Pearl oysters to be held in designated containers
21 Pearl oysters to be held in designated containers
Subject to this regulation, a person shall not, without approval, hold pearl oysters otherwise than in a designated container.
Penalty: $1 000.
Subregulation (1) does not apply to or in relation to a pearl oyster if the pearl oyster —
is removed from a designated container for the purpose of subjecting the pearl oyster to pearl seeding operations on board an operation boat; or
subject to paragraphs (e) and (f), is being held on a pearl oyster farm; or
is being taken by the holder of a pearl diver’s licence; or
is spat which is being held in the hatchery in which it was produced; or
is spat which is being held on a nursery site and which is less than 90 mm in length; or
is spat which is being held in a spat collector; or
is on a quarantine site.
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: Gazette 17 Dec 1999 p. 6208‑9.]
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