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Decree No. 70 of 2000 relative to fighting of Lepeophtheirus salmonis.

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Type of law
Regulation
Date of original text
Date of latest amendment
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Abstract
The purpose of the Decree is to fight the disease Lepeophtheirus salmonis in salmon farmed in aquaculture or sea salmon. It applies to all installations farming the species Salmo salar and Oncorhynchus mykiss. Control of existence in installations with water of temperature of t least 4° Celsius shall be carried out least every 14 days. Allowable limits for louses are specified in article 5. Supervision is assigned to the State Veterinary Office, district veterinarians and in specific cases, county veterinarians.
Notes
Consolidated version of Decree No. 70 of 2000 as amended last by Decree No. 1801 of 2004.Various Decrees listed in section 12 are repealed.
Repealed
Yes
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Forskrift om bekjempelse av lakselus.