Provisions of Hebei Provincial People's Government on the Administration of Freshwater Fisheries (for Trial Implementation)

Chapter I General Provisions Article 1 These Provisions are formulated in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Fisheries Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) for the purpose of protecting freshwater fishery resources and developing fishery production. Second in the territory of our province engaged in aquatic animals, aquatic plant breeding and fishing and other fishery production activities, must abide by these provisions. Article 3 The relevant regional administrative offices and the municipal and county people's governments shall incorporate fishery production into the national economic development plan and take measures to strengthen the development, utilization, management and protection of freshwater fishery resources. The fishery administrative department of the fourth provincial people's government is in charge of the freshwater fishery work in the whole province. The fishery administrative departments of prefectures, cities and counties shall be in charge of the freshwater fishery work within their respective jurisdictions.

The waters across administrative regions shall be managed through consultation between the relevant regional administrative offices and the people's governments of cities and counties, or by the fishery administrative departments of the people's governments at higher levels.

Reservoir fishery production is managed by the water conservancy department of the people's government at or above the county level according to the ownership of the reservoir. Chapter II Resource Management Article 5 The State encourages the whole people, collective units and individuals to develop aquaculture in reservoirs, depressions and ponds. Article 6 The relevant regional administrative offices and the people's governments of cities and counties may designate fishery waters such as reservoirs, depressions and rivers owned by the whole people for the whole people or collective units to engage in aquaculture production. The people's government at the county level shall, according to the water conditions and the application of the unit, issue the aquaculture use certificate and confirm the right to use it, which shall be protected by law.

Reservoirs, depressions, rivers, depressions and ponds owned by the whole people and collective units may be contracted by collectives or individuals to engage in aquaculture. Seventh units and contractors that have obtained aquaculture licenses shall rationally develop and utilize freshwater fishery resources, and shall not be predatory or idle. Article 8 When a project needs to occupy freshwater fishery waters, it shall obtain the consent of the local fishery and water conservancy administrative departments, and give consideration to the reproduction and protection of fishery resources. Ninth correctly handle the contradiction between agriculture and fishery water, fish culture areas should maintain the minimum water level for fish growth, and the minimum water level of fish culture reservoirs should not be lower than the dead storage capacity. Article 10 No unit or individual may pollute freshwater fishery waters or damage freshwater fishery resources. Chapter III Fishing Management Article 11 The production of freshwater fishery shall follow the principle of giving priority to aquaculture and reasonable fishing.

Anyone who engages in fishing activities in reservoirs, depressions and rivers owned by the whole people shall apply to the fishery administrative department of the local people's government at the county level for a fishing license. Anyone who holds a fishing license issued by a foreign county-level people's government must go through the visa formalities with the fishery administrative department of the local county-level people's government before fishing, otherwise it will be dealt with without a license. Twelfth the number of fishing licenses issued and the fishing period shall be determined by the fishery administrative department of the people's government at the county level according to the growth law of aquatic animals and the allowable catch. Priority can be given to people who have used fishing as their main source of livelihood in history and have certain skills and equipment, and appropriate care can be given to reservoir immigrants and people around the reservoir.

No fishing license shall be issued to units that are not engaged in fishery production. Thirteenth fishing licenses shall be uniformly printed by the fishery administrative department of the provincial people's government, and shall not be sold, leased or transferred without authorization. Article 14 In order to protect fishery resources, the regional administrative office and the fishery administrative department of the people's government under the provincial jurisdiction may, according to the growth and reproduction of aquatic animals, stipulate local fishing areas and fishing seasons, fishing gear and fishing methods that are prohibited or restricted, minimum mesh size and foil mesh size, and other measures to protect resources. The above-mentioned measures for the administration of freshwater fishery waters across administrative regions shall be formulated through consultation between the relevant regional administrative offices and the fishery administrative departments of the provincial people's governments.

The fishery administrative department of the people's government at the county level shall not issue fishing licenses in closed fishing areas and closed fishing periods.

Fried fish, poisonous fish and electric fish are strictly prohibited. Fifteenth fishery administrative departments of the people's governments at the county level may levy protection fees for the proliferation of fishery resources from beneficiary units and individuals. The collection measures shall be implemented in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state. Chapter IV Fishery Administration Article 16 Fishery inspectors may be appointed by the relevant regional administrative offices, the fishery administrative departments of the people's governments of cities and counties, and their subordinate fishery supervision and administration institutions and key freshwater area management institutions.

The dress of the procuratorial cadres of freshwater fisheries shall be implemented in accordance with state regulations.

The public security department should cooperate closely with the fishery administration department to maintain social security in fishing areas and protect aquatic resources. Article 17 The tasks of fishery procurators at all levels are:

First, maintain the order of fishery production, safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of fishery producers and mediate fishery production disputes.

Two, responsible for the fishery license audit.

Three, report to the local or superior fishery administrative departments of freshwater fishery resources and related matters, and put forward suggestions.

Four, assist the administrative department for Industry and commerce management of aquatic products market.

Five, to ensure the implementation of national fishery laws and regulations. Economic sanctions should be imposed on acts that violate fishery laws and regulations and destroy aquatic resources. Chapter V Rewards and Punishment Article 18 The people's governments at or above the county level or the fishery administrative departments shall commend and reward the units and individuals that have made remarkable achievements in protecting freshwater fishery resources and maintaining fishery production order. Nineteenth any of the following acts, in addition to revocation of fishing license and breeding license, confiscation of fishing gear and illegal income, depending on the seriousness of the case, impose a fine of 20 to 2000 yuan or compensate for the loss of resources.

1. Entering the closed fishing area without authorization or engaging in fishing operations in violation of the provisions of the closed fishing period;

Two, holding an invalid fishing license to engage in fishing operations or not according to the permitted content of fishing operations:

Three, poisonous fish, electric fish, fried fish, fish stealing and damage to aquaculture facilities;

Four, pollution of freshwater fishery waters, serious damage to freshwater fishery resources;

Five, obstruct the fishery prosecutors and fishery protection personnel to perform their tasks;

Six, to obtain a certificate for the use of aquaculture without aquaculture production, so that the fishery waters are idle for more than one year.