British Columbia Sport Fishing Regulations, 1996 — 2
2 (1) The definitions in this subsection apply in these Regulations. Act means the Fisheries Act . ( Loi ) angling means fishing with a hook and line, with or without a rod. It does not include fishing with a set line. ( pêche à la ligne ) Area has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Pacific Fishery Management Area Regulations, 2007 . ( secteur ) artificial fly means (a) in non-tidal waters, a single-pointed hook that is dressed only with fur, feathers, hair, textiles, tinsel, wire or any combination of those materials and to which no external weight or external attracting device is attached; and (b) in tidal waters, a hook, or two hooks tied in tandem, dressed only with fur, feathers, hair, textiles, tinsel, wire or any combination of those materials. ( mouche artificielle ) day means a calendar day. ( jour ou journée ) fin fish means all fish other than crustaceans, echinoderms, molluscs, shellfish and marine mammals. ( poisson à nageoires ) fly fishing means angling with a line to which only an artificial fly is attached. ( pêche à la mouche ) foul hook means to hook a fish in any part of its body other than the mouth. ( casaquer ) gill net has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Pacific Fishery Regulations, 1993 . ( filet maillant ) hatchery trout means a trout of any kind that has a healed scar in place of the adipose fin. ( truite d’élevage ) hatchery chinook salmon means a chinook salmon that has a healed scar in place of the adipose, pelvic or pectoral fin, or in place of a maxillary. ( saumon quinnat d’élevage ) hatchery coho salmon means a coho salmon that has a healed scar in place of the adipose, pelvic or pectoral fin, or in place of a maxillary. ( saumon coho d’élevage ) kokanee means a land-locked sockeye salmon. ( kokani ) management unit or M.U. means an area designated as a management unit in section 2 of the Management Unit Regulation made pursuant to the Province’s Wildlife Act . ( zone d’aménagement ou Z.A. ) mesh size has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Pacific Fishery Regulations, 1993 . ( maillage ) natural bait means any foodstuff or natural substance other than wood, cotton, wool, hair, fur or feathers. It does not include fin fish other than roe. ( appât naturel ) non-tidal waters means the waters of the Province other than tidal waters. ( eaux sans marée ) overall length with respect to a fish, means the distance measured from the tip of the nose to the fork of the tail or, where there is no fork, to the tip of the tail. ( longueur totale ) Province means the Province of British Columbia. ( province ) Region means a region as described in section 3 of the Hunting Regulation made pursuant to the Province’s Wildlife Act . ( Région ) ring net has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Pacific Fishery Regulations, 1993 . ( bolinche ) salmon means a chinook salmon, a chum salmon, a coho salmon, a pink salmon or a sockeye salmon other than a kokanee. ( saumon ) set line means a fishing line that is left unattended in the water. ( ligne fixe ) spear fishing means fishing with a spear or an arrow that is propelled by a spring, an elastic band, compressed air or a bow or by hand. ( pêche au harpon ) sport fishing means fishing for recreational purposes. ( pêche sportive ) steelhead , in waters where anadromous rainbow trout are found, means a rainbow trout that is greater than 50 cm in overall length. ( truite arc-en-ciel anadrome ) stream means a watercourse formed by the perennial or intermittent flow of water between continuous, definable banks and includes a river. ( ruisseau ) Subarea has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Pacific Fishery Management Area Regulations, 2007 . ( sous-secteur ) surfline has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Pacific Fishery Management Area Regulations, 2007 . ( ligne de démarcation ) tidal portion of the Fraser River means the following Subareas or portions of Subareas: (a) Subarea 29-11 and Subareas 29-13 to 29-17; (b) the portion of Subarea 29-9