Fresh Water Fish Regulations (No. 112 of 1951)

uz er1951. HIGH CoMMISSIONER'S NOTICE 112 OF 195I FRESH WATER FISH REGULATIONS (Under section lour) [13th August, 1951] I. In these regulations .. open season" for any part icular type of fish means in relation to any parti cular waters any period not declared to be a close season in any Notice given in the Gazett e in terms of section three of the Protection of Fresh Water Fish Proclamation, or in any amendment thereof. 2. During any open season for bass no person other than an African shall (i) kill, catch or otherwise destroy bass or bluegill sunfish unless he shall be a member of an angling society or club to which the Resident Commissioner has issued a free permit in terms of regulation 4; (ii) take any bass under nine inches in length the measurement to be reckoned from the tip of the lower jaw to the fork of the tail; in the event of the capture of a bass of less than the prescribed length, it shall be returned to the water with as little delay and injury as possible in the circumstances; (iii) take, catch or kill any bass or bluegill sunfish by any other means than with rod and line; but this shall not be held to exclude the use of a legitima te landing net or gaff for landing the fish caught. 3. During any open season for trout no person other than an African shall (i) kill, catch or otherwise destroy trout unless he shall be a member of an angling society or club to which the Resident Commissioner has issued a free permit in terms of regulation 4; (ii) take mor e than twelve trout in anyone day from anyone or more of the waters specified in the Second Schedule to High Commissioner's Notice No. 113 of 1951;(1) (iii) take any trout under ten inches in length the measurement to be reckoned from the tip of the lower jaw to the fork of the tail; in the event of the capture of a trout of less than the pre scribed length, it shall be returned to the water with as little delay and injury as is possible in the circumstances; (iv) take, catch or kill any trout by any other means than with rod and line; but this shall not be held to exclude the use of a legitimate landing net or gaff for landing the fish caught. The only lures that may be used shall be artificial non spinning flies. 4. (I ) Free permits to capture bass, bluegill sunfish and trout may be issued in his discretio n by the Resident Commissioner to any angling society or club, and shall be subject to such conditions as he may determine. (2) Membership of any angling society or club to which a permit has been issued in terms of sub-regulation (1) shall entitle any member of such society or club to capture fish during the open season for the variety of fish in question. (3) Proof of membership of a society or club to which the Resident Commissioner has issued a permit shall be in the form of a membership card which shall be prod uced for inspection when demanded by an honorary fisheries officer, police officer or by the lawful occupier of the land on which the member of such society or club is fishing . • 5. Any fish cap tured by a member of an angling society or club to which the Re sident Commissioner has granted a free permit in terms (I) Intra, p. 23tl. of regulation 4. apart from those returned to the water in terms of regulations 2 and 3 shall be destroyed or killed at the place of capture provided that the Resident Commissioner may au thorise any fit and prope r person to remove live fish of a specified species for introduction into a specified water or for such other purposes as he may in his discretion determine. 6. Lawful occupiers of land on which water containing bass or trout is situated. or through which water contain ing either or both of these species of fish may flow, may sell bass or trout for transportation to and introdu ction into other waters approved by the Resident Commis sioner. 7. No person shall import into the Territory any live fresh water fish without a permit signed by or on behalf of the Resident Commissioner. and such permit shall be in the form set out in the Schedule to these regulations. 8. In these regulations the word "bass" means large-mouthed bass. small-mouthed bass and spotted bass. SCHEDULE (Regulation 7.) BASUTOLAND Permission is granted to . of to import into Basutoland the following fresh water fish . This permit will expire on the . Dated at this day of . Resident Commissioner.