Regulation 10 DealersI1

Subject to paragraph (2) where at any time during the period beginning with date of the coming into operation of these Regulations and ending 21 days thereafter a dealer has any wild salmon or sea trout in his possession to which a tag has not been affixed, he shall affix a tail tag to that salmon or sea trout by attaching it around the tail of the fish and fully securing it using the locking mechanism in such a manner as to ensure that the tag remains fixed to the fish.

Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any salmon or sea trout mentioned therein which is sold by the dealer within the period of one month beginning with date of the coming into operation of these Regulations and accordingly regulation 5(1)(a), (c), (d) and (h) shall not apply in relation to any such salmon or sea trout.

A dealer shall be issued by the Commission with a sufficient number of tail tags to enable him to comply with these Regulations.

Any tag removed from a wild salmon or sea trout by or on behalf of a dealer during preparation of the fish for cooking, processing or smoking shall be retained by the dealer for a period of 3 months from the date of removal and shall be made available for inspection by an officer of the Commission at any time during that period.