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Captain McDuck wrote: »

absolutely disgraceful attitude toward the bailiffs.

I completely agree.... there are plenty people out there doing their jobs well, I'd rather they had a chance to catch them than do nothing about the whole thing. We need to start thinking of our native fish stocks.

ratarse

Ring20- The so called 'bailiffs' are actually Fisheries Officers( goes to show you how much you know about fisheries)!!

And, most of the officers are good guy..yes i agree that there are probably bad guys that dont do much, but i havent came accross any? can you n name the date, time and place that you last made a complaint that they didnt respond to please? if you cant and dont report info to the fisheries, you are a complete loser.

slowburner

The correct thing to do if you see an illegal net, is to contact either the IFI or the Gardaí.
If you lift a net, or even touch it, you could become a suspect and the burden of proof would be on you to prove that you did not set the net.
By lifting or touching an illegal net, you are technically in possession or control of it and therefore liable to prosecution under section 24 of the 1939 Act.

24. —(1) No person shall have in his possession or control in any lake, river, or estuary or in any part thereof or on or near the banks of any lake, river, or estuary or of any particular part thereof any net or other instrument or lure or bait the use of which in such lake, river, or estuary or such particular part thereof (as the case may be) for the purpose of taking salmon, trout, or other fish is unlawful.
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(2) Any person who shall have in his possession or control any net or other instrument or lure or bait in contravention of this section shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding twenty-five pounds or, at the discretion of the Court, to imprisonment for any term not exceeding twelve months and shall forfeit such net, or other instrument, or lure or bait.
[GA]
(3) Where—
[GA]
(a) a person is found in possession of or has in his control any net in the vicinity of the boundary between the tidal and freshwater portions of any river or lake, and
[GA]
(b) by reason thereof such person is charged with an offence under this section,
[GA]
it shall be a good defence to such charge for such person to prove that he is the holder of a licence to use such net in such tidal waters and that such net is intended for use in such tidal waters.

Just as importantly, by interfering with an illegal net, you might well be disrupting the construction of a case against the illegal netters.

keyser2012

what river are you talking about here.