119Passage of fish not to be blocked

119 Passage of fish not to be blocked (1) A person must not, except as permitted by or under this or any other Act, set a net, netting or other material or otherwise create an obstruction across or within a bay, inlet, river or creek or across or around an inter-tidal flat so that— (a) fish will or could be blocked and left stranded; or (b) immature fish will or could be destroyed; or (c) the free passage of fish will or could be obstructed. 1. 100 penalty units. S. 119(2) amended by No. 5/1997 s. 22. (2) A court finding a person guilty of an offence under this section may order the person to remove, within a specified period, the obstruction involved in the commission of the offence. S. 119(3) amended by No. 68/2016 s. 108. (3) If such an order is not complied with within the specified period, the Victorian Fisheries Authority— (a) may cause the obstruction concerned to be removed; and (b) may, by proceedings brought in a court of competent jurisdiction, recover the cost of removal as a debt from the person against whom the order was made. S. 119A (Heading) amended by No. 69/2004 s. 15(a), substituted by No. 21/2011 s. 8(1). S. 119A inserted by No. 108/2003 s. 7, amended by Nos 69/2004 s. 15(b), 21/2011 s. 8(2)(a).