Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990 — 2
hameçon ) hoop net means a fishing device that (a) consists of a series of interconnected conical pockets narrowing at equal distances to a point, (b) is equipped with one or more leaders or one or more wings, (c) is made of netting or plastic or wire mesh, and (d) is fastened to hoops or frames; ( verveux ) Indian [Repealed, SOR/99-264, s. 1] Inuk [Repealed, SOR/99-264, s. 1] Lake Saint-Pierre [Repealed, SOR/97-203, s. 1] Lake Saint-Pierre archipelago [Repealed, SOR/97-203, s. 1] landing net means a bag-shaped net that is mounted on a frame such that any dimension of the net does not exceed 90 cm; ( épuisette ) large means, in respect of an Atlantic salmon, 63 cm or more in length; ( grand ) leader means a vertical panel that is attached to the front of fishing gear in order to lead fish towards the opening in the gear; ( guideau ) length means (a) in respect of an Atlantic salmon, the distance measured in a straight line from the tip of the snout to the fork of the tail, and (b) in respect of any other fish, the distance measured in a straight line from the tip of the snout to the tip of the caudal fin; ( longueur ) licence means a document issued under these Regulations conferring on the holder the privilege to do the things described in the document, subject to the Fisheries Act , these Regulations and the terms and conditions prescribed in the licence; ( permis ) lift net means a net that (a) is made of netting or plastic or wire mesh, (b) is fastened to a frame that is usually square-shaped, (c) is attached to a rope, (d) does not exceed 1.3 m in its fully extended length, and (e) has a maximum mesh size of 2.5 cm; ( carrelet ) maximum size means, in relation to the hook of an artificial fly, a distance between the point of the hook and the shaft not exceeding (a) 17 mm for a single hook, (b) 13 mm for a double hook, or (c) 7 mm for a triple hook; ( taille maximale ) mesh size means (a) in respect to netting, the distance between the extreme angles of a single mesh measured inside the knots after being stretched to form two parallel straight lines, and (b) in respect of plastic or wire mesh, the greatest distance across the opening of the mesh; ( maillage ) Minister means (a) in the case of the issuance of any of the commercial fishing licences listed in subitems 1(6) to (18) and (20), column 1, of Part 2 of Schedule 5, the Quebec Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, (b) in the case of the issuance of a commercial fishing licence listed in subitem 1(19), column 1, of Part 2 of Schedule 5, (i) if the licence is in respect of bait fish, the Minister responsible in the Province for the application of An Act respecting the conservation and development of wildlife , CQLR, c. C-61.1, and (ii) if the licence is not in respect of bait fish, the Quebec Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, and (c) in all other cases, the Minister responsible in the Province for the application of An Act respecting the conservation and development of wildlife , CQLR, c. C-61.1; ( ministre ) Ministry means the Ministry responsible for fishing in the Province; ( ministère ) night line means a line to which hooks are attached at intervals, but does not include a line used in angling; ( ligne dormante ) outfitter means, for the purposes of these Regulations, a territory established by an Order of the Minister and given to lease exclusive fishing rights to a company for developing the use of wildlife resources; ( pourvoirie ) park means an area of the Province so designated under the Parks Act of Quebec, CQLR, c. P-9; ( parc ) pound net means a fishing device that (a) is equipped with one or more leaders and one or more wings, (b) is made of netting, plastic or wire mesh or fascines, and (c) is used to catch fish without enmeshing them; ( trappe ) Province means the Province of Quebec; ( province ) provincial legislation means An Act respecting the conservation and development of wildlife , CQLR, c. C-61.1, the Natural Heritage Conservat