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