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FISHERIES REGULATIONS 2009 (SR NO 2 OF 2009) - REG 120

Prohibition on sale of Murray cod above maximum size

    (1)     For the purposes of section 67 of the Act, the sale of Murray cod in excess of 100 centimetres by a person, other than a person who is authorised under a protected aquatic biota permit to possess and sell Murray cod in excess of 100 centimetres, is prohibited.

Note

A failure to comply with this prohibition is an offence under section 67(3) of the Act. A maximum penalty of 100 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment or both applies.

    (2)     A person who contravenes the prohibition in subregulation (1) is liable to a further penalty—

        (a)     in the case of a first offence, a penalty not exceeding 0·5 of a penalty unit for each Murray cod in excess of 100 centimetres sold;

        (b)     in the case of a subsequent offence, a penalty not exceeding 1 penalty unit for each Murray cod in excess of 100 centimetres sold.



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