PART 1Aquaculture
CHAPTER 1Fish farm management
I12Escapes, and obtaining samples, from fish farms
1
The Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Act 2007 is amended in accordance with this section.
2
In section 5 (inspections: containment and escape of fish)—
a
in subsection (2), after paragraph (b) insert—
ba
ascertaining the origin of fish known or believed to have escaped from the fish farm or any other fish farm,
b
in subsection (3), in paragraph (a), after “equipment” insert “
, fish or material from fish
”
.
3
After section 5 insert—
Sampling
5AObtaining samples from fish farms
1
An inspector may take samples of fish, or material from fish, on a fish farm for any of the purposes mentioned in subsection (3).
2
An inspector may require a person who carries on a business of fish farming to provide the inspector with samples of fish, or material from fish, on the fish farm for a purpose mentioned in subsection (3).
3
The purposes are—
a
assisting any investigations into escapes of fish from fish farms that may require to be carried out,
b
analysing the samples mentioned in subsections (1) and (2) for scientific or other research,
c
assessing the impact of—
i
the operations of fish farms on the environment,
ii
escapes of fish from fish farms on stocks of fish other than those on fish farms, and
d
developing methods of tracing the origins of fish that escape from fish farms.
4
This section is without prejudice to sections 4B and 5.