Veterinary and sanitary requirements for fish-farming establishments. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 1967 (1971) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Fish disease Freshwater fishes Aquaculture Transport/storage Disinfection/disinfestation Animal health 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 Entry into force from the date of issue. Abstract Directors and experts of fish-farming establishments, for the purpose of prophylaxis of infectious and invasion disease must ensure carrying out melioration fish-farming arrangements and veterinary and sanitary arrangements, as well as meeting veterinary and sanitary requirements regarding construction, equipment, running fish-farming establishments and observance of sanitary regime in them envisaged by the present regulation. Only water reservoirs and water sources with normal salt and gas regime for fish-farming free of infectious and invasion disease especially dangerous for fish species projected for fish-farming are authorized for fish-farming and fish-growing. The document consists of 3 Secs. Section 1 lays down general veterinary and sanitary regulations. Section 2 regards arrangements against contagious fish disease. Section 3 establishes the modalities of carrying out disinfection and disinvasion of ponds, fishing gear, inventory, overalls and transport packages. Full text Russian