Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) Subject to this
regulation, a person shall not, without approval, hold pearl oysters otherwise
than in a designated container.
Penalty: $1 000.
(2)
Subregulation (1) does not apply to or in relation to a pearl oyster if
the pearl oyster —
(a) is
removed from a designated container for the purpose of subjecting the pearl
oyster to pearl seeding operations on board an operation boat;
(b)
subject to paragraphs (e) and (f), is being held on a pearl oyster farm;
(c) is
being taken by the holder of a pearl diver’s licence;
(d) is
spat which is being held in the hatchery in which it was produced;
(e) is
spat which is being held on a nursery site and which is less than 90 mm
in length;
(f) is
spat which is being held in a spat collector; or
(g) is
on a quarantine site.
(3) A person shall
not, without approval, hold in a designated container more pearl oysters than
the number prescribed by regulation 5 in respect of containers of the
type to which the designated container belongs.
Penalty: $1 000.
[Regulation 21 amended in Gazette
17 Dec 1999 p. 6208-9.]