THEGAZETTE OF INDLA:EXTRAORDINARY — THE COASTAL AQUACULTURE AUTHORITY ACT, 2005

THEGAZETTE OF INDLA:EXTRAORDINARY [PArt 4-Sey, %@ MINISTRY OF AiRICLLTURE (Department of Animal Husbandry Dairying and Fisherics) NOTIFICATION New Dlhi, the 30th April,2009 GSR JO2EE) _In exercise of the powers conferred by section J read with section 24 of the Coastal Aquaculture Authority Act, 2005 (24 of 2005), the Central 2003h,nk45 the following Tulcs t0 anend the Coasuazouache CentrathoovcRuent 2005, narely 1 Rules, 2009. 2O)CThese rules may be called the Coastal Aquaculture Authority (Amendment) (2) They shall come into force on the date of publication inCe Official Gazette. 2 In section 2 of the Coastal Aquaculture Authority Rule, 2005 (hereinafter' to aS the said rules), referred after clause (c), the following clause shall be inserted, namely: (ca) "Farm means coastal aquaculture farm intended for culturE ing shrimp species, fish or any other aquatic animas in saline or brackish eridemnic or exotic water; () afler clause (0} the following clause shall be inserted; namely: (fh) "Hatchery" means shrimp hatchery intended to rear broodstock of endemic Or exotic shrimp species, fish cr any other aquatic animals in saline or brackish water for breeding to produce its seed for supply to farms; (iii) after clause (g), the following clause shall be inserted, namely: "(ga) "Quarantine" means procedures laid: down in the guidelines' under Livestock Importation Act, X98; 3 Annexure" t0 the said rules shall be renumbered as "Annexure-[" 1 aS SO renumbered, Annexure-Il shall be added at and after Annexure- the end, namely: (6 Annexure-II Guidelincs for ' Regulating Hatcheries and Farms for Litopenaeus vannamei intruduction of PART [ Saleguards and regulations for operation ~f hatcheries 1. Criteria for application to breed vannamei "(I) Hatcheries engaged or intending to be