Department of Marine and Fisheries. 3. No sturgeon less than thirty-six inches in length shall be retained or kept out of the water, sold, offered or exposed for sale or had in possession, and any one who may accidentally take any sturgeon less than thirty-six inches in length shall immediately return. such fish to the water alive and uninjured. SEC. 21.-TROUT. 1. Gray Trout or Lake Trout and Land-Locked Salmon. No one shall fish for, catch, kill, buy, sell or possess any gray trout, lake trout or land-locked salmon from the 15th day of October to the 1st day of December, both days inclusive, in each year. 2. Speckled Trout. (a) No one shall fish for, catch, kill, buy, sell or possess any speckled trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) from the 1st day of October to the 30th day of April, both days inclusive, in each year. (b) Except in the tidal waters of the province of Quebec, on the north shore of the River St. Lawrence from the mouth of the River Siguenay to Blanc Sablon, no one shall at any time fish for, catch or kill trout by other means than angling with hook and line. (c) Fishing for speckled trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) through the ice is prohibited. 3. Export of certain kinds of Trout prohibited. 1. No one shall receive, ship, transport or have in possession for the purpose of shipping or transporting out of the Dominion of Canada, any speckled trout, river trout or sea trout: Provided (a) Any person may so ship such trout caught by him for sport, to the extent of 25 pounds in weight, if the shipment is accompanied by a certificate to that effect from either the local fishery officer in whose district the fish were caught or from the local station agent adjacent to the locality in which they were caught or is accompanied by copy of the official license or permit issued to the person making the shipment. (b) No single package of such trout shall exceed 25 pounds in weight, nor shall any person be permitted to ship more than one package during the season. (See Fisheries Act.) SEC. 22.-WHALE FISHING. SEC. 23.-WHITEFISH. No one shall fish for, catch, kill, buy, sell or possess any whitefish between the 10th day of November and the 1st day of December, both days inclusive, in each year. SPECIAL FISHERY REGULATIONS FOR THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO. SEC. 1.-ANGLERS' PERMITS. Department of Marine and Fisheries SEC. 2.-BASS. (a) No one shall fish for, catch, kill, buy, sell or possess any bass from the 15th day of April to the 15th day of June, both days inclusive, in each year: (b) Provided that the close season for black bass in the waters of the west end of I ake Erie, west of Point Pelee, and the waters around Pelee Island shall be from May 25 to July 15, both days inclusive, in each year. (c) No one shall fish for, catch or kill, in any of the waters of the province, in one day by angling, or shall carry away a greater number than eight small or large-mouthed black bass. (d) No small or large-mouthed black bass less than ten inches in length shall be retained or kept out of the water, sold, offered or exposed for sale or had in possession; but any one who takes or catches any such fish of less than the minimum measurement named,— which measurement shall be from the point of the nose to the centre of the tail,—shall immediately return such fish to the water from which it was taken, alive and uninjured. (e) The sale and export of black bass, no matter where procured, is hereby prohibited for a period of five years from the 30th day of May, 1904: Provided, however, that any person from a foreign country, fishing in the waters of the province, and applying and paying for an angler's permit, may, upon leaving the province, when the same is accompanied by him, take with him the lawful catch of two days' fishing. SEC. 3.-LEASES AND LICENSES. Fishing by means of nets or other apparatus without leases or licenses from the Minister of Marine and Fisheries under the provisions of chapter 45, Revised Statutes of Canada, and section 8 thereof, or from some duly authorized officer of the government of the province of Ontario, is prohibited in the province of Ontario. SEC. 4.-MASKINONGÉ. (a) No one shall fish for, catch, kill, buy, sell or possess any maskinongé from the 15th day of April to the 15th day of June, both days inclusive, in each year. (b) No one shall fish for, catch or kill, in any of the waters of the province, in one day by angling, or shall carry away a greater number than four maskinongé. (c) No maskinongé less than twenty-four inches in length shall be retained or kept out of the water, sold, offered or exposed for sale or had in possession; but any one who takes or catches such fish of less than the minimum measurement named,-which measurement shall be from the point of the nose to the centre of the tail,―shall immediately return such fish to the water from which it was taken, alive and uninjured. (d) The sale and export of maskinongé, no matter where procured, is hereby prohibited for a period of five years from the 30th day of May, 1904: Provided, however, that any person from a foreign country, fishing in the waters of the province and applying and paying for an angler's permit, may, upon leaving the province, when the same is accompanied by him, take with him the lawful catch of two days' fishing. SEC. 5.-PICKEREL. (a) No one shall fish for, catch, kill, buy, sell or possess any pickerel (doré) from the 15th day of April to the 15th day of May, both days inclusive, in each year: Provided that in the waters of Lake Huron and the St. Clair river bordering on the county of Lambton the close season for pickerel is abolished. (b) No one shall fish for, catch or kill, in any of the waters of the province, in one day Department of Marine and Fisheries. (c) No pickerel (doré) less than fifteen inches in length, shall be retained or kept out of the water, sold, offered or exposed for sale or had in possession; but any one who takes or catches any pickerel (doré) of less than the minimum measurement named,-which measurement shall be from the point of the nose to the centre of the tail, shall immediately return such fish to the water from which it was taken, alive and uninjured. SEC. 6. RESTRICTION, BAY OF QUINTÉ. Fishing with nets of any kind in that portion of the waters of the Bay of Quinté, lying westward of a line drawn between Green Point, in the county of Prince Edward, and the eastern limit of the town of Deseronto, in the county of Hastings, shall be, and the same is hereby prohibited during the months of June, July and August in each year. SEC. 7.