9Bag limits—possession of fish

#### 9 Bag limits—possession of fish 9 Bag limits—possession of fish > > (1) For the purposes of section 17B (1) (a) of the Act, Part 1 of Schedule 1 specifies the possession limit that applies to a particular species of fish when the person in possession of that species of fish is in or on or adjacent to any waters or is transporting or storing the fish. > > > (2) For the purposes of section 17B (1) (a) of the Act, Part 2 of Schedule 1 specifies the possession limit that applies to a particular species of fish when the person in possession of that species of fish is in or on or adjacent to particular waters or is transporting or storing the fish otherwise than while in or on or adjacent to waters. > > > (3) If different possession limits are specified for a species of fish in relation to different waters, the possession limit that applies when a person in possession of that species of fish is transporting or storing the fish otherwise than while in or on or adjacent to waters is the lower or lowest of the possession limits specified for that species of fish. > > > (4) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against section 18 (2) of the Act that is constituted by transporting or storing fish, otherwise than while in or on or adjacent to waters, in a quantity that exceeds the possession limit of the fish, if the person charged satisfies the court that— > > > > > (a) the fish were taken from the waters specified in Part 2 of Schedule 1 for the particular species, and > > > > > (b) the quantity of fish in the person’s possession did not exceed the possession limit for the fish that would have applied if the person had been in or on or adjacent to the particular waters from which they were taken.