Law No. 20.040 regulating fish farming within the State of Goiás. Pays/Territoire Brésil Sous-division territoriale Goiás Type du document Législation Date 2018 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Pêche Mot clé Aquaculture Mariculture Développement agricole Autorisation/permis Produits de la pêche Infractions/sanctions Classement/déclassement Législation de base 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 24 articles divided into eight Chapters, provides, defines and regulates fish farming activity within the State of Goiás. Articles 3 and 4 establish the requirements for environmental licensing of fish farming which will be processed by the State Secretariat by indicating the classification of the related activity. Fishing licence will be issued after presenting a technical specifications. Authorization for the capture of breeding stock and matrices in the wild shall be requested to the State Secretariat for the Environment, Water Resources, Infrastructure, and Metropolitan Affairs (SECIMA), by fish farmers duly authorized for this purpose. For the construction of water reservoirs, dams and tanks used for the implementation of fish farming activities in water courses with a maximum average flow greater than 3m3 per second, the interested party must request the Secretary of State for SECIMA a special license. The Law is divided as follows: Definitions (Chap. I); Classification (Chap. II); Products (Chap. III); Environmental issues (Chap. IV); Licences, Registration and Authorization (Chap. V); Environment Impact and Penalties (Chap. VI); Incentives and Protection to Fish Farming (Chap. VII); Transitional provisions (Chap. VIII). Texte intégral Portugais Site web www.gabinetecivil.go.gov.br