Freshwater Fish Regulation (B.C. Reg. 261/83)

Made 1983-07-15 · Text as of 2026-10-01

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Language: English
Kind: Regulation
Organisation: European Union
Country: Canada · British Columbia
Subjects: Fisheries and aquaculture, Wild species and ecosystems
Keywords: freshwater fishes, offences/penalties, enforcement/compliance, fishing authorization, fishing charge, fishery management and conservation, authorization/permit, aquatic animals, collecting/harvesting, biodiversity, protection of species

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B.C. Reg. 261/83 O.C. 1186/83 Filed July 15, 1983 Wildlife Act FRESHWATER FISH REGULATION [includes amendments up to B.C. Reg. 145/2004] Contents 1 Interpretation 2 Offences 3 Authorization by permit 4 Fee for authorization by permit Interpretation 1 In this regulation, "fish" means a freshwater species of (a) Order Petromyzoniformes (lampreys), (b) Class Osteichthyes (bony fishes), (c) Class Crustacea (crustaceans), or (d) Class Mollusca and their eggs and juvenile stages but does not include (e) goldfish, or (f) species of ornamental tropical fishes. [en. B.C. Reg. 145/2004, s. 1.] Offences 2 A person commits an offence where he (a) has in possession, (b) transports, or (c) traffics in live fish unless authorized by a permit or a licence. [am. B.C. Reg. 248/2001.] Authorization by permit 3 A regional manager or a person authorized by a regional manager may issue a permit in accordance with this regulation on the terms and for the period he or she specifies authorizing a person to (a) possess, (b) transport, or (c) traffic in live fish. [en. B.C. Reg. 145/2004, s. 2.] Fee for authorization by permit 4 The fee for a permit issued under section 3 is $25 and the habitat conservation trust fund surcharge to be paid is $5. [en. B.C. Reg. 145/2004, s. 2.] [Provisions of the Wildlife Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 488, relevant to the enactment of this regulation: section108 (2) (h) and (3) (a)] Copyright (c) Queen's Printer, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada