Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

FISHERIES ACT 2000 - SECT 37

    (1)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person receives, within the period prescribed by regulation, more than the prescribed number of fish; and

        (b)     the person is not registered as a fish dealer under this Act; and

        (c)     the person does not receive the fish from a person who is—

              (i)     registered as a fish dealer under this Act; or

              (ii)     registered or licensed as a fish dealer under a corresponding law.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

    (2)     This section does not apply to the person if—

        (a)     the fish are received for retail sale; or

        (b)     the fish are received for purposes other than sale.

    (3)     An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.

    (4)     In this section:

"fish" does not include oysters.