37Angling licence

37 Angling licence

(1)  A person must not take acclimatised fish or indigenous fish without an angling licence.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) a first offence, a fine not less than 2 penalty units and not more than 5 penalty units together with a special penalty of 0·5 penalty unit for each fish; and

(b) a subsequent offence, a fine not less than 5 penalty units and not more than 10 penalty units together with a special penalty of 0·5 penalty unit for each fish.

(2)  A person must not possess any assembled rod, reel and line at any inland waters during a period when the taking of acclimatised fish is permitted without an angling licence.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) a first offence, a fine not less than 2 penalty units and not more than 5 penalty units together with a special penalty of 0·5 penalty unit for each fish; and

(b) a subsequent offence, a fine not less than 5 penalty units and not more than 10 penalty units together with a special penalty of 0·5 penalty unit for each fish.

(3)  Subsection (1) does not apply –

(a) to a person taking indigenous fish in prescribed rivers; or

(b) to a person taking fish in a prescribed manner or by any prescribed means; or

(c) to a person taking fish in State waters other than salmon in excepted waters; or

(d) to a person or class of person exempted under subsection (4) .

(4)  [Section 37 Subsection (4) amended by No. 101 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Mar 2000] The Director, by notice in writing, may exempt a person or class of person from this section in relation to any specified waters and subject to any specified condition.

(5)  [Section 37 Subsection (5) amended by No. 101 of 1999, s. 8, Applied:01 Mar 2000] A person is to apply to a person authorised under subsection (7) for an angling licence in an approved form accompanied by the prescribed fee.