Regional Act No. 11 on the collection, the improvement and the marketing of spontaneous fresh and conserved mushrooms. Country/Territory Italy Territorial subdivision Molise Document type Legislation Date 2000 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione Molise, No. 5 of 1 March 2000. Subject Food & nutrition, Forestry, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Vegetables/legumes Food quality control/food safety Internal trade Packaging/labelling Non-timber products Authorization/permit Collecting/harvesting Total allowable catch Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract This Act regulates the collection and the marketing of mushrooms. The collection of mushrooms is allowed in woods and on non cultivated land upon the issuing of an authorization. The authorization is personal, renewable and valid within the Region. The collection is authorized all week long, but each person may not collect more than 3 Kilos of mushrooms per day with the exception of mushrooms that weight alone three kilos. Professional collectors may collect mushrooms in specific areas and without the quantity and time limit. Associations and cooperatives may obtain a special permit for the collection of mushrooms. Only authorized people may market mushrooms and the shall have a sanitary label and respect the national provisions on labelling. (27 Articles) Full text Italian References - Legislation Implements Law No. 352 on the collection and marketing of spontaneous fresh and preserved mushrooms. Legislation | Italy | 1993 Keyword: Vegetables/legumes, Food quality control/food safety, Internal trade, Collecting/harvesting Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Regional Act No. 20 laying down amendments to Regional Act No. 11 concerning the collection, the improvement and the marketing of spontaneous fresh and conserved mushrooms. Legislation | Italy | 2004 Keyword: Vegetables/legumes, Food quality control/food safety, Internal trade, Packaging/labelling, Non-timber products, Authorization/permit, Collecting/harvesting Source: FAO, FAOLEX