Regional Law No. 112-Z amending Regional Law No. 40-Z “On protection and management of waterbodies”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Nizhni Novgorod Document type Legislation Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries, Water, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Fishery management and conservation Inland fisheries Aquaculture Stock enhancement/repopulation Surface water Sustainable use Hunting/capture Geographical area Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Entry into force notes This Regional Law enters into force ten days after the date of its official publication. Abstract Article 5 shall be amended to add the following wording: “Regional Government or local government shall have the right to apply prohibition for the use of waterbodies of common access used for hunting, fisheries, aquaculture and acclimatization of aquatic biological resources”. Full text Russian Website www.garant.ru References - Legislation Amends Regional Law No. 40-Z “On protection and management of waterbodies”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2007 (2009) Keyword: Surface water, Water supply, Potable water, Navigation, Water charges, Sustainable development Source: FAO, FAOLEX