Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (Act No. 18 of 1998)RegulationsRegulations in terms of the Marine Living Resources Act, 1998Chapter 5 : Species RestrictionsPart 8 : Rock Lobster44. General |
| (1) | No person shall— |
| (a) | engage in fishing, collecting, keeping, controlling, storing or transporting of, or be in possession of., any rock lobster, except on 'he authority of a permit; |
| (b) | return to the sea any dead rock lobster or any part or offal thereof, except on the authority of a permit; or |
| (c) | engage in fishing, collect, disturb or be in possession of any rock lobster which is in berry, or is about to cast off its shell, or is in a soft condition, or which is carrying eggs or showing signs of having been stripped of its eggs. |
| (2) | No person under the age of 12 years shall be entitled to obtain a recreational rock lobster permit. |
| (3) | The mass of rock lobster shall be determined by means of an automatic mass meter supplied and installed by the owner of the fish processing establishment receiving such rock lobster. |
| (4) | A mass meter referred to in subregulation (3) shall comply with the requirements of The Director-General, be installed and used in a place approved by the Director-General and shall be property sealed while used for mass determination. |
| (5) | No person shall remove any rock lobster caught with the use of a fishing vessel from the place where such rock lobster has been landed before the mass thereof has been determined by means of the mass meter referred to in subregulation (3) in the presence of a fishery control officer, and then only after such officer has approved the removal of such rock lobster from the mass meter. |
| (6) | No person shall sell, deliver or acquire any rock lobster or any part or product thereof, unless the seller issues an invoice described in subregulation (7) at the time of delivery in respect of such rock lobster or any part or product thereof to the person acquiring it. |
| (7) | An invoice mentioned in subregulation (6) shall be kept for no less than 24 months by the person to whom it has been issued and shall contain at least the following details: |
| (a) | The names and addresses of the parties to the sale; |
| (b) | the date of delivery; and |
| (c) | the quantity or mass of rock lobster or product thereof sold. |