Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007 — 1
1 (1) The following definitions apply in these Regulations. angling means fishing with a line that is held in the hand or attached to a rod that is held in the hand or closely attended. ( à la ligne ) artificial fly means a hook dressed with silk, wool, fur, feathers or other similar organic or non-organic material that is used to catch fish when angling and includes wet flies, dry flies and streamer flies but does not include an artificial lure or organic bait. ( mouche artificielle ) artificial lure means a spoon, plug, jig or other device that is designed to catch fish when angling. ( leurre artificiel ) baitfish means a fish of a species native to Ontario that is set out in Part 2 of Schedule 1. ( poisson-appât ) barbless hook means a hook without barbs or a hook that has barbs that are compressed so as to be in complete contact with the shaft of the hook. ( hameçon sans ardillon ) border waters area [Repealed, SOR/2017-195, s. 1] fisheries management zone or zone means a subdivision of the waters of Ontario as shown in the Regulation Plans of Fisheries Management Zones filed on December 5, 2013 in the Office of the Surveyor General of Ontario. ( zone de gestion des pêches ou zone ) hook means a single or multiple-pointed hook on a common shaft but does not include a snagger. ( hameçon ) invasive fish [Repealed, SOR/2015-121, s. 37] invasive species means a species that is set out, in respect of Ontario, in Part 2 of the schedule to the Aquatic Invasive Species Regulations . ( espèce envahissante ) licence means (a) a licence or permit issued under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997 , Statutes of Ontario 1997, c. 41 or a document or thing deemed to be a licence under that Act; (b) a licence issued under the Aboriginal Communal Fishing Licences Regulations ; or (c) a licence issued under these Regulations. ( permis ) livewell means a compartment designed to keep fish alive that is attached to or forms part of a fishing vessel, has the capacity for water exchange and aeration and contains no less than 46 L of water. ( vivier ) plant-based bait means either (a) bait that is made exclusively from plants; or (b) bait that is made primarily from plants if the following conditions are met: (i) it does not contain visible pieces of fish, animal parts or animal ingredients; (ii) it does not have natural or artificial meat or fish flavouring; and (iii) any poultry eggs that are incorporated are used as a binding agent. ( appât d’origine végétale ) pound net means an impounding net whose top is not covered by netting. ( parc en filet ) provincial Minister means the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry for Ontario. ( ministre provincial ) resident means a person whose residence is in Canada and who has resided in Canada for a period of at least 6 months during the 12 months immediately before the day on which that residence becomes material for the purposes of these Regulations. ( résident ) seine net means a net, the ends of which are brought together or hauled ashore, and includes a bar seine, beach seine, drag seine, purse seine or other similar type of net. ( senne ) snagger means an instrument that is designed for the purpose of hooking or piercing a fish in any part of the body other than the mouth. ( croc ) spear gun includes any device, other than a bow, that is capable of propelling a spear. ( fusil à harpon ) specially protected fish means a fish of a species set out in Part 4 of Schedule 1. ( spécialement protégé ) sport fishing means the catching of fish for non-commercial purposes. ( pêche sportive ) spring gaff means a spring-operated device for impaling or hooking a fish and includes spring-loaded hooks that are triggered when a fish bites the bait. ( gaffe à ressort ) stringer means a string or metal line on which fish are strung. ( chaîne ou corde à poissons ) trolling means angling by trailing lures or bait behind a fishing vessel that is in constant forward motion. ( pêche à la traine ) (2) For the p