216Releasing live fish into waters prohibited

#### 216 Releasing live fish into waters prohibited 216 Releasing live fish into waters prohibited > > (1) A person must not release into any waters any live fish except under the authority of a permit issued by the Minister or an aquaculture permit. > > > > Maximum penalty—In the case of a corporation, 100 penalty units or, in any other case, 50 penalty units. > > > (2) This section does not apply to the immediate return of fish to waters from which they were taken. > > > (3) This section applies only to the release of fish into the sea, into a river, creek or other flowing stream of water or into a lake. > > > (4) In this section, release a fish, includes depositing them or permitting them to escape. > > **s 216:** Am 2009 No 114, Sch 1 \[105\].