274Disposal of perishable things

274 Disposal of perishable things

274 Disposal of perishable things

(1) At any time after fish or any other perishable things are seized under this Part, a fisheries officer may sell them and may retain the proceeds of sale pending the result of any proceedings that may be taken for their forfeiture.

(2) If any such fish or other perishable things cannot lawfully be sold, the fisheries officer may donate them to a hospital or other charitable institution or dispose of them in any other way.

(3) If any such fish are live, the fisheries officer may return the fish to the water.

s 274: Am 1997 No 153, Sch 5 [42].