Conservation (Protection of Trout as a Non-Commercial Species) Amendment Bill

Conservation (Protection of Trout as a Non-Commercial Species) Amendment Bill The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: 1 Short Title This Act may be cited as the Conservation (Protection of Trout as a Non-commercial Species) Amendment Act 1998 , and is part of the Conservation Act 1987 RS Vol 36, p 1 ( the principal Act ). This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent. 1A Interpretation Section 2(1) of the principal Act is amended by inserting, after the definition of the term Taupo Fishery , the following definitions: trout means, for the purposes of section 26ZQ(1B) , all species of trout, alive or dead, including, but not limited to,— a brown trout ( Salmo trutta ): b rainbow trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss , formerly known as Salmo gairdneri ): c american brook trout or char ( Salvelinus fontinalis ): d lake trout or char ( Salvelinus namaycush ): e cutthroat trout ( Oncorhynchus clarki , formerly known as Salmo clarki ): f golden trout ( Oncorhynchus aguabonita , formerly known as Salmo aguabonita ): g gila trout ( Oncorhynchus gilae , formerly known as Salmo gilae ): h apache trout ( Oncorhynchus apache ): i mexican trout ( Oncorhynchus chrysogaster ): j any hybrid or sub-species of a trout listed in paragraphs (a) to (i) : trout product means, for the purposes of section 26ZQ (1B) , any part of a trout; and includes the excrement, secretion, semen, or egg, of a trout: . 2 New heading and section inserted The principal Act is amended by inserting, after section 26ZG, the following heading and section: Commercial Sale of Trout Prohibited 26ZGA Trout to be non-commercial species 1 No person may commercially sell any trout, whether alive or dead, or any part of a trout, or any product consisting, in whole or in part, of any part of a trout. 2 For the purposes of this section, trout includes char of any species, and any hybrid of any trout or char. 3 Every person commits an offence and is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to a fine not exceeding $10,000, or both, who contravenes subsection (1) . 2 Buying, selling, or possessing fish, contrary to Act Section 26ZQ of the principal Act is amended by inserting, after subsection (1A), the following subsections: 1B Every person commits an offence who buys, sells, or has in that person’s possession for the purpose of sale any trout, any part of a trout, or any trout product. 1C Subsection (1B) is not subject to the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997.