18Quantity of abalone

18 Quantity of abalone

(1)  A person must not take more than 10 abalone from State waters in any one day unless the person is the holder of a fishing licence (abalone dive).

Penalty:  Grade 3 penalty.

(2)  [Rule 18 Subrule (2) amended by No. 59 of 1931, s. 47, Applied:01 Nov 2019] [Rule 18 Subrule (2) amended by S.R. 2019, No. 63, Applied:01 Nov 2019] A person must not have possession of more than 5 abalone at any one time unless the person –

(a) is the holder of a fishing licence (recreational abalone); or

(b) is the holder of a fishing licence (abalone dive); or

(c) [Rule 18 Subrule (2) amended by S.R. 2019, No. 63, Applied:01 Nov 2019] is an Aborigine engaging in an Aboriginal activity; or

(d) has a receipt relating to the purchase of the abalone from a fish merchant with the abalone to which the receipt relates.

Penalty:  Grade 3 penalty.

(3)  [Rule 18 Subrule (3) amended by No. 59 of 1931, s. 47, Applied:01 Nov 2019] [Rule 18 Subrule (3) amended by S.R. 2019, No. 63, Applied:01 Nov 2019] A person must not have possession of more than 20 abalone at any one time unless the person –

(a) has the yellow sheet of the completed commercial abalone dive docket for that abalone; or

(b) has a receipt relating to the purchase of the abalone from a fish merchant with the abalone to which the receipt relates; or

(c) is the holder of a fishing licence (abalone dive) who has taken the abalone under that licence and has not left the landing area.

Penalty:  Grade 3 penalty.

(4)  Subrules (2) and (3) do not apply if all the abalone –

(a) are on, or have been taken from, a marine farm by or with the authority of the holder of the marine farming licence or a permit relating to marine farming and have been grown under that licence or permit; and