Law No. 266-V “On apiculture”. Country/Territory Turkmenistan Document type Legislation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Food & nutrition Keyword Apiculture/sericulture Genetic resources Processing/handling Animal production Geographical area Asia, Caspian Sea, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on the date of its official publication. Abstract This Law regulates apiculture, beekeeping, use of bees for pollination of entomophilous plants, obtaining apiculture products and protection of honey bees. It classifies apiaries and beehives as stationary and non-stationary. This Law shall have the following purposes: (a) meeting the demand of the population for apiculture products; (b) protection of legal rights and interests of legal and natural persons operating in the field of apiculture; (c) setting up conditions for promotion of apiculture practice; (d) protection of honey bees; (e) improvement of genetic resources of honey bees; and (e) improvement of honey processing technologies. Full text Russian Website infoabad.com