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5. Authorised tackle—(1) No licence holder shall fish for, take or attempt to take, any sports fish except by using a rod and running line.

(2) Notwithstanding subclause (1) of this clause,—

(a) When playing a sports fish, a landing net or gaff may be used to secure or land any such fish;

(3) No licence holder shall, in fishing for, taking or attempting to take, sports fish, or have under their control, more than one assembled rod and running line.

(4) No licence holder shall fish for sports fish unless within 15 metres of the rod being used and has the rod under visual observation.

(5) No licence holder when fishing for sports 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) Any artificial fly having more than one hook or having a multiple hook;

(d) 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.

(e) On or in conjunction with any fly, spoonbait, minnow, or other lure any double or treble hook or other fixed multiple 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;

(f) 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;

(g) In the waters of Lakes Mapourika, Kaniere, Paringa, Moeraki or Ellery use any spoon, spinner, minnow or other similar lure having attached to it any more than 1 hook or a hook which is not single pointed or single barbed.

(h) Any unsportsmanlike device or method.

6. Prohibition on unauthorised fishing tackle, etc—No licence holder shall, when fishing for sports fish, use or be in possession of, or be in control of, or convey or cause to be conveyed to the vicinity of any place where that licence holder is fishing or proposes to fish, any paravane, any stroke-hauling or foulhooking gear, or any spear.

7. Use of nets—Subject to clause 5 (2) of this Notice, no licence holder shall use or cause to be used for taking sports fish a net of any description:

Provided that it shall be a defence for any licence holder charged with a breach of this clause if that licence holder proves that he or she was netting for indigenous fish in accordance with the provisions of any regulations or notices in force in that behalf.

8. Prohibition on possession or control of spear gun—(1) No licence holder shall, when taking or attempting to take or when in possession of, any sports fish, be in possession of or be in control of, 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 licence holder 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 the defendant's possession or under the defendant's control was not used in the taking of the sports fish.

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

9. Authorised lures and baits—No licence holder shall fish for sports 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 uncooked bread dough, or artificial mice or frogs.

10. Daily limit bag—(1) No licence holder shall on any one day take, or have in possession more than 7 trout or salmon.

(2) Notwithstanding subclause (1) of this clause no licence holder shall on any one day take or have in his possession more than—

(a) 1 salmon;

(b) 6 trout of which not more than 2 may be taken from the following waters—Murray Creek, Harris Creek, Duck Creek, Ohikanui River, Waitahu River, Larry’s Creek, Stony Creek, Rough River, Haupiri River (upstream of Lake Haupiri confluence), Big River, Moonlight River, Karamea River (above cableway at mouth of Lower Gorge), Makihikuni River (upstream of cableway below Welcome Creek).

(c) There shall be no bag limit for perch.

(3) No licence holder shall continue to fish for trout or salmon on any day on which he has already taken 7 trout or salmon.

(4) 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) There shall be no minimum size limit for either trout or salmon except that in the waters of Lakes Mapourika, Wahapo, Kanieri, Paringa, Moeraki and Ellery no licence holder shall take or have in his or her possession any trout or salmon which does not exceed 30 cm in length.

(2) Every licence holder 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.

(3) There shall be no minimum size limit for perch.

12. Revocation—The notice published in the supplement to the Gazette, No. 164 of Thursday 24 September 1987, on pages 4523–4524 titled District Anglers (West Coast and Westland Acclimatisation District) Notice 1987, is hereby revoked.

Approved at Wellington this 27th day of August 1990.

PHILIP WOOLLASTON, Minister of Conservation.

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District Anglers (South Canterbury Fish and Game Region) Notice 1990

Pursuant to section 26n (3) of the Conservation Act 1987 (as added by section 17 of the Conservation Law Reform Act 1990), the South Canterbury Fish and Game Council hereby gives the following District Anglers Notice.

Notice

1. Title and commencement—This Notice may be cited as the District Anglers (South Canterbury Fish and Game Region) Notice 1990 and shall come into force on the 1st day of October 1990.

2. Interpretation—(1) Words and expressions in this notice which are defined in the Conservation Act 1987, or the Freshwater Fisheries Regulations 1983, shall have the meaning so defined.

Particular note should be taken of the following definitions which are substantially extracted from the Act:

“Fishing” means the catching, taking, or harvesting of fish, and includes any other activity which may reasonably be expected to result in the catching, taking, or harvesting of fish; and also includes any operation in support of or in preparation for any activities described in this definition;

“Taking” means fishing; and “to take” has a corresponding meaning.