Fisheries Act, 1939

Use of poison, etc., or explosives.

26.—Any person who uses lime, spurge, or any narcotic, irritant or poisonous substance, or any explosive, for the purpose of injury to or destruction of fish in any river, lake or estuary, whether the same be a public or a private fishery, or in any part of the sea shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding twenty-five pounds or, at the discretion of the Court, to imprisonment for any term not exceeding twelve months.