Uganda - Apply for Aquaculture Establishment Approval Permit

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Procedure

1. An application for a fishing licence under this ordinance is required to make it in a writing to the Chief fisheries officer in such form and manner as may be prescribed by the Chief Fisheries Officer and shall contain the following:
   • Contain the particulars and description of the Aquaculture establishment approve permit in respect of which the application is made;
   • state in sufficient details-
     • the method to be employed in Aquaculture establishment approve permit; and
     • the area within which it is proposed that the Aquaculture establishment approve permit is to be operated;
     • be accompanied by such fee as the chief fisheries Officer may prescribe.
2. The Chief fisheries officer may, before considering an application require the applicant-
   • to satisfy him
   • that the Aquaculture establishment approve permit is properly equipped.
   • that the form and control of development in the Aquaculture establishment approve permit other equipment intended for use in fishing are adequate for the purpose of the fishing operation;
   • to supply such other information as he may require to enable him to reach a decision on the application.

Issuance and validity of license

1. The Chief fisheries officer shall issue to a successful applicant a licence for the Aquaculture establishment approve permit subject to such conditions as he may deem necessary.
2. A licence issued under this Act shall be valid for one year and expire on 31 December every year.
3. The holder of a licence under this Act shall, not later than one month before its expiration, apply to the Chief fisheries officer for a licence to take effect from the expiry of the current licence.

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Required Documents

• Aquaculture establishment business plan.
• Site suitability report.
• EIA report for commercial scale farming.

Office Locations & Contacts

Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries Resources - Head Office,
Directorate of Fisheries,
Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries
Entebbe Plot 16-18,Lugard Avenue,
Entebbe Uganda.
P.O Box 102,
Entebbe Uganda.
Tel: 041 4320004
Email: [email protected],
Website:Link

Eligibility

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Fees

• Application Fees: 10,000 Ugshs
• License Fee: 100,000 Ugshs
• Renewal Fee: 100,000 Ugshs

Validity

• The permit may be granted for a period not exceeding one (1) year.
• The permit shall be granted subject to such conditions as are relevant to the specified particular types of uses.

Documents to Use

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Sample Documents

SCHEDULES.

FIRST SCHEDULE Rule 6 (3)

THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA

AQUACULTURE ESTABLISHMENT CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that......................................... .................................................................................................Meets the required conditions to practice aquaculture as a .................................... (Nursery grow out, fry producer, breeder, bait, ornamental in……………………………… District,.................. sub-County................from....................(dates) The Establishment is required to comply with the Fish (Aquaculture) Rules 2003, and is permitted to practice…………………………………………………… Semi intensive or intensive culture)

Fee paid (Shs)........................................... Chief Fisheries Officer....................... Date............................

Original: Applicant
Duplicate: District Fisheries Officer
Triplicate: Department of Fisheries Resources

Processing Time

Maximum Processing Time: 1 Week

Related Videos

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. 
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites. 	
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, 
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

Instructions

• No person shall engage in fish breeding or shall export or import live fish for purposes of aquaculture without a permit issued by the Chief Fisheries Officer.
• Importation of live fish in Uganda requires a certificate of fish import.
• No person or establishment shall carry out aquaculture production in such a way that—
• (a)degrades the environment without mitigation;
• (b)introduces new species apart from those approved for that area;
• (c) Compromises safety of food fish.

Required Information

• The Fishing licence,
• The Fishing equipment
• Nursery grow out
• Information on fry producer
• Breeder information
• Information bait
• Information on ornamental.
• Information on special Species,
• Information on reception services at arrival and departure at the Airport as well as all taxes for the Government explorers going with the Fishing group.
• Packing and shipment.

Need for the Document

The purpose is to Control development of aquaculture in environmentally sustainable manner.

Information which might help

All new genetic materials intended for aquaculture shall conform to the National Bio-safety Guidelines as set by the Uganda National Council of Science and Technology and shall not be released into aquatic systems, without a permit from the Chief Fisheries Officer.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

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Others

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