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Newfoundland and Labrador
Regulation 2025
NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR REGULATION 72/25
NEWFOUNDLAND AND
LABRADOR
REGULATION 72/25
Aquaculture
Ticket Offences Regulations under the Aquaculture Act, 2023 (O.C. 2025-217)
(Filed August 7, 2025)
Under the authority of section 57 of the Aquaculture Act, 2023, the
Lieutenant-Governor in Council makes the following regulations.
Dated at St. John’s, August 6, 2025.
Denis Mahoney K.C.
Clerk of the Executive Council
REGULATIONS
Analysis
1.
Short title
2.
Definitions
3.
Ticketable offence
4.
Penalty for offence
5.
Subsequent offence
6.
Commencement
Schedule
A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Short title
1.These
regulations may be cited as the Aquaculture
Ticket Offences Regulations.
Definitions
2.In
these regulations "Act" means the Aquaculture
Act, 2023.
Ticketable offence
3.A violation of a provision of the Act
or the regulations listed in the Schedules is an offence for which a ticket may
be issued under the Provincial Offences Act and regulations under that
Act.
Penalty for
offence
4.(1) A person who contravenes a provision of the Act or the
regulations is guilty of an offence and, where the complaint is laid and
summons issued by means of a ticket, is liable for a first offence or
subsequent offence, where applicable, to a fine in the amount prescribed in the
Schedules.
(2)Where a complaint is
laid and a summons issued other than by way of a ticket, the penalties set out
in the Act apply.
Subsequent
offence
5.With respect to those provisions referred to in the Schedules,
a person shall be considered to be convicted of a
second, third or subsequent offence when convicted of an offence within 12
months of the date of the last conviction for the same offence.
Commencement
6.These
regulations come into force on the day the Aquaculture Act, 2023 comes
into force.
Schedule A
Aquaculture
Act, 2023
Penalties
Penalty
Section and
subsection or
paragraph
Offence
A fine in the dollar
amount indicated
First offence
Second offence
Third and subsequent
offence
13(a)
Failure to retain a veterinarian where required by the minister
$7,500
$10,000
$15,000
13(b)
Failure to provide veterinarian services in the circumstances
specified by the minister
$5,000
$7,500
$10,000
15(2)
Failure to comply with terms and conditions of aquaculture licence
$1,000
$3,000
$5,000
17
Failure to pay annual licence fee by date
set by minister
$250
$500
$1,000
19(3)(a)
Failure to maintain facility and cultured aquatic organisms at the
facility after suspension of aquaculture licence
$7,500
$10,000
$15,000
19(3)(b)
Failure to continue to care for cultured aquatic organisms at the
facility after suspension of aquaculture licence
$50,000
$75,000
$100,000
19(3)(c)
Failure to continue to maintain aquaculture gear at the facility after
suspension of aquaculture licence
$2,500
$5,000
$7,500
19(3)(d)
Failure to report incidents at the facility after suspension of
aquaculture licence
$7,500
$10,000
$15,000
19(3)(e)
Failure to follow orders issued under Act or
regulations after suspension of licence
$15,000
$20,000
$25,000
19(3)(f)
Harvesting or removing cultured aquatic
organisms from a facility after suspension of aquaculture licence
$7,500
$10,000
$15,000
25(1)(a)
Conducting aquaculture without an aquaculture
licence
$15,000
$20,000
$25,000
25(1)(b)
Possessing live cultured aquatic organisms
for the purpose of aquaculture other than in accordance with Act or
regulations
$7,500
$10,000
$15,000
25(1)(c)
Removing cultured aquatic organisms at a
facility without consent of licensee
$5,000
$7,500
$10,000
25(2)(a)
Conducting aquaculture at a facility other
than the facility identified in aquaculture licence
$7,500
$10,000
$15,000
25(2)(b)
Cultivating species of cultured aquatic
organisms other than those specified in aquaculture licence
$7,500
$10,000
$15,000
25(2)(c)
Cultivating strains of cultured aquatic
organisms other than those specified in aquaculture licence
$7,500
$10,000
$15,000
27(1)(a)
Failure to remove aquaculture gear and
cultured aquatic organisms from facility
$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
27(1)(b)
Failure to restore facility in accordance
with site restoration plan
$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
29(a)
Failure to comply with environmental and
waste management plan
$5,000
$7,500
$10,000
30(2)(d)
Failure to provide inventory reconciliation
reports and reports relating to nets in the form and manner set by the
minister
$3,000
$6,000
$9,000
31(b)
Failure to provide animal health records to
the chief aquaculture veterinarian
$5,000
$7,500
$10,000
32(1)
Failure to remove aquaculture gear in time period set by the minister
