41Yabby trap

#### 41 Yabby trap 41 Yabby trap > > (1) It is lawful for a person to use a trap for taking yabbies in the waters specified in the Table to this clause if the trap complies with the description as set out in that Table and the following conditions are complied with— > > > > > (a) the trap is not used unless its position is indicated by a buoy or tag, > > > > > (b) if the trap’s position is indicated by a buoy, the buoy must— > > > > > > > (i) be moored so as to be positioned above the trap, and > > > > > > > (ii) measure not less than 100 mm in all dimensions, and > > > > > > > (iii) have a height above the water of not less than 50 mm, and > > > > > > > (iv) be moored so that no rope is floating on the surface of the water, > > > > > (c) if the trap’s position is indicated by a tag, the tag must— > > > > > > > (i) be securely attached to a part of the trap that is at or above water level, and > > > > > > > (ii) be at least 80 mm by 45 mm in size, > > > > > (d) if the trap is not being used to take fish for sale, the buoy or tag must display the letters “YT” and the initial of the first name, surname, year of birth and residential postcode of the person using the trap, in clearly visible letters that are not less than 15 mm in height and are of a colour that contrasts with that of the buoy or tag, > > > > > (e) if the trap is being used to take fish for sale, the buoy or tag must display the letters “YT”, the name of the commercial fisher using the trap and the registration number of the fisher’s commercial fishing licence, in clearly visible letters that are not less than 15 mm in height and are of a colour that contrasts with that of the buoy or tag, > > > > > (f) the maximum number of traps that can be used at any time is— > > > > > > > (i) if the trap is not being used to take fish for sale—5 traps (none of which may be left set for more than 24 hours), or > > > > > > > (ii) if the trap is being used in inland waters to take fish for sale—100 traps. > > > (2) It is lawful for a person to use a yabby trap to take freshwater shrimp that are taken by the yabby trap when it is being lawfully used to take yabbies. > > > (3) For the purposes of this Regulation or any other instrument under the Act, a trap referred to in this clause may be referred to as a yabby trap. > > Table > > | Waters—Inland waters, other than the following—(a) public water land east of the Newell Highway,(b) the Murray River from the Newell Highway at Tocumwal downstream to the Echuca road bridge,(c) the Edward River from the Murray River at Picnic Point downstream to Stevens Weir,(d) the Murrumbidgee River from Narrandera to the Darlington Point road bridge.Description of trap—Not exceeding 1 metre in length, 0.6 metre in width and 0.3 metre in depth; constructed of netting or mesh (not being rigid mesh, such as metal or hard plastic) not less than 13 mm along the longest diagonal; has entrance funnel or funnels containing a rigid ring with a maximum internal diameter of 90 mm permanently affixed at some point along the funnel or funnels. |