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Regional Law 8-OZ “On apiculture”.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Territorial subdivision
Voronezh
Document type
Legislation
Date
2010
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