Fisheries Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. F-14)

Marginal note:Punishment not otherwise provided for

78 Except as otherwise provided in this Act, every person who contravenes this Act or the regulations is guilty of

• (a) an offence punishable on summary conviction and liable, for a first offence, to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars and, for any subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or to both; or

• (b) an indictable offence and liable, for a first offence, to a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand dollars and, for any subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to both.