64Marine farming licence

### 64 Marine farming licence > > (1)  A person without a marine farming licence must not – > > > > > > (a) carry out any marine farming in State waters; or > > > > > > > (b) take live fish for the purpose of marine farming in State waters; or > > > > > > > (c) operate a fish hatchery or breed, culture or farm fish – > > > > > > > > > > (i) in inland waters if the fish in the normal course of events would be transferred to State waters or waters sourced from State waters; or > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) on land if State waters are used as a growing medium or the waters in which the fish are normally kept has characteristics similar to any State waters. > > > > Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 500 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or both. > > > (1A)  [*\[Section 64 Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 45 of 1997, s. 13, Applied:13 Nov 1997\]*](/view/html/inforce/1997-11-13/act-1997-045#GS13@Hpa@EN) [Subsection (1)](#GS64@Gs1@EN) does not apply to – > > > > > > (a) a person who carries out any activity specified in that subsection under the supervision of the holder of a marine farming licence or a supervisor at a place specified on that licence; or > > > > > > > (b) [*\[Section 64 Subsection (1A) amended by No. 17 of 1996, Applied:21 May 1998\]*](/view/html/inforce/1998-05-21/act-1996-017#AT@EN) a person who is authorised to use a marine farming licence by means of a sublease under [section 74 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-031#GS74@EN) [Marine Farming Planning Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-031) at a place specified on that licence; or > > > > > > > (c) a person who is under the supervision of a person referred to in [paragraph (b)](#GS64@Gs1A@Hpb@EN) . > > > (2)  [Subsection (1)](#GS64@Gs1@EN) [(c)](#GS64@Gs1@Hpc@EN) [(i)](#GS64@Gs1@Hpc@Hqi@EN) does not apply to a person operating a fish hatchery for freshwater fish under a licence under the [Inland Fisheries Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-110) . > > > (3)  A person is to apply for a marine farming licence in accordance with [section 77](#GS77@EN) . > > > (4)  An application for a marine farming licence must not be granted to a person – > > > > > > (a) [*\[Section 64 Subsection (4) amended by No. 33 of 2000, s. 8, Applied:16 Jun 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-06-16/act-2000-033#GS8@EN) for an area in State waters unless the person holds a lease under the [Marine Farming Planning Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-031) in respect of the area to which that licence is to relate; or > > > > > > > (b) for any area unless it contains the conditions and restrictions imposed under a marine farming development plan in relation to that area; or > > > > > > > (c) for an area within inland waters unless the marine farm obtains water from State waters. > > > (4A)  [*\[Section 64 Subsection (4A) inserted by No. 45 of 1997, s. 13, Applied:13 Nov 1997\]*](/view/html/inforce/1997-11-13/act-1997-045#GS13@Hpb@EN) [Subsection (4)(a)](#GS64@Gs4@Hpa@EN) does not apply to a person who is the owner of the area to which the application for the marine farming licence relates. > > > (5)  This section does not apply to breeding, rearing or keeping alive fish – > > > > > > (a) for domestic purposes; or > > > > > > > (b) for display purposes.