Regulation respecting the classes of aquaculture licences. Country/Territory Canada Territorial subdivision Québec Document type Regulation Date 2003 (2019) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Aquaculture Fish products Freshwater fishes Stock enhancement/repopulation Authorization/permit Data collection/reporting Access-to-information Fishery management and conservation Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract The classes of aquaculture licences referred to in the Regulation respecting aquaculture and the sale of fish (chapter C-61.1, r. 7) are the following: (1) a licence to operate a breeding pond; (2) a licence to operate a fish-tank for baitfish; (3) a licence to stock; (4) a licence to transport; and (5) a licence to extract roe and milt and to transport. A person seeking a licence to operate a breeding pond must submit an application to the Minister of Natural Resources and Wildlife indicating (1) the person’s name and address; (2) the species of fish the person intends to breed; and (3) the location of the breeding ponds and a description of the facilities. A licence to operate a breeding pond indicates the information required under the first paragraph and the term and the date of issue of the licence. The holder of a licence to operate a breeding pond may not keep fish in captivity, incubate roe or breed fish for any purpose other than stocking; the activities authorized by the licence may not be carried out for commercial purposes. The holder of a licence to operate a breeding pond may breed only the species of fish indicated in the licence, in the facilities and at the location indicated in the licence. A person seeking a licence to operate a fish-tank for baitfish must submit an application to the Minister indicating (1) the person’s name and address; and (2) the location of the fish-tanks for baitfish and a description of the facilities. A licence to operate a fish-tank for baitfish indicates the information required under the first paragraph and the term and the date of issue of the licence. A licence to operate a fish-tank for baitfish authorizes a person to keep baitfish in captivity for commercial purposes. The holder of the licence must operate the fish-tank for baitfish at the location indicated in the licence. A licence to operate a breeding pond or a licence to operate a fish-tank for baitfish is renewed if the holder of the licence submits an application to the Minister, accompanied by the report on operations for the year preceding the year for which renewal is sought, and pays the fees prescribed under the Regulation respecting the scale of fees and duties related to the development of wildlife (chapter C-61.1, r. 32). The report on operations must contain the following information according to the class of the licence: (1) for a licence to operate a breeding pond: (a) the holder’s name and address; and (b) the purchases and annual production for each fish species and age category; (2) for a licence to operate a fish-tank for baitfish: (a) the holder’s name and address; and (b) the catches, purchases, sales and end-of-year inventories for all fish. Full text English Website legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca