Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990

49 (1) No person who engages in commercial fishing under the authority of a licence referred to in item 1 of Part II of Schedule XXVII may use a fishing vessel in any tidal waters, or fishing gear in any waters, unless a valid identification plate that was provided with the licence is affixed to the vessel or gear in the manner indicated in the licence.

(2) The Minister or a Director, as the case may be, shall issue the identification plates referred to in subsection (1), or a commercial fisher’s identification certificate, upon payment of an annual fee of $10 per licence holder.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (1), an identification plate is valid if it has not been modified in any way.

(4) For the purposes of section 22, a commercial fisher’s identification certificate is valid only if it has been signed by the licence holder and has not been modified in any way.