✨ Anglers' Notice for Fish and Game Regions 2017
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 76 — 28 JULY 2017
GOVERNMENT NOTICES
General Section
Anglers’ Notice for Fish and Game Regions 2017
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 | Nelson/Marlborough |
|---|---|
| Auckland/Waikato | North Canterbury |
| Eastern | West Coast |
| Hawke’s Bay | Central South Island |
| Taranaki | Otago |
| Wellington | Southland |
Notice
This notice shall come into force on 1 October 2017.
1. Application of this Notice
1.1 This Anglers’ notice sets out the conditions under which a current licence holder may fish for sports fish in
the area to which the notice relates, being conditions relating to:
(a) the size and bag limits for any species of sports fish;
(b) any open or closed season in any specified waters in the area, and the sports fish in respect of which they
are open or closed;
(c) any requirements, restrictions, or prohibitions on fishing tackle, methods, or the use of any gear,
equipment, or device;
(d) the hours of fishing; and
(e) the handling, treatment, or disposal of any sports fish.
1.2 This Anglers’ notice applies to sports fish which include species of trout, salmon and also perch and tench
(and rudd in Auckland/Waikato Region only).
1.3 Perch and tench (and rudd in Auckland/Waikato Region only) are also classed as coarse fish in this notice.
1.4 Within coarse fishing waters (as defined in this notice) special provisions enable the use of coarse fishing
methods that would otherwise be prohibited.
1.5 Outside of coarse fishing waters a current licence holder may fish for coarse fish wherever sports fishing is
permitted, subject to the general provisions in this notice that apply for that region.
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
2. 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 2017, shall be so defined.
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