LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN

of September 19, 2013 No. 1021

About fish breeding, fishery and about protection of fish resources

This Law determines the legal basis of activities in the field of fish breeding, fishery and the protection of fish resources aimed at providing the population with fish and fish products, at cultivation of fishes and protection of the circle of their dwelling.

Chapter 1.
General provisions

Article 1. Basic concepts

In this Law the following basic concepts are used:

- fish breeding - activities for cultivation, content and cultivation, storage and realization of fish and fish products;

- recreational fish breeding - activities for content to cultivation of fishes for the purpose of implementation of amateur and sports fishery, to content in aquariums and in other forms of their cultivation;

- commodity fish breeding - business activity on content and cultivation in natural or simulated conditions of dwelling for the purpose of income acquisition;

- fishery - activities for production (catch), and also for processing, transportation, storage, production and realization of fish and fish products;

- amateur fishery - production (catch) of fish for private consumption without the income acquisition purpose;

- sports fishery - the type of active recreation connected with withdrawal of fishes from water sources in the competitive or recreational purposes with use of sports fishing means;

- fish inventories - the fish resources which are available in natural bodies of water;

- breeding fish - all fish individuals, males and females, their posterity, embryos, the impregnated caviar, the having certificates or the breeding certificate;

- commodity fish - all types of the two-year-old and three-year-old fish suitable for realization;

- quota of production (catch) of fishes - the admissible evidence-based regulation of production of fish performed for the purpose of fishery;

- reproduction of fish resources - activities for content and cultivation of fish in natural and artificial conditions, for the purpose of recovery and preserving fish resources;

- The state register of fish farms the systematized code of documentary information on fish resources, about their use and protection;

- acclimatization of fishes - activities for installation of the fish herds having production value in new reservoirs, for the purpose of increase in fish products;

- fishing objects - objects of content and cultivation of fishes, including their cultivation in natural or artificial conditions;

- water objects of fish value (further - water objects) - reservoirs and water storage basins, the rivers and canals, and also their stray patch which are the habitat of fishes and used for fish breeding;

- fish products - live and lifeless fish, salted, dried, smoked, tinned fish, fish caviar;

- fishing tackles - the fishing tools and the equipment intended for production of fish;

- the state monitoring of fish breeding, fishery and protection of fish resources - component of Single state system of environmental monitoring of the Republic of Tajikistan including in itself system of regular observation of quality, reproduction, number, distribution of fish resources, conditions of fishery, the habitat and protection of fish resources;

- authorized state body in the field of fish breeding, fishery and protection of fish resources - the central executive body of the government of the Republic of Tajikistan performing state policy in the field of fish breeding, fishery and protection of fish resources.

Article 2. Legislation of the Republic of Tajikistan on fish breeding, fishery and on protection of fish resources

The legislation of the Republic of Tajikistan on fish breeding, fishery and on protection of fish resources is based on the Constitution of the Republic of Tajikistan and consists of this Law, other regulatory legal acts of the Republic of Tajikistan, and also the international legal acts recognized by Tajikistan.

Article 3. Tasks of this Law

Tasks of this Law are:

- ensuring reasonable, rational use and protection of fish resources, circles of their dwelling, ensuring food security;

- prevention, abuses of regulations of fishery and non-admission of illegal production (catch) of fishes;

- establishment of the principles and mechanisms of realization of the state policy and the state support directed to preserving fish resources, development of fish and fishing farms and increase in fish products;

- prevention of decrease in amounts and ensuring preserving and reproduction of fish resources;

- prevention, reduction and elimination of pollution of the habitat of fish resources charges and emissions of dangerous and hazardous substances.

Article 4. The principles of state regulation in the field of fish breeding, fishery and protection of fish resources

The principles of state regulation in the field of fish breeding, fishery and protection of fish resources are:

- accounting of value of fish resources as one of bases of life and activities of the person;

- priority of preserving fish resources and their rational use;

- prevention of ecologically adverse effects;

- participation of the public in the solution of the questions concerning fish breeding, fishery and protection of fish resources;

- publicity by provision in use of the water objects having fish and fishing value.

Chapter 2.
Management in the field of fish breeding, fishery and protection of fish resources

Article 5. Competence of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan in fish breeding, fishery and protection of fish resources

Enters competence of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan:

- implementation of single state policy in the field of fish breeding, fishery and protection of fish resources;

- approval and implementation of state programs;

- development and acceptance of regulatory legal acts;

- determination of authorized state body in the field of fish breeding, fishery and protection of fish resources;

- implementation of international cooperation;

- other competences, stipulated by the legislation Republic of Tajikistan.

Article 6. Powers of authorized state body in the field of fish breeding, fishery and protection of fish resources

In the field of fish breeding, fishery and protection of fish resources (daleeupolnomochenny state body) enters powers of authorized state body:

- normative legal regulation in the field of fish breeding, fishery and protection of fish resources;

- implementation of scientific research in the field of fish breeding, fishery and protection of fish resources, the organization and financing in this area;

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