Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations (SOR/93-55)
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Regulations are current to 2012-05-14 and last amended on 2011-02-10. Previous Versions
8. No person shall fish in inland waters with the aid of an artificial light or light from a fire.
- SOR/2001-452, s. 4.
Jigging Restrictions
9. No person shall fish or assist in fishing by jigging in inland waters or assist in landing fish that have been caught by jigging in inland waters.
- SOR/2001-452, s. 4.
9.1 No person shall fish by jigging in the waters set out in column I of the table to this section during the close time set out in column II.
TABLE
| Column I | Column II | |
|---|---|---|
| Item | Waters | Close Time |
| 1. | Tidal waters of Nova Scotia. | Mar. 1 to Mar. 31 |
- SOR/2001-452, s. 4.
Angling
10. Notwithstanding any open season set out in these Regulations for angling in any inland waters, no person shall angle for any species of fish in those inland waters unless an open season for at least one species of sport fish is in effect in those waters.
11. No person shall angle in inland waters
(a) with more than one fishing line; or
(b) with a fishing line to which more than three hooks are attached.
11.1 No person shall angle in tidal waters for sport fish
(a) with more than one fishing line; or
(b) with a fishing line to which more than three hooks are attached.
- SOR/2001-452, s. 5.
11.2 No person shall angle in tidal waters for any species of fish other than sport fish
(a) with more than five fishing lines; or
(b) with a fishing line to which more than six hooks are attached.
- SOR/2001-452, s. 5.
11.3 For greater certainty, the prohibitions set out in sections 11.1 and 11.2 do not apply to fishing for commercial purposes.
- SOR/2001-452, s. 5.
12. (1) Subject to subsection (2), no person shall angle for sport fish during the period beginning two hours after sunset and ending two hours before sunrise.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of
(a) angling for smallmouth bass in Micmac Lake or Banook Lake in Halifax County, Nova Scotia;
(b) angling for brown trout in the Cornwallis River, Kings County, Nova Scotia or in the Mersey River, Queens County, Nova Scotia, downstream from Lake Rossignol to the dam at Cowie Falls; or
(c) angling during the period beginning on January 1 and ending on March 31 in the waters set out in section 116 or Schedule IX.
(3) Nothwithstanding subsection (1), no person shall angle in the inland waters of Nova Scotia set out in Schedule IV during the period beginning at 22:00 h on any day and ending at 06:00 h on the following day.