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THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1990

MARICULTURISTS FINED FOR FAILING TO DISPLAY LICENCE NUMBERS

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SIX MARICULTURISTS WERE FINED A TOTAL OF $1,400 BY THE KONG AND SHA TIN MAGISTRACIES TODAY (THURSDAY) FOR FAILING TO THEIR FISH FARM LICENCE NUMBERS CONSPICUOUSLY ON THEIR FISH RAFTS.

TIU TSAI,

CHAM WAN THE MARICULTURISTS, OPERATING IN YIM TIN

OF THE MARINE AND TAX TAU CHAU, WERE PROSECUTED UNDER REGULATION 7A FISH CULTURE REGULATIONS.

AN AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT

MARICULTURISTS WERE THAT LAST YEAR 37

PROSECUTED FOR THE OFFENCE AND WERE FINED FROM $100 TO 8500 EACH.

"THE REQUIREMENT TO DISPLAY THE F1SH FARM LICENCE IS TO FOR FACILITATE EASY IDENTIFICATION OF THE LICENSEES OF THE FISH RAFTS

BREACHING LAW ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES. ANYONE FOUND

THE REGULATION 15 LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $500," HE SAID.

"REHULAR PATROLS OF THE FISH CULTURE ZONES ARE UNDERTAKEN BY STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT'S LICENSING AND REGULATORY SECTION.

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"OPERATORS NOT COMPLYING WITH PROVISIONS OF THE ORDINANCE WARNED AND THOSE WHO FAIL TO HEED THE WARNINGS ARE PROSECUTED AND FINED, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

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THE SPOKESMAN ALSO REMINDED OPERATORS 7 OF THE MARINE FISH CULTURE OPERATIONS MUST BE PRACTISED CULTURE ZONES.

THAT

UNDER SECTIONS 6 ALL ORDINANCE,

FISH CULTURE UNDER LICENCE WITHIN DESIGNATED FISH

$20,000

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"THE MAXIMUM FINES FOR PRACTISING WITHOUT A LICENCE AND OPERATING OUTSIDE DESIGNATED CULTURE ZONES ARE

PLUS ONE YEAR'S IMPRISONMENT AND $5,000 PLUS SIX .MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT RESPECTIVELY,' HE SAID.

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OPERATORS IN 1989, 54

WERE BROUGHT TO COURT FOR BREACHING

SECTIONS 6 AND 7 OF THE ORDINANCE.

THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED THAT THE DEPARTMENT WOULD CONTINUE ITS ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS, AND IN DOING SO, IT WOULD ALSO BE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE MARINE DEPARTMENT TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW.

DESIGNATED

CURRENTLY 28 FISH CULTURE ZONES HAVE BEEN KONG AND 1,780 LICENCES HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO MARICULTURISTS.

IN HONG

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