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Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations
groundfish net [Repealed, SOR/86-23, s. 1]
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations
ice fishing means fishing or attempting to fish through the ice in inland waters; ( pêche sous la glace )
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — (a)
immature means, (a) in relation to anadromous char and salmon, anadromous char and salmon of less than 30 cm in length measured from the tip of the nose to the fork or cleft in the tail, and (b) in relation to ouananiche and rainbow trout, ouananiche and rainbow trout of less than 20 cm in length measured from the tip of the nose to the fork or cleft in the tail; ( immature )
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations
inland fishery licence [Repealed, SOR/2003-338, s. 3]
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations
inland waters means any of the waters within the Province that are above low water spring tide or that are inland of a line between points marked by caution notices posted under authority of the Regional Director General at or in the vicinity of the mouth of a river or stream flowing into the sea; ( eaux intérieures )
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations
Insular Newfoundland means that portion of the Province known as the Island of Newfoundland and includes the islands adjacent thereto; ( île de Terre-Neuve )
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations
Labrador means that portion of the Province known as Labrador and includes the islands adjacent thereto; ( Labrador )
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations
lake trout means fish of the species Salvelinus namaycush ; ( touladi )
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations
length means, in respect of a fish, the distance measured in a straight line from the tip of its nose to the centre of the fork of its tail or, where there is no fork, to the tip of its tail; ( longueur )
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations
Local Cod Fishing Committee [Repealed, SOR/81-731, s. 1]
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations
Local Salmon Fishing Committee [Repealed, SOR/81-731, s. 1]
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations
monofilament means a single continuous filament or yarn made from polyethylene, polyvinylidene chloride or any similar type of synthetic material; ( monofilament )
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations
Newfoundland and Labrador Region means the Province and waters adjacent thereto; ( région de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador )
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations
non-resident [Repealed, SOR/84-323, s. 1]
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations
northern pike means fish of the species Esox lucius ; ( grand brochet )
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations
observer means a person who is designated as such by the Regional Director General of the Newfoundland and Labrador Region and who is in possession of an identification card signed by or on behalf of the Regional Director General; ( observateur )
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations
ouananiche means indigenous or non-migratory fish of the species Salmo salar ; ( ouananiche )
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations
Province means the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador; ( province )
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations
rainbow trout means fish of the species Salmo gairdneri ; ( truite arc-en-ciel )
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations
Regional Director General means the Director-General of Fisheries and Oceans for the Gulf Region, the Scotia Fundy Region or the Newfoundland and Labrador Region as the case may be; ( directeur général régional )
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations
salmon means anadromous or migratory fish of the species Salmo salar ; ( saumon )
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations
salmon net means a gill net that is used for taking salmon and includes the hawk , hook , pound or turnback thereof; ( filet à saumon )
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations
salmon trap means a trap net that is used for taking salmon and includes the leader thereof; ( trappe à saumon )
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — (a)
set in respect of fishing gear, means that the fishing gear has been placed in the sea in such a manner that (a) each end of the fishing gear is anchored to the bottom of the water, (b) one end of the fishing gear is anchored to the bottom of the water and the other end of the fishing gear is attached to the shore or a vessel or a buoy at the surface, (c) one end of the fishing gear is drifting in the sea and the other end of the fishing gear is attached to a vessel, or (d) the fishing gear is drifting in the sea; ( mouillé )
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations
spent fish means a fish that has not recovered from spawning; ( poisson vide )
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations
trap net means an apparatus that is so set as to enclose an area of water into which fish are guided by a leader through an opening or openings in the net; ( trappe en filet )
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations
trolling means fishing by means of a lure or baited hook drawn from a boat or other floating equipment; ( pêche à la cuiller )
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations
trout includes speckled or brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout and ouananiche. ( truite )
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — 3
3 Only sections 2, 8, 21, 24.1, 29, 36 and 41 apply in respect of fishing and related activities carried out under the authority of a licence issued under the Aboriginal Communal Fishing Licences Regulations . SOR/2002-225, s. 3; SOR/2018-110, s. 2
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — 8
8 Where a person has set fishing gear in any waters of the Province, he shall not leave that gear unattended for a period of more than three consecutive days, excluding the date of the setting of the gear, unless prevented from attending the gear by circumstances beyond his control. SOR/84-323, s. 7
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — 10
10 (1) Subject to subsection (4) and section 11, no person shall fish for, catch or kill or attempt to fish for, catch or kill any fish in any inland waters other than by angling. (2) No person shall jig, net, sweep, rake or willfully foul hook or attempt to jig, net, sweep, rake or foul hook fish in inland waters and any fish accidentally foul hooked shall be released. (3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to the use of a gaff, tailer or landing net in landing a fish. (4) Subject to subsection (5), the Inuit and Indians in Labrador may catch and take fish for food at any time in inland waters by means of nets, traps or spears but such fish shall not be sold or used for any commercial purpose. (5) No Inuit or Indian in Labrador shall in inland waters set (a) a net or nets that, in the aggregate, exceed 46 m in overall length at any one time, or (b) a net unless the net has attached thereto a piece of wood or metal on which the name of the operator is legibly marked and readily visible without raising the net from the water. SOR/79-281, s. 2; SOR/80-435, s. 4
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — 12
12 Subject to subsection 10(4), no person shall have in his possession a net or trawl near any inland water unless he has a licence authorizing him to use a net or trawl in inland waters.
