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S.I. No. 256/2000 - Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme Regulations, 2000.
Table of Provisions (17)
Statutory Text (17 Articles)
1. The tail tag shall be made of plastic and bear a locking device.
2. The tail tag shall be a cable tie type tag with flag to allow printed details.
3. The tail tag shall be a minimum of 19 centimetres in length
4. The tail tag shall be attached around the tail of the fish, one end shall be passed through the locking device and pulled until the tag is securely in place.
5. The tail tag shall be capable of locking or sealing ensuring that the tag is unopenable except by breaking the lock or tag.
6. The tail tag is not reusable.
Colours, Codes and Numbers for Tail Tags
Colours
Yellow
Country code
I
=
Ireland
Fisheries Region code
E
=
Eastern Region
S
=
Southern Region
SW
=
South Western Region
SH
=
Shannon Region
W
=
Western Region
NW
=
North Western Region
N
=
Northern Region
Year code
No year code shall be required in the first year. Thereafter the year code shall be the last two digits of the year.
Security code
A two digit security code shall be added to the tags.
Number
Numbers shall be from 1 to the expected maximum allocation.
For example, an imported fish recorded in the Northern Region in the year 2002 should be identifiable from its tag as follows
Tag colour yellow, code IN02XX and number between 1 and the maximum.
THIRD SCHEDULE
Regional Fisheries Boards
Salmon and Sea Trout Commercial Fishing Logbook
Issuing Board:____________________________________________________________________________________
Log Book Number: _______________________________________________________________________________
Year: __________________________________________________________________________________________
Details of Commercial Licence Holder
Licence holder
Surname:_______________________________________________________________________________________
Given Names:___________________________________________________________________________________
Date of birth:____________________________________________________________________________________
Address:_______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Licence holder's Nominee
Surname:_______________________________________________________________________________________
Given Names:___________________________________________________________________________________
Date of birth:____________________________________________________________________________________
Address:_______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Licensed fishing method: ___________________________________________________________________________
District to be fished as per licence:____________________________________________________________________
Identification number of licence:______________________________________________________________________
Type of fishing vessel and registration number:___________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Record of Gill Tags Issued
Date of Issue
Number of tags issued
Codes and numbers of issued tags
Issuing officer's name and initials
Record of Gill Tags Lost
Date of declaration
Number of lost tags
Codes and numbers of lost tags
Certifying officer's name and initials
Record of Gill Tags Returned
Date of declaration
Number of returned tags
Codes and numbers of returned tags
Certifying officer's name and initials
Daily Fishing Effort and Catch Record
Date:_________________________
Time commenced fishing
Time completed fishing
Number of salmon captured and tagged
Number of sea trout captured and tagged
Port/Pier at which fish landed
Certified Correct: _________________________________________________________________________________
(licence holder or nominee signature)
Daily Disposal of Captured Fish
Number of fish retained for domestic consumption: __________
(must be tagged)
Date of Sale
Name and address of salmon dealer/hotel/guest house/restaurant
Number of fish sold
Salmon
Sea trout
Certified Correct: _________________________________________________________________________________
(licence holder or nominee signature)
FOURTH SCHEDULE
Central Fisheries Board and Regional Fisheries Boards
Salmon and Sea Trout Angler's Logbook
Serial No: _________________________________
Year: __________________________________
Please complete in block capitals
Surname:_______________________________________________________________________________________
Given Names:___________________________________________________________________________________
Date of birth:____________________________________________________________________________________
Home Address:__________________________________________________________________________________
Nationality:_____________________________________________________________________________________
Road Licence Number:____________________________________________________________________________
Record of Issue of Gill Tags
Date of tag issue
Number of tags issued
Issuing board or authorised agent
Signature and name of authorised issuer
Codes and numbers of tags
Record of Lost Tags
Date of declaration of loss
Codes and numbers of lost tags
Agent Code
Signature and name of authorised issuer
* Replacements for lost tags may be issued only on presentation of a signed declaration of loss made before an authorised officer.
Record of Returned Tags
Date of return
Codes and returned of lost tags
Agent Code
Signature and name of authorised issuer
One visit only to be recorded on each page
County/River/Lake fished
Area/Beat fished
Date: ____________________________ Month: ________________________________
No. of hours spent fishing: ___________________________________________________
Catch details (if nil tick box): ____________________________________________________
Fish
Species (tick box)
Weight
Tick method
Fish released
Fish sold
Tag code and number
No.
