The law of fisheries in Tana River of 1888, works almost like a constitutional law in the Tana Wally. This law states that the farmers in the Tana Wally have the fishing right in River Tana. The purpose of this law was to ensure that those persons that deserved the fishing right through common law also would have their rights warranted by law.
The Law of June 23, 1888 concerning the Right to Fish in the Tana River System in Finnmark County (Tana Law) was based on the Royal Decree of May 4, 1872. With the Tana Law, the authorities allocated fishing rights to the farming population in the river valley. The purpose of the Tana Law was to ensure that individuals connected to the Tana River System retained the fishing rights they had acquired through long-standing use.
The law was renewed in 2014. At that time, the rod fishing rights for residents of Tana and Karasjok municipalities, which were already established in the Tana Regulations (2011), were also codified into law.
The Law on Fishing Rights in the Tana River System