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CHAPTER 10 - POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR CONTROLLED RELAYING AND DEPURATION

ANNEX 10C - EXAMPLE OF SPECIAL LICENCE

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Licence No.                                                                          

Pursuant to Section 4 of the Management of Contaminated Fisheries Regulations, permission is hereby granted to (name of company and responsible officer) and persons working under his/her supervision, to remove soft shelled clams from the following closed areas:

Those portions of the                                                              as designated by the DFO Office,
                        (area)                               for controlled purification or depuration.

1 - All operations will be carried out in compliance with the attached Memorandum of Agreement between                    (name of company)                   and DFO for the harvesting of soft shell clams from restricted areas;

2 - A copy of the licence will be carried by those working on the harvesting of the clams and is to be available for inspection by a fisheries officer;

3 - That                                               , Fisheries Manager,                       (area)                     ,            (phone number)                 , be kept advised of the details of the clam fishery;

4 - The method of harvesting shall conform with existing policies and applicable Regulations;

5 - Non-compliance with any condition of the attached agreement or this licence may result in the cancellation of the licence;

6 - DFO reserves the right to cancel all or part of this licence at any time; and

7 - The harvesting would be permitted from                                     to                                . (Maximum 1 Year)

Issued at                           (location, date)                                .

                         (Name)                         
Director-General

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