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tious, any fishery officer may, upon sight, proceed to remove the same from the 

 place of obstruction. 



4. It shall not be lawful to use, in any manner whatsoever, for the purpose of 

 taking Codfish or Halibut, set-lines or bultow lines, within Pleasant Bay. 



SEC. 7. Eels. 



(1.) The mesh for an eel-weir, trap or other apparatus for eel-fishing, shall 

 be not less than one and one eighth inches bar measure: 



(2.) No leader or any part of an eel-weir, trap or other apparatus for eel- 

 fishing, shall exceed in height the height of the pot or terminal part of the said 

 weir, trap or other apparatus for eel-fishing; 



(3.) The taking of eels under thirty inches in length is prohibited, and such 

 eels, if captured, shall be liberated alive. 



SEC. 8. Herring. 



1. (a) Fishing by means of herring trap-nets without a license from the 

 Minister of Marine and Fisheries is prohibited in the waters of the Gulf of St. 

 Lawrence. 



(6) Herring trap-nets shall not be set near the mouth of any river fre- 

 quented by salmon, or in such a manner, or at such places as to obstruct or 



interfere with the passage of salmon. 

 686 (c) All herring traps-nets shall be placed at distances of not less than 



one-eighth of a mile apart, and no fishing apparatus of any kind shall 

 be set or used in or about any part of the water between herring trap-nets : 

 Provided always that any fishery oflicer may direct, either in writing, -or orally 

 on sight, that any greater space than one-eighth of a mile shall be left between 

 herring trap-nets, and any herring trap-net or other fishing apparatus which the 

 owner or person using the same neglects or refuses to remove in accordance 

 with such directions, shall be illegal and liable to forefeiture, together with the 

 fish caught therein, and the owner or person using the same shall also be liable 

 to the fines and penalties provided by the Fisheries Act. 



(d) The leader of each herring trap-net shall in every case extend from the 

 shore, and any fishery oflicer may determine in writing, or orally, the length of 

 leader that shall be used. 



(e) The fee on herring trap-nets shall be fifty cents, on each fathom in 

 length of leader, and such fee shall be payable in advance. 



2. The use of seines for the capture of herring is prohibited on that portion 

 of the north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, in the County of Saguenay. 

 extending from Kegashka to Cape Whittle. 



SEC. 9. 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 " The Fisheries 

 Act " and section 8 thereof, or from some duly authorized officer of the Govern- 

 ment of the Province of Quebec, is prohibited in the Province of Quebec. 



SEC. 10. Lobsters. 

 (See General Regulations and Fisheries Act.) 



SEC. 11. Maskinonge. 



1. No one shall fish for, catch, kill, buy, sell or possess any maskinong from 

 the loth day of April to the 15th day of June, both clays inclusive, in each year. 



2. No maskinonge 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. 

 and any one who may accidentally take any maskinongg less than twenty-four 

 inches in length shall immediately return such fish to the water alive and 

 uninjured. 



SEC. 12. Quananiche. 



1. No one shall fish for, catch, kill, buy, sell or possess any Ouanauiche from 

 the 1st day of October, to the 30th of November, both days inclusive, in each 

 year. 



2. The use of seines or other nets for the purpose of catching Ouanauiche is 

 prohibited. 



