Taupo Fishery Regulations, 2004.

The Regulations provides for a range of technical changes that take into account developments in angling techniques, fishing equipment, and fishery monitoring techniques. These Regulations shall apply only in the Taupo district.
Regulations 5 and 6 prohibit the fishing of trout in certain waters and near nets, traps, pound nets, electrical devices, etc. Licences, licence fees and rights conferred by licences are dealt with in regulations 7-14. Fishing seasons, size limits, and restrictions on methods of fishing and on the use of boats are defined in regulations 18-24. Provisions on the storage and smoking of trouts are given in regulations 25-28. The Taupo Fishery Advisory Committee shall be established by the Minister (regs. 30-37). It shall be allowed to take any fish from any waters in the Taupo District for the purposes of pisciculture, scientific investigation, acclimatisation or propagation, etc. (reg. 38). It shall be prohibited to keep in captivity any live trout, to take, possess, or sell indigenous fish and smelt, or to rear, raise, hatch, or consign any noxious fish unless obtaining authorization from the Director-General.