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Fisheries (Shellfish) Rules 2017
8Shellfish quota balance not to be exceeded
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8 Shellfish quota balance not to be exceeded
(1) The holder of a fishing licence (class shellfish) must not, for commercial purposes, take, or in State waters be in possession of, a quantity of shellfish that exceeds the shellfish quota balance for the licence.
Penalty: Grade 3 penalty.
(2) In this rule –
shellfish quota balance means the quantity of shellfish allocated to a licence for a quota period, less the quantity of shellfish taken and retained under that licence in that quota period.