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Decree on prohibition of keeping zoophagous fur bearing animals by citizens.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Regulation
Date
1982 (2001)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Ranching/captive breeding Offences/penalties Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings
Geographical area
Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific
Abstract

This Decree establishes to prohibit from 1 January 1983 keeping zoophagous fur bearing animals (fox, polar fox, mink and other) by citizens on the national territory and also trade, purchase and exchange of skins of the aforesaid animals. Offenders shall be subject to administrative liability.

Full text
Russian
Website
www.gkh-topograph.narod.ru