Regulation 4 prohibits now taking, molesting or disturbing of any turtle during the months of May to October in any year. Regulation 5 prohibits the possession of turtles without a valid licence issued by the Marine Conservation Board under regulation 6 or the Endangered Species Protection and Propagation Law, 1978. The Board may grant licences to resident fishermen to take, by traditional methods, turtles within the Cayman Fisheries Zone for consumption within the Islands. The licence shall be valid for one year and specify the maximum number of turtles that may be taken and minimum size of turtles. Turtles shall be tagged immediately after catch with tags issued by the Board and inspected by a fisheries officer. Possession of an untagged turtle or slaughter of a turtle that has not been inspected is declared an offence.
Cayman Islands (UK) · 1985-04-12