Salmon
Sea trout
kg
lbs
Fly
Other
Yes
No
Yes
No
Certified correct
Name _________________________________ Signature _______________________________
Record of Fish Sales
Date of sale
Number of Salmon sold
No. of Sea trout sold
Name and Address of salmon dealer/hotel/guest house/restaurant
Certified Correct
Name _________________________________ Signature _______________________________
End of Season Summary of Angling Effort and Catch
Angler's name: __________________________________________________________________________________
Angler's home address: ____________________________________________________________________________
Rod licence number: ______________________________________________________________________________
Number of days when angling took place: ______________________________________________________________
Only sea trout greater than 40 cms to be recorded
Salmon
Sea trout
Total No. of fish captured
Total No. of fish released
Total No. of fish tagged
Total No. of fish sold
Certified Correct
Name _________________________________ Signature _______________________________
FIFTH SCHEDULE
Salmon and Sea Trout One Day Angling Logbook
Date: _____________________________________________
Month: ____________________________________________
Angler's name:____________________________________________________________________________________
Date of birth:_____________________________________________________________________________________
Angler's home address:_____________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Nationality:_______________________________________________________________________________________
Rod Licence Number:______________________________________________________________________________
Agent Name:_____________________________________________________________________________________
Agent Signature:__________________________________________________________________________________
Agent Code:_____________________________________________________________________________________
Agent Address:___________________________________________________________________________________
Codes and Numbers of gill tags issued:_________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
County and River/Lake fished:________________________________________________________________________
Beat/Area fised:__________________________________________________________________________________
Salmon
Sea trout (greater than 40 cm)
Number of fish captured
Number of fish released
Number of fish tagged
Number of fish sold
Codes and numbers of returned tags
_________________________________________________________________________
Codes and numbers of lost tags
_________________________________________________________________________
Record of fish sales
Tag code and number
Salmon
Sea trout
Name and Address of salmon dealer/hotel/guest house/restaurant
Signature of Angler:________________________________________________________________________________
SIXTH SCHEDULE
Gill Tags Issues Register
Issuing regional board or authorised agent:_______________________________________________________________
Date
Log Book Serial Number
Replacement for lost Log Book? Yes/No
Name and address of licence holder
Licence Number
Number of gill tags
Codes and numbers of gill tags
Replacement for lost tags? Yes/No
Name of Issuer
SEVENTH SCHEDULE
Imported Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Dealer's Record Book
Dealer Licence Number: ____________________________________________________________________________
Dealer Name: ____________________________________________________________________________________
Dealer Address: __________________________________________________________________________________
Date of Import
Time of Import
Supplier
Number of fish notified to the regional board
Number of fish imported and tagged
Codes and numbers of tail tags affixed to fish
GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 11th day of August, 2000.
FRANK FAHEY,
Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources
EXPLANATORY NOTE.
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
These Regulations provide for a scheme of carcass tagging for wild salmon and sea trout and log books to be completed by holders of salmon fishing licences.
7. (1) A person shall not remove a tag that is affixed to a wild salmon or sea trout in accordance with these Regulations except at the time the salmon or sea trout is processed.
(2) A person shall not affix, or have affixed, a tag other than a tag which has been issued to him or her by the Central Board, a regional board or an authorised agent under these Regulations, to any wild salmon or sea trout.
(3) A person shall not affix a tag to any fish which is not a wild salmon or sea trout.
(4) A person shall not sell, offer to sell, display, import, export or tranship any wild salmon or sea trout which has not a tag affixed to it in accordance with these Regulations.
(5) A person shall not have in his or her possession any untagged wild salmon or sea trout which he or she knows, or in the circumstances ought to know, should have a tag affixed to it in accordance with these Regulations.
(6) A person shall not—
(
a
) affix, or have affixed, a tag to a farmed salmon or sea trout, or
(
b
) have in his or her possession, sell, offer to sell, display, import, export or tranship any tagged farmed salmon or sea trout which he or she knows, or in the circumstances ought to know, should not have a tag affixed to it.
Provisions relating to dealers.
8. (1) A dealer shall declare to the relevant regional board all stock of wild salmon and sea trout which has not been tagged in accordance with these Regulations within 21 days of the commencement of this Regulation.
(2) A dealer may, within one month after the commencement of this Regulation, sell any wild salmon or sea trout in his or her possession which has not been tagged in accordance with these Regulations or after such period shall affix to any such fish a tail tag issued to him or her under these Regulations by the relevant regional board by firmly fastening the tag to and securely locking it on the fish as indicated in the Second Schedule, so that it cannot be removed without tampering with the lock, breaking or cutting the tag or without cutting or tearing any part of the fish.
(3) Tail tags may be obtained by a dealer from the relevant regional board, on presentation of evidence satisfactory to the board, specifying the number of untagged wild salmon or sea trout held by the dealer.
(4) A dealer shall retain any tag removed from a wild salmon or sea trout at the time of processing together with the record of the purchase of the fish and a record of the date on which the tag was removed and shall deliver all such tags and records to the relevant regional board on the first Tuesday in December of each year and on any other day that may be specified from time to time by the board.
(5) Any tail tag held by a dealer which is lost or accidentally destroyed, may be replaced by the relevant regional board where the board has been informed immediately of the loss or destruction and is satisfied that the tag is so lost or destroyed.
(6) A dealer who imports a wild salmon or sea trout into the State shall—
(
a
) notify the relevant regional board before the fish is imported,
(
b
) affix, within a period which may be specified from time to time by the board, in the manner prescribed in paragraph (2), to such fish, a tail tag issued to him or her by the board, and
(
c
) complete the dealer's record book in respect of such fish in particular by entering a record of the code and number of the tail tag which he or she affixes to the fish.
(7) In this Regulation the “relevant regional board” means the regional board which issued the salmon dealer's licence.