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — 13
13 No person shall angle in, or have angling gear that is in readiness for fishing within 15 m of any waters set out in column I of an item of Schedule III during the close time set out in column II of that item. SOR/79-281, s. 3; SOR/79-610, s. 1; SOR/80-435, s. 5; SOR/84-323, s. 9; SOR/84-565, s. 2; SOR/85-743, s. 1; SOR/87-312, s. 1; SOR/2003-338, s. 4; SOR/2010-173, s. 2
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — 13.1
13.1 (1) No person engaged in angling shall, in any one day, catch and retain more fish of a species set out in column I of an item of the table to this section, from the waters set out in column II of that item, than the daily quota set out in column III of that item. (2) No person engaged in angling shall, in any year, catch and retain more fish of a species set out in column I of an item of the table to this section, from the waters set out in column II of that item, than the yearly quota set out in column IV of that item. (3) No person shall possess more fish of a species set out in column I of an item of the table to this section, taken by angling from the waters set out in column II of that item, than the possession limit set out in column V of that item. (4) No person engaged in angling shall catch and retain, or possess, fish of a species set out in column I of an item of the table to this section, from the waters set out in column II of that item, that do not comply with the length limit set out in column VI of that item. (5) No person engaged in angling shall fish for, or catch and retain, a species of fish set out in column I of an item of the table to this section, from the waters set out in column II of that item, during the close time set out in column VII of that item. (6) No person engaged in angling shall catch and release more than four salmon in any one day. (7) The daily quota set out in column III of item 1 of the table in this section and the possession limit set out in column V apply collectively to speckled trout, brown trout, rainbow trout and ouananiche. TABLE Column I Column II Column III Column IV Column V Column VI Column VII Item Species Waters Daily Quota Yearly Quota Possession Limit Length Limit Close Time 1 (a) Speckled trout (b) Brown trout (c) Rainbow trout (d) Ouananiche All inland and tidal waters 12 fish of any of the species set out in paragraphs (a) to (d) of column I, or 2.25 kg plus one fish of any of those species, whichever is reached first N/A 24 fish of any of the species set out in paragraphs (a) to (d) of column I, or 4.5 kg plus one fish of any of those species, whichever is reached first 60 cm or less Jan. 1 to Jan. 31 2 Lake trout All inland waters 2 N/A 4 60 cm or less Jan. 1 to Feb. 1 3 Arctic char (a) All inland and tidal waters of insular Newfound­land (a) 12 Arctic char, or 2.25 kg plus one fish of that species, whichever is reached first (a) N/A (a) 24 Arctic char, or 4.5 kg plus one fish of that species, whichever is reached first (a) 60 cm or less (a) Jan. 1 to Feb. 1 (b) All inland and tidal waters of Labrador (b) 2 (b) N/A (b) 4 (b) 60 cm or less (b) Jan. 1 to Feb. 1 4 Northern pike All inland waters 2 N/A 4 60 cm or less Sept. 8 to Dec. 31 5 Salmon All inland waters 2 6 6 63 cm or less Jan. 1 to May 31 6 Smelt All inland and tidal waters No limit No limit No limit None Apr. 16 to Jan. 14 7 Any species not set out in items 1 to 7 All inland and tidal waters No limit No limit No limit None Jan. 1 to Feb. 1 SOR/87-312, s. 1; SOR/92-426, s. 1; SOR/94-583, s. 2; SOR/2003-338, s. 5; SOR/2010-173, s. 3; SOR/2017-58, s. 6
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — (a)
(a) All inland and tidal waters of insular Newfound­land
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — (a)
(a) 12 Arctic char, or 2.25 kg plus one fish of that species, whichever is reached first
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — (a)
(a) 24 Arctic char, or 4.5 kg plus one fish of that species, whichever is reached first
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — (b)
(b) All inland and tidal waters of Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — 13.2 and 13.3
13.2 and 13.3 [Repealed, SOR/2003-338, s. 6]
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — 14
14 (1) No person shall, while angling in any inland waters, use (a) more than one line or rod and line at any time; (b) a line or rod and line that is not closely and constantly attended by him; or (c) subject to subsection (2), a line equipped with more than one artificial fly, one single hook with bait and one single gang hook with lure. (2) No person shall, while angling in any river set out in Schedule I, use: (a) a line equipped with anything other than an artificial fly with a barbless hook; or (b) a line equipped with more than one hook. (3) No person shall, while ice fishing, use (a) more than three separate lines, or rods and lines, at any time; (b) a line or rod and line that is not closely and constantly attended by him; or (c) a line equipped with more than one single hook with bait and one single gang hook with lure. SOR/2010-173, s. 4
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — 21
21 No person under the age of fourteen years shall angle in any river set out in Schedule I unless he is accompanied by and under the supervision of a person who has attained the age of seventeen years.
