Regional Law No. 39-Z amending Regional Law No. 12-Z “On fisheries and fishery management”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Bryansk Document type Legislation Date 2021 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Inland fisheries Fishery management and conservation Non-commercial fishing 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 3 shall be amended to add the following wording: “Types of fishing. 1. Citizens and legal entities may exercise on the regional territory the following types of fishing: (a) recreational fishing; (b) fishing for research and control purposes; (c) fishing for educational, cultural and educational purposes; (d) fishing for the purposes of aquaculture (fishfarming); and (e) other types of fishing in accordance with the federal legislation. 2. Fishing for research and control purposes, for purposes of aquaculture (fishfarming), educational and cultural purposes is carried out on the regional territory in accordance with federal legislation. 3. Recreational fishing is carried out on the regional territory in accordance with federal legislation, this Law and other regional normative legal acts”. Article 4 shall be amended to add the following wording: “Recreational fishing. 1. Recreational fishing is carried out by citizens of the Russian Federation freely and free of charge on public waterbodies, except for cases envisaged by federal legislation. 2. Recreational fishing is authorized with return of live caught aquatic biological resources to their habitat, unless otherwise provided by the rules of fishing. 3. Recreational fishing in ponds, flooded quarries, owned by citizens or legal entities, is carried out in accordance with civil and land legislation." Full text Russian Website publication.pravo.gov.ru References - Legislation Amends Regional Law No. 12-Z “On fisheries and fishery management”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2009 Keyword: Inland fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Allocation/quota, Artisanal fishing, Non-commercial fishing, Stock enhancement/repopulation, Research Source: FAO, FAOLEX