Provisions relating to logbooks.
9. (1) A salmon and sea trout commercial fishing logbook shall be issued by the regional board which issued the licence to the holder of a fishing licence other than a salmon rod ordinary licence in respect of wild salmon or sea trout lawfully taken by a lawful fishing engine.
(2) A salmon and sea trout angler's logbook shall be issued by the Central Board, a regional board or an authorised agent to the holder of a salmon rod ordinary licence other than a salmon rod (one day) ordinary licence in respect of wild salmon or sea trout lawfully taken by rod and line.
(3) A one day angling logbook shall be issued by the Central Board, a regional board or an authorised agent to the holder of a salmon rod (one day) ordinary licence in respect of wild salmon or sea trout lawfully taken by rod and line.
(4) A logbook shall relate to one fishing licence only.
(5) The holder of a logbook shall complete the logbook in respect of wild salmon and sea trout captured by him or
10. The holder of a logbook shall have the logbook in his or her possession when fishing for wild salmon or sea trout under the fishing licence to which the logbook relates.
11. The holder of a logbook shall, at the commencement of fishing, enter in the logbook the date and if applicable the time and place of fishing and shall complete the logbook at the end of each fishing trip or before midnight on each day where fishing lasts for more than one day.
12. (1) The holder of a salmon and sea trout commercial fishing logbook shall deliver the logbook completed in accordance with these Regulations together with all unused tags issued to him or her under these Regulations to the chief executive officer of the regional board which issued the licence to which the logbook relates within a period of 21 days commencing on the day after the last day of the relevant fishing season in the manner set out in the logbook.
(2) The holder of a logbook other than a salmon and sea trout commercial fishing logbook shall deliver the logbook completed in accordance with these Regulations together with all unused tags issued to him or her under these Regulations to—
(
a
) the chief executive officer of the regional board which issued the licence to which the logbook relates, or
(
b
) the chief executive officer of the regional board in the fisheries region of which he or she resides,
within a period of 21 days commencing on the day after the last day—
(
c
) on which the licence was in force, or
(
d
) of the relevant fishing season,
whichever is the earlier, in the manner set out in the logbook.
13. The holder of a logbook shall report any lost or accidentally destroyed logbook, as soon as possible, to the regional board which issued the fishing licence to which the logbook relates and the logbook may be replaced by the person who issued it on presentation to that person of a signed declaration made before an authorised officer who is satisfied that the logbook is so lost or destroyed.
Provisions relating to the authorised distributors of gill tags and logbooks.
14. (1) A person who has possession of gill tags and logbooks for issue to the holder of a fishing licence shall—
(
a
) keep them in a secure place,
(
b
) enter the code and number of any gill tag being issued to a person in the logbook held by, or being issued to, that person,
(
c
) keep and maintain a gill tags issues register as described in the Sixth Schedule to record, in particular, the code and number of any gill tag which he or she issues and the serial number of the logbook in which he or she has entered the said code and number in accordance with paragraph (
b
),
(
d
) enter a record in the gill tags issues register of the code and number of any gill tag (the first and last numbers of a series will suffice) issued to any person and the serial number of the logbook in which he or she has entered the said code and number in accordance with paragraph (
b
), and
(
e
) return all gill tags held in stock to the regional board which issued them no later than 31 October each year or such other day as may be specified from time to time by the board.
(2) Information kept in a gill tags issues register by a person referred to in paragraph (1) may also be kept by the person by means of any mechanical or electronic device, whether or not stored, maintained or preserved in a legible form.
(3) An authorised officer may by notice in writing request a person referred to in paragraph (1) to produce for examination by the officer the gill tags issues register kept and maintained by the person or any extract of it or any gill tags or logbooks in his or her possession at such place and reasonable time as specified in the notice.
Non-application to certain matters.
15. These Regulations do not apply to—
(
a
) anything done in accordance with section 14 (inserted by
section 4
of the
Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1962
(No. 31 of 1962)) of the Principal Act, or
(
b
) any wild salmon or sea trout lawfully caught and retained by the Central Board, a regional board, the Marine Institute or the Electricity Supply Board other than where it decides to tag any wild salmon or sea trout caught and retained by it, in accordance with these Regulations.
Provisions relating to persons engaged in catering.
16. (1) A person, other than a dealer, who removes a tag in accordance with these Regulations that is affixed to a wild salmon or sea trout which he or she has lawfully purchased shall retain the tag together with a record of the date of the purchase of the fish, a record of the date of the removal of the tag and if applicable the statement of the fisherman obtained under section 163A(2)(
b
) (inserted by section 20 of the Act of 1994) of the Principal Act for a period of 3 months and shall surrender to an authorised officer all such tags and records in his or her possession when requested by the officer to do so.
(2) This Regulation does not apply to any wild salmon or sea trout which is purchased
bona fide
by or on behalf of a person for use by the person in his or her own home.
FIRST SCHEDULE
Physical description of the gill tag
I, FRANK FAHEY, Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by
section 24
of the
Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1999
(No. 35 of 1999), hereby make the following regulations
Citation, Commencement and Interpretation.