84Prohibited lures and baits

84 Prohibited lures and baits

84 Prohibited lures and baits

(1) A person must not take any fish from any waters with a lure or bait that is—

(a) a live bird, or

(b) a live mammal.

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.

(2) A person must not take any fish from inland waters with a lure or bait that is—

(a) a live finfish, or

(b) any fish or any part of a fish not native to the waters of New South Wales (other than dead carp), or

(c) trout or salmon roe or any product containing trout or salmon roe.

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.

(3) A person must not take Atlantic salmon or trout with any lure or bait other than—

(a) natural flies or insects, or their larvae, or

(b) worms, freshwater shrimps, yabbies or mussels, or

(c) artificial lures or baits, or

(d) plant matter.

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.

(4) A person fishing in inland waters must, on the demand of a fisheries officer, produce to that officer the lure or bait being used by that person.

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.

(5) In this clause, carp means fish of the species Cyprinus carpio or Carassius auratus.