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Fisheries Act 1996

Recordkeeping, reporting, disposal of fish, and provisions relating to taking and possession of fish for purpose of sale - When fish deemed to be taken or possessed for purposes of sale

195: Fish in excess of certain quantities deemed to have been acquired or possessed for purpose of sale

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"Having too much fish can mean it's for sale, unless you can prove otherwise"

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If you have more than 3 times the daily limit of fish, aquatic life, or seaweed, you are deemed to have it for sale. You can prove otherwise if you have evidence. The daily limit is the amount set by regulations made under section 186.

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Part 10Recordkeeping, reporting, disposal of fish, and provisions relating to taking and possession of fish for purpose of sale
When fish deemed to be taken or possessed for purposes of sale

195Fish in excess of certain quantities deemed to have been acquired or possessed for purpose of sale

  1. For the purpose of this Act, any person in possession of any fish, aquatic life, or seaweed of an amount or quantity exceeding 3 times the amateur individual daily limit (if any) prescribed in respect of that fish, aquatic life, or seaweed, shall, in the absence of proof to the contrary, be deemed to have acquired, or to possess, the fish, aquatic life, or seaweed for the purpose of sale unless the fish, aquatic life, or seaweed was lawfully taken by a person under regulations made under section 186.

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