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Protection and Conservation of Fish Rules, 1985.

Country
Type of law
Regulation
Source


Abstract
Regulations on protection and conservation of fish. The text contains 11 sections about various measures of protection and conservation and 2 Schedules specifying waters in which the catching of certain fish species is prohibitedwithouth a valid licence, specifying fish species of which the catching or sale in certain periods is prohibited, and containing a form of a licence for catching of carps in Prohibited Waters. Regulation 3 prohibits the erection of fixed engines in rivers and canals. No fish shall be destroyed by making use of poison or explosives (regs. 4 and 5). Licences issued under regulation 8 shall be issued only for purposes of pisciculture. Regulations prohibits the catching, carrying, transporting, offering for sale or possessing of frogs.
Date of text
Notes
This text implements the Protection and Conservation Fish Act, 1950.
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
Bangladesh Gazette, 17 October 1985, pp. 7637-7645.
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No