Law No. 10.421 providing for fostering the protection and regulation of shrimp farming within the State of Maranhão. Pays/Territoire Brésil Sous-division territoriale Maranhão Type du document Législation Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Pêche Mot clé Aquaculture Développement agricole Produits de la pêche Hygiène/procédures sanitaires Crustacés Mariculture Autorisation/permis Animaux aquatiques Aire géographique Amazone, Amériques, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Atlantique Nord, Amérique du Sud, Atlantique Sud Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on the day of its publication. Résumé This Law, consisting of two Titles, provides for fostering the protection and regulation of shrimp farming within the State of Maranhão. This State Policy on Shrimp Farming establishes the requirements to be satisfied in order to benefit from an authorization to perform such activity and recognizes it as an agrosilvopastoral activity, relevant for social and economic interest, producing a high nutritional food value, and creating income generating activities by establishing a new economic and social order in the rural areas and performing a sustainable exploitation of aquaculture resources in light of the conservation of the State environment. Texte intégral Portugais Site web www.normasbrasil.com.br