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14 1959

FISHERIES (CONSOLIDATION) ACT, 1959

Chapter III.

Regulations as to the Construction and User of Fixed Engines.

Regulations as to construction and user of stake nets and bag nets.

106. —If any person—

(a) constructs, maintains or uses a stake net which is capable of taking undersized fish or the fry of salmon or of any other fish, or

(b) maintains or uses any stake net, the meshes of the nets whereof are not stretched to their full opening, or

(c) maintains or uses a stake net which is so constructed that a clear opening of at least four feet in width cannot be made in the pouches, traps and chambers of such stake net, from the top to the bottom thereof, or

(d) maintains or uses any bag net, the meshes of the nets of any leader whereof are not stretched to their full opening, or

(e) maintains or uses any bag net which is so constructed that the leaders thereof cannot be raised and kept out of the water,

such person shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine of not less than one pound and not more than ten pounds.