Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990

5 (1) Subject to subsection (2), no person shall fish unless the person

• (a) is the holder of the appropriate type of licence set out in column I of an item of Schedule XXVII and fishes in accordance with the terms and conditions of that licence; or

• (b) is the holder of a licence issued in accordance with the Aboriginal Communal Fishing Licences Regulations and fishes in accordance with the conditions of that licence.

(2) A person may fish without a licence where the person is

• (a) a resident engaged in sport fishing for Atlantic tomcod or smelt in the St. Lawrence River and its tributaries downstream from the Laviolette Bridge (Trois-Rivières Bridge);

• (b) a resident engaged in sport fishing, for species other than anadromous Atlantic salmon, in Area 21 or in that part of any river in Area 1 that is situated downstream from Highway 132, except for the trunk part between Sainte-Flavie and Matapédia;

• (c) a resident engaged in sport fishing on the days and in the waters designated by the Minister or a Director for the purposes of promoting this activity;

• (c.1) under 18 years of age and

  • (i) is the child of the holder of a licence referred to in Part I of Schedule XXVII,

  • (ii) is the child of the spouse or common-law partner of the holder of a licence referred to in Part I of Schedule XXVII,

  • (iii) fishes under the supervision of a person, 18 years of age or over, who is the holder of a licence referred to in Part I of Schedule XXVII, or

  • (iv) fishes under the supervision of the spouse or common-law partner of the holder of a licence referred to in item 1 or 3 of Part I of Schedule XXVII;

• (c.2) between 18 and 24 years of age, holds a valid student card and,

  • (i) is the child of the holder of a licence referred to in Part I of Schedule XXVII,

  • (ii) is the child of the spouse or common-law partner of the holder of a licence referred to in Part I of Schedule XXVII,

  • (iii) fishes under the supervision of a person, 18 years of age or over, who is the holder of a licence referred to in Part I of Schedule XXVII, or

  • (iv) fishes under the supervision of the spouse or common-law partner of the holder of a licence referred to in item 1 or 3 of Part I of Schedule XXVII;

• (d) the spouse or common-law partner of the holder of a licence referred to in item 1 or 3 of Part I of Schedule XXVII;

• (e) a resident engaged in sport fishing for freshwater shellfish or freshwater crustaceans;

• (f) engaged in sport fishing in the waters of Area 25, in Clarice (Montbray Township), Labyrinthe (Dasserat Township) or Raven (Dufay Township) lakes or in the waters of that part of Lake Saint-François located west of a line drawn from Beaudette Point on the north shore to Saint-Louis Point on the south shore, and holds, and fishes in accordance with the terms and conditions of, a licence issued by the Province of Ontario for sport fishing;

• (g) engaged in angling in the boundary waters of the Ristigouche and Patapédia salmon rivers and holds, and fishes in accordance with the terms and conditions of, a licence issued by the Province of New Brunswick for sport fishing; or

• (h) a resident under 18 years of age who is engaged in sport fishing, for species other than anadromous Atlantic salmon, and who is in possession of a certificate attesting to the resident’s participation in the Quebec Wildlife Foundation program Pêche en herbe or in the Ministry program Relève à la pêche.

(3) If a person referred to in paragraph (2)(c) catches an anadromous Atlantic salmon, that person shall immediately unhook and release the fish into the waters from which it was caught.

(4) The persons referred to in paragraphs (2)(c.1), (c.2) and (d) are subject to the conditions of the applicable licence.