(1) The State Government may, for the purpose of conservation Conservaand and propagation of fish, by notification restrict, for any specified area tio propagation and for a specified period, fishing of specified size, group or species of offish.
fish, and may by rules regulate the conservation and propagation of fish including the following:—
(i) the erection or use of fixed engine;
(ii) the construction, temporary or permanent, of any weir, dam or bundh;
(iii) the dimension and kind of any net or size of any mesh or any other fishing contrivance, and the mode of using them.
(2) No person shall construct any dam, barrage, bundh or barrier of any kind whatsoever on a flowing river without making provision for fish-pass or fish-ladder of such description and in such manner as may be directed by the competent authority.
4. No person shall, without obtaining permission from the competent authority, catch fish by angling in such area as the State Government may by notification specify.
5. If any person uses any dynamite or other explosive substance or puts any poison, lime or noxious material in any fishery or other water area with intent to catch or destroy any fish therein, he shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees, or with both.