Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007 (SOR/2007-237)

5. No person shall bring into Ontario, for use as bait,

• (a) crayfish or salamanders; or

• (b) live fish or leeches.

• 6. (1) No person shall possess live invasive fish without a licence issued under subsection (2).

• (2) The provincial Minister may issue a licence to a person to possess specified species and quantities of live invasive fish if

  • (a) they are a qualified fisheries researcher working in a recognized research facility;

  • (b) they have, and will use, the equipment and controls necessary to protect against any release of invasive fish into Ontario waters; and

  • (c) the purpose of their possession is for scientific research on the potential impact of the species in Ontario, the mitigation of those impacts or the prevention or control of their spread.

• 7. (1) No person shall fish for or possess a specially protected fish without a licence issued under subsection (2).

• (2) The provincial Minister may issue a licence to a person to fish for or possess specially protected fish if

  • (a) they are a qualified fisheries researcher working in a recognized research facility; and

  • (b) the purpose of their fishing or possession is the conservation or protection of the species.

• (3) Despite subsection (1), a person may possess an American eel if the person provides documentary evidence to show that the eel was lawfully obtained outside of Ontario.

• 8. (1) No person shall fish in the waters set out in column I of an item of Schedule V to the Ontario Fishery Regulations, 1989, during the close time set out in column II of that item.

• (2) [Repealed, SOR/2009-328, s. 2]

• 9. (1) No person shall fish with

  • (a) a hook used in such a manner as to pierce or hook a fish in any part of the body other than the mouth;

  • (b) a gaff;

  • (c) a snare;

  • (d) a snagger; or

  • (e) a spear gun.

• (2) Despite paragraph (1)(b), a person may use a gaff, other than a spring gaff, to assist in the landing of a fish.

• 10. (1) No person shall possess a snagger, spear gun or spring gaff in any waters or within 30 m of any water’s edge.

• (2) Except when spear fishing in accordance with these Regulations, no person shall possess a spear for the purpose of fishing in any waters or within 30 m of any water’s edge.

• (3) No person shall possess a snare for the purpose of fishing on any waters or within 30 m of any water’s edge.