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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.

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