16Protection of female breeding stock

16 Protection of female breeding stock

(1)  A person must not –

(a) take, buy, sell or be in possession of a female giant crab that has any spawn or eggs attached to it; or

(b) remove any spawn or eggs from a female giant crab; or

(c) be in possession of a female giant crab from which any spawn or eggs have been removed.

Penalty:  Grade 3 penalty.

(2)  Despite subrule (1) , a person may be in possession of a female giant crab that has eggs attached to it if –

(a) the female giant crab did not have any eggs attached to it at the time at which the person took possession of it; and

(b) the person has the written approval of a fisheries officer to possess the female giant crab with eggs attached to it; and

(c) the female giant crab is held in accordance with that approval.