Manitoba Fishery Regulations, 1987 (SOR/87-509)

6.1 The provincial Minister may issue a Live Fish Handling Permit to authorize the holder to collect, transport and possess fish or fish eggs for the purposes set out in the Permit if its issuance will not adversely affect the conservation and protection of the fish to which the Permit applies.

7. A licence issued pursuant to these Regulations is the property of the Crown and is not transferable.

• 8. (1) No person shall

  • (a) alter or deface any licence; or

  • (b) permit another person to use his licence.

  • (c) [Repealed, SOR/89-180, s. 3]

• (2) [Repealed, SOR/98-247, s. 3]

9. Every person to whom a licence has been issued shall at all times while engaged in any activity authorized by the licence

• (a) carry the licence on his person; and

• (b) at the request of a fishery officer immediately produce the licence for examination.

10. No licence is valid

• (a) until the person to whom the licence is issued has

  • (i) signed the person’s name in the space provided thereon for that purpose, or

  • (ii) affixed the person’s mark in the space provided thereon for that purpose in the presence of a witness who attests to the affixing of the mark;

• (b) if the licence is issued on the basis of false information; or

• (c) if the correct date of issue is not entered on the licence.

11. [Repealed, SOR/98-247, s. 4]

• 12. (1) For the proper management and control of fisheries and the conservation and protection of fish, the provincial Minister may specify in a licence any condition that is not inconsistent with these Regulations and in particular, but not restricting the generality of the foregoing, may specify conditions respecting any of the following matters:

  • (a) the species and quantity of fish permitted to be taken;

  • (b) the period during which fishing is permitted;

  • (c) the Manitoba waters in which fishing is permitted;

  • (d) the type and quantity of fishing gear and equipment that are permitted to be possessed or used and the manner in which they are permitted to be used;

  • (e) the person or persons who may conduct fishing operations under the licence;

  • (f) the measures to be taken respecting the release into waters of fish or the disposal of fish, to avoid harming existing fish stocks; and

  • (g) the information to be provided to the Director or an officer with respect to any fish that is caught, and the manner in which it is to be reported.

• (2) The holder of a licence shall comply with all conditions specified in the licence.