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FISHERIES ACT 2000 - SECT 76B

Taking commercial quantity of fish of priority species

    (1)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person takes a commercial quantity of fish of a priority species in a 24-hour period; and

        (b)     the person does not hold a priority species licence authorising the taking.

Maximum penalty: 1000 penalty units, imprisonment for 10 years or both.

    (2)     This section does not apply if the person takes the fish for personal or domestic consumption.

    (3)     In this section:

"take" means gain possession or control by any means.



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