154Statewide prohibition on the possession of certain fish

154 Statewide prohibition on the possession of certain fish

(1) For the purposes of section 67(1) of the Act, the possession of a species of fish specified in Column 2 of the Table at the foot of this subregulation, in a quantity exceeding the possession limit specified in Column 3 of that Table, anywhere in Victoria, is prohibited.

| Column 1<br>Item No. | Column 2<br>Species of fish | Column 3<br>Possession limit | | 1 | Murray spiny freshwater crayfish | 4 | | 2 | Pipi | 100 kilograms | | 3 | Trout cod | 2 | | 4 | Yabby | (a) 60 litres of whole yabby; or<br>(b) 400 whole yabby; or<br>(c) 10 litres of yabby (other than whole yabby) not exceeding 400 tails |

(2) This regulation does not apply—

(a) in, on or next to Victorian waters if a different possession limit for a species of fish referred to in subregulation (1) is specified under these Regulations with respect to that area; or

(b) to a person who possesses fish of a species specified in subregulation (1) in a quantity in excess of the possession limit referred to in that subregulation for that species who—

(i) is the holder of, or is acting on behalf of the holder of, a commercial fishery licence authorising the possession of that species of fish who possesses the fish in accordance with the licence, the Act and these Regulations; or

(ii) is the holder of, or is acting on behalf of the holder of, a general permit under the Act authorising the possession of that species of fish who possesses the fish in accordance with the permit, the Act and these Regulations; or

(iii) possesses that species of fish after receiving it from a person referred to in subparagraph (i) or (ii); or

(c) to a fishing industry participant who possesses pipi or yabby in a quantity in excess of the possession limit referred to in subregulation (1) who received it from a person authorised under the laws of another State or of a Territory to take pipi or yabby for sale or to sell pipi or yabby.

Other statewide possession limits apply. Under section 111C of the Act, a person, anywhere in Victoria, must not possess a commercial quantity of a priority species unless authorised to do so under the Act or the regulations. Commercial quantities for priority species are specified in Schedule 29. Also, see regulation 301(2) which specifies further possession limits with respect to abalone.