2Methods of fishing: freshwater fishS
(1)Subject to subsections (3) and (4) below, any person who fishes for or takes freshwater fish in any inland waters except by rod and line shall be guilty of an offence, and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.
(2)Without prejudice to section 294 (attempts to commit crime) of, and paragraph 10 of Schedule 3 to, the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 46), any person who attempts to commit or who does any act preparatory to the commission of the offence mentioned in subsection (1) above shall be guilty of an offence, and liable to the same punishment as if that person had committed the offence mentioned.
(3)In any pond or loch where all the owners are agreed, a right of fishing may be exercised by net.
(4)In any inland waters an owner or occupier may fish for or take freshwater fish, other than trout, by net or trap.
Commencement Information
I1S. 2 in force at 1.4.2005 by S.S.I. 2005/174, art. 2