Regional Decree No. 409 validating the Regulation on state supervision in the sphere of pedigree stockbreeding. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Novgorod Document type Regulation Date 2012 (2016) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Animal production Animal reproduction Animal health Biotechnology Smallholders/peasants Family farming Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Inspection 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 Abstract This Regional Decree regulates organization and performance of state supervision in the sphere of pedigree stockbreeding. State supervision shall be intended the activity aimed at compliance with the national legislation in the sphere of pedigree stockbreeding by legal persons, individual entrepreneurs, peasant farms and smallholders, and in relation to selection and use of pedigree materials and biotechnology. The competent authority for performance of state supervision in the sphere of pedigree stockbreeding shall be the Regional Ministry of Agriculture. State supervision shall be performed by means of inspection and checking. In case of identification of offence, the official shall draft a report and issue improvement notice. Full text Russian Website lawsrf.ru