18Unclean salmonS
(1)Any person who—
(a)wilfully takes or fishes for; or
(b)buys, sells, exposes for sale or is in possession of,
any unclean or unseasonable salmon shall be guilty of an offence, and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
(2)Subsection (1)(a) above does not apply to any person who takes such fish accidentally and forthwith returns it to the water with the least possible injury.
(3)A person who commits an offence under this section may be convicted on the evidence of one witness.
Commencement Information
I1S. 18 in force at 1.4.2005 by S.S.I. 2005/174, art. 2