Protection of Turtle and Turtle Eggs Regulations (Cap. 67:51)

MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO WWoN.1 egalaffairs.gov.tt 12 [Subsidiury] Chap. 67:51 Fisheries 11911975. Citation . Prohibition against taking possession of female turtle or taking, rem oving or selling turt le eggs. Re"t,·iction o n killing, harpooning and selling turtle. PROTECTION OF TURTLE AND TURTLE EGGS REGULATIONS made under section 4 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Protection of Tllrt lf': and Tllrtlf': FgB"- Rf>:gl11:lt i()n", 2. No person shall (a) kill, harpoon, catch or otherwise take possession of any female turtle which is in the sea within any reef or within one thousand yards from the high water mark of the foreshore where there is no reef; (h) take or remove or cause to be taken or removed any turtle eggs after they have been laid and buried by a female turtle or after they have been buried by any person; (c) purchase, sell, offer or expose for sale or cause to be sold or ottered or exposed tor sale or be In possession of any turtle eggs, 3. No pcr~on shall, between 1st March and 30th September, kill , harpoon, catch or otherwise take possession of or purchase, sell, offer or expose for sale or cause to be sold or offered or exposed for sale any turtle o r turtle meat. UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2009