Fisheries Act

Marginal note:Killing of fish

• 32 (1) No person shall kill fish by any means other than fishing.

• Marginal note:Exception

  (2) No person contravenes subsection (1) if the killing of fish

  • (a) is done as a result of carrying on a prescribed work, undertaking or activity in or around any prescribed Canadian fisheries waters and is done in accordance with any prescribed conditions;

  • (b) is done in accordance with the regulations;

  • (c) is authorized by the Minister and is done in accordance with the conditions established by the Minister;

  • (d) is authorized by a prescribed person or entity and is done in accordance with the prescribed conditions; or

  • (e) is done as a result of doing anything that is authorized, otherwise permitted or required under this Act.

• Marginal note:Failure to comply with conditions

  (3) Every person who fails to comply with a condition imposed under any of paragraphs (2)(a) to (d) that applies to them is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction and liable, for a first offence, to a fine of not more than $100,000 and, for any subsequent offence, to a fine of not more than $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than six months, or to both.