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Fisheries Management Act 1994
220ZBBuying, selling or possessing threatened species
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#### 220ZB Buying, selling or possessing threatened species
220ZB Buying, selling or possessing threatened species
> > (1) A person must not buy, sell or have in possession any fish or marine vegetation of a threatened species.
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> > Maximum penalty—
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> > > (a) in the case of any endangered species—2,000 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both, or
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> > > (b) in the case of any vulnerable species—500 penalty units or imprisonment for 1 year, or both.
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> > (2) The following are exempt from this section—
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> > > (a) fish or marine vegetation that has been cultivated or kept under the authority of an aquaculture permit,
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> > > (b) any class of fish or marine vegetation exempted by the regulations, subject to such conditions as may be specified in the regulations.