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FISHERIES ACT - SECT 43

Offences relating to aquaculture

43. Offences relating to aquaculture

(1) In this section licensed area means land, premises, or waters to which an aquaculture licence relates.

(2) A person commits an offence who, without lawful authority -

(a) enters a licensed area that has been marked under section 55(4);

(b) takes fish or aquatic life in a licensed area;

(c) removes, destroys, damages, or interferes with a beacon, buoy, mark, light, signal, raft, structure, or implement used in relation to a licensed area;

(d) removes diseased or contaminated fish or aquatic life from a licensed area; or

(e) does any act which causes damage in a licensed area.

(3) Where a court finds a person guilty of an offence under this section, it may award damages in respect of the offence.



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