Cabinet Regulation No. 31 of 2006 on Angling

The Regulation prescribes the procedure by which natural persons may perform amateur fishing – angling, as well as underwater hunting, gathering of crayfish and other aquatic invertebrates with angling, underwater hunting and crayfish catching gear permitted by this Regulation in the waters of the Republic of Latvia. It notes that natural persons (anglers), who carry an angling card with them during angling, may engage in angling in the waters of the Republic of Latvia. In places where licensed angling has been designated, a licence is required in addition to the angling card. Further, the Regulation provides rules for angling gear and use thereof, permissible size of catch and minimum permissible length of fish, general angling prohibitions, angling prohibitions in individual bodies of water, duties and liability of anglers, and control of observance of angling regulations.