Law No. 5.798 amending Law No. 3.785 on the environmental licensing requirements within the State of Amazonas. Country/Territory Brazil Territorial subdivision Amazonas Document type Legislation Date 2022 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Authorization/permit Environmental standards Tax/levy Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Standards Protection of environment Geographical area Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on the day of its publication. Abstract This Law amends the environmental licensing requirements within the State of Amazonas. Amendments establish exemption from state environmental licensing for low polluting/degrading potential activities, such as: rehabilitation and cleaning of pastures, agricultural and forestry crops in consolidated areas, located outside the legal reserve, preservation areas and restricted use areas, guaranteeing limitations to the rules of the Forestry Code; family or community animal slaughter micro-enterprises, as CONAMA Resolution No. 385/06, that meet the sanitary conditions and do not exceed the maximum daily slaughtering capacity of: a) large animals: up to 3 animals/day; b) medium-sized animals: up to 10 animals/day; c) small animals: up to 500 animals/day.” The Amazonas Environmental Protection Institute - IPAAM will define the specific procedures for state environmental licensing and authorizations, observing the nature, characteristics and peculiarities of the activity or enterprise, and also the compatibility of the licensing process. Full text Portuguese Website online.sefaz.am.gov.br References - Legislation Amends Law No. 3.785 establishing the environmental licensing requirements within the State of Amazonas. Legislation | Brazil | 2012 Keyword: Authorization/permit, Environmental standards, Tax/levy, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Standards, Protection of environment Source: FAO, FAOLEX