A few weeks ago someone posted a question about what the best bait was for crab pot baits. Someone told him to use road killand I mentioned that he should check first before using road kill as I was told you can cop a heavy fine if caught. I said I never bothered to check if that was right or not but it was that silly it probably was. Well I've got off my bum and have checked with the fisheries who did not know but advised me to check with the EPA.
Their reply follows
]Thank you for your email.
Kangaroo meat can be used as bait providing the following procedure is followed.
Kangaroo meat arising from road kill must not be used for bait.
The bait must be sold in a sealed container which is labelled with the following details:
1. The name of the harvester and their license number.
2. What part(s) of the kangaroo is in the container, e.g. roo tails and paws, etc.
3. The date the kangaroo was harvested and the property it came from.
In other words, the kangaroo meat must be treated as a 'processed product'. It must be possible to trace where that product came from right up until it is used by the person.
The relevant legislation is the Nature Conservation Act 1992 and its Regulations, and the Nature Conservation (Macropod) Conservation Plan 2005.
Regards,
Hannah
Customer Service Officer
Corporate Development Division
Environmental Protection Agency
Ph: (07) 3227 8185
Fax: (07) 3227 8749
Hope this helps save a few of you a few $$$
Cheers
Mangomick
Reply With Quote
Originally Posted by Reef_fisher
