Malaysia legislation
Section 12
Section 12
⎯(1)
No fishing appliance shall be operated at such a place or in such a manner as to cause obstruction to riverine traffic or to cause erosion in any river.
(2)
Any fishing stake or stow net licensed under this Part shall be identified by such a number to be allotted by the State Fisheries
Officer and the licensee shall at all times display, in a conspicuous position on the fishing stake or stow net, a number plate bearing the said number, the size of the lettering of which shall be as may be prescribed by the State Fisheries Officer.
(3)
Subject to the terms and conditions as specified by the
State Fisheries Officer in a licence, no person shall operate or cause to be operated any fishing stake or stow net in a river within a distance of fifty metres in front of or behind another fishing stake or stow net licensed under this Ordinance.
Removal of fishing appliances on ceasing operation