9. Prohibition on Use of Edible Crab (Cancer pagurus) for Bait
(1) No person shall use any edible crab (Cancer pagurus) for bait and Section 17(2) of the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967, which affords a defence to a person charged with an offence under Section 17(1) of that Act, shall not apply within the district.
(2) Nothing in this byelaw shall prohibit the use of cooked crab offal as bait.
if i have a legal size hen crab... then remove the claws and cook them but discard the body.... is this now defined as offal from my cooked crab???
just a thought!!! this whole law need to be clarified before someone ends in bother!!
i have been using cart for years ... it could be me in bother!!!
cheers
Paul
(1) No person shall use any edible crab (Cancer pagurus) for bait and Section 17(2) of the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967, which affords a defence to a person charged with an offence under Section 17(1) of that Act, shall not apply within the district.
(2) Nothing in this byelaw shall prohibit the use of cooked crab offal as bait.
if i have a legal size hen crab... then remove the claws and cook them but discard the body.... is this now defined as offal from my cooked crab???
just a thought!!! this whole law need to be clarified before someone ends in bother!!
i have been using cart for years ... it could be me in bother!!!
cheers
Paul
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