invalid where it (a) is issued based on a false declaration; (b) contains false or misleading information; (c) is modified or altered in any manner that renders any information on the licence illegible; (d) does not bear the signature of its holder; or (e) does not contain the information for which space is provided on the licence. (2) [Repealed, SOR/2003-176, s. 8] SOR/97-203, s. 8; SOR/2003-176, s. 8 SOR/2024-198, s. 7
Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990 — 25.1
25.1 (1) The licences referred to in item 1 of Part 1of Schedule 5 are not valid in salmon rivers during the Atlantic salmon fishing periods except in (a) the waters of the Jacques-Cartier River referred to in item 41 of Schedule 6 that are between the Bird Dam at Pont-Rouge (46°44′55″N., 71°42′40″W.) and the bridge situated at the south entrance of the Valcartier military base (46°54′01″N., 71°30′40″W.); and (b) the waters of the aux Rochers River referred to in item 89 of Schedule 6 that are between a straight line joining the point 50°01′05″N., 66°52′28″W. to the point 50°01′00″N., 66°52′20″W. and the downstream side of the bridge over the western branch of the river linking Port-Cartier-Ouest to Port-Cartier (Petit quai sector). (2) The licences referred to in item 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 5 are also valid for fishing for species other than Atlantic salmon in salmon rivers during the Atlantic salmon fishing periods. SOR/2001-438, s. 5; SOR/2004-64, s. 3(E); SOR/2008-322, s. 17 SOR/2021-115, s. 7
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26 This Part applies in respect of sport fishing. SOR/99-264, s. 12
Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990 — 27
27 Subject to sections 28, 29 and 31, no person engaged in sport fishing shall fish for or catch and retain a species of fish set out in column 1 of Schedule 1 in waters set out in column 2 (a) during the close time set out in column 4; or (b) during a period other than the close time referred to in paragraph (a), if they fish using the gear or method set out in column 3. SOR/93-118, s. 10; SOR/98-218, s. 6; SOR/99-264, s. 13; SOR/2008-322, s. 18 SOR/2024-198, s. 8
Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990 — 27.1
27.1 No person shall engage in sport fishing, other than angling, in the waters of Areas 17, 22, 23 and 24. SOR/2024-198, s. 8
Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990 — 28
28 No person shall engage in sport fishing, other than by angling, for (a) Atlantic salmon and landlocked salmon; (b) muskellunge and tiger muskellunge; (c) lake trout and splake trout; or (d) sturgeon. SOR/93-118, s. 11; SOR/2008-322, s. 34 SOR/2021-115, s. 8
Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990 — 29
29 (1) No person shall fish for bait fish unless they hold a licence referred to in item 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 5 or are fishing under the authority of such a licence and they fish using not more than one lift net or not more than three bait traps (a) in waters where and during a period when the use of bait fish is permitted; or (b) in any of Areas 1 to 29 other than during the close time, which begins on April 1 and ends on March 31. (2) For the purpose of subsection (1), the holder of the licence and any person fishing under the authority of the licence shall not use more than one lift net or more than three bait traps at any one time. (3) No person shall use a bait trap referred to in subsection (1) that is not under the person’s immediate supervision unless the name, address and licence number of the licence holder are on the trap. SOR/93-118, s. 12; SOR/99-264, s. 14; SOR/2003-176, s. 9(F); SOR/2008-322, s. 19 SOR/2024-198, s. 9