Fisheries Act 1966 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Offences
10. Prohibition on use of poisons or explosives
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fish
“fish” includes any of the varieties of marine, brackish water or fresh water fishes, crustacea, aquatic mollusca, turtles, marine sponges, trepang and any other form of aquatic life and the young and eggs thereof;
Any person who is found in possession of fish which have been captured with the aid of any poisonous or explosive substance and does not give a satisfactory account as to how he came to be in possession thereof shall be guilty of an offence.
When any poisonous or explosive substance by which fish can be stupefied, poisoned or killed is found in the possession or control of any person in the neighbourhood of any waters shortly after the use of such a substance in the waters, the person shall be presumed until the contrary is proved to have made use of the substance for those purposes.
Any person in a fishing boat who is found to be in possession or control of any poisonous or explosive substance without a licence shall be guilty of an offence.