Announcement February 2002
Department of the Marine and Natural Resources

Fisheries Acts, 1959 to 2000

Conservation of Salmon and Sea trout Bye-Law No 781, 2001

I, Frank Fahy, Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 9 (as amended by section 3 of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1962 (No 31 of 1962), and by section 33 of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1962, and the Fisheries (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1977 (as adapted by the Marine (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1997 (S.I. No 301 of 1997), hereby make the following Bye-Law;

1. This Bye-Law may be cited as the Conservation of Salmon and Sea Trout Bye-Law No 781, 2001

2. This Bye-law comes into operation on January 1st, 2002

3. In this Bye-law -

"salmon means a fish of the species Salmon salar (Atlantic salmon);

"sea trout means a migratory form of Salmo trutta but does not include a sea trout which is 40 centimetres or less in length measured in a straight line from the tip of the snout to the fork of the tail.

4. Notwithstanding anything contained in any Bye-law prohibiting the taking, or having possession of, more than one salmon or sea trout it is prohibited for any person to take more than one salmon or one sea trout (in this article referred to as "the taken fish") in any day by rod and line during the period of January 1st to 31 May in any year unless any salmon or sea trout other than the taken fish is returned, without avoidable injury, to the water immediately upon being taken.

5. It is prohibited for any person to have in his or her possession any fish taken in contravention of article 4 of this Bye-law

6. This Bye-law shall not affect the operation of any other Bye-law which prohibits the taking, or having possession of, salmon or sea trout

Given under the Official Seal

20th December 2001

Frank Fahy

Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Bye-law and does not purport to be a legal interpretation)

The effect of this Bye-law is to prohibit the taking by rod and line of more than one salmon or sea trout (over 40 centimetres in length) by any person in any day from 1 January to 31 May

FOOTNOTE

Section 11 of the Fisheries (Consolidation) Act, 1959 as amended by section 27 (b) of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1999 provides that any person aggrieved by this Bye-law may within 28 days after its publication in the Iris Oifigiuil, appeal same to the High Court.

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