Am i reading this right

[juju]

Ok forgive me i have a rotten headache...feel like death...just watching the cricket because i cant even get to sleep...but i was just looking up size limits to settle a household conversation...and i read this
http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/documents/...-RegsGuide.pdf

page 5 about Bag Limits......am i reading it right , it includes fish you have in teh freezer?....
Head hurting too much to think....

[bayfisher]

Yes you are reading it right, we have in 'possession limits' not catch limits as such (ie how many are on the esky on the boat) however in reality i don't think fisheries inspectors they are driving back to your place to check what is in the fridge so your right as long as you don't have any more than your in possession limit in your esky. I assume these rules are as such and make sense when people go away camping to the islands to do beach fishing etc, instead of hauling 20 tailor a day into the esky they are restricted to 20 in possession (unless on frazer for 72 hours or more then its 30)

Cheers Chris

[juju]

Most time there is the same in the freezer as in the boat anyway......yep didnt think of camping...(told ya the brain isent working).....

[pontificator]

so, don't go to a fish shop and buy more than your bag limit for the upcoming gathering :-)

[CreelReaper]

Guys, the in possession limit has been around for a while now. In reality if your neighbour doesn't like you and knows you have fish in the freezer and exceed the limit the inspectors have the power and will inspect and prosecute as required.
As for exceeding the limits I believe that if you produce a receipt for said purchased fish then you are ok.

Shane

[TimiBoy]

I doubt they can walk onto your property without a warrant, surely?

I think the only people who can walk in without permission are water inspectors and Coppers. And they need "reasonable suspicion". Or do I watch too many Cop shows?

Cheers,

Tim

[eugah]

As far as i know Fisheries Inspectors have more power than police & can access your property without a warrant, but i may be wrong.


Adrian

[aussiefool]

I'm sure that if they suspect you of selling fish on the black market then they can search you property, without any paper work. Just like they can search your boat and car, hence the "in possession law"

[Wahoo]

all my fish is in fillets, ready to grab for a feed, what would happen then? they would have no idea what is in there, sometimes i dont know whats what


Daz

[FNQCairns]

Daz if you where a big enough fish in theory they could get a genetic profile done but in reality some 'job description' expert half wit type would make guesses/assumptions and would be good enough for what is typically guilt before any innocence prosecutions, unless you where prepared to sell the car and re mortgage the house to protect yourself from those.

They would have the police in attendance to enter the house, the police would need to hear suspicion voiced from fisheries, the dream the fishery's bloke had last night would be ok enough cause for the cops to go along with it.

cheers fnq

[disorderly]

I doubt they can walk onto your property without a warrant, surely?

I think the only people who can walk in without permission are water inspectors and Coppers. And they need "reasonable suspicion". Or do I watch too many Cop shows?

Cheers,

Tim

I think plenty of people can access your property with flimsy reasons....ie EPA and maybe council as well...Even I can legally enter your yard Tim...if I had "accidentally" thrown a ball,frisbee,dog etc over your fence..I have every right to retrieve my personal property...maybe you have watched too many american cop shows where you can just shoot intruders and ask questions later..

Freehold land is an ambiguous title in reality...

BTW has anyone actually heard of the Fisheries entering a property and checking a freezer...???

Scott

[Wahoo]

this is what i dont understand, on a good size red emp, i would get 6-7 bags of fillet, good bag size ,( i will call em dinner size bags) just enough for Dana and I to have a good feed, and thats just red emp, if you bag out on silver nanni (9 P/P ) all in the 6 - 8 kg fish, thats a lot of "Dinner size bags" in the freezer, then there is Spanish, trout, cobia, and so on, does this mean they can thaw out all the bagged fish just to check them? there is no way they can look at a bag and say "this is silver nanni" is there?, well i dont have a hope in hell doing that, i dont know what im grabbing at the time, i just cant see them doing this


Daz

[FNQCairns]

Yeah your pretty safe...depending also on what came out of your mouth.

Having whole fish at home or fishfillets with skin or skinless full fish fillets unchopped up is unsafe......all depending on the persons level of paranoia.

Just don't label

cheers fnq

[robersl]

ok there go the fish fingers from the freezer and my birds eye crumbed fillets as well that is fish in possesion but what kind?

shane

[Wahoo]

ROFPML, thats funny as Shane


Scott, i have never thought that they can do this, but they can

Daz