Circumstances in which salmon tags may be removed
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7.—(1) No person may remove a salmon tag from the carcass of a salmon which has been tagged in accordance with articles 3(1) and 4 except in the circumstances specified in paragraph (2).
(2) The circumstances in which a salmon tag may be removed are where a person—
(a)prepares the salmon for the purposes of cooking or smoking;
(b)cuts any steaks, cutlets or other portions of the salmon immediately prior to it being offered, or exposed, for sale; or
(c)prepares the salmon for his or her own consumption.