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — 22
22 No person shall angle for fish in any river set out in Schedule I during that part of any day commencing one hour after sunset and ending one hour before sunrise on the following day. SOR/79-281, s. 4
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — 24
24 No person shall retain alive any sport fish taken by angling in any inland waters.
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — 24.1
24.1 Subject to these Regulations, no person shall wilfully disturb or molest any fish or spawn in inland waters. SOR/79-281, s. 5
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — 24.2
24.2 No person shall catch, injure or retain any spent fish or immature fish in inland waters and any such fish caught accidentally shall be released immediately. SOR/79-281, s. 5
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — 29
29 (1) For the purposes of this section, waste material means discarded or abandoned material of any kind and includes fishing gear, vehicles, garbage, fish offal and logging debris. (2) Subject to subsection (3), no person shall deposit or dispose of waste material in any inland or tidal waters, or on any ice over those waters, where that deposit or disposal is likely to result in the alteration, disruption or destruction of fish habitat. (3) Subsection (2) does not apply (a) to fish offal disposed of in gurry grounds designated or defined by a fishery officer under section 56 of the Act; or (b) to waste material disposed of under the Ocean Dumping Control Act . SOR/84-323, s. 11; SOR/89-97, s. 3
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — 30
30 No person shall fish except by angling (a) within 365 m off that portion of the shore along that part of Bay St. George commencing at a point, marked by a caution notice, approximately 450 m west of Middle Barachois and ending at a point, marked by a caution notice, approximately 450 m east of Robinsons River; (b) within 450 m off the shore line of the province along that portion of the straight shore of Fogo District, marked by caution notices on both sides of the outlet of Anchor Brook and on both sides of the outlet of Deadman’s Bay River; (c) within 365 m off the shore line of the province along that part of Bay St. George and Port au Port Bay in the district of Humber-St. George’s marked by caution notices on both sides of the outlets of Crabbe’s River, Highlands River, Fishells River, Flat Bay River, Little Barachois River, Main River and Romaine’s Brook in Bay St. George and Fox Island River in Port au Port Bay; (d) within 365 m off that portion of the shore line of the province along that part of Fortune Bay commencing at a point, marked by a caution notice, approximately 450 m west of the entrance to Garnish Harbour and ending at a point marked by a caution notice approximately 450 m east of Garnish Harbour; or (e) within 365 m off that portion of the shore of the province along that part of Pistolet Bay commencing at a point, marked by a caution notice, approximately 180 m west of Parker Brook (West Brook) and ending at a point, marked by a caution notice, approximately 275 m east of Parker Brook (West Brook). SOR/80-435, s. 7; SOR/2017-58, s. 7
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — 32
32 (1) No person shall fish for smelts in inland waters by means of nets, trap nets or seines except (a) from October 1 until March 31; (b) under a licence from the Regional Director General; and (c) in the waters set out in any such licence. (2) No person shall, for the purpose of catching smelt during the period and within the boundaries permitted pursuant to subsection (1), use a net, trap net or seine (a) in such a manner that, in the opinion of a fishery officer, bars the passage of salmon or trout ascending or descending inland waters; or (b) the meshes of which exceed 38 mm extension measure. (3) No person shall, for the purpose of catching smelt, set or operate bag nets or gill nets within 45 m of a net previously set. SOR/80-435, s. 8; SOR/93-63, s. 10(F)
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — 34
34 (1) No person shall fish for, take, catch or kill or attempt to fish for, take, catch or kill eels without a licence issued for that purpose, except by angling. (2) A licence issued pursuant to subsection (1) may authorize (a) the use of eel pots to take or kill eels in inland waters; (b) the use of nets or trap nets to take or kill eels during the period commencing on August 15 and ending on November 30 in such inland waters as are specified in the licence; or (c) the use of spears to take or kill eels during the period commencing on November 1 in any year and ending on March 31 in such inland waters as are specified in the licence.
