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Penalties for taking fish illegally killed or found dead.
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8.—(1) Every person (not being a person to whom this section does not apply) who shall by any means remove or cause to be removed from any fresh-water lake or river—
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(a) any salmon or trout or the fry thereof which shall not have been killed by lawful means, or
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(b) any salmon or trout or the fry thereof which shall have been found dead from any cause whatever by such person,
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shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and shall on summary conviction thereof be punishable by a fine of not less than ten pounds nor more than twenty-five pounds, or, at the discretion of the court, by imprisonment with or without hard labour for any period not less than six months nor more than twelve months.
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(2) This section shall not apply to—
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(a) any person acting under the authority of the Minister for Fisheries, or
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(b) any officer of a Board of Conservators acting under the instructions of that Board, or
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(c) any owner of a fishery or his agent acting under the written authority of a Board of Conservators, or
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(d) so far as respects the removal or causing to be removed of any diseased salmon or trout or the fry thereof, or any salmon or trout or the fry thereof found dead from any cause, any member of the Gárda Síochána or any Sanitary Officer.
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