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Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988
52Offence to take, trade in or keep fish
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52 Offence to take, trade in or keep fish
(1) A person must not take, trade in or keep any fish that is a member or part of a listed taxon of fauna or a listed community of flora or fauna, unless the person is acting in accordance with a licence or permit under section 53 or an authorisation under section 53A.
(2) A licence issued under the **Fisheries Act 1995** does not authorise the holder to take, trade in or keep fish in circumstances in which the taking, trading in or keeping of fish is prohibited under subsection (1).
S. 52A inserted by No. 62/2010 s. 114, amended by No. 4/2013 s. 32(2), repealed by No. 67/2016 s. 30(3), new s. 52A inserted by No. 28/2019 s. 25.