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — 35
35 No person shall, while fishing for eels, use nets or trap nets in a manner that, in the opinion of a fishery officer, would interfere with or impede the passage of any fish ascending inland waters to spawn. SOR/93-63, s. 10(F)
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — 36
36 No person shall take by fishing or buy, sell or export from the province any eel that is less than 20 cm in length except as authorized by, and in accordance with, a licence. SOR/80-435, s. 10
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — 41
41 No person shall fish for, take, catch or kill trout or char with a gill net or trap net the web of which or any portion thereof contains monofilament in single or multiple strands.
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — 42
42 No person shall fish for, take, catch or kill or attempt to fish for, take, catch or kill trout or char by any means in any waters of Insular Newfoundland otherwise than by angling.
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — 42.1
42.1 Subject to subsection 10(4) and section 11, no person shall fish for or catch and retain salmon by means of a net unless that person is the holder of a limited fishery licence issued for that purpose pursuant to the Atlantic Fishery Regulations, 1985 . SOR/84-565, s. 3; SOR/2017-58, s. 8
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — 55
55 (1) For the purposes of this section and sections 55.1 to 63.2, the areas set out in Schedules IX and X are hereby established as Salmon Fishery Areas and Cod Fishery Areas. (2) Any Salmon Fishery Area or Cod Fishery Area may contain one or more berths. SOR/81-731, s. 6; SOR/82-177, s. 1
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — 55.1
55.1 Berth licences may be issued by a Regional Director-General or a fishery officer in the form set out in Schedule VI. SOR/82-177, s. 1; SOR/93-63, s. 10(F)
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — 56
56 (1) No person shall be issued a berth licence unless that person (a) is the holder of a licence issued pursuant to the Atlantic Fishery Regulations, 1985 authorizing that person to fish (i) for cod by means of a cod trap, or (ii) for salmon by means of a salmon trap or salmon net; (b) was the holder of a berth licence in the preceding licence year; and (c) applies therefor to a Regional Director-General or a fishery officer in respect of a berth located in the same Salmon Fishery Area or Cod Fishery Area, as the case may be, in respect of which he was issued a berth licence in the year immediately preceding the year for which the licence is being sought. (1.1) and (1.2) [Repealed, SOR/85-748, s. 1] (2) Paragraphs (1)(b) and (c) do not apply to a person applying for a berth licence in the second licence year following the cancellation referred to in subsection 57(3). (3) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1)(b) and (c), a berth licence may be issued to a resident of a coastal community immediately adjacent to a Salmon Fishery Area or a Cod Fishery Area if (a) the number of berths in that Salmon Fishery Area or Cod Fishery Area is greater than the number of berth licences customarily issued for that Area; or (b) a berth becomes available in that Salmon Fishery Area or Cod Fishery Area owing to a reduction in the number of fishermen eligible for berth licences in that Area. (4) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (3), a berth licence shall not be issued to a person whose licence was cancelled pursuant to subsection 57(3) in the preceding calendar year. SOR/81-731, s. 6; SOR/82-177, s. 1; SOR/84-323, s. 15; SOR/85-748, s. 1; SOR/86-23, s. 8; SOR/93-63, s. 10(F)
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — 56.1
56.1 (1) Where a person holds a berth licence and subsequently decides not to fish in that berth, he shall forthwith surrender that berth licence to a fishery officer. (2) A fishery officer to whom a berth licence is surrendered pursuant to subsection (1) shall cancel the licence and a new licence for the berth may be issued to another person who is eligible therefor under section 56. SOR/84-323, s. 16; SOR/93-63, s. 10(F)
Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations — 57
57 (1) and (2) [Repealed, SOR/93-63, s. 5] (3) Subject to subsection (4), where the holder of a berth licence fails to comply with the condition set out in his licence respecting the date by which fishing gear is to be set, the berth licence shall be cancelled and a licence for the berth may be issued to another person who is eligible therefor under section 56. (4) Where the holder of a berth licence establishes that he failed to comply with the condition referred to in subsection (3) because he was prevented from setting his fishing gear by the required date due to weather, ice or other conditions beyond his control, the licence shall not be cancelled but shall be endorsed by a fishery officer with a new date by which fishing gear is to be set. (5) Where, pursuant to subsection (3), a berth licence is cancelled, the holder of the berth licence shall, on the request of a fishery officer or fishery guardian, forthwith give the licence to that fishery officer or fishery guardian. SOR/81-731, s. 6; SOR/82-177, s. 1; SOR/84-323, s. 17; SOR/85-748, s. 2; SOR/93-63, ss. 5 and 10(F)