FISHERIES REGULATIONS 2019 - REG 136 Offence to fail to return fish to water without injury or damage
FISHERIES REGULATIONS 2019 - REG 136
Offence to fail to return fish to water without injury or damage(1) A person who takes a fish that is not of a noxious aquatic species, and that is not to be retained by the person, must immediately return that fish to the water with the least possible injury or damage.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2) Subregulation (1) does not apply to a holder of a commercial fishery licence or a person acting on behalf of a holder of a commercial fishery licence when acting under that licence.
Note
This regulation does not apply to a holder of a commercial fishery licence because it is a condition of all commercial fishery licences under Part 2.