$3,000
$6,000
$9,000
34(3)
Failure to allow employees of the department
access to facility to assess biosecurity and aquatic animal health and
welfare
$5,000
$7,500
$10,000
35(1)(a)
Failure to comply with biosecurity plan
$5,000
$7,500
$10,000
35(1)(b)
Failure to allow employees of the department
access to prescribed item for the purposes of conducting a biosecurity audit
$5,000
$7,500
$10,000
41(2)
Failure to comply with order issued by chief
aquaculture veterinarian
$20,000
$40,000
$60,000
43(3)
Hindering, obstructing, attempting to
obstruct, interfering with, threatening, harassing or failing to cooperate
with inspector
$5,000
$7,500
$10,000
43(4)
Knowingly making false or misleading
statement to an inspector
$5,000
$7,500
$10,000
43(5)
Falsely representing to be an inspector or
using items likely to cause persons to believe that the person is an
inspector
$5,000
$7,500
$10,000
45(1)
Failure to take measures ordered by the
inspector
$5,000
$7,500
$10,000
45(2)
Failure to comply with order of inspector
$5,000
$7,500
$10,000
46(1)
Failure to provide identification information
required by the inspector
$5,000
$7,500
$10,000
46(2)(a)
Giving an inspector an incorrect name or
address
$5,000
$7,500
$10,000
46(2)(b)
Failure to provide supporting documents for
identification purposes
$5,000
$7,500
$10,000
49(8)(a)
Removing or altering tag or other form of
identification attached to cultured aquatic organism, aquaculture gear or
other thing
$5,000
$7,500
$10,000
49(8)(b)
Removing detained cultured aquatic organisms
without direction to do so by the minister
$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
49(8)(c)
Removing detained aquaculture gear or other
things
$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
Schedule B
Aquaculture
Regulations, 2025
Penalties
Penalty
Section and
subsection or paragraph
Offence
A fine in the dollar amount indicated
First offence
Second offence
Third and subsequent offence
7(1)(a)
Failure to keep each facility
marked during term of licence
$1,000
$3,000
$5,000
7(1)(b)
Failure to mark each corner buoy as prescribed
$1,000
$3,000
$5,000
7(1)(c)
Failure to place mooring
lines of the facility markings as prescribed
$3,000
$6,000
$9,000
8(2)(a)
Failure to submit an annual
aquatic animal health management plan
$3,000
$6,000
$9,000
9(1)(a)
Failure
to leave aquaculture facilities fallow as prescribed
$7,500
$10,000
$12,500
9(1)(b)
Failure to adhere to the
minimum distances between aquaculture facilities
$7,500
$10,000
$12,500
9(1)(c)
Failure to only introduce
cultured aquatic organisms to facility that meets size requirements
determined by minister or chief aquaculture veterinarian
$7,500
$10,000
$12,500
9(1)(d)
Stocking more than one
species of cultured aquatic organisms at a facility
$7,500
$10,000
$12,500
9(1)(e)
Stocking more than one year
class of cultured aquatic organisms at a facility
$7,500
$10,000
$12,500
9(1)(f)
Failure to ensure that any
movement of equipment and vehicles between aquaculture management areas
complies with conditions determined by minister or chief aquaculture
veterinarian
$7,500
$10,000
$12,500
9(1)(g)
Failure to ensure that the
use of wharves within an aquaculture management area complies with conditions
determined by the minister or chief aquaculture veterinarian
$7,500
$10,000
$12,500
10(2)(a)
Failure to ensure that
aquaculture gear is designed, installed and used in accordance with section
4.1 of the Code of Containment
$7,500
$10,000
$12,500
10(2)(b)
Failure to handle cultured
aquatic organisms in accordance with section 4.2 of the Code of Containment
$7,500
$10,000
$12,500
10(2)(c)
Failure to monitor and
inspect aquaculture gear in accordance with section 4.4 of the Code of
Containment
$7,500
$10,000
$12,500
11(1)(a)
Failure to immediately
notify any persons required to be notified under the Code of Containment of
an escape event
$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
11(1)(b)
Failure to provide animal
health records to the chief aquaculture veterinarian
$5,000
$7,500
$10,000
11(2)
Failure to provide a written
report regarding an escape event to the department within 72 hours
$5,000
$7,500
$10,000
11(3)
Failure to include
prescribed information in a report under subsection 11(2)
$1,000
$3,000
$5,000
13(a)
Failure to comply with
species-specific surveillance plans established by the chief aquaculture
veterinarian
$7,500
$10,000
$15,000
13(b)
Failure to comply with
species-specific integrated pest management plans established by the chief
aquaculture veterinarian
$7,500
$10,000
$15,000
13(c)
Failure to provide tissue
samples and diagnostic test results as directed by the chief aquaculture
veterinarian
$7,500
$10,000
$15,000
13(d)
Failure to comply with
species-specific guidelines established by the chief aquaculture veterinarian
for the protection of the welfare of cultured aquatic organisms
$7,500
$10,000
$15,000
13(e)
Failure to comply with
requirements established by the chief aquaculture veterinarian relating to
the cleaning and disinfecting of aquaculture gear or a vessel, boat or barge
that enters the province from another province or country
$7,500
$10,000
$15,000
14(1)
Failure to provide the
prescribed information in the required time period
before aquaculture gear or vessel, boat or barge enters the province from
another province or country
$7,500
$10,000
$15,000
14(3)
Failure to comply with the
biosecurity plan when moving aquaculture gear or a vessel, boat or barge
within the province
$7,500
$10,000
$15,000
15(1)
Failure to immediately
notify the chief aquaculture veterinarian of a suspected or detected
provincially reportable disease
$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
15(2)
Failure to provide written
report to chief aquaculture veterinarian within 24 hours of reporting a
suspected or detected provincially reportable disease
$5,000
$7,500
$10,000
16
Failure to immediately
notify the chief aquaculture veterinarian of a suspected or detected
federally reportable disease and provide the required information
$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
17(1)(a)
Failure to report abnormal
mortality event at facility or container to chief and department within 24
hours of the abnormal mortality event occurring
$5,000
$7,500
$10,000
17(1)(b)
Failure to submit standard operating
procedures for abnormal mortality removal to chief aquaculture veterinarian
$5,000
$7,500
$10,000
17(1)(c)
Failure to provide written
updates regarding abnormal mortality event to the chief aquaculture
veterinarian and department every 10 days
$5,000
$7,500
$10,000
18
Failure to provide any of
the prescribed information to the public within 24 hours of an escape event
$1,000
$3,000
$5,000
19
Failure to provide any of
the prescribed information to the public within 24 hours of the confirmation
of a federally reportable disease
$1,000
$3,000
$5,000
20
Failure to provide any of
the prescribed information to the public within 24 hours of the issuance of a
quarantine order
$1,000
$3,000
$5,000
21
Failure to provide any of
the prescribed information to the public within 24 hours of the issuance of a
depopulation order
$1,000
$3,000
$5,000
22
Failure to provide any of
the prescribed information to the public within 24 hours of an incident event
$1,000
$3,000
$5,000
23
Failure to publicly report a
response plan in relation to an incident event within 24 hours of the
approval of the response plan
$1,000
$3,000
$5,000
24
Failure to report sea lice
numbers as required
$1,000
$3,000
$5,000
25(1)
Failure to submit the
information required to be publicly reported to the department for review and
approval before publicly reporting the information
$1,000
$3,000
$5,000
25(2)
Failure to publish or
provide the information required to be reported to the public in the
prescribed time and prescribed manner
$1,000
$3,000
$5,000
Schedule C
Aquaculture
Administrative Regulations
Penalties
Penalty
Section and
subsection or paragraph
Offence
A fine in the dollar amount indicated
First offence
Second
offence
Third and subsequent
offence
3(2)
Failure to report a
federally reportable disease to the chief aquaculture veterinarian
$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
4
Cultivating or holding
broodstock in containers in a marine environment
$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
5
Transferring or transporting
live cultured aquatic organisms from one body of water or facility to another
without a permit to transfer and transport
$10,000
$12,000
$14,000
6
Introducing live cultured
aquatic organisms to a body of water or facility without a permit to transfer
and transport
$10,000
$12,000
$14,000
7(1)
Failure to prepare standard
operating procedures respecting the cleaning and disinfection of nets and
submitting them to chief aquaculture veterinarian
$3,000
$6,000
$9,000
7(3)(a)
Failure
to remove all nets from site at end of a production cycle
$7,500
$10,000
$12,500
7(3)(b)
Failure
to service, clean and disinfect nets on land before nets reinstalled at site
$7,500
$10,000
$12,500
8(a)
Failure
to ensure that all feed bags are secured to prevent loss at sea after being
emptied of feed
$250
$500
$1,000
8(b)
Failure
to ensure that all feed bags are secured by a mechanism approved by
department before being transported to a waste management facility
$1,000
$3,000
$5,000
9(b)
Failure
to dispose of cultured aquatic organisms and cultured aquatic organism
by-products in accordance with cultured aquatic organism disposal plan