Pacific Fishery Regulations, 1993
17 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and 18(5), where salmon or roe herring has been caught by commercial fishing, no person shall off-load that salmon or roe herring at any place other than
(a) a licensed facility;
(b) a registered vessel; or
(c) a vehicle whose operator holds a licence that is issued under the British Columbia Fish and Seafood Act, SBC 2015, c. 14, as amended from time to time, and that authorizes the holder to receive commercially caught fish.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who catches salmon or roe herring and sells it directly to an individual in Canada for the purpose of consumption by that individual.
(3) An operator of a vehicle referred to in paragraph (1)(c) shall not off-load any salmon or roe herring received from a registered vessel at any place other than a licensed facility.
(4) The operator of a licensed facility at which salmon or roe herring is off-loaded shall
(a) provide information respecting each off-loading by completing the form supplied by the Minister for that purpose;
(b) mail a copy of the completed form within seven days after the date of the off-loading to the Statistics Unit of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans at 200-401 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 3S4;
(c) keep a copy of the completed form for two years after the date of the off-loading; and
(d) provide a copy of the completed form to a representative of the Department when requested to do so.
- SOR/2017-58, s. 27
- SOR/2022-196, s. 15
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