Movement of fish without proper documents prohibited
34A Movement of fish without proper documents prohibited
A relevant person commits an offence if the relevant person:
(a) moves, from one place to another place, fish or aquatic life of a class prescribed for this section; and
(b) does not, at the time the fish or aquatic life are moved, have possession of a document in the approved form specifying:
the species of fish or aquatic life being moved; and
(ii) the place where the fish or aquatic life was caught, taken or harvested.
Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.
A relevant person commits an offence if the relevant person:
(a) receives from another person fish or aquatic life of a class prescribed for this section; and
(b) does not, at the time the fish or aquatic life are received, receive from that other person a document in the approved form specifying:
the species of fish or aquatic life being received; and
(ii) the place where the fish or aquatic life was caught, taken or harvested.
Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.
(3) An offence against subsection (1) or (2) is an offence of strict liability.
(4) The Director may, by Gazette notice, prescribe a class of fish or aquatic life for this section.
Examples for subsection (4)
1 Species of fish or aquatic life.
2 Number of fish or aquatic life.
3 Weight of fish or aquatic life.
4 Place where fish or aquatic life was caught, taken or harvested.
In this section:
relevant person means a person to whom section 34 applies.
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