Manitoba Fishery Regulations, 1987

14 (1) Except as otherwise permitted under the Act or the provincial Act, no person shall possess fish of a species set out in an item of Schedule XI if the size of the fish does not comply with the size limit, or the amount possessed exceeds the possession quota, set out in that item.

(2) [Repealed, SOR/2023-28, s. 8]

(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to

• (a) an Indian who is in possession of the fish for food for their personal use or for the use of their immediate family;

• (b) a person who has purchased the fish from a retail outlet or from a person who is legally authorized to sell such fish; or

• (c) a person who is otherwise legally authorized to possess such fish.

(4) Persons referred to in subsection (3) shall produce without delay, at the request of a fishery officer,

• (a) proof of their Indian status;

• (b) a valid receipt or trade record for any fish in their possession; or

• (c) the relevant document that legally authorizes the possession of the fish.