Federal Law No. 502-FZ amending Land Code and Federal Law No. 148-FZ “On aquaculture (fishfarming)”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Legislation Date 2019 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries, Land & soil, Water Keyword Aquaculture Contract/agreement Public land Agricultural land Sustainable use Surface water 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 Entry into force notes This Federal Law enters into force on the date of its official publication. Abstract Paragraph 2 of Article 39.6 of Land Code shall be amended to add subparagraph 29.1 with the following wording: “29.1 land plot shall be allotted to a person performing commercial aquaculture (commercial fish farming) on the basis of a contract for the use of a fish farm plot owned by the state or a municipality for the aforesaid purposes”. Federal Law No. 148-FZ “On aquaculture (fishfarming)” shall be amended by adding Article 5.1 of the following wording: “Article 5.1. Particulars of the use of land and land plots for aquaculture (fishfarming) 1. For the purposes of aquaculture (fishfarming), it shall be allowed to use agricultural land occupied by waterbodies (watered quarries and ponds, including ponds formed by water retaining structures on waterways and used for pond aquaculture) located within the boundaries of the land plot for the purposes of pond aquaculture, as well as to use the land plot for activities envisaged by the contract on the use of the fish farming Full text Russian Website pravo.gov.ru References - Legislation Amends Land Code (No. 136-FZ of 2001). Legislation | Russian Federation | 2001 (2020) Keyword: Fishery management and conservation, Aquaculture, Basic legislation, Land reform, Land tenure, Lease, Agricultural land, Ownership, Cadastre/land registration, Expropriation, Servitude, Land valuation, Offences/penalties, Dispute settlement, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Erosion, Drainage/land reclamation, Flood, Sustainable development Source: FAO, FAOLEX Federal Law No. 148-FZ “On aquaculture (fishfarming)”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2013 (2019) Keyword: Basic legislation, Fishery management and conservation, Aquaculture, Mariculture, Public participation, Access-to-information, Contract/agreement, Business/industry/corporations Source: FAO, FAOLEX