Importation of Live Fish Act (No. 23 of 1975)

LAWS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Importation of Live Fish (CAP. 209 CHAPTER 209 THE IMPORTATION OF LIVE FISH ACT Arrangement of Sections Section 1. Short title. 2. Importation of certain fish prohibited. 3. Importation under licence. 4. Licence for importation. 5. Amendment of Schedule. 6. Regulations. SCHEDULE. IMPORTATION OF LIVE FISH (3rd December, 1975 .) 2311975. This Act may be cited as the Importation of Live Fish Act. 2. Any person who imports into Antigua and Barbuda any of the species of fish mentioned in the Schedule hereto shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of seven hundred and fifty dollars and to imprisonment for three months and in addition to any penalty imposed hereunder, any fish in respect of which the offence has been committed shall be liable to forfeiture and disposed of in such manner as the court may determine. 3. Any person who imports into Antigua and Barbuda under licence. any species of live fish other than those mentioned in the Schedule hereto without a licence or in non-compliance with 1. Short title. Importation of certain fish prohibited. Importation 1 LAWS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA CAP. 209) Importation of Fish the terms of a licence granted by the Minister under section 4 hereto shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of seven hundred and fifty dollars and to imprisonment for three months and in addi tion thereto, any fish in respect of which the offence is com mitted shall be liable to forfeiture and disposed of in such manner as the court may direct. Licence for 4. The Minister may grant a licence permitting the importation. importation into Antigua and Barbuda of any live fish other than those listed in the Schedule hereto which licence may be subject to such terms and conditions and to the payment of such fees as the Minister may, in his absolute discretion, determine. Amendment of Schedule. 5 . The Minister may, by Order, amend the Schedule hereto by deleting, varying or adding to such Schedule any species or sub-species of live fish. Regulations. 6. The Minister may make regulations for the better carrying out of this Act and in particular may provide (i) the manner in which an application for a licence under section 4 may be granted and the form of such licence; and (ii) the terms which may apply generally to any licence granted under section 4. SCHEDULE Black Bass (Micropterus species) Piranha (Family Characidea) Walking Catfish (Genus Clarias) Live for