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sion from a fishery officer, or from the holder thereof under lease or 

 license, or uses therein any fishing light or other implement for fish- 

 ing, during the period for which such waters are so set apart or 

 leased, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars 

 and costs, and, in default of payment, to imprisonment for a term 

 not exceeding four months. 57-58 V., c. 51, s. 10. 



90. Every one who takes oysters from any oyster bed, set apart by 

 the Minister for any purpose under this Act, or in any way injures 

 or disturbs such oyster beds, except during the times and on the terms 

 permitted by regulation under this Act, shall be liable to a penalty 

 not exceeding one hundred dollars and not less than forty dollars, and 

 in default of payment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two 

 months and not less than one month; and the vessel and all apparatus 

 used in the taking of such oysters, or the injury or disturbance of 

 such oyster beds, shall be forfeited. R. S., c. 95, s. 21. 



91. The owner of any vessel, who, 



(a] permits any dory, flat, whaler or other boat whatsoever to set 

 out from any vessel engaged by him in deep-sea or bank 

 fishing, or to be launched therefrom for the purpose of fish- 

 ing with hooks and lines, trawls or other similar appliances, 

 or with intent that the same shall be used in so fishing, or for 

 the purpose of examining trawls, set lines or other similar 

 appliances for fishing, without there being placed in such 

 boat to be retained therein during absence from such vessel, 

 a mariner's compass, and at least two quarts of drinking 

 water and two pounds of solid food for each man of the 

 crew of such boat ; or 



(>) fails to supply any vessel by him so engaged in deep-sea or 

 bank fishing, at the commencement of her voyage, with as 

 many serviceable mariner's compasses as she carries boats, in 

 addition to the vessel's compass and also with the necessary 

 utensils for holding water and with a serviceable fog-horn or 

 trumpet; 



shall be guilty of an offence against this Act, and shall be liable for 

 each offence to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars or to 

 imprisonment for a term not exceeding two months. 



2. The master of any such vessel from which a boat is launched 

 or sets out in contravention of the provisions of this section shall 

 also be guilty of an offence against this Act, and liable therefor to 

 a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars or to imprisonment for 

 a term not exceeding two months. 61 V., c. 44, s. 2. 



92. All vessels, boats, canoes, rafts, vehicles of any description, 

 nets, fishing gear, materials, implements or appliances used in viola- 

 tion of this Act or any regulation under it, and any fish or other 

 maarine animal taken, caught, killed, conveyed, bought, sold or had in 

 possession in violation of this Act or any regulation under it, and all 

 other fish, shell-fish or marine animals otherwise legally taken, 

 caught, killed, conveyed, bought, sold, or had in possession, and of 

 whatever size and description, which are intermixed therewith, shall 

 be confiscated to His Majesty, and may be seized and confiscated, on 

 view, by any fishery ojficer, or taken and removed by any person for 

 delivery to any fishery officer or justice of the peace. 61 V., c. 39, s. 4. 



