LXXIV To prevent Destruction of Spawn or Fry. U.K.

Every Person who wilfully takes or kills or aids or assists in taking or killing in or from the River by any Means or by any Device (except by the Rod and Line), or wilfully sells, purchases, or has in his Possession, any Smolt, Fry, or young Brood or Spawn of Salmon, or in any Way or by any Device wilfully obstructs the Passage of such Smolts, Fry, or young Brood, or injures or disturbs any such Smolts or Fry, or any Spawn or Spawning Bed, Bank, or Shallow where the same may be, shall for every such Offence be liable to a Penalty not exceeding [F1£25][F1level 1 on the standard scale], and to an additional Penalty of [F210p][F2level 1 on the standard scale] for each of the Smolts, Fry, or young Brood of Salmon so taken, killed, or destroyed, or found in his Possession, and all Nets, Tackle, and Engines whereby the same have been taken or killed, and the Hampers, Baskets, or Packages wherein the same may be found, may be seized and forfeited.