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165Endorsement holders must not take or possess native finfish
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#### 165 Endorsement holders must not take or possess native finfish
165 Endorsement holders must not take or possess native finfish
> For the purpose of section 104 (4) (a) of the Act, it is a condition of a commercial fishing licence that has an endorsement that the licence holder does not—
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> > (a) take native finfish for sale, or
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> > (b) have native finfish in the licence holder’s possession for sale.
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> Note.
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> Contravention of a condition of a commercial fishing licence is an offence under section 104 (7) of the Act and attracts a maximum penalty of 100 penalty units. Contravention of a licence condition is also grounds for cancellation or suspension of an endorsement.
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> Section 105 of the Act provides that the fact that a person holds a commercial fishing licence is evidence that fish taken by the person or in the person’s possession were fish taken or in possession for sale.