Fisheries Management Act 1994
15Declaration of prohibited size fish
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15 Declaration of prohibited size fish
15 Declaration of prohibited size fish
(1) The regulations may declare that fish of a specified species that do not comply with a minimum size, maximum size or range of sizes specified for fish of that species are prohibited size fish.
(1A) The regulations may declare different prohibited size fish for different classes of persons or for different circumstances.
(2) The regulations may prescribe the method of determining the size of any class of fish.
(3) The regulations may specify the size of fish by reference to measurement or weight (or both), or by reference to the number of individuals in any specified weight.
s 15: Am 2009 No 114, Sch 1 [9] [10].