Section 9: Closed areas and seasons

(1) A Commissioner may at his discretion declare as closed, for the purpose of fishing within the jurisdiction of a State, such area or season as he may deem fit and the Minister may at his discretion declare as closed, for the same purpose, a body of water shared by two or more States.
(2) A person who fishes in a closed area or during a closed season in contravention of subsection (1) of this section commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of N3,000 or imprisonment for a term of two years or to both such fine and imprisonment.