# Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1966, Section 104: Restriction on use of salmon or trout nets during certain hours in freshwater portions of rivers.


(1) Subject to subsection (3), it shall not be lawful for any person to use any net for the capture of salmon or trout in the freshwater portion of any river between the hours of eight o'clock in the evening and six o'clock in the morning.
(2) If any person contravenes subsection (1) he shall be guilty of an offence.
(3) This section shall not apply to the use of a landing net or keep net solely as auxiliary to lawful fishing with rod and line [ or in connection with the lawful operation of a fishing weir.]

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1966/17/section/104 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fisheries-act-northern-ireland-1966/section-104
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