Section 48

Where an aquaculture premise contains fish suspected of being infected with a fish disease, the Director or any authorised officer may take appropriate measure to control the fish disease.

The control measures referred to in subsection (1) shall continue to have effect until withdrawn by a notice served by the Director or any authorised officer on the owner or occupier of the aquaculture premise to which they relate.

It shall be the duty of the owner or the occupier of any aquaculture premise which is subject to the control measures referred to in subsection (1) to take all reasonable steps to ensure that those measures are complied with.

Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.

Aquaculture premise infected with fish disease.