Law No. 9.313 creating the State Programme for Apiculture Development (PROAPIS) within the State of Rio Grande do Norte. Country/Territory Brazil Territorial subdivision Rio Grande do Norte Document type Legislation Date 2010 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Agricultural development Apiculture/sericulture Animal health Policy/planning Animal production 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, consisting of 9 articles, creates the State Programme for Apiculture Development (PROAPIS) within the State of Rio Grande do Norte. This Programme aims at promoting the following sectors: improvement of apiculture activity with a view to encouraging farming development, development, production and productivity of apiculture within the State; stimulate the research for developing new technologies facilitating apiculture work and increasing its productivity; to define a State policy on apiculture, with clear objectives related to production, benefits and trade of honey and its sub-products; to promote the selection of and improvement of Brazilian hybrid bees (AHB), incentivizing the genetic improvement; to define based on technical criteria, the potentialities of each region to develop apiculture; to promote the exploitation of apiculture in small and mid lands as a income generating activity for family farmers, etc. Full text Portuguese Website www.al.rn.gov.br