CONTENTS |
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Regulation |
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1. Citation and commencement |
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2. Definitions |
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3. Tagging of lawfully taken wild salmon and sea trout - gill tags |
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4. Distribution of blue tags to anglers |
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5. Additional tagging for anglers in certain rivers - brown tags |
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6. Distribution of brown tags to anglers |
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7. Notice to distributors relating to brown tags |
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8. Restrictions on issue to distributors of brown tags |
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9. Fishery district committees |
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10. Total allowable catch - fishing licences |
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11. Quotas - commercial fishing licences |
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12. Cessation of commercial fishing and surrender of untagged fish where tags are exhausted |
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13. Performance of CEO's functions by other persons |
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14. Log cards |
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15. Logbooks |
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16. Entries of events into logbooks |
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17. Surrender of completed logbooks and unused tags to CEO |
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18. Reporting lost or destroyed logbooks |
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19. Distributors of blue and brown tags and logbooks |
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20. Dealers |
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21. Persons engaged in catering |
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22. Prohibitions |
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23. Non-application to certain matters |
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24. Forfeiture of fishing licence and consequential disqualification order |
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25. Revocation |
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Schedule 1 |
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Gill Tags - blue tags and commercial tags |
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Schedule 2 |
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Rivers |
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Total Allowable Catch |
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Schedule 3 |
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Brown Tags |
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Schedule 4 |
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Fishery districts and rivers to which brown tags apply |
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Schedule 5 |
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Logbooks |
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Schedule 6 |
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Tags Issues Register |
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Schedule 7 |
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Tags Removals Register |
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Schedule 8 |
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Tail Tag |
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Schedule 9 |
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Dealer's Record Book |
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section 4 of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1962 (No. 31 of 1962)) of the Principal Act, or |
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(b) any wild salmon or sea trout lawfully caught and retained by IFI, the Marine Institute or the Electricity Supply Board other than where it decides to tag any wild salmon or sea trout caught and retained by it in accordance with these Regulations. |
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Forfeiture of fishing licence and consequential disqualification order |
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24. It is declared that section 78(3) of the Act of 2010 applies to an offence under section 69(6) of the Act of 2010 in respect of a failure to comply with Regulation 3 or 5 or a contravention of Regulation 22. |
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Revocation |
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25. The Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme Regulations 2009 ( S.I. No. 557 of 2009 ) are revoked. |
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Regulation 3 |
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SCHEDULE 1 Gill Tags - blue tags and commercial gill tags |
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Description of a gill tag |
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1. A gill tag shall be- |
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(a) made of plastic and bear a locking device, and |
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(b) at least 0.5 centimetres in width and at least 18 centimetres in length with printed details and colour as specified below. |
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2. Colours |
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Angling |
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Blue = Rod and line |
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Commercial fishing licences |
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Green = Draft net |
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White = Snap net |
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Orange = Other fishing engine |
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3. Country code |
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I = Ireland |
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4. Fishery District codes |
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District (DK = Dundalk, DA = Drogheda, DN = Dublin, WD = Wexford) |
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District (WD = Waterford, LE = Lismore) |
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District (CK = Cork, KY = Kerry) |
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District (LK = Limerick) |
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District (GY = Galway, CA = Connemara, BL = Ballinakill) |
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District (BR = Bangor, BA = Ballina, SO = Sligo) |
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District (BN = Ballyshannon, LY = Letterkenny) |
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5. Year code |
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The year code shall be the last two digits of the year. |
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6. Security code |
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A two digit security code shall be added to the tags. |
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7. Number |
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Numbers shall be from 1 to the estimated maximum allocation. |
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Example |
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For example, a draft net caught fish recorded in the Ballina district in the year 2010 should be identifiable from its tag as follows: |
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Tag colour green, code INWBA10XX and number between 1 and the maximum. |
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8. Other optional details |
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A bar code may be printed on the tag. |
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Regulations 10 and 11 |
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SCHEDULE 2 Rivers |
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Total Allowable Catch |
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1 If draft netting in the common estuary is allowed the quotas for the Erriff and Bundorragha have to be fixed for the common estuary and this quota is lower than a combination of the two individual river quotas because it is a mixed stock fishery and the lower amount is necessary to ensure meeting the 75% target. |
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2 If draft netting in the common estuary is allowed the quotas for the Owenduff and Owenmore have to be fixed for the common estuary and this quota is lower than a combination of the two individual river quotas because it is a mixed stock fishery and the lower amount is necessary to ensure meeting the 75% target. |
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Regulation 5 |
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SCHEDULE 3 Brown Tags |
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Description of a brown tag |
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1. A brown tag shall be- |
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(a) brown in colour, |
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(b) made of plastic and bear a locking device, |
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(c) at least 0.5 centimetres in width and at least 18 centimetres in length with printed details as specified below, and |
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(d) bear the designated code for the river concerned specified in column (3) of Schedule 4. |
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2. Country code |
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IRL = Ireland |
