Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

FISHERIES LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2019 (NO. 27 OF 2019) - SECT 29

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74     Taking fish for sale without licence etc

    (1)     A person commits an offence if the person takes fish from public waters with the intention of—

        (a)     selling the fish; or

        (b)     processing the fish for sale.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units, imprisonment for 12 months or both.

    (2)     This section does not apply to a person if the person's conduct is exempt conduct.

75     Taking fish contrary to licence

    (1)     The holder of a fisheries licence commits an offence if—

        (a)     the licence holder takes a fish; and

        (b)     the fisheries licence does not permit the holder to take the fish.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.

    (2)     Subsection (1) does not apply if—

        (a)     the licence holder unintentionally takes the fish; and

        (b)     the licence holder immediately returns the fish to the waters from which it was taken with the least possible injury.