# Fisheries (Conservation of Coarse Fish) Byelaws (Northern Ireland) 2008, Section 2: Interpretation


(1) In these Byelaws—
“angling” means the fishing for, taking or killing of fish by rod and line or hand line;
“bait” means any material used on a hook for the purpose of attracting fish;
“coarse fish” means any freshwater fish other than pike, salmon, rainbow trout, trout, eels or minnow;
“hand-line” means a line held in the hand to which shall be attached not more than a single baited hook;
“hook” means a hook attached to a fishing line.
(2) In these Byelaws any reference to the size of any fish shall be construed as a reference to its length when measured from the tip of its snout to the fork or cleft of its tail.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2008/319/section/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fisheries-conservation-of-coarse-fish-byelaws-northern-ireland-2008/section-2
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