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3. Number |
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Each coded tag will contain a letter followed by a number. |
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Example |
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For example, a fish caught on 15 May in the river Owvane in the Cork District should be identifiable from its brown tag as follows: |
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Code "IRL J2". |
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Regulations 5, 7 and 8 |
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SCHEDULE 4 Fishery districts and rivers to which brown tags apply |
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PART 1 |
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PART 2 |
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Regulation 15 |
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SCHEDULE 5 Logbooks |
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PART 1 |
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Salmon and Sea Trout Commercial Fishing Logbook |
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Issuing office |
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Log Book Number: |
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Year: |
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Details of Commercial Licence Holder |
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Licence holder |
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Surname: |
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Given Names: |
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Address: |
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Licence holder's nominee |
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Surname: |
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Given Names: |
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Address: |
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River to be fished: |
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Licensed fishing method: |
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District to be fished as per licence: |
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Identification number of licence: |
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Type of fishing vessel and registration number: |
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Record of Gill Tags Issues |
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Record of Gill Tags Lost |
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*See note |
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*Gill tags which are lost or accidentally destroyed, may be replaced by the Chief Executive Officer, IFI or such person nominated by him/her where he or she has been informed immediately of the loss or destruction and is satisfied that the tags are so lost or destroyed. |
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Record of Gill Tags Returned |
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Daily Fishing Effort and Catch Record |
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Date: (dd/mm/yy) |
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*Please delete AM or PM as appropriate or use the 24 hour clock. |
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Certified Correct: _ _ _ _ _ |
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(licence holder or nominee signature) |
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Daily Disposal of Captured Fish |
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Certified correct: |
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(Licence holder or nominee signature) |
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PART 2 |
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Inland Fisheries Ireland |
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Salmon and Sea Trout Angler's Logbook |
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Year: |
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Record of Tags |
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You must to return all logbooks and all unused carcass tags to your local IFI office. Logbooks and unused tags may be returned by post (a business reply envelope is provided) or in person. |
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Fishing and Catch Record |
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Please record lure using the following codes: Fly (F), Spinner (S), Worm (W), Prawn/Shrimp (P), Other (O). |
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Certified Correct: |
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Licence holder's signature |
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Total days fished (including those when no fish were caught) |
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Regulation 19(1) |
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SCHEDULE 6 Tags Issues Register |
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Serial No. TG to TG |
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Year |
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Fisheries region |
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Issuing office or authorised agent: |
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Agent Code |
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Regulation 20(1) |
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SCHEDULE 7 Tags Removals Register |
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Serial No. TR to |
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Year |
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Dealer Licence Number: |
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Dealer Name: |
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Dealer Address |
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Regulation 20(2) and (3) |
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SCHEDULE 8 Tail Tag |
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Physical description of a tail tag: |
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1. A tail tag shall be- |
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(a) yellow in colour, |
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(b) made of plastic and bear a locking device, |
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(c) a cable tie type tag with flag to allow printed details, and |
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(d) a minimum of 19 centimetres in length with printed details as specified below. |
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2. Country code: |
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I = Ireland |
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3. Year code: |
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The year code shall be the last two digits of the year. |
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4. Security code: |
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A two digit security code shall be added to the tags. |
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5. Number: |
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Numbers shall be from 1 to the expected maximum allocation. |
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Example: |
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For example, an imported fish recorded in the year 2002 should be identifiable from its tag as follows: |
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Tag colour yellow, code I02XX and number between 1 and the maximum |
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6. Other optional details: |
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A bar code may be printed on the tag. |
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Regulation 20(2)(c) |
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SCHEDULE 9 Dealer's Record Book |
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Imported Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Dealer's Record Book |
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Serial No. TD to |
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Year |
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Dealer Licence Number: |
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Dealer Name: |
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Dealer Address |
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, |
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1 July 2010. |
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EAMON RYAN, |
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Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. |
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EXPLANATORY NOTE. |
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(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) |
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These regulations provide for, among other things, the quotas of fish that can be harvested by commercial fishing engines and rod and line from those rivers identified in Schedule 2. The Regulations also provide for the use of brown tags in specified rivers which are identified in Schedule 4. |
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1 If draft netting in the common estuary is allowed the quotas for the Erriff and Bundorragha have to be fixed for the common estuary and this quota is lower than a combination of the two individual river quotas because it is a mixed stock fishery and the lower amount is necessary to ensure meeting the 75% target. 2 If draft netting in the common estuary is allowed the quotas for the Owenduff and Owenmore have to be fixed for the common estuary and this quota is lower than a combination of the two individual river quotas because it is a mixed stock fishery and the lower amount is necessary to ensure meeting the 75% target. |