Law No. 516 providing for fishing activity in the State of Roraima and establishing measures to protect aquatic animals. Pays/Territoire Brésil Sous-division territoriale Roraima Type du document Législation Date 2006 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Pêche Mot clé Pêche continentale Engins de pêche/méthodes de pêche Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Animaux aquatiques Pêche artisanale Zone de pêche protégée Pêche non-commerciale Recherche Autorisation/permis Produits de la pêche Commerce intérieur Commerce international Transformation/manutention Gestion et conservation des pêches 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 31 articles, provides for fishing activity in the State of Roraima and establishing measures to protect aquatic animals. This Law applies to natural and legal persons who fish or are engaged in the activities of trade, industrialization, processing and transportation of fish products in the State of Roraima. The State Foundation for Environment, Science and Technology (FEMACT) is the public entity responsible for monitoring all its phases, which include capture, extraction, collection and transport. The following categories of fishing are permitted in the State of Roraima: 1. scientific fishing; 2. professional fishing and registered by the federal agency FEMACT; 3. sport artisanal fishing; 4. subsistence fishing, practiced exclusively by low income people, for personal and family consumption purposes. Texte intégral Portugais Site web www.tjrr.jus.br