Mizoram Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 2016 (Act No. 8 of 2016).

This Act amends Sections: 1, and from 5 to 11 of Mizoram Fisheries Act, 2002 (Act No. 12 of 2005). Amendments deal with administrative and legal proceedings, as well as restriction of use for specific fishing methods and gears. In Section 11 of the Principal Act, the Government may lease out its Farms to private or Societies through proper terms and conditions for a maximum period of five years. The Government may develop private or society lands for a certain period of time and develop Fish Seed or Feed Infrastructures through Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode. The Government may approve, assist, register and issue Certificates to Hatcheries, Nurseries and Rearing Units, Fish Farms and Fish Feed manufacturing units.
The State Government shall have supreme control over all Government water bodies and shall appoint Fishery Wardens for the protection and conservation of fishes from unlawful catching. The Government shall also establish a Fishery Conservation Board at the State, District and Village level. The Act provides for closed seasons and for fish sanctuaries, and prohibits the catching of fish using dynamite or any explosive or poisonous substance in any water.
The Act further provides for the following matters: prohibition to sell fish unlawfully caught; offences and penalties; grants for fish farmers to encourage the development of fisheries; rule making powers of the State Government; etc.