Fisheries protection, oyster (1864) (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

ANNO VICESIMO OCTAVO

VIC ORVE MGM

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No. IV.

AN ORDINANCE for protecting the Oyster Fisheries on.

the Coasts of this Colony.

[11th. July, 1864.]

1 =FAS the maintaining and preserving the Oyster Fisheries Preambl e.

of this Colony are necessary in order to prevent the entire

destruction of the Oyster Brood therein : Be it therefore enacted by His Excellency The Governor of western Australia, and its Depen- dencies, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:

1 IF any person or persons shall at any time between the Prom 15th August to 16th.

Fifteenth day of August and the Fifteenth day of December in E;:et:eorrgrosgrtaf

any year, or between any such other dates as may from time to time Hubor &e., punishable.

be notified in the Government Gazette ; with or by means of any net, traul, dredge; or other instrument or engine whatsoever, take or catch any Oysters or Oyster Brood within the limits of any Oyster Fishery, Sound, Bay, Creek, River, or Harbor of this Colony, or shall dredge for Oysters or Oyster Brood, or use any Oyster dredge or any net, Instrument, or engine whatsoever, within any sound, bay, creek, river

28° VICTOMIE, No, 4.

Oyster Fisheries.

or harbor for the purpose of taking or catching any oysters or oyster brood, though none shall be actually, taken, or shall sell, dispose of, exchange, or barter, for valuable consideration, any such oysters, or oyster brood, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction before any Justice of the Peace, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding Five pounds, or to be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for any period not exceeding Three calendar months.

Sections of the Shorten- 2. SECTIONS A and C of " The Shortening Ordinance, 1853,"

Ordinance adopted. shall be incorporated with and taken to form part of this Ordinance to all intents and purposes, and in as fell and ample a manner as if the said sections had been introduced and fully set forth in such Ordinance.

J. S. HAMPTON,

GOVERNOR AND COMMANDgIMNICEIIEF.

Passed the Legislative Council,

this 11th day of July, 1864.

G. E. HAMPTON,

Clerk of the Council.