Act

Aquatic Animal Protection Act, 1960

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Type
Act
Year
२०१७ BS · 1960 AD
Status
In force
Category
खण्ड १२: खाद्य, कृषि, सहकारी तथा भूमि प्रशासन · Volume 12: Food, Agriculture, Cooperative and Land Administration
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Includes amendments up to: 2055 BS. Translations may not include later amendments. The Nepali text is the authoritative law.

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What does it do?

  • The Act protects fish and other aquatic animals in all waters in Nepal: rivers, lakes, ponds, canals, reservoirs, wetlands, fish cages and fish-farming paddy fields. Nobody may use electric current, explosives or poison to catch or kill aquatic animals; only 'safe poison' (chemicals or herbs recommended by a fisheries technical officer) may be used where poison is needed. Owners of private ponds may use other methods in their own water as long as they do not harm aquatic life elsewhere.नेपालका खोला, नदी, ताल, पोखरी, नहर, जलाशय, सिमसार, माछा पाल्ने पिँजडा र माछा पालिएको धानखेतसम्मका सबै जलमा रहेका जलचरको संरक्षण यो ऐनले गर्छ। जलचर समात्न वा मार्न विद्युतीय करेन्ट, विस्फोटक वा विषालु पदार्थ प्रयोग गर्न पाइँदैन; विष चाहिने अवस्थामा मत्स्य प्राविधिक अधिकारीले सिफारिस गरेको 'सुरक्षित विष' मात्र प्रयोग गर्न पाइन्छ। निजी पोखरीका धनीले अन्य जलका जलचरलाई क्षति नपुग्ने गरी आफ्नै जलमा अन्य तरिका अपनाउन सक्छन्। Nepal Law Commission, Government of Nepal Section 2, p. 2; Sections 3 and 5क, pp. 3–4
  • The government may, by Gazette order, ban catching or killing specified species, or any aquatic animals during specified seasons or in specified waters, without permission; in such waters all aquatic life belongs to the government. Bodies building dams for electricity, drinking water or irrigation must build fish ladders where possible, or otherwise provide hatcheries and nurseries for artificial breeding, and no one may block or break fish ladders or dam gates. Outside these bans, citizens remain free to fish.सरकारले राजपत्रमा आदेश निकालेर तोकिएका जातका, वा तोकिएको ऋतु वा ठाउँका जलचर इजाजतबिना समात्न वा मार्न रोक लगाउन सक्छ; त्यस्ता ठाउँका जलचरमा सरकारको मात्र अधिकार हुन्छ। विद्युत्, खानेपानी वा सिँचाइका लागि बाँध बनाउने निकायले सम्भव भएसम्म फिस ल्याडर बनाउनुपर्छ, नसके जलचरको कृत्रिम प्रजननका लागि ह्याचरी र नर्सरीको व्यवस्था गर्नुपर्छ, र फिस ल्याडर वा बाँधका ढोका थुन्न वा भत्काउन पाइँदैन। यी रोकबाहेक अन्य जलमा नागरिकलाई माछा मार्न रोक छैन। Nepal Law Commission, Government of Nepal Sections 3क–6, pp. 3–5
  • The government may let fishing contracts in waters under its control, and local levels may let contracts for other aquatic animals within federal standards.सरकारले आफ्नो नियन्त्रणका जलमा जलचर समात्ने ठेक्का दिन सक्छ, र स्थानीय तहले सङ्घीय मापदण्डभित्र रही अन्य जलचर समात्ने ठेक्का दिन सक्छ। Nepal Law Commission, Government of Nepal Section 7, p. 5
  • The local authority (designated officer) decides cases, may arrest offenders and seize equipment. Using current, explosives or poison, or damaging fish ladders, can bring up to six months' prison or a Rs 5,000 fine plus compensation for damage, assessed with a technical officer; equipment used is confiscated. Appeals go to the District Court within 35 days.स्थानीय अधिकारीले मुद्दा हेर्छन्, कसूरदारलाई पक्राउ गर्न र सामान कब्जा गर्न सक्छन्। करेन्ट, विस्फोटक वा विष प्रयोग गरेमा वा फिस ल्याडरमा क्षति पुर्‍याएमा प्राविधिक अधिकारीको सहभागितामा मूल्याङ्कन गरिएको बिगोबराबर क्षतिपूर्तिसहित छ महिनासम्म कैद वा रु. ५,००० सम्म जरिवाना हुन सक्छ; प्रयोग भएका सामान जफत हुन्छन्। ३५ दिनभित्र जिल्ला अदालतमा पुनरावेदन लाग्छ। Nepal Law Commission, Government of Nepal Sections 8–12, pp. 5–7

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