The legal status of fish farming

Howarth, W.

The legal status of fish farming - 1987 - Law Society`s Gazette 84(25) 1 July 1987, 484-496(13) .

Traces the growth and development of fish farming. Examines the difficulty of encouraging expansion of fish farming by removing restrictions and deplores the lack of a single legal definition. Concentrates on four areas of the law : 1) requirements of licensing and registration 2) the power of the Minister of Agriculture to control the spread of disease 3) the Fisheries Act 1981 which removed restrictions impeding development of the industry, and 4) fish farming as agriculture, looks at planning control, rating and water supply to fish farms.