British Columbia Sport Fishing Regulations, 1996
Version of the schedule from 2006-03-22 to 2010-05-26:
SCHEDULE VIII(Sections 64 and 65)
Summary of Offences and Fines
| Item | Column I | Column II | Column III |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provision of Regulations | Offence | Fine ($) | |
| 1 | 4 | Molest fish | 250 |
| 2 | 4 | Injure fish | 250 |
| 3 | 5 | Fish for protected species | 500 |
| 4 | 5 | Catch and retain protected species | 1,000 |
| 5 | 6(1)(a) | Angle with more than one fishing line | 150 |
| 6 | 6(1)(b) | Angle for white sturgeon with more than one line | 150 |
| 7 | [Repealed, SOR/98-545, s. 6] | ||
| 8 | 7 | Angle with illegal weight attached to fishing line | 150 |
| 9 | 8(1) | Angle with fishing line to which more than one hook, artificial lure or artificial fly is attached | 150 |
| 10 | 9 | Fish with illegal dip net | 150 |
| 11 | 10(1)(a) | Use light to attract fish in an illegal manner | 150 |
| 12 | 10(1)(b) | Catch fish with snares | 150 |
| 13 | 10(1)(b) | Attempt to catch fish with snares | 150 |
| 14 | 10(1)(c) | Wilfully foul hook fish | 150 |
| 15 | 10(1)(c) | Attempt to foul hook fish | 150 |
| 16 | 10(2) | Retain foul-hooked fish | 150 |
| 17 | 11 | Angle from a vessel equipped with a motor in prohibited waters | 150 |
| 18 | 12 | Angle from a vessel in prohibited waters | 150 |
| 19 | 13(1) | Possess more than twice the daily quota of fish, other than halibut | 100, plus 50 for each fish in excess of the quota up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 20 | 13(2) | Possess more than 3 halibut | 100, plus 50 for each fish in excess of 3 up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 21 | 14 | Possess sport-caught halibut on board vessel together with other fish destined for sale, trade or barter | 250 |
| 22 | 18(a) | Fish without a licence | 100 |
| 23 | 18(b) | Catch and retain salmon without valid conservation stamp | 100 |
| 24 | [Repealed, SOR/2002-380, s. 12] | ||
| 25 | 20 | Harvest herring spawn on kelp without applicable licence | 500 |
| 26 | 21 | Hold more than one licence | 100 |
| 27 | 22 | Failure to maintain catch records | 100 |
| 28 | 24(1) | Fish for fin fish during a close time | 250 |
| 29 | 25(1) | Catch and retain fin fish of a species other than salmon in excess of the daily quota | 100, plus 50 for each fish in excess of the quota up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 30 | 26(a) | Catch and retain more than the aggregate daily quota for wild and hatchery trout in any Subarea | 100, plus 50 for each fish in excess of the quota up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 31 | 26(b) | Catch and retain more than the aggregate daily quota for wild and hatchery trout | 100, plus 50 for each fish in excess of the quota up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 32 | 26(c) | Catch and retain more than the aggregate daily quota for rockfish | 100, plus 50 for each fish in excess of the quota up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 33 | 27 | Catch and retain more than the aggregate annual quota for lingcod | 100, plus 50 for each fish in excess of the quota up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 34 | 28 | Catch and retain more than the annual quota of white sturgeon | 100, plus 50 for each fish in excess of the quota up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 35 | 29(1)(a) | Catch and retain undersized white sturgeon | 100, plus 50 per fish up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 36 | 29(1)(a) | Catch and retain oversized white sturgeon | 100, plus 50 per fish up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 37 | 29(1)(b) | Catch and retain undersized wild trout | 100, plus 50 per fish up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 38 | 29(1)(c) | Catch and retain undersized hatchery trout | 100, plus 50 per fish up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 39 | 29(1)(d) | Catch and retain undersized lingcod | 100, plus 50 per fish up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 40 | 30 | Fish with prohibited gear | 150 |
| 41 | 30 | Fish by prohibited method | 150 |
| 42 | 31 | Fish for eulachon with prohibited gear | 150 |
| 43 | 31 | Fish for smelt with prohibited gear | 150 |
| 44 | 32 | Fish for eulachon with more than one net at a time | 150 |
| 45 | 32 | Fish for smelt with more than one net at a time | 150 |
| 46 | 34 | Fish for certain fish during close time | 250 |
| 47 | 35 | Catch and retain certain fish in excess of the daily quota | 100, plus 50 for each fish in excess of the quota up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 48 | 36(a) | Catch and retain more than the aggregate daily quota for clams | 100, plus 50 for each fish in excess of the quota up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 49 | 36(b) | Catch and retain more than the aggregate daily quota of Dungeness crab and red rock crab | 100, plus 50 for each fish in excess of the quota up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 50 | 36(c) | Catch and retain more than the aggregate daily quota of Dungeness crab, red rock crab and king crab | 100, plus 50 for each fish in excess of the quota up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 51 | 36(d) | Catch and retain