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Act No. 47 of 1992 relative to Salmonids and fresh-water fish and related matters.

Country
Norway
Type of law
Legislation
Date of original text
Date of latest amendment
Source
FAO , FAOLEX
Keywords
Abstract
This Act makes provision for the management and conservation of freshwater fish resources and its main aim is to keep fish stocks at a "natural" level.
The Act consists of 50 sections, divided into 12 Chapters, which provide, among other things, for the regulation of: Protection and improvement of fish stocks and biotopes (watercourse development, control of import, re-population, stock enhancement, screens, fish ladders etc; secs. 7-15); Fishing rights (right of landowners, free fishing, fishing on local common land, on government property and on municipal property); Organization and management of watercourses (public funds, order to sell fishing licences, stock enhancement; secs. 25-28); Fishing fund, fees, financing (sects. 29-30); Fishing, open season, use of gear (sects. 33-41).
Section 12 provides for measures in circumstance of acute crises such as serious pollution.
Attached files
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/nor13884.pdf
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/nor13884E.pdf
Web site
http://www.lovdata.no
Notes
Consolidated version of Act No. 47 of 1992 as amended last by Act No. 101 of 2017.The Act of 6 March 1964 relating to salmon and freshwater fisheries is repealed.
Repealed
No
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Lov om laksefisk og innlandsfisk m.v.
Amended by
Act on amendment to the Environment Act (No. 48 of 2013).
Act amending the salmonid and inland water fishing Act and Nature Conservation Act (No. 94 of 2012).
Act No. 100 on the management of biodiversity (Nature Diversity Act).
Act No. 37 of 2008 relating to the management and conservation of living marine resources (Marine Living Resources Act).
Act No. 85 of 2005 relating to legal relations and management of land and natural resources in the county of Finnmark (Finnmark Act)
Implemented by
Regulation No. 1741 on administrative fines under the Salmon and Inland Fisheries Act.
Regulation No. 797 on fishing for anadromous salmonids in marine waters.
Regulation No. 1084 on fishing for salmon and trout in Svinesund, Iddefjorden and Enningdalselva, Østfold.
Regulation No. 761 on organization and management of anadromous salmonids populated rivers.
Royal Delegation No. 1180 relating to fishing in the Norwegian part of the Jakobselva border, Finnmark and on fishing in the Norwegian area of the Pasvik River.
Regulation No. 1304 for fishing in Øyeren with sporadic rivers, Akershus and Østfold.
Regulation No. 431 on fishing periods for anadromous salmonids fishing in the sea.
Regulation No. 851 on fishing for inland fish, etc. and catch of crayfish (Inland Fishing Regulation)
Regulation No. 212 on the prohibition of importing, stocking, trading and maintaining of pondweed (Elodea canadensis) and narrow pondweed (Elodea nuttallii).
Regulation No. 736 on anadromous salmonids fishing.
Delegation of authority to the Department of Environment Protection according to the Act relative to Salmonids and fresh-water fish (No. 1074 of 2000).
Decree No. 378 of 2000 relative to the carrying out of majority resolutions regarding the organisation and management of waters pursuant to the Act relative to Salmonids and Freshwater Fish.
Directive No. 300 of 1999 to regulate fishing seasons for fishing for anadromous salmonids (salmon, sea trout, sea chars, and similar) in the sea.
Decree No. 1020 of 1993 to regulate the release of fish and other freshwater organisms.
Decree No. 570 of 1993 relative sub-leasing of fishing rights.
Decree No. 532 of 1993 relative to fishing charges.
Decree No. 1229 of 1992 relative to fishing by children.
Decree No. 1230 of 1992 to regulate the fishing for river pearl mussels.
Directive No. 1231 of 1992 relative to the duty of notification and registration of fishing gear.
Decree No. 1232 of 1992 relative to the establishment and operation of fish breeding installations for fish and crayfish.
Decree No. 1174 relative to importation of aquarium organisms.
Decree No. 1175 1992 of relative to technical fish farming measures and interventions in watercourses.
Decree No. 1176 of 1992 relative to management of fisheries on State land.
Decree No. 1177 of 1992 extending the application sphere of the Act relative to salmons and freshwater fish.
Entry into force of the Act relative to Salmonids and Freshwater Fish. Delegation of authority (No. 864 of 1992).
Decree relative to installation of gear for other fish than anadromous salmon (No. 289 of 1989).
Decree prohibiting Norwegian fishermen to fish for salmon in the North-west and North-east Atlantic (No. 8590 of 1975).