Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (Act No. 18 of 1998)RegulationsRegulations in terms of the Marine Living Resources Act, 1998Chapter 5 : Species RestrictionsPart 7 : Oyster41. General |
No person shall—
| (a) | engage in fishing, collecting or disturbing any oyster other than by hand or by means of an implement of which the blade or flat edge shall not exceed 40 mm in width and shall not be less than one (1) metre in length; |
| (b) | engage in fishing, collecting or disturbing any oyster between sunset on one day and sunrise on the following day; |
| (c) | collect, keep, control or be in possession of any oyster for cultivation or re-establishing purposes, except on the authority of a permit; or |
| (d) | engage in fishing, collect or disturb any oyster by diving for it with the use of any artificial respiratory apparatus, except a snorkel. |