Cap. 425 Art. 28Prohibited fishing methods.

(1) Any person who in the fishing waters or on a local vessel outside the fishing waters -

(a) uses any poison or other noxious substance for the purpose of killing, stunning, disabling or catching fish or in any way rendering such fish more easily caught; or

(b) carries or has in his possession or control, any poison or other noxious substance in circumstances indicating an intention of using such explosive, poison or other noxious substance for any of the purposes referred to in paragraph (a), shall be guilty of an offence against this article and shall be liable, on conviction, to the penalty established in article 34 of the Explosives Ordinance.

(2) Any poison, or other noxious substance found on board any vessel shall be presumed, unless the contrary is proved, to be intended for the purposes referred to in subarticle (1).