Part II Obstructions to Passage of Fish

16 Boxes and cribs in weirs and dams.

1

Any person who uses a fishing weir or fishing mill dam for the taking of salmon or migratory trout by means of boxes or cribs shall be guilty of an offence unless the boxes or cribs satisfy the requirements specified in subsection (2) below.

2

The requirements mentioned in subsection (1) above are—

a

the upper surface of the sill of the box or crib must be level with the bed of the river;

b

the bars or inscales of the heck or upstream side of the box or crib—

i

must not be nearer to each other than 2 inches;

ii

must be capable of being removed; and

iii

must be placed perpendicularly;

c

there must not be attached to any such box or crib any spur or tail wall, leader or outrigger of a greater length than 20 feet from the upper or lower side of the box or crib.