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SS-53/2010-VLR ECLI:DK:VLR:2023:SS0000001255 AI generated

Court upheld fishing vessel fine for illegal fishing within Danish 12-mile territorial waters.

Case Number SS-53/2010-VLR
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Jurisdiction Denmark (DK)
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Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The court reversed the lower court's decision to dismiss the prosecution and imposed a fine of 13,000 DKK plus confiscation of 66,000 DKK. The defendant, operating a German-registered vessel, was found guilty of fishing within Danish territorial waters without a license. The court ruled that the violation of Danish fishing regulations within the 12-mile limit constituted a punishable offense under Danish law.

Legislator headnote

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Lov om fiskeri i de danske farvande; Lov om fiskeri i de danske farvande: Fishing without a license within Danish territorial waters constitutes a criminal offense punishable by fine and confiscation of illegal gains.

Keywords

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illegal fishing territorial waters fishing license criminal penalty confiscation of gains Vestre Landsret fishing regulations

Cited Legislation

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Lov om fiskeri i de danske farvande
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SS-2732/2008-VLR
Court dismisses appeal against fishing ban, upholding one-year prohibition for violating fishing regulations.
SS-3053/2008-VLR
Vestre Landsret upheld the lower court's dismissal of a fishing regulation violation case.
SS-2115/2011-VLR
Court increases fishing fine from 2500 to 7500 kr for three distinct regulatory violations.
SS-2620/2009-VLR
Court upheld fishing ban for six months due to violation of recreational fishing regulations.
SS-2619/2009-VLR
Court dismisses appeal against fishing license revocation for violating recreational fishing regulations in Denmark.

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Landsretten ændrede byrettens dom i sag om rejefiskeri drevet af tysk registreret fiskefartøj indenfor 12-sømilegrænsen af dansk basislinje, og idømte tiltalte en bøde på 13.000 kr., samt konfiskation af 66.000 kr.