The British Columbia Fisheries Act provides for licensing and regulatory control of activities associated with commercial fisheries and aquaculture operations. The primary concerns are the licensing of: fish processing plants; fish buying establishments; fishers selling their own catch; wild oyster and marine plant harvesting; and aquaculture operations with the province of British Columbia.

Act: Fisheries Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 149 - Electronic Version

Regulations:

• Aquaculture Regulation (B.C. Reg. 78/2002)
• Fisheries Act Regulations (B.C. Reg. 140/76)

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