Order No. N-12 regulating the use of suction pumps in order to protect alevin fish. Pays/Territoire Brésil Type du document Règlement Date 1982 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Eau, Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes Mot clé Eaux continentales Irrigation Équipement Mise en application Infractions/sanctions Protection des espèces Aire géographique Amazone, Amériques, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Atlantique Nord, Amérique du Sud, Atlantique Sud Entry into force notes This Order enters into force on the date of publication. Résumé This Order regulates the use of suction pumps in order to protect alevin fish. It consists of 6 articles establishing the requirements to be satisfied for water captation (with irrigation purpose) from rivers and lakes. It prescribes the obligation to place a protective net (with maximum mesh of 1 cm2) on the aforementioned pumps in order to protect alevin fish, establishes controls to be carried out by Sudepe services and lays down sanctions to be paid by offenders, in compliance with article 56 of Decree-Law No. 221 of 28 February 1967. Texte intégral Portugais