Fisheries (Abalone) Rules 1997 (TAS)

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Fisheries (Abalone) Rules 1997

I make the following rules under the Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995 .18 December 1997

B. BONDE

Minister for Primary Industry and Fisheries

PART 1Preliminary1Short titleThese rules may be cited as the Fisheries (Abalone) Rules 1997 . 2Commencement (1)  These rules, except as provided in subrule (2) , take effect on 1 January 1998. (2)  The provisions of Divisions 1 and 3 of Part 3 take effect on 1 April 1998. 3Interpretation (1)  In these rules – abalone means fish of the genus Haliotis; abalone container includes a fishing vessel carrying abalone; abalone meat means any part of the flesh of an abalone that has been removed from its shell other than – (a) in the course of cooking or being consumed; or (b) being processed at processing premises; abalone quota unit means one-3500th of the total allowable catch of abalone as determined by the Minister under the Act; abalone transfer docket means a docket in an approved form relating to abalone that is part of the records required to be kept under the Act; Act means the Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995 ; blacklip abalone means fish of the species Haliotis rubra; closed season means a season or period during which the abalone fishery is closed; diver’s docket means a docket in an approved form relating to abalone that is part of records required to be kept under the Act; fish merchant means – (a) the holder of a fish processing licence that specifies abalone; or (b) a person who carries on the business of selling fish; fishing gear means apparatus; Furneaux Group means the State waters and land bounded by a line of longitude 147o30’ East in the west, the line of latitude 39o30’ South in the north, the line of longitude 148o30’ East in the east, and the line of latitude 40o40’ South in the south; giant crab means crab of the species Pseudocarcinus gigas; Grade 1 penalty means the penalty specified in regulation 4 of the Penalty Regulations; Grade 2 penalty means the penalty specified in regulation 5 of the Penalty Regulations; Grade 3 penalty means the penalty specified in regulation 6 of the Penalty Regulations; greenlip abalone means fish of the species Haliotis laevigata; landed, in relation to abalone, means when any abalone or abalone container – (a) is taken ashore; or (b) makes contact with an artificial extension of land after the abalone has been taken; landing area means an area specified in rule 32 ; movement report means a report relating to the movement or transport of abalone that is part of records required to be kept under the Act; mutilated, in relation to abalone, means – (a) cut, punctured or bruised; or (b) otherwise damaged so as to cause bleeding; open season means a season or period during which the abalone fishery is open; Penalty…

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