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Fish Disease Ordinance 2005.

Country/Territory
Austria
Document type
Regulation
Date
2006
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich, Part II, No. 49, 7 February 2006, 31 pp.
Long title
Ordinance by the Federal Minister for Health and Women on the fight against certain fish diseases.
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Fish disease Freshwater fishes Hygiene/sanitary procedures Animal health
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe
Abstract

The aim of the present Ordinance is to regulate the fight against certain fish diseases. The Ordinance is to be applied to all living fish coming from a breeding station. Article 2 lists diseases to be notified to the competent authority. The transport of fish is regulated by article 4. In case of infectious salmonid all water has to be changed. The text consists of 7 articles.

Full text
German
Website
www.ris.bka.gv.at