Decree No. 53.646 amending the Regulation of the State Secretariat for Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation. Country/Territory Brazil Territorial subdivision Rio Grande do Sul Document type Regulation Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Water Keyword Institution Agricultural development Agricultural land Agro-forestry Irrigation Animal health Animal production Water supply Freshwater pollution Freshwater resources management Pollution control Geographical area Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic Entry into force notes This Decree enters into force on the day of its publication. Abstract This Decree amends Decree No. 53.403 of 16 January 2017 on the Regulation of the State Secretariat for Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation. Amendments deal with its areas of competence, such as: plan, promote, supervise and execute policies and actions of agricultural and livestock protection and animal and plant health surveillance, inspection, supervision and classification of products of animal and plant origin; Develop, stimulate, plan, promote and execute programmes and research projects, implementing the policy of research and dissemination of agricultural technologies; Provide diagnostic services and laboratory services in the animal and plant areas; Develop storage policies; Implement certification and traceability policies; Stimulate technological innovations in production at all stages of production chains, within the mandate of its competences; Encourage innovation and the use of agricultural production techniques and environmentally sustainable agro-industrial technologies; Run Meteorological services; Policies to stimulate the systems of commercialization, organization and standardization of agricultural production, etc. Full text Portuguese Website www.al.rs.gov.br References - Legislation Amends Decree No. 53.403 approving the Regulation of the State Secretariat for Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation. Legislation | Brazil | 2017 Keyword: Institution, Agricultural development, Agricultural land, Agro-forestry, Irrigation, Animal health, Animal production, Water supply, Freshwater pollution, Freshwater resources management, Pollution control Source: FAO, FAOLEX