Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007

4 (1) The provincial Minister may, for the proper management and control of fisheries and the conservation and protection of fish, specify in a licence any term or condition that is not inconsistent with these Regulations respecting one or more of the following matters:

• (a) the species, quantity, size, weight, age, sex or stage of development of fish that may be caught, retained, possessed, held, loaded, landed, transported, transferred or released;

• (b) the waters or locations where fishing is permitted or from which fish may be caught;

• (c) the persons who may carry out activities under the licence;

• (d) the waters or locations where fish may be held, loaded, landed, transferred or released;

• (e) the period during which fishing is permitted or fish may be transferred or released;

• (f) the type, size, quantity or marking of fishing gear or equipment;

• (g) the locations or manner in which fishing gear or equipment may be used;

• (h) the fishing vessel that may be used and the persons who may operate it;

• (i) the weighing, marking, tagging, loading, landing, handling, separation or transportation of fish;

• (j) the type and marking of containers used to hold or transport fish;

• (k) the information that shall be recorded, kept or reported and the manner and form in which and the period for which the information shall be recorded, kept or reported;

• (l) the disposing of water, containers or anything used to hold or transport fish;

• (m) the monitoring of fishing activities, verification or examination of fishing gear, equipment, fish or records relating to fishing activities and the taking of fish samples;

• (n) the health of fish including the monitoring and reporting of water quality, diseases, pathogens or fish escapes;

• (o) the possession, destruction or prevention of the spread of a fish or other aquatic organism that is or may be harmful to fish;

• (p) the method of movement, transfer, release, disposal or preservation of fish to ensure their protection; or

• (q) the information that the master of a fishing vessel shall report from the water, including the method by which, the period in which and the person to whom the report is to be made.

(2) Every person shall comply with the terms and conditions specified in their licence.

(3) The provincial Minister may amend the terms and conditions of a licence for the purposes of the conservation and protection of fish.

(4) A notice of an amendment made under subsection (3) shall be sent to the licence holder. The notice is deemed to be received by a licence holder

• (a) if the licence holder consents to receiving it by electronic means, on the day recorded by the server of the provincial Minister as the time of sending it;

• (b) if the licence holder consents to receiving it by fax, on the day recorded by a fax machine of the provincial Minister as the time of sending it;

• (c) if it is sent to the licence holder by mail, on the fifth day after the postmark date on the notice; or

• (d) if it is delivered personally, on the day on which the notice is received by the licence holder.

(5) The amended licence terms take effect on the day on which the notice is received by the licence holder.

(6) The licence holder shall, on receipt of the notice, attach the notice to the licence.