Alberta Fishery Regulations, 1998 — 1
1 (1) The definitions in this subsection apply in these Regulations. Act means the Fisheries Act . ( Loi ) angling means fishing with hook and line. ( pêche à la ligne ) bait means a substance that attracts fish by scent or flavour and includes a lure to which scent or flavouring has been added. ( appât ) bait fish means a fish of a species set out in Part 2 of Schedule 1. ( poisson-appât ) barbless hook includes a hook the barbs of which are pressed against the shaft of the hook so that the barbs are not functional. ( hameçon sans ardillon ) Department means the Department of Sustainable Resource Development of the Province. ( ministère ) dip net means a device consisting of a bag-like net that is mounted on a ring or frame with or without a pole or handle attached. ( épuisette ) Director means the Director of Fisheries Management of the Fish and Wildlife Division of the Department. ( directeur ) fish management zone or zone means an area set out in Schedule 2. ( zone de gestion du poisson ou ZGP ) game fish means a fish of a species set out in Part 1 of Schedule 1. ( poisson de sport ) gill net means a net by which fish are caught by being enmeshed but that does not enclose an area of water. ( filet maillant ) hook means a single or multi-pointed hook on a common shaft and includes a hook that is attached to a lure. ( hameçon ) hook size means the measurement between the shaft and the tip of a hook. ( taille de l’hameçon ) Indian means an Indian within the terms of Paragraph 12 of the Memorandum of Agreement, known as the Alberta Natural Resources Transfer Agreement, being the agreement entered into between Canada and Alberta on December 14, 1929 and confirmed by the Constitution Act, 1930 . ( Indien ) length , in respect of a fish, means the distance measured from the tip of the snout to the tip of the tail. ( longueur ) lure means a spoon, plug, jig, fly or other such device made only of feathers, fibre, rubber, wood, metal, plastic or similar materials, and that does not attract fish by scent or flavour. ( leurre ) maggots means the larvae of terrestrial dipterous insects but does not include earthworms (dew-worms, nightcrawlers) or the larvae, pupae or adults of aquatic invertebrates. ( asticots ) mealworms means the larvae of terrestrial coleopterous insects but does not include maggots, wax worms, earthworms or the larvae, pupae or adults of aquatic invertebrates. ( vers de farine ) mesh size , in respect of a net, means the distance between the diagonally opposite angles of a single mesh measured (a) after the net has been immersed in water for at least 30 minutes; and (b) with the mesh extended without straining the twine. ( maillage ) order means an order issued under subsection 3(1) in relation to any waters to which these Regulations apply. ( ordonnance ) Province means the Province of Alberta. ( province ) provincial Act means the Fisheries (Alberta) Act , S.A. 1992, c. F-12.2. ( loi provinciale ) provincial Minister means the Minister of the Government of the Province who is responsible for the administration of the provincial Act.( ministre provincial ) 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. ( seine ) snagging means attempting to catch or catching a fish using a hook (a) other than to induce the fish to voluntarily take the hook in its mouth; or (b) by intentionally piercing and hooking a fish in any part of the body other than the mouth. ( casaquer ) snagging device means (a) an instrument that is designed for the purpose of snagging fish; or (b) hooks or lures that are altered to facilitate the snagging of fish. ( dispositif de casaque ) sportfishing means fishing by means of angling, bow and arrow, spear, dip net, seine net or minnow trap. It does not include fishing with those methods under the authority of a licence issued under subsection 13(3) or under any licence issued und