22 
Oyster. 
Governor may 
appoint officers. 
Oyster bags to be 
branded. 
Governor may close 23. Wlicncvcr aiiv natuval oystci’-bccls sliall have been so 
severely dredged as to endanger tbeir future productiveness as oyster- 
beds the Governor may by public notice published in tbo Gazette 
7 and 8 Vic. c. 108 prohibit or close the fishery in the bay creek or other locality contain- 
ing the same or any portion thereof (the position and limits of such 
oyster-bearing waters being defined in the said notice by a description 
of the natural features or by reference to a map or otherwise) for any 
period not exceeding three years and whosoei^er shall dredge for oysters 
from any oyster-bed situated in any such bay creek or other locality 
during the time the fisliery shall be so proliibited or closed (unless 
he shall have the u'ritten authority of the Minister or an Inspector ot 
fisheries as herein provided) shall be liable on conviction thereof to 
the fines and forfeitures declared in and by the last preceding section 
■ Pi’ovided always that the Minister may authorize an inspector to clear 
the' beds whilst closed from weeds mud or vermin And after being 
so cleared or woi’kcd to replenish if necessaiy with oystem or bi'ood or 
with cultch stones shells or other proper material for the restoration 
of the bank or bottom. 
24. The Governor may appoint a Controllei' and Inspectors 
of Oyster Pislieries whose duty shall be to carry out the provisions of 
this Act and any regulations that may be issued thereunder and also 
do all in their power to improve the natural oyster-beds by planting 
collectors and otherwise improving the productiveness of the natural 
beds. 
25. Whenever oysters are carried cither by land or water they 
shall be placed in bags and each bag shall bo branded with a legible 
brand at least three inches long which brand shall be registered in the 
manner and at the place to be named in the regulations and any 
oysters carried in contravention of the provisions of this section shall 
be forfeited and the person carrying them shall be liable on conviction 
to a penalty of not less than two poimds or more than ten pounds. 
Oysters to bo entered 2(5. The master of any vessel carrying oysters shall enter them 
m inamfca. manifest stating the quantity the name of the shipper and also 
the name of the person to Avhom they arc consigned And any oysters 
carried in any vessels and not so entered in the manifest may bc^ seized 
by an Inspector Custom House officer or oliiccr of police and confiscated 
and the master of the A^esscl shall be liable on conAnction to a penalty 
of not less than two pounds and not more than ten pounds.^ 
27. Any person canying oysters by land shall obtain a permit 
from the owner of the oysters stating the quantity by whom oAvned to 
Avhom consigned and also the locality from AV'hich they have been taken 
or dredged wlrich permit shall be produced if demanded by any inspector 
of fisheries or officer of police and on the carrier failing to produce 
such permit the oysters shall be seized and forfeited and the person in 
Avhose possession tlie oysters are found shall be liable on conA'iction to 
a penalty of not less than two pounds or more than ten pounds Pro- 
Auded any person signing such permit other than the oAvner of the 
oysters or his agent shall on conAuction be liable to a penalty of not 
less than two pounds or more than ten pounds. 
28. A registry of all vessels and boats employed in dredging 
for oysters shall be kept at the nearest Custom House if any or 
otherwise at the nearest police office in the district to Avlrich every 
such A'essel or boat belongs together Avith the name of the OAvner 
thereof and the port or place to Avhich it may belong and stating 
the number of men usually employed therein And every such oAvner 
is hereby I’cquired tohaA'cliis a^csscI or boat Avith his name so registered' 
accordingly And every such oAvner shall thereupon be furnished by 
the officer so registering Avith a .certificate thereof signed by him for 
which the OAATier shall pay a fee of two shillinys and six pence and such 
certificate 
Oyster carriers to 
obtain permit. 
All fishing boats and 
vessels to bo regis¬ 
tered and to bo 
mar Iced Ac. 
6 and 6 Vie. c. 106 
8. 16. 
