Alberta Fishery Regulations, 1998 (SOR/98-246)

1 (1) The definitions in this subsection apply in these Regulations.

Act

Act means the Fisheries Act. (Loi)

angling

angling means fishing with hook and line. (pêche à la ligne)

bait

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

bait fish means a fish of a species set out in Part 2 of Schedule 1. (poisson-appât)

barbless hook

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

Department means the Department of Sustainable Resource Development of the Province. (ministère)

dip net

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

Director means the Director of Fisheries Management of the Fish and Wildlife Division of the Department. (directeur)

fish management zone

fish management zone or zone means an area set out in Schedule 2. (zone de gestion du poisson ou ZGP)

game fish

game fish means a fish of a species set out in Part 1 of Schedule 1. (poisson de sport)

gill net

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

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

hook size means the measurement between the shaft and the tip of a hook. (taille de l’hameçon)

Indian

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

length, in respect of a fish, means the distance measured from the tip of the snout to the tip of the tail. (longueur)

lure

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

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

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

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

order means an order issued under subsection 3(1) in relation to any waters to which these Regulations apply. (ordonnance)

Province

Province means the Province of Alberta. (province)

provincial Act

provincial Act means the Fisheries (Alberta) Act, S.A. 1992, c. F-12.2. (loi provinciale)

provincial Minister

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

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

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

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

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 under the provincial Act other than a Sportfishing Licence. (pêche sportive)

trap net

trap net means a device that is designed to catch fish by leading the fish into an enclosure. (parc en filet)

tributary

tributary means a watercourse that flows into a body of water and includes a tributary to a tributary. (tributaire)

trout

trout means a fish of a species set out in item 9 of Part 1 of Schedule 1. (truite)

watershed

watershed means the area drained by one stream system, the stream and all its tributaries, and includes the lakes and reservoirs within that area whether or not they are directly connected to the stream. (bassin versant)

watershed unit

watershed unit or unit means a subdivision of a fish management zone set out in Schedule 2. (unité de bassin versant ou unité)

(2) A reference in these Regulations to a species or group of species of fish by its common name as set out in column 1 of an item of Schedule 1 shall be construed as a reference to the species or group of species of fish whose scientific name is set out in column 2 of that item.

(3) For the purposes of these Regulations, the boundary between two watersheds shall be the height of land that divides the two watersheds such that water on one side flows in one direction and water on the other side flows in a different direction.

(4) For the purposes of these Regulations, a fish is considered to be retained when it is not immediately returned to the waters from which it was taken.

(5) In these Regulations or any order, an alphanumeric reference used in the description of an area is a reference to an area of the Province established under Part 1 of the Surveys Act (Alberta), R.S.A. 1980, c. S-29.