This act establishes new regulations for the packaging of fish being imported into New Brunswick to ensure its quality, and penalties for their violation.
This act incorporates a joint stock company for the manufacture of salt. It specifies the price as well as the number of shares, the number of directors, how often the directors of the company shall meet and how many stocks they will hold, regulations surrounding the payment of dividends, and other matters surrounding corporate regulations.
This act makes it illegal to hunt or gather hare, partridge, or any of the eggs or wild fowl along the coast of Newfoundland, due to over hunting having contributed to the endangerment of the population of these species.
This act puts penalties in place for people who would fish large amounts of caplin for the sole purpose of using it as fertilizer, as it was deemed harmful to the fishery.
This act allows for the appointment of committees for each harbour or channel to regulate when channels can be cut into the ice of their respective waterways in order to allow fishing boats to go sealing. It specifies how these committees will be appointed, how long their terms will be, and penalties to be served by crews who do not conform to the decisions of the committee.