Office Memorandum No. 3517/2026/CAD of the Consumer Affairs Department, Government of Kerala dated 10th April, 2026 on fishing in a reservoir [C16-C65]
As at 6 September 2026. In force. No commencement recorded.
No. 3517/2026/CAD
GOVERNMENT OF KERALA
Consumer Affairs Department, Government of Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, dated the 10th April, 2026
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Fishing in a reservoir by licensees of a fishery in a reservoir under the Kerala Irrigation and Water Conservation Act, 2003, regarding.
1. The undersigned is directed to say that references have been received in the Consumer Affairs Department, Government of Kerala on the manner in which fishing in a reservoir by licensees of a fishery in a reservoir is to be regulated under the Kerala Irrigation and Water Conservation Act, 2003.
2. The matter has been examined. Every licensee of a fishery in a reservoir carrying on fishing in a reservoir shall make an application in Form E to the Irrigation Authority within sixty days, accompanied by a fee of two hundred and fifty rupees.
3. It is, accordingly, clarified that a separate application shall be made in respect of each place at which fishing in a reservoir is undertaken, and the Irrigation Authority shall dispose of it within sixty days of its receipt.
4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this office memorandum may be brought to the notice of the Consumer Affairs Department, Government of Kerala.
(Secretary to Government)
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