✨ Anglers' Notice for Fish and Game Regions
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 68 — 29 JULY 2016
GOVERNMENT NOTICES
General Section
Anglers’ Notice for Fish and Game Regions
Conservation Act 1987
Freshwater Fisheries Regulations 1983
Pursuant to section 26R(3) of the Conservation Act 1987, the Minister of Conservation approves the following Anglers’ notice, subject to the First and Second Schedules of this notice, for the following Fish and Game Regions:
- Northland
- Auckland/Waikato
- Eastern
- Hawke’s Bay
- Taranaki
- Wellington
- Nelson/Marlborough
- North Canterbury
- West Coast
- Central South Island
- Otago
- Southland
Notice
This notice shall come into force on 1 October 2016.
First Schedule
Fishing conditions generally common to all Fish and Game Regions.
Second Schedule
Regional specific fishing conditions, bag limits, closed and open waters, and the like.
First Schedule
1. Interpretation
Words and expressions in this notice, which are defined in the Conservation Act 1987, the Freshwater Fisheries Regulations 1983 or the Sports Fish Licences, Fees, and Forms Notice 2016, shall be so defined.
"artificial fly" means any lure of feather, fur, wool or other material of any kind customarily used in the making of artificial flies.
"bait" means:
- Natural insect.
- Natural spider.
- Natural worm or worms.
- Natural crustacean.
- Natural fish, excluding fish ova, or any portion of a fish, or shellfish (mollusc), except where stated otherwise in the Second Schedule of this notice.
- Uncoloured bread dough.
- Any scented lure, soft bait and other synthetic imitations with chemical attractant properties, except where stated otherwise in the Second Schedule of this notice.
"bait assembly" means either a hook rigged with a number of baits or a single bait rigged with a number of hooks.
"bait fishing" means to fish for sports fish with bait.
"boat" means any manned flotation device.
"coarse fish" means perch, tench (all New Zealand) and rudd (Auckland/Waikato Fish and Game Region only).
"coarse fishing waters" means named locations where anglers can fish for coarse fish:
(a) with a rod which has either a fixed or running line.
(b) with no restriction on the type or number of baits in use.
Next Page →
NZ Gazette 2016, No 68
✨ LLM interpretation of page content
🌾 Anglers' Notice for Fish and Game Regions
🌾 Primary Industries & ResourcesFishing regulations, Fish and Game Regions, Conservation Act, Freshwater Fisheries