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Penalty for using boat for capture of salmon or trout during the annual close season for salmon and trout.
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133.—(1) If any person uses any boat for the capture of salmon or trout during the annual close season for salmon and trout—
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(a) such person shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding five pounds,
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(b) if the offence is a second or any subsequent offence committed by such person, then, unless—
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(i) such person is not the owner of the boat, and
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(ii) the owner proves that the boat was used without his knowledge or consent,
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the Court may order the boat to be forfeited.
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(2) This section shall not apply to the use of a boat by any person lawfully angling by rod and line.
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