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Fisheries Management (General) Regulation 2019
92Eastern rock lobster not to be sold unless tag attached
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#### 92 Eastern rock lobster not to be sold unless tag attached
92 Eastern rock lobster not to be sold unless tag attached
> > (1) A person must not sell a whole eastern rock lobster, or the tail of an eastern rock lobster, that does not have a tag attached to it in such a manner that the tag cannot be removed without being broken.
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> > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units in the case of a corporation or 50 penalty units in any other case.
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> > (2) A person does not commit an offence under this clause unless the rock lobster concerned was taken in the waters of, or adjacent to, New South Wales.
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> > (3) In this clause—
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> > eastern rock lobster means rock lobster of the species *Sagmariasus verreauxi*.
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> > tag means a tag issued by the Secretary for attachment to eastern rock lobsters taken for sale.
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> > whole eastern rock lobster includes an eastern rock lobster that has had parts (other than the abdomen of the rock lobster) removed.
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> Note.
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> The [Fisheries Management (Lobster Share Management Plan) Regulation 2000](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2000-0048) requires commercial fishers to tag eastern rock lobsters taken for sale.