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Restrictions on sale, etc., of salmon and trout.
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156.—(1) It shall not be lawful for any person (other than the Minister or the Electricity Supply Board) to sell, expose for sale or keep for sale at any place salmon or trout unless—
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(a) such person is the holder of a salmon dealer's licence for the time being in force, and
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(b) such place is a place at which he is authorised by that licence to sell salmon and trout.
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(2) If any person contravenes subsection (1) of this section, such person shall be guilty of an offence under this subsection and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding ten pounds and, in the case of a second or any subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding twenty-five pounds or at the discretion of the Court, to imprisonment for any term not exceeding three months or to both such fine and imprisonment.
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(3) If any person buys any salmon or trout from a person whom he knows or has reason to believe is selling it in contravention of subsection (1) of this section, such first-mentioned person shall be guilty of an offence under this subsection and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding ten pounds.
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(4) This section shall not apply to a fisherman selling fish of his own lawful capture.
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