Definitions

(1) In these rules, unless there is anything otherwise required in the subject or context- (1) “Act” means the Uttarakhand Fisheries Act, 2003; (2) “Beat” shall have the meaning which is fixed in these rules as determined limited area for fishing ; (3) “Director” means Director, Fisheries Uttarakhand; (4) “Pond” means jheel, pond, Johad, Puddle etc.; (5) “Weighing centre” means the place fixed by the director or any person authorised on his behalf, where the caught fish are stocked; (6) “License” means the license issued to the executive Institution/ Units of Fishery department/ other related departments under these rules; (7) “Permit” means the permission of angling/ fishing issued by the competent institution/ person/ officer under these rules; (8) “Angling” means fish sports/ fishing; (9) “Appendix” means the appendix annexed with these rules; (10) “Trout waters” means such stretches of river or streams where trout fish is being developed; (11) “Mahseer waters” means such stretches of rivers or streams and jheels where mahseer fish is as main fish; (12) “General waters (hilly area)” means such stretches of river or streams of hilly area which is for snow trout and not main stretches for mahseer; (13) “Major carp waters (plain area)” means such stretches of river or streams and pond of plain area where the fisheries of Indian Major Carp species are as main fish; (14) “Year” means financial year; (15) “State” means State of Uttarakhand.