more than the aggregate daily quota for mussels | 100, plus 50 for each fish in excess of the quota up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 52 | 36(e) | Catch and retain more than the aggregate daily quota of purple-hinged rock and weather-vane scallops | 100, plus 50 for each fish in excess of the quota up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 53 | 37(1)(a) | Catch and retain undersized abalone | 100, plus 50 per fish up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 54 | 37(1)(b) | Catch and retain undersized Dungeness crab | 100, plus 50 per fish up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 55 | 37(1)(c) | Catch and retain undersized red rock crab | 100 plus 50 per fish up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 56 | 37(2) | Fail to ensure abalone is of a size that is not prohibited before removing from resting place | 150 |
| 57 | 38 | Fish with prohibited gear | 150 |
| 58 | 38 | Fish by prohibited method | 150 |
| 59 | 39(1) | Fish for crab with more than two ring nets, dip nets and crab traps in the aggregate | 150 |
| 59.1 | 39(2) | Fish for crab with ring net without an attached tag, float or buoy that bears operator’s name | 150 |
| 59.2 | 39(2) | Fish for crab with crab trap without an attached tag, float or buoy that bears operator’s name | 150 |
| 60 | 40(1) | Fish for shrimp with more than four shrimp traps | 150 |
| 60.1 | 40(2) | Fish for shrimp with shrimp trap without an attached tag, float or buoy that bears operator’s name | 150 |
| 60.2 | 40.1(1) | Fish for octopus with octopus trap without an attached tag, float or buoy that bears operator’s name | 150 |
| 61 | 41 | Fish with illegal crab trap | 150 |
| 61.1 | 41.1 | Set ring net with tag, float or buoy that does not bear operator’s name | 150 |
| 61.2 | 41.1 | Set crab trap with tag, float or buoy that does not bear operator’s name | 150 |
| 61.3 | 41.1 | Set shrimp trap with tag, float or buoy that does not bear operator’s name | 150 |
| 61.4 | 41.1 | Set octopus trap with tag, float or buoy that does not bear operator’s name | 150 |
| 61.5 | 41.1 | Operate ring net with tag, float or buoy that does not bear operator’s name | 150 |
| 61.6 | 41.1 | Operate crab trap with tag, float or buoy that does not bear operator’s name | 150 |
| 61.7 | 41.1 | Operate shrimp trap with tag, float or buoy that does not bear operator’s name | 150 |
| 61.8 | 41.1 | Operate octopus trap with tag, float or buoy that does not bear operator’s name | 150 |
| 61.9 | 41.1 | Leave unattended ring net with tag, float or buoy that does not bear operator’s name | 150 |
| 61.10 | 41.1 | Leave unattended crab trap with tag, float or buoy that does not bear operator’s name | 150 |
| 61.11 | 41.1 | Leave unattended shrimp trap with tag, float or buoy that does not bear operator’s name | 150 |
| 61.12 | 41.1 | Leave unattended octopus trap with tag, float or buoy that does not bear operator’s name | 150 |
| 62 | 43 | Fish for salmon during close time | 250 |
| 63 | 44 | Catch and retain salmon in excess of the daily quota | 100, plus 50 for each fish in excess of the quota up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 64 | 45(1)(a) | Catch and retain more than the aggregate daily quota of hatchery chinook and wild chinook salmon | 100, plus 50 for each fish in excess of the quota up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 65 | 45(1)(b) | Catch and retain more than the aggregate daily quota of hatchery chinook and wild chinook salmon | 100, plus 50 for each fish in excess of the quota up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 66 | 45(1)(c) | Catch and retain more than the aggregate daily quota of hatchery chinook and wild chinook salmon | 100, plus 50 for each fish in excess of the quota up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 67 | 45(1)(d) | Catch and retain more than the aggregate daily quota of hatchery coho and wild coho salmon | 100, plus 50 for each fish in excess of the quota up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 68 | 45(1)(e) | Catch and retain more than the aggregate daily quota of hatchery coho and wild coho salmon | 100, plus 50 for each fish in excess of the quota up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 69 | 45(1)(f) | Catch and retain more than the aggregate daily quota of hatchery coho and wild coho salmon | 100, plus 50 for each fish in excess of the quota up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 70 | 45(2) | Catch and retain more than the aggregate daily quota for salmon | 100, plus 50 for each fish in excess of the quota up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 71 | 46 | Catch and retain more than the monthly quota for chinook salmon | 100, plus 50 for each fish in excess of the quota up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 72 | 47(a) | Catch and retain more than the aggregate annual quota for chinook salmon | 100, plus 50 for each fish in excess of the quota up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 73 | 47(b) | Catch and retain more than the aggregate annual quota for chinook salmon | 100, plus 50 for each fish in excess of the quota up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 74 | 47(c) | Catch and retain more than the aggregate annual quota for chinook salmon | 100, plus 50 for each fish in excess of the quota up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 75 | 47(d) | Catch and retain more than the aggregate annual quota for chinook salmon | 100, plus 50 for each fish in excess of the quota up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 76 | 47(e) | Catch and retain more than the aggregate annual quota for chinook salmon | 100, plus 50 for each fish in excess of the quota up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 77 | 48 | Catch and retain undersized salmon | 100, plus 50 per fish up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 78 | 49 | Fish for salmon by prohibited method | 150 |
| 79 | 49 | Fish for salmon with prohibited gear | 150 |
| 80 | 49 | Fish for salmon with prohibited bait | 150 |
| 81 | 50 | Fish for salmon other than by angling | 150 |
| 82 | 52 | Fish for fin fish other than salmon, other than by angling, by spear fishing or with a set line | 150 |
| 83 | 53 | Fish with a spear for prohibited species in specified Regions | 150 |
| 84 | 54(a) | Use more than one set line | 150 |
| 85 | 54(b) | Use illegal hook on set line | 150 |
| 86 | 54(c) | Retain fish of a prohibited species with a set line | 150 |
| 87 | 55(1) | Fish during close time | 250 |
| 88 | 55(1) | Catch and retain fish during close time | 250 |
| 89 | 56(1) | Catch and retain more than the daily quota | 100, plus 50 for each fish in excess of the quota up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 90 | 56(2) | Fishing after catching and retaining daily quota of steelhead | 250 |
| 91 | 57(a) | Catch and retain more than the aggregate daily quota for wild and hatchery rainbow trout | 100, plus 50 for each fish in excess of the quota up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 92 | 57(b) | Catch and retain more than the aggregate daily quota for wild and hatchery steelhead | 100, plus 50 for each fish in excess of the quota up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 93 | 57(c) | Catch and retain more than the aggregate daily quota for wild and hatchery cutthroat trout | 100, plus 50 for each fish in excess of the quota up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 94 | 57(d) | Catch and retain more than the aggregate daily quota for wild and hatchery brown trout | 100, plus 50 for each fish in excess of the quota up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 95 | 57(e) | Catch and retain more than the aggregate daily quota for wild and hatchery brook trout | 100, plus 50 for each fish in excess of the quota up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 96 | 57(f) | Catch and retain more than the aggregate daily quota for wild and hatchery Dolly Varden | 100, plus 50 for each fish in excess of the quota up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 97 | 57(g) | Catch and retain more than the aggregate daily quota for wild and hatchery lake trout | 100, plus 50 for each fish in excess of the quota up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 98 | 57(h) | Catch and retain more than the aggregate daily quota for smallmouth and largemouth bass | 100, plus 50 for each fish in excess of the quota up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 99 | 57(i) | Catch and retain more than the aggregate daily quota for wild and hatchery kokanee | 100, plus 50 for each fish in excess of the quota up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 100 | 58 | Catch and retain more than the aggregate daily quota | 100, plus 50 for each fish in excess of the quota up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 101 | 59 | Catch and retain more than the monthly quota for steelhead | 100, plus 50 for each fish in excess of the quota up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 102 | 60(a) | Catch and retain more than annual quota for steelhead | 100, plus 50 for each fish in excess of the quota up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 103 | 60(b) | Catch and retain more than the annual quota for white sturgeon | 100, plus 50 for each fish in excess of the quota up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 104 | 60(c) | Catch and retain more than the annual quota for rainbow trout over 50 cm in specified area | 100, plus 50 for each fish in excess of the quota up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 105 | 60(d) | Catch and retain more than the annual quota for rainbow trout over 50 cm in specified area | 100, plus 50 for each fish in excess of the quota up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 106 | 60(e) | Catch and retain more than the aggregate annual quota for Dolly Varden and lake trout over 60 cm in specified area | 100, plus 50 for each fish in excess of the quota up to a maximum of 1,000 |
| 107 | 61 | Use freshwater invertebrate as bait | 150 |
| 108 | 61 | Possess freshwater invertebrate for use as bait | 150 |
| 109 | 62 | Deposit fish-attracting substance in water | 150 |
| 110 | 63 | Fish by prohibited method | 150 |
| 111 | 63 | Fish with prohibited gear | 150 |
| 112 | 63 | Fish with prohibited bait | 150 |
- SOR/98-545, ss. 6, 7
- SOR/2001-156, ss. 18(E), 19, 20, 21(E), 22(F)
- SOR/2002-380, ss. 12 to 14
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