Prohibition of Keeping of Live Fish (Crayfish) Order 1996 (S.I. No. 1104).

This Order prohibits the keeping in England and Wales of any species of crayfish other than native species specified, except under authority of a licence granted by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. An exception for a specified species of crayfish is made if kept in parts of England and Wales specified in the Schedule to the Order. Section 3 of the Act declares keeping of non-native crayfish without a valid licence or contrary to terms of a licence to be an offence. (2 articles and a Schedule)