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Article 45 Size limit for trout

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(1)

Subject to paragraph (2), any person who purchases, sells, exposes for sale, consigns for sale, exports or consigns for export–

(a)

trout under 20 centimetres in length; or

(b)

any trout at any time between 1st September and 31st March both inclusive,

shall be guilty of an offence, and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

(2)

Nothing in this article shall apply to live trout sold or disposed of for the purpose of stocking any river, loch or water, or for artificial propagation.