Brandenburg Cormorants Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Brandenburg Document type Regulation Date 2009 (2010) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleOrdinance on prevention of serious damage inflicted on fisheries by comorants and protection of local fauna. Subject Fisheries Keyword Inland fisheries Freshwater fishes Enforcement/compliance Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Entry into force notes The present Ordinance enters into force on 1 October 2009. Abstract The present Ordinance lays down provisions relating to damage inflicted on fisheries by cormorants. In particular, article 1 establishes that – contrary to article 42 of the Federal Nature Protection Act - cormorants may be killed if they present a serious danger to fisheries; however, they shall not be killed in national parks, nature protected areas and in breeding and sleeping places. Article 2 establishes that in order to shoot cormorants a valid hunting licence is required. The text consists of 9 articles. Full text German Website www.brandenburg.de