Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990 (SOR/90-214)

Regulations are current to 2012-05-14 and last amended on 2012-03-15. Previous Versions

5.1 No person shall fish on an ecological reserve.

  • SOR/2008-322, s. 4.

Restricted Waters

6. No person other than an Indian as defined in the Indian Act shall fish in any part of the Betsiamites River set out in item 7 of Schedule 6.

  • SOR/2001-438, s. 2;
  • SOR/2008-322, s. 4.
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  • 7. (1) Subject to subsection (2), no person shall fish for sucker, non-anadromous whitefish, sturgeon, mooneye, goldeye or burbot in Area 22, 23 or 24.

  • (2) A person may fish in the areas and for the species referred to in subsection (1) where the person is

    • (a) a beneficiary under section 10 of the Act respecting hunting and fishing rights in the James Bay and New Quebec territories of Quebec, R.S.Q., c. D-13.1; or

    • (b) a resident of a part of the Northeastern Quebec region lying below the 55th parallel as demarcated in Schedule 4 of that Act, who is engaged in sport fishing by angling in that part.

Fishing Method Restrictions

8. No person shall fish by means of one or more hooks used in such a manner as to pierce or hook a fish in any part of the body. This restriction does not apply in the event that a fish has taken the hook in its mouth.

  • SOR/93-118, s. 3(F);
  • SOR/2008-322, s. 5.
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9. No person shall engage in fishing, other than angling, anywhere that is less than 500 m downstream from any point on the mouth of a salmon river included in Area 18, 19, 20 or 28, or the mouth of a salmon river on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River or the Gulf of St. Lawrence included in Area 21.

  • SOR/93-118, s. 4;
  • SOR/99-264, s. 5;
  • SOR/2008-322, s. 5.
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10. No person shall

  • (a) adjust or attempt to adjust the flow of a dam for the purpose of fishing or to facilitate fishing; or

  • (b) deposit or install, in any water or on its bed, any material in order to divert or slow a water current or divert, slow or halt the movement of fish for the purpose of fishing or to facilitate fishing.

Fishing Gear Restrictions

11. No person shall have in the person’s possession a net, hoop net or night line unless

  • (a) the person holds the appropriate licence set out in Schedule 5;

  • (b) the person is licensed under provincial legislation to operate a fishing pond or facilities for breeding fish or keeping bait fish; or

  • (c) the net, hoop net or night line is kept in a building or in a vehicle other than a boat.

  • SOR/91-391, s. 2;
  • SOR/2008-322, s. 6.
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