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Uttarakhand Fisheries Act, 2003 (Uttarakhand Act No. 02 of 2003)

Made 2003-04-16 · Text as of 2026-10-01

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About this law

Language
English; Hindi
Kind
Act
Country
India · Uttarakhand
Subjects
Fisheries and aquaculture
Keywords
inland fisheries, authorization/permit, fishery management and conservation, fishing gear/fishing method, fishing vessel, offences/penalties

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  1. 1 — Fishing with a new net having a smaller mesh than that prescribed One

    1. Fishing with a new net having a smaller mesh than that prescribed One under the rules made under the Act thousand

  2. 2 — Fishing without a license One

    2. Fishing without a license One thousand

  3. 3 — Killing or catching or selling or attempt to kill, catch or sell fish of a Five

    3. Killing or catching or selling or attempt to kill, catch or sell fish of a Five size or weight less than the standard prescribed under this Act hundred

  4. 4 — Killing or catching or selling or attempt to kill. Catch or sell any fish Five

    4. Killing or catching or selling or attempt to kill. Catch or sell any fish Five of a prohibited species during a close season hundred

  5. 5 — Fishing or attempting to fish with any gear or method other than Five

    5. Fishing or attempting to fish with any gear or method other than Five permitted under the rules hundred

  6. 6 — Using at any one time more than two of either or any of the gears Five

    6. Using at any one time more than two of either or any of the gears Five permitted under the rules hundred

  7. 7 — License holders employing or engaging Non-licensees to help them Five

    7. License holders employing or engaging Non-licensees to help them Five with their nets, while fishing hundred

  8. 8 — Fishing or attempting to fish in prohibited water Five

    8. Fishing or attempting to fish in prohibited water Five hundred

  9. 9 — Offering or exposing for sale or barter any fish, the sale of which is Five

    9. Offering or exposing for sale or barter any fish, the sale of which is Five prohibited in any specified area by a notification issued under section hundred 4 of Act

  10. 10 — Exporting or attempting to export fish in contravention of any rule One

    10. Exporting or attempting to export fish in contravention of any rule One made under clause (1) sub-section(3) of section 3 of the Act thousand

  11. 11 — Selling or attempting to sell fish for price above the specified marked Five

    11. Selling or attempting to sell fish for price above the specified marked Five value hundred

  12. 12 — Possessing fishing craft and tackles unauthorisingly in contravention Four

    12. Possessing fishing craft and tackles unauthorisingly in contravention Four of clause (o) of sub-section (3) of section 3 of the act hundred Page No. 9 IMPORTANT RIVERS AND THEIR TRIBUTARIES IN UTTARAKHAND SHOWING MAHSEER AND TROUTZONES District River/stream in Stretch (length in Mahseer zone Trout Uttarakhand Uttarakhand) (k.m.) zone(k.m.) (k.m) Dehradun Yamuna 50 30 - Toons 45 - 15* Song 25 25 - Uttarkashi Asaiganga 34 - 34* Yamuna 50 15 (downstream 35 (upstream Barkot) Barkot) Bgagirathi 140 45(downstream 95(upstream gangotri) gangotri) Tons 20 - 20 Chamoli Ramganga(w) 20 - - Pinder 93 - 93* Alaknanda 150 - 150 Vishnuganga 150 - 150 Virshiganga 50 - 50* Garurganga 15 - 15 Pralkhila 15 - 15* Amritaganga 05 - 05 Nandakini 40 - 40 Nigole 15 - 15 Upla 15 - 15 Anathgad 20 - 20 Rudrapryag Mandakini 100 (downstream 40 (downstream Banswara) Augustmuni) Kali nadi 10 - 10 Madmaheshwar 25 10 15 Kalpganga 15 - 15 Kakranadi 15 - 15 Tehri Bhagirathi 80 80 - Bhilangana 50 20 (upstream from - confluence with Bhagiraghi) Pauri Ramganga(E) 37 37 - Alaknanda 50 50 - Nayaar(E) 60 60 - Nayeer(W) 50 50 - Ganga 48 48 - R.Nayyar 18 18 - Kothari nadi 21 - - Plan nadi 21 - - Khoh nadi 12 - - Malin nadi 12 12 - Rewason nadi 15 - - Minayata nadi 12 - - Nal nadi 18 - - Hiyal nadi 27 - - Son nadi 12 - - Haridwar Ganga 20 20 - Song 05 05 - Page No. 10 Suwa 12 12 - Kumoun Nanital Kosi 60 60 - Gaula 50 15(upstream - kathgodam) Nandour 30 30 - Bhowalinala 20 10(downstream - ketchi temple) Almora kosi 58 58 - Ramganga (W) 77 77 - Suyal 41 15(upstream - confluence with R. kosi) Gaggas 38 38 - Vinod 20 - - Pannar 26 26 - Bageshwar Saryu 57 40(downstream 17 (upstream kapkot) kapkot) Lahur 10 10 - Gomti 40 40 - Phangar 20 20 - Garurganga 10 10 - Pithoragarh Ramganga 92 70 (upstream 22(upstream from confluence Tejam) with saryu at Ramganga) Saryu 60 60 - Kali 190 150 40 (upstream Dharchula) Gori 90 30(upstream (upstream confluence with madkot) saryu of Ramganga) Dhaouli 80 - - Charmagad 14 5 - Thulidad 18 18 - Champawat Kali 20 20 - Lohawati 40 40 - Ladhiya 50 50 - Uddhamsing Shardha 10 10 - Nagar Kailash 10 - - Almost majority of the reverie systems in Uttarakhand region harbour snow trout fishery especially in the upper reaches. *Existing trout waters.

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