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Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations — (a)
Northwest Territories resident means a resident Canadian who has resided continuously in the Northwest Territories for a period of, (a) in respect of sport fishing, three months immediately preceding the day on which the person begins to fish; and (b) in respect of commercial fishing, six months immediately preceding the day on which the person applies for a commercial fishing licence. ( résident des Territoires du Nord-Ouest )
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officer means a fishery officer, fishery guardian or a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police; ( fonctionnaire )
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permanent resident [Revoked, SOR/93-59, s. 1]
Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations — (a)
person of mixed blood means a person of (a) mixed Indian and non-Indian blood who is at least one-quarter Indian, or (b) mixed Inuk and non-Inuk blood who is at least one-quarter Inuk; ( personne de sang mêlé )
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Regional Director-General means the Director-General of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans for the Central and Arctic Region; ( directeur général régional )
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resident Canadian means a person who is a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident; ( résident canadien )
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snagging means fishing by impaling a fish on a hook through some part of its body instead of luring the fish to take the hook into its mouth; ( casaquer )
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special management area means the waters described in an item in Schedule VIII; ( secteur de gestion spécial )
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sport fish means fish that is taken for pleasure and not for sale or barter; ( poisson de sport )
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sport fishing means fishing for pleasure and not for sale or barter and includes angling, spear fishing and dip netting; ( pêche sportive )
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sport fishing licence means a sport fishing licence set out in Schedule IV that authorizes a person to engage in sport fishing; ( permis de pêche sportive )
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subsistence usage has the same meaning as in paragraph (a) of the definition of that expression in the Agreement; ( utilisation à des fins de subsistance )
Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations — (a)
Tree River means (a) the waters of Coronation Gulf within 3 km of a point at 67°45′N., 111°56′W.; (b) all the waters of Port Epworth lying between lines of latitude at 67°45′N. and at 67°41′N.; (c) the waters of the Tree River and its tributaries lying between lines of latitude at 67°41′N. and 67°37′N.; and (d) all other waters that flow directly into any waters described in paragraphs (a), (b) or (c). ( Rivière Tree )
Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations — 3
3 (1) These Regulations apply in respect of (a) Canadian fisheries waters in and adjacent to the Northwest Territories; and (b) the tidal waters of the provinces of Ontario and Manitoba. (2) 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/93-59, s. 2; SOR/2002-225, s. 1
Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations — 4
4 The Minister may issue a licence or certificate set out in column I of an item of Schedule IV on payment of the appropriate fee, if any, set out in column II of that item. SOR/93-59, s. 2
Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations — 4.1
4.1 The licences referred to in paragraphs (c.1) and (e.1) of item 3 of Schedule IV are not valid in Nunavut waters. SOR/2019-114, s. 1
Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations — 5
5 (1) No person shall fish except under the authority of a licence issued under these Regulations or under the Aboriginal Communal Fishing Licences Regulations . (2) to (5) [Revoked, SOR/93-59, s. 3] (6) No person shall fish in any lake that has been stocked with game fish except by angling. (7) No person shall fish in any waters set out in Column I of an item of Schedule VII for the species of fish set out in Column II of that item by the method set out in Column IV of that item during the close time set out in Column III of that item. (8) No person shall fish in the waters of Fish Creek at 67°43′42″ north latitude and 136°15′44″ west longitude, or in the waters of the Big Fish River at 68°39′48″ north latitude and 135°52′35″ west longitude, including all their tributaries, except for educational or scientific purposes under the authority of a licence. SOR/78-519, s. 1; SOR/87-508, s. 1; SOR/93-59, s. 3; SOR/93-340, s. 1; SOR/2009-83, s. 1
Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations — 7
7 (1) No person shall catch, kill, molest or injure fish by using firearms, spears, arrows, gaffs, lights, sticks, stones, clubs, snares, dip nets or gill nets except under the authority of a licence. (2) No person shall fish by snagging. (3) Notwithstanding subsection (1), dip nets may be used to land fish caught by angling. SOR/93-59, s. 5
Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations — 8
8 A person who erects or maintains a structure for fishing upon the ice shall remove the structure at the direction of an officer.
Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations — 9
9 Except with the permission of an officer, no person shall leave a gill net in the water (a) during the period from May 16th to October 31st inclusive, for more than 30 consecutive hours, or (b) during the period from November 1st to May 15th inclusive, for more than 72 consecutive hours, without withdrawing the net from the water and removing the fish therefrom.
Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations — 10
10 (1) No person shall dispose of dead fish or any remains or offal of fish by leaving it in the water or on ice over the water. (2) When gurry grounds have been designated or defined by an officer, a person who has in his possession dead or decaying fish or remnants thereof or other refuse from fishing shall place that fish, remnants or refuse in the gurry ground.
Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations — 11
11 (1) No person shall construct a temporary crossing over any ice-covered stream, unless he (a) uses snow or adds to the thickness of the ice by the use of snow or ice, or (b) is authorized by an officer. (2) [Revoked, SOR/93-59, s. 6] SOR/93-59, s. 6
Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations — 12
12 (1) Where, in the opinion of the Minister, the fishery in any waters would be harmed by any of the following operations: (a) placing logs in or releasing logs into those waters, (b) driving, towing or booming logs in those waters, (c) removing gravel from or displacing gravel in any spawning grounds in those waters, or (d) any similar operation, he may authorize the placing of signs at appropriate places on the shore designating those waters as waters in respect of the fishery of which that operation is harmful. (2) Where, pursuant to subsection (1), any waters have been designated in respect of any operation referred to therein, no person shall carry on any such operation in those waters.
Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations — 13
13 (1) No person shall be issued a commercial licence to fish in the waters of Lac la Martre unless that person has resided continuously in the settlement of Lac la Martre for a period of not less than six months immediately preceding the day he applies for that licence. (2) No person shall be issued a commercial licence to fish in the waters of Kakisa Lake unless that person has resided continuously in the settlement of Kakisa Lake for a period of not less than six months immediately preceding the day he applies for that licence.
Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations — 14.1
14.1 (1) No person shall operate, for the purpose of commercial fishing on Great Slave Lake, a vessel or vehicle unless he is the holder of a valid commercial fishing licence and unless the vessel or vehicle has been registered by the Department for that purpose and a registration certificate bearing a registration number has been issued in respect of that vessel or vehicle. (2) A Class A certificate may be issued only in respect of (a) a vessel of more than 900 kg gross weight, when weighed with its attached mechanical equipment; or (b) a vehicle of more than 900 kg gross weight. (3) A Class B certificate may be issued in respect of vessels or vehicles other than those referred to in subsection (2). (4) The holder of a certificate issued in respect of a vessel shall not permit the vessel to be operated in commercial fishing, unless the holder of a commercial fishing licence is on board. (5) No person shall use a vehicle in fishing under subsection (1) unless the registration number issued under these Regulations in respect of that vehicle is painted on the vehicle or securely affixed to it by some other means and meets the requirements set out in subsection (5.1). (5.1) A registration number referred to in subsection (5) shall be (a) legible and unobstructed; (b) in solid Arabic numerals of at least 15 cm in height that are without ornamentation; (c) of a colour that contrasts with the background; and (d) aligned horizontally. (6) No person shall work on or fish from a vessel or vehicle engaged in commercial fishing on Great Slave Lake unless he is the holder of a commercial fishing licence or a helper’s licence. (7) No person shall dump from a vehicle that is used in commercial fishing any fish that has been caught in accordance with these Regulations. SOR/79-485, s. 2; SOR/81-468, s. 1; SOR/93-59, s. 8
Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations — 14.2
14.2 (1) In this section, registration means, (a) in reference to a vessel, registration under the Canada Shipping Act ; and (b) in reference to a vehicle, registration under the Ordinances of the Northwest Territories. (2) Every person who applies for a certificate in respect of a vessel or vehicle shall state (a) the name, the registration or serial number and the size of the vessel or vehicle; (b) the name of the owner and operator of the vessel or vehicle; and (c) information relating to all auxiliary vessels or vehicles to be used in conjunction with the vessel or vehicle. SOR/79-485, s. 2
Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations — 15
15 (1) [Revoked, SOR/93-59, s. 10] (2) Every net used in commercial fishing and every gang of nets so used shall be marked at each end (a) during open water fishing, by a flag that is not less than 45 cm square supported by a buoy; and (b) during winter fishing, by a stake the top of which is at least 1 m above the surface of the water or ice. SOR/79-485, s. 3; SOR/81-468, s. 2; SOR/93-59, s. 10
Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations — 16
16 The web of a gill net used for commercial fishing shall not be hung on any portion of the cork line of the net at a ratio greater than 2 m of web to 1 m of cork line and no additional nets shall be hung on, added to or inserted in the web of the net to increase that ratio at any place in the net. SOR/81-468, s. 3
Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations — 17
17 (1) No person shall fish for commercial purposes except in waters set out in Schedule V. (2) No person shall fish for commercial purposes in waters set out in Schedule III.
Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations — 18
18 (1) No person shall fish in any waters set out in Column I of an item of Schedule V for any species of fish set out in Column II of that item, (a) unless the person uses a gill net having a mesh size not less than that set out in Column III of that item, where applicable; or (b) during the closed season set out in Column IV of that item. (2) For the purpose of subsection (1) or any licence condition, the mesh size of a net shall be determined by measuring the distance between the extreme angles of a single mesh inside and between the knots after the twine has been immersed in water for at least 30 minutes and extended until straight without stretching or straining the twine or slipping a knot. (3) The measurement referred to in subsection (2) shall be made by means of a measuring device certified under the Weights and Measures Act . SOR/98-388, s. 1
Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations — 19
19 (1) No person shall fish in the waters set out in column I of an item of Schedule V after the time specified in a notice issued by the Regional Director-General or a fishery officer stating that the quota set out in column V of that item has been or is about to be reached. (2) A notice referred to in subsection (1) shall be brought to the attention of the persons affected or likely to be affected by it by one or more of the methods set out in subsection 7(1) of the Fishery (General) Regulations . SOR/78-369, s. 1; SOR/81-119, s. 4; SOR/93-59, s. 11
Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations — 20
20 For the purpose of calculating the quotas for the water areas of Great Slave Lake, each annual quota shall commence on November 1st and end on October 31st next following.
Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations — 21
21 No person shall set a net or running line in any waters at any time during the closed season for those waters.
Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations — 22
22 (1) Notwithstanding subsections 5(1) and 7(1), an Indian, Inuk or person of mixed blood may fish without a licence by angling or by means of gill nets, set lines, spears, snares or dip nets, for food for himself, his family or his dogs. (2) No person shall give any fish caught under the authority of subsection (1) to any person other than an Indian, Inuk or person of mixed blood. (3) No person, other than an Indian, Inuk or person of mixed blood, shall accept or be in possession of any fish caught under the authority of subsection (1). (4) [Revoked, SOR/93-59, s. 12] SOR/81-119, s. 5; SOR/93-59, ss. 12, 17(F)
Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations — 22.1
22.1 (1) Notwithstanding subsections 5(1) and 7(1), a beneficiary may fish for subsistence usage within the Inuvialuit Settlement Region without a licence. (2) Notwithstanding subsection 5(4) and subject to section 12 of the Agreement, a beneficiary may sell to or trade or barter with (a) other beneficiaries, fish or any portions thereof taken for subsistence usage within the Inuvialuit Settlement Region; and (b) any other person, the non-edible by-products of fish taken from the Inuvialuit Settlement Region for personal use. (3) No person other than a beneficiary shall possess any edible portions of fish taken for subsistence usage from the Inuvialuit Settlement Region. SOR/91-481, s. 2
Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations — 23
23 A domestic fishing licence may be issued to a person who (a) has resided in the Northwest Territories for at least two years; (b) needs fish for food for himself or his family; or (c) needs fish for food for his dogs. SOR/79-485, s. 4; SOR/93-59, s. 13
Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations — 25
25 Every person who is the holder of a domestic fishing licence shall, upon request by an officer, state the area or areas in which he fished and the species and number of kilograms of fish taken by him during the term of the licence. SOR/81-468, s. 4
Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations — 26
26 An officer may mark for identification purposes any fish caught by any person in domestic fishing.
Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations — 27
27 (1) Notwithstanding subsection 5(1) and subject to subsection (2), a person may engage in sport fishing without a sport fishing licence if the person is (a) a Northwest Territories resident or a resident Canadian under the age of 16 years or 65 years of age or over; or (b) a non-resident under the age of 16 years who is accompanied by a person who holds a sport fishing licence. (2) No person shall engage in sport fishing (a) in a special management area without (i) a sport fishing licence, and (ii) a special management area fishing licence which has been validated for that special management area; or (b) in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region without a sport fishing licence which has been validated for the Inuvialuit Settlement Region. SOR/91-481, s. 3
Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations — 28
28 (1) Subject to section 38, no person angling or spear-fishing in the waters set out in column II of an item of Schedule VI shall catch and retain in any one day more fish of a species set out in column I of that item than the number set out in column III of that item. (2) [Revoked, SOR/93-59, s. 14] (3) [Revoked, SOR/87-508, s. 2] SOR/79-485, s. 5; SOR/81-119, s. 6; SOR/87-508, s. 2; SOR/91-428, s. 2; SOR/93-59, s. 14
Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations — 29
29 (1) Subject to section 38, no person shall have in their possession at any time more fish of a species set out in column I of Schedule VI taken from the waters set out in column II than the number set out in column IV. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1) and subsection 28(1), where a fish has been filleted, two fillets shall be regarded as one fish. (3) Subject to subsection 38(3), no person shall have in his possession any fish taken by sport fishing at any place other than his permanent residence or transport any such fish unless the fish are (a) whole; (b) eviscerated; or (c) filleted with the skin attached. (4) For the purposes of paragraph (3)(c), fillets shall be separated before being frozen so that the number of fish can be readily determined. (5) No person shall place, or permit to be placed, in a storage facility any fish taken by sport fishing unless such fish are identified by the name and the sport fishing licence number of the person who caught them. SOR/79-485, s. 6; SOR/91-428, s. 3; SOR/2003-137, s. 3
Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations — 30
30 No person shall engage in sport fishing while employed as a guide by a person engaged in fishing.
Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations — 31
31 (1) No person shall, in any year, sportfish in the Tree River after notice is given by a fishery officer that 700 arctic char have been taken from that river in that year. (2) No person fishing in the waters of the Tree River shall take away or cause to be taken away from those waters more than two arctic char during any fishing trip. (3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to an Indian, Inuk or person of mixed blood. (4) A notice referred to in subsection (1) shall be brought to the attention of the persons affected or likely to be affected by it by one or more of the methods set out in subsection 7(1) of the Fishery (General) Regulations . SOR/81-119, s. 7; SOR/91-428, s. 4; SOR/93-59, s. 15
Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations — 32
32 (1) No person shall engage in spear fishing except while swimming and under authority of a sport fishing licence. (2) [Repealed, SOR/2003-137, s. 4] (3) All spears used in spear fishing shall be fastened to the spear gun or to the person operating the spear by a line of adequate strength to withstand without breaking any strain that is likely to be placed on the line while the gun is being operated. (4) The shaft of every spear referred to in subsection (3) shall be fastened to the spear gun or the person using the spear by a line not exceeding 5 m in length. (5) No person shall use, as a propellant in a spear gun, any explosive charge or any gas contained in a bottle or cartridge. SOR/81-468, s. 5; SOR/2003-137, s. 4
Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations — 33
33 No person shall use or be in possession of a gaff while sport fishing. SOR/78-369, s. 2
Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations — 34
34 (1) Notwithstanding subsection 7(1) but subject to subsection (2), no person shall use a dip net having a hoop width greater than 1 m in fishing for cisco and suckers. (2) Any fish of a species other than ciscos and suckers taken by means of a dip net shall be returned to the water immediately. SOR/79-485, s. 7; SOR/81-468, s. 6; SOR/93-59, s. 17(F)
Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations — 35
35 No person shall, while sport fishing, (a) fish in open water with more than a single line or rod and line; (b) fish through the ice with more than two lines or two rods with lines attached; (c) have more than two hooks attached to a line; or (d) leave any line with hooks attached unattended.
Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations — 36
36 No person shall engage in sport fishing in ice-covered water if he is more than 50 m from his line. SOR/81-468, s. 7
Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations — 37
37 No person shall, when sport fishing, use any live fish for bait. SOR/79-485, s. 8
Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations — 37.1
37.1 (1) No person engaged in angling shall use or possess a hook that is attached to the end of a fishing line if the hook is not a barbless hook. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to angling in Nunavut waters. SOR/2004-38, s. 2; SOR/2005-108, s. 4
Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations — 38
38 (1) No person shall have in his possession (a) any arctic grayling that is less than 36 cm fork length, or (b) more than one northern pike that is more than 90 cm fork length taken from that portion of the Mackenzie River and tributary streams lying between 116° west longitude and 118° west longitude. (2) No person shall (a) possess more than one lake trout that is longer than 70 cm fork length taken from Stark Lake or Great Slave Lake, including all tributary streams from their mouths to 1 km upstream; or (b) remove from the area referred to in paragraph (a) more than two lake trout. (3) No person shall, on or adjacent to the waters described in subsection (1), have in his possession any Arctic grayling from which the head and tail have been removed unless the length of any such fish has been checked by a fishery officer before the head and tail were removed. (4) No person shall (a) possess more than two lake trout taken from the waters of the special management area described in item 1 of Schedule VIII; or (b) remove from the area referred to in paragraph (a) more than one lake trout. SOR/79-485, s. 9; SOR/81-468, s. 8; SOR/91-481, s. 4; SOR/2003-137, s. 5
Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations — (a)
That portion of Great Slave Lake lying (a) east of a line drawn from Point Desmarais in 61°00′48 north latitude and 116°28′12 west longitude to a point on Big Island in 61°05′18 north latitude and 116°30′06 west longitude; THENCE to a point on Big Island in 61°11′06 north latitude and 116°39′24 west longitude; and THENCE to a point in 61°12′26 north latitude and 116°41′06 west longitude; and (b) west of a line drawn from Point de Roche to Slave Point.
Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations — (a)
(a) east of a line drawn from Point Desmarais in 61°00′48 north latitude and 116°28′12 west longitude to a point on Big Island in 61°05′18 north latitude and 116°30′06 west longitude; THENCE to a point on Big Island in 61°11′06 north latitude and 116°39′24 west longitude; and THENCE to a point in 61°12′26 north latitude and 116°41′06 west longitude; and
Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations — (b)
(b) west of a line drawn from Point de Roche to Slave Point.
Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations — Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations
That portion of Great Slave Lake lying east of a line drawn from Point de Roche to Slave Point and west of a line drawn from Jones Point in 61°27′ north latitude and 115°43′ west longitude to Sulphur Point in 60°56′ north latitude and 114°49′ west longitude.