Prohibition against taking diseased or contaminated fish or noxious species
16 Prohibition against taking diseased or contaminated fish or noxious species
(1) The Director may, by Gazette notice, declare areas in which the taking of fish or aquatic life of a particular species is prohibited because of:
the risk the species may pose, if consumed, to human health; or
(b) the risk of the spread of contamination or disease to other fish or aquatic life in other areas.
(2) The Director may, by Gazette notice, declare that:
(a) the taking of any fish or aquatic life from an area specified in the notice; or
(b) the movement of any fish or aquatic life from an area specified in the notice to another area;
is prohibited because of the risk of the spread of a noxious species to other areas.
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