Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts10. Taking, &c., fish, &c., without licence
(1) Subject to this Act or to an instrument of a legislative or administrative character made under it, a person shall not -
(a) take any fish or aquatic life;
(b) farm, breed, culture, or keep live fish or aquatic life for sale or the purposes of aquaculture (whether they are sold or used live or dead) or for the purpose of exhibiting any of them for profit;
(c) take live aquatic life, live fish, or any live eggs, fry, spat, or larva of fish, for the purpose of aquaculture or another purpose referred to in paragraph (b);
(d) sell live aquatic life, live fish, or any live eggs, fry, spat, or larva of fish;
(da) process for sale or sell aquatic life or fish, or eggs, fry, spat or larva of aquatic life or fish; or
(e) take any other action where the action is prescribed as being able to be taken only by the holder of a licence,
unless the person does so under and in accordance with a licence.
Penalty: In relation to paragraph (a), (b), or (c) - $20,000 or imprisonment for 2 years.
In relation to paragraph (d) or (e) - $10,000 or imprisonment for 1 year.
(2) Nothing in this section shall apply to the taking of fish or aquatic life by a person for subsistence or personal use only (and not for the purposes of sale), within such limits (if any) relating to numbers, quantity, size, weight, methods, types and amounts of fishing gear, and periods of time (including closed and open seasons), as may be prescribed for any such fish or aquatic life.