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Fisheries Act 2000
83Beheading or filleting fish
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83 Beheading or filleting fish (1) A person must not behead or fillet a fish in or beside public waters. (3) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against this section if the defendant proves that the defendant beheaded or filleted the fish for immediate consumption.