(1) Subject to subsection (2), a person must not commence or conduct a seafood business unless that person holds a current and valid seafood safety licence in respect of the business.
Penalty: For a first offence, 100 penalty units.
For a subsequent offence, 500 penalty units or 24 months imprisonment or both.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who conducts a seafood business that involves only primary food production, until 6 months after the day that this section comes into operation.
(3) In this section primary food production has the same meaning as in section 4C of the Food Act 1984 .