-SPECKLED TROUT. (a) No one shall fish for, catch, kill, buy, sell or possess any speckled trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) from the 15th day of September to the 30th day of April, both days inclusive, in each year. (b) No one shall fish for, catch or kill in any of the waters of the province, in one day by angling, or shall carry away a greater number of speckled trout or brook trout than in the aggregate shall weigh more than ten pounds, and no greater number than thirty speckled trout or brook trout, though said number weigh less than ten pounds. (c) No speckled trout less than six inches in length shall be retained or kept out of the water, sold, offered or exposed for sale or had in possession, but any one who takes or catches any speckled trout less than six inches in length,—which measurement shall be from the point of the nose to the centre of the tail,-shall immediately return such fish to the water from which it was taken, alive and uninjured. (d) The sale and export of speckled trout, no matter where procured, is hereby prohibited for a period of five years from the 30th May, 1904; Provided, however, that any person from a foreign country, fishing in the waters of the province, and applying and paying for an angler's permit, may, upon leaving the province, when the same are accompanied by him, take with him the lawful catch of two days' fishing. The use of snares of any SEC. 8.-SNARES. kind for the purpose of catching or killing fish is prohibited. SEC. 9.-WHITEFISH AND SALMON TROUT. (a) No one shall fish for, catch, kill, sell or possess any whitefish or salmon trout from the 1st to the 30th days of November, both days inclusive, in each year. (b) Provided that in the waters of Lake Erie bordering on the counties of Haldimand, Monck, Kent and Essex, and around Point Pelee Island, as well as in the waters of Detroit river and in Lake St. Clair, bordering on the counties of Essex and Kent, the above close Department of Marine and Fisheries PROPAGATION OF FISH IN THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO. SALMON. 1. The following waters in the province of Ontario are set apart for the natural and artificial propagation of salmon:— (a) The waters of the River Credit, in the townships of Toronto, Esquesing, Chinguacousy and Caledon, in the counties of Peel and Halton. (b) The waters of Highland creek, in the township of Scarboro', in the county of York. (c) The waters of Lyon's creek, in the township of Pickering, in the county of Ontario. (d) The waters of Barber's creek, in the township of Darlington, in the county of Durham. GENERAL. 2. The following waters in the province of Ontario are set apart for the natural and artificial propagation of fish, as provided by the 65th section of The Fisheries Act, namely: (a) Certain waters situated on the north east part of lot No. 2, in the 10th concession of the township of North Dumfries, in the county of Waterloo, on the west side of the Grand river, near the town of Galt, used for the purpose of breeding fish therein. (b) The waters of the River Trent, situated within the counties of Northumberland and Hastings. (c) The waters of the stream called Grafton creek, in the township of Haldimand, in the county of Northumberland. (d) The waters of the stream called Baldwin's (or Wilmot's) creek, in the township of Clarke, in the county of Northumberland. (e) The waters of the stream called Duffin's creek, in the township of Pickering, in the county of Ontario. (f) The waters of stream called River Rouge, in the townships of Pickering, Scarboro' and Markham, in the counties of Ontario and York. (g) The waters of that part of Burlington bay, called 'Kerr's pond,' situated in the township of Nelson, in the county of Halton. (h) The place called Little lake, off Mitchell's bay, near the southern end of St. Ann's island, in the Lake St. Clair, in the province of Ontario. (i) Clear lake, Salmon Trout lake, with tributary waters from Young's point to Burleigh falls, together with Stony Lake and Jack and Eels creeks, up to the first falls on each, all within the county of Peterboro', in the province of Ontario, are set apart for the natural propagation of fish. Vide Supplement to Canada Gazette, September 21, 1907. By Proclamation dated 14th of September, 1907, the Act of the Parliament of Canada passed in the sixth year of the present reign, chaptered 46, and intituled An Act to amend the Act respecting the safety of ships and the prevention of accidents on board thereof, was brought into force and effect upon, from and after the first day of October, in the year of Our Lord one one thousand nine hundred and seven. Department of Marine and Fisheries. By Order in Council of the 14th of October, 1907, that part of the Order in Council of 12th September, 1907, establishing fishery regulations for the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and the Northwest Territories, including the Yukon District, was rescinded and the following substituted in lieu thereof: REGULATIONS. SEC. 1.-ANGLERS' PERMITS. (See general fishery regulations.) SEC. 2.-APPLICATION OF REGULATIONS. These regulations shall apply to Indians and half-breeds, as well as to settlers and all other persons: Provided always, that the Minister of Marine and Fisheries may, from time to time, set apart, for the exclusive use of the Indians, such waters as he may deem necessary, and may grant to Indians or their bands, free licenses to fish during the close season, for themselves or their bands, for the purpose of providing food for themselves; but not for the purpose of sale, barter or traffic. SEC. 3.-BAG-NETS, POUND-NETS OR TRAP-NETS. (See under "Meshes of Nets," sec. 10, subsec. 2.) SEC. 4.-CLOSE SEASONS. (See under classes of fish and "Weekly Close-time," sec. 24.) SEC. 5.-COMMERCIAL FISHING. (See under "Leases and Licenses," sec. 9.) SEC. 6.-DOMESTIC FISHING. (See under "Leases and Licenses," sec. 9.) SEC. 7.-EXPORT OR SALE OF TROUT. (See under 'Prohibitions' sec. 13, subsec. 5.) SEC. 8.-GOLD-EYES. (See under "Pickerel," sec. 15.) SEC. 9.-LEASES AND LICENSES. 1. Fishing by means of nets or other apparatus, without lease or license from the Minister of Marine and Fisheries, is prohibited in the waters of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and |