22 Sale of salmon and trout.E+W
(1)Subject to subsections (2) and (3) below, any person who buys, sells, or exposes for sale or has in his possession for sale—
(a)any salmon between 31st August and the following 1st February; or
(b)any trout other than rainbow trout between 31st August and the following 1st March,
shall be guilty of an offence.
(2)Subsection (1) above shall not apply to any person buying, selling or exposing for sale, or having in his possession for sale—
(a)any salmon or trout which has been canned, frozen, cured, salted, pickled, dried or otherwise preserved outside the United Kingdom; or
(b)any salmon which has been canned, frozen, cured, salted, pickled, dried or otherwise preserved in the United Kingdom between 1st February and 31st August; or
(c)any trout which has been canned, frozen, cured, salted, pickled, dried or otherwise preserved within the United Kingdom between 1st March and 31st August; or
(d)any salmon or trout (other than an unclean salmon or trout) caught outside the United Kingdom; or
(e)any salmon or trout (other than an unclean or immature salmon or trout) caught within the United Kingdom, if its capture by any net, instrument or device was lawful at the time and in the place where it was caught.
(3)A person shall not be guilty of an offence in respect of trout under this section for any act done for the purpose of the artificial propagation of fish, or the stocking or restocking of waters, or for some scientific purpose.
(4)The burden of proving that any salmon or trout bought, sold, exposed for sale or in the possession of any person for sale between the dates mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (1) above is not bought, sold, exposed for sale or in the possession of that person for sale in contravention of this section shall lie on the person buying, selling or exposing it for sale, or having it in his possession for sale.
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