139Offence to use as bait or release live European green shore crab

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139 Offence to use as bait or release live European green shore crab

(1) A person must not use live European green shore crab as bait in or on any Victorian waters.

(2) A person must not release live European green shore crab into or next to any Victorian waters.

(3) Subregulation (2) does not apply to a person who has taken European green shore crab from any Victorian waters and immediately releases the crab into those waters.

Division 3—Prohibitions relating to use or possession or sale of boats, equipment or fish

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