Law Regulating River Fishing

Type

Law

Date of the text

19/11/1947

Official Gazette

published in 1947

Status today

In force, amended as of 27/08/2026

Articles

6

What it provides

This law regulates river fish hunting throughout Lebanon by requiring an annual licence, and prohibits fishing with explosives, dropping narcotics or bait to lure fish, and placing barriers or traps in watercourses. It leaves the designation of fishing areas, seasons and methods to a decree and sets fines and imprisonm

What has changed this text

• Amended by Law No. 14/1990 of 20/08/1990, articles 1

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1947. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.