Law Subjecting River Fishing to a Licence

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 1947 law makes freshwater fishing in Lebanon subject to an annual licence fee, bans fishing with explosives, poisoning or baiting waters, and building barriers or traps in rivers and channels, leaves the details of fishing places, seasons and methods to a decree, and sets fines, short prison terms and confiscation

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.