Fisheries Act

Marginal note:Failure to provide fish-way, etc.

66 Every owner or occupier of an obstruction across or in any stream who refuses or neglects to provide and maintain a fish-way or canal in accordance with section 20, to install and maintain fish stops or diverters in accordance with subsection 21(4) or to provide for a sufficient flow of water and the free passage of fish in accordance with section 22 is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction and liable, for a first offence, to a fine not exceeding two hundred thousand dollars and, for any subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding two hundred thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both.