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#### 44 Drift lines
44 Drift lines
> > (1) A commercial fisher must not, for the purpose of taking fish in any inland waters, use a drift line.
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> > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
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> > (2) A person (other than a commercial fisher) must not, for the purpose of taking fish in any waters, use a drift line.
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> > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
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> > (3) In this clause, drift line means a line that is attached to a float, buoy or similar device, not being a float, buoy or device that is—
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> > > (a) held in the hand or attached to fishing gear held in the hand, or
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> > > (b) secured in any other manner that prevents it from drifting or floating freely.