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assembly of hooks any one hook of which has a greater distance than 13 mm between the point and the nearest part of the shank of the hook; or

(i) In conjunction with any spoonbait or artificial minnow, any lead or weight affixed to the trace or line at a distance of less than 38 cm above the lure.

(2) No person in fishing for acclimatised fish shall troll from any boat in any river or stream except the Taieri River downstream from Henley Ferry bridge, the Clutha river downstream from Balclutha and the Matarua River downstream from the Matarua Island bridge or fish from any boat, canoe, pontoon, or any form of body flotation device in the Matarua River upstream from the Matarua Island Bridge.

10. Daily limit bag—(1) No person shall on any one day take, kill, or have in possession more than 10 trout or salmon of which not more than 4 may be either salmon taken from the Clutha River downstream from the Roxburgh Dam or trout taken from the Pomahaka River upstream from Switzer’s bridge.

(2) No person shall continue to fish for trout or salmon on any day on which he has already taken or killed 10 trout or salmon.

(3) It shall be permissible to make up the difference between a lesser limit bag prescribed in one place and a higher limit bag prescribed in another place.

11. Minimum size to be taken—(1) No person shall fish for, take, or kill in any manner whatever, or intentionally have in his possession, any trout or salmon which does not exceed in length:

(a) In the case of any trout or salmon taken from the Water of Leith or the Teviot River, 20 cm;

(b) In the case of any trout or salmon taken from any other water, 25 cm.

(2) Every person taking a trout or salmon which does not exceed the specified length shall immediately return it with as little injury as possible into the water from which it was taken.

12. Revocation—The notice published in the supplement to the New Zealand Gazette, No. 222 of Thursday, 15 December 1983, on pages 4600–4601 titled District Anglers Otago Acclimatisation District) Notice 1983, is hereby revoked.

Approved at Wellington this 28th day of September 1984.

KIM WALSH,
for Director-General of Agriculture and Fisheries.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This note is not part of the notice but is intended to indicate its general effect.

This notice continues the conditions under which a current licence holder may fish for acclimatised fish in the Otago Acclimatisation District, set out in the 1983 notice, but—

(1) Changes the open season in some waters;

(2) Removes the prohibition on disturbance of spawning redds or possession of eggs of acclimatised fish.

District Anglers (Southland Acclimatisation District) Notice 1984

PURSUANT TO section 71 of the Fisheries Act 1983, the Southland Acclimatisation Society hereby gives the following District Anglers Notice.

NOTICE

1. Title and commencement—This notice may be cited as the District Anglers (Southland Acclimatisation District) Notice 1983, and shall come into force on the day after the date of its notification in the New Zealand Gazette.

2. Interpretation—Words and expressions in this notice which are defined in the Fisheries Act 1983 or the Freshwater Fisheries Regulations 1983 shall have the meanings so defined.

3. Open season—Fishing for acclimatised fish by licence holders shall be permitted during the period from the 1st day of October in any year to the 30th day of April in the following year (both days inclusive) provided that:

(a) There shall be an open season commencing on the 1st day of June and ending with the 30th day of September in any year in the following waters:

The Matarua River downstream from the Gorge Road traffic bridge:

The Oreti River downstream from the bridge on the Riverton-Invercargill Road:

The Aparima River downstream from the Gummies Bush Road bridge:

The Pourakino River downstream from the Pourakino Valley bridge at Waipango:

The Makarewa River between the bridge on the Riverton-Invercargill Road and its confluence with the Oreti River and the Waihopai River downstream from the Queens Drive bridge:

The tidal section of the Waiau River downstream from a signposted point (Map reference S175:725,255), approximately one kilometre from the outer edge of the coastal boulder bank, including the whole area of the Te Wai Wai Lagoon, but excluding the Hollyburn.

4. Authorised tackle—(1) Every person shall fish for, take, or kill acclimatised fish using only a rod and running line provided that for:

(a) Playing an acclimatised fish, a landing net or gaff may be used to secure or land any such fish;

(b) Taking small indigenous fish for bait in angling, a bait net not over 1.8 metres in length may be used;

(c) Keeping alive acclimatised fish lawfully taken with rod and line in the same water, a keep net not over 1.8 metres in length may be used.

(2) No person shall use in fishing for acclimatised fish or have under his control more than one assembled rod and running line at any one time.

(3) No person shall fish for acclimatised fish with a rod and line unless he is in actual attendance within 15 metres of the rod and has the rod under his own visual observation.

5. Prohibition on unauthorised fishing tackle, etc.—No person shall, when fishing for acclimatised fish or when in possession of an assembled fishing rod and gear suitable for fishing for acclimatised fish, have in his possession or under his control or convey or cause to be conveyed to the vicinity of any place where he is fishing or proposes to fish, any paravane, any stroke-hauling or foulhooking gear, any spear, any narcotic or poisonous substance or liquid injurious to fish.

6. Authorised use of nets—No person shall use or cause to be used for any purpose a net of any description, except as provided for in clause 4 of this notice, except:

(a) A whitebait net;

(b) Any net used for taking fish for the purposes of management or scientific investigations pursuant to an authority granted pursuant to section 72 of the Act:

Provided that it shall be a defence for any person charged with a breach of this notice if he proves that he was netting for indigenous fish in accordance with the provisions of any regulations or notices in that behalf for the time being in force.

7. Prohibition on possession or control of spear gun—(1) No person shall, when taking any acclimatised fish or when in possession of any acclimatised fish, have in his possession or under his control any spear gun or any pointed missile (other than a bullet) which is propelled by means of any mechanical or explosive device.

(2) Where any person is charged with an offence under subclause (1) of this clause, it shall be a defence to the charge if the defendant proves that the spear gun or pointed missile in his possession or under his control was not used in taking the acclimatised fish.

(3) In this clause the term “explosive” has the same meaning as in the Explosives Act 1957.

8. Authorised lures and baits—No person shall fish for acclimatised fish with any bait or lure other than artificial or natural fly, insect, worm, crustacea, minnow, fish (excluding fish ova or any portion of a fish or any shellfish (mollusca)) or uncoloured bread dough.

9. Authorised fishing gear—(1) No person when fishing for acclimatised fish shall use—

(a) More than 2 lures or baits;

(b) Any lead or weight attached below or so as to hang below any lure or bait;

(c) In any water in which only artificial fly is permitted, any lead or weight other than the necessary weight of line, cast, and fly;

(d) Any artificial fly having more than 1 hook or having a multiple hook;

(e) Any bait or lure treated with any medicinal or chemical preparation other than—

(i) In the case of artificial fly, oil used solely to give buoyancy to such flies; and

(ii) In the case of natural baits, a formalin or other preservative preparation;

(f) Any wire, either plain or twisted, or any gimp trace or case of a greater thickness than 0.82 mm;