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Why is it illegal to hold a salmon in the UK?
Section 32 of the Act is headed “Handling Salmon in Suspicious Circumstances”. This section creates an offence in England and Wales or Scotland for any person who receives or disposes of any salmon in circumstances where they believe, or could reasonably believe, that the salmon has been illegally fished.
Is it illegal to transport potatoes from Poland?
The Polish Potatoes Order 2004 makes it illegal for someone to “import into England potatoes which he knows to be or has reasonable cause to suspect to be Polish potatoes”. The intended use of the potatoes. The proposed destination of the potatoes. The variety of the potatoes.
Can you handle a salmon suspiciously?
Handling a salmon in suspicious circumstances is actually a new law enshrined in Section 32 of the Salmon Act 1986. It is aimed at selling fish gained through illicit means – rather than those holding them, well, in a suspicious way.
Why is it illegal to suspiciously handle a salmon?
Suspiciously illegal? The salmon, apparently sheds scales when caught, so if a bailiff or fisheries officer discovers salmon scales in your boat, car, or on your clothes it is obvious that you have handled salmon.
Is handling salmon suspiciously illegal?
Is it illegal for a woman to eat chocolate on the bus?
6) Sorry ladies, but an obsolete nineteenth-century English law made it illegal for you to eat chocolate on any mode of public transport… You’re legally entitled to relieve yourself anywhere you want, thanks to a wee technicality in the law.
Is it illegal to fish off the back of a giraffe?
Seriously. In Illinois, it’s forbidden to fish while sitting on a giraffe’s neck.
Is it illegal to take/dispose of salmon?
The general idea is that it is illegal to take possession of or dispose of any salmon in circumstances where the individual concerned believes or could reasonably believe that the salmon has been illegally fished (i.e. poached/stolen)
Is it illegal to carry a salmon back from B&Q?
So carrying some wood or a set of ladders back from B&Q could lead to a £500 fine. According to Section 32 of the Salmon Act 1986 it is illegal “to handle a salmon in suspicious circumstances”. Poachers beware.
What is Section 32 of the Salmon Act 1986?
While Section 32 of the Salmon Act 1986 is indeed titled “Handling Salmon in Suspicious Circumstances”, it’s not actually as ridiculous as it sounds. That is – Buy your salmon from official fisheries through official channels.
Where can I buy salmon from?
That is – Buy your salmon from official fisheries through official channels. Don’t try and buy it from some shady guy in the pub, and if you’re a shady guy in a pub, yeah, it’s illegal to try and sell your shady salmo