REGULATIONS
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Participation and Eligibility: All persons who are of sufficient age to handle a rod and reel are eligible.

1. All entrants must be registered in the Orillia Perch Festival prior to commencing of fishing. A properly completed application form must be received from each applicant, together with the appropriate fee, before fishing in the Festival.
   
   
2. There are separate prize categories for adults and children.
   
3. Lost registration forms will require an additional registration fee for replacement.
   
4. All contestants registered and who enter Perch shall be eligible for their category prize.
   
5. Each contestant must retain their registration form to verify and qualify for the collection of prizes.
   
6. Perch Festival Buttons must be worn as I.D. when participating in the Festival.
   
7. Each person in a boat must be registered in the Festival or their daily catch will not be eligible, nor shall the catch taken that day by any other fisherman in the same boat, whether registered or not, be eligible.
   
8. Participants agree to abide by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Game and Fish Act and Regulations, the Canadian Small Vessel Regulations and the Rules and Regulations of the Orillia Perch Festival.
   
9. Live or artificial bait may be used.
   All fish must be caught by conventional sport fishing methods in accordance with recognized angling practices.
   
10. No holder of a commercial fishing licence may enter.
    
11. Any entrant who uses anything whatsoever to attempt to falsely represent themselves or the fish they have caught shall be immediately disqualified from this and future Festivals. All prizes and awards will be forfeited back to the Festival.
    
12. Any perch that appears to be mangled, foul hooked, snagged or otherwise altered, or which is dead, shall not be eligible for any prize.
    
13. Festival fishing hours are daily from 5am. All contestants must register their live release perch by 7pm at the Perch Headquarters in Tudhope Park. Headquarter hours are daily from 7am to 7pm, and 7am to 4pm on Closing Day.
    
14. Ontario Sport Fishing Regulations re: General Spoiling of Fish – Any fish that has been lawfully caught and which is suitable for food must not be destroyed or permitted to spoil. “If you are going to eat it – keep it. If not, put it back.”
    
    
15. The Festival is a live release event. Fish must be in good condition, preferably in an aerated bucket. Presentation of a perch for “live release” must meet Festival and Conservation Club Member standards or it will not qualify for the draws.
    
16. Participants agree, upon making application to fish in the Orillia Perch Festival, that the decisions of the official committee members and/or the Festival Director shall be final and binding on all matters.
    
17. All contestants agree to allow Festival Officials to board their boats and to inspect any participant’s catch and equipment at any time.
    
18. All Tagged Perch caught must be delivered intact to the Perch Festival Headquarters in Tudhope Park on the same day they are caught. Festival Officials will inspect fish before any qualification is given for awards.
    
19. The Orillia Perch Festival and Orillia Chamber of Commerce are not responsible for Tagged Perch caught from previous years. They have no cash or prize value.
    
20. No member of the Perch Festival Committee of the Orillia District Chamber of Commerce will be eligible for tagged perch or other prize awards.
    
21. All prizes and awards must be claimed within 90 days from the closing date of the Festival.

ORILLIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

150 Front St. S., Orillia, ON L3V 4S7
(705) 326-4424, Fax 327-7841
E-mail: orilinfo@orillia.com