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section 6

Prohibition of unauthorized catching etc

Mizoram Fisheries Act, 2002
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Chapter II PROTECTION, CONSERVTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF FISHERIES

Statutory text
  1. (1) No person shall, with intent to catch, take or dispose of any fish in any Government water body,-
    • (a) use dynamite or other explosive substances, in whatever form it may be;
    • (b) put any poison, lime, or other toxious materials;
    • (c) fix any fixed engines or nets or use of any electrical or mechanical devices or any kind of trap;
    • (d) catch, take, net, angle or, appropriate except in accordance with the provisions of the rules made under this Act;
    • (e) Any of the following acts or commission shall constitute an offence, namely:-
      • (i) Wanton killing of fish juveniles, fish brooders and other organisms which otherwise have economic aesthetic significant biodiversity effect on the fisheries is prohibited;
      • (ii) Making any obstruction or restriction which prevent movement of fish in any form in any Government water bodies shall be punishable offence;
      • (iii) Making any diversion of natural waters for killing of fishes is an offence;
      • (iv) Disturbing or destroying natural breeding grounds in any Government water bodies by any means shall be cognizable offence;
      • (v) Dumping of wastes or pollution from factory effluents to any Government water bodies;
      • (vi) Fishing or killing or sale of fishes from Government water bodies during closed seasons;
      • (vii) Catching, vending or sale of fishes from Government water bodies below the permissible size and weight. The Government may by notification specify a permissible size or weight for a species or group of species.
      • (viii) Culture, seed production, rearing, distribution, marketing and release to any Government water bodies of fishes banned by either Central or State Government.
  2. (2) Any person who violates the provision in sub-section (1)(a) above shall, on conviction, be punished with two months imprisonment which may extend upto four months or a fine not exceeding Rupees eight thousand or both.
  3. (3) Any person who violates the provision in sub-section (1)(b) above shall, on conviction, be punished with six months imprisonment which may extend upto twelve months or a fine of Rupees Ten thousand which may extend upto Rupees Twenty thousand or both.
  4. (4) Any person who violates the provisions in sub-section (1)
    • (c) ,
    • (d) and
    • (e) above shall, on conviction, be punished with one month imprisonment which may extend upto two months or a fine upto Rupees four thousand or both. Any undersize species of fish shall be liable to be confiscated by the authority.
  5. (5) Offences punishable under sub-section (2),
  6. (3) and
  7. (4) shall be cognizable and bailable.

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