276Use or possession of fishing lines in or on Western Port

276 Use or possession of fishing lines in or on Western Port

(1) The licence holder, in or on Western Port, must not—

(a) use at any one time more than one longline; or

(b) use a longline with more than 1000 hooks attached; or

(c) possess a longline with more than 1000 hooks attached.

(2) The licence holder, in or on Western Port, must not use a longline unless it has attached at each end a dahn or a buoy displaying an orange flag of no less than 30 centimetres square.

(3) The licence holder, in or on Western Port, must not—

(a) use at one time more than 9 fishing lines that are not longlines; or

(b) use a fishing line (other than a longline) with more than 3 hooks or more than one bait jig attached; or

(c) possess a fishing line (other than a longline) with more than 3 hooks or more than one bait jig attached.

(4) Despite subregulation (1), the licence holder, in or on Western Port during the period between 12.00 noon on any Saturday and 10.00 p.m. on the following Sunday, must not use or possess on board a boat any commercial fishing equipment other than a fishing line that has no more than 3 hooks or one bait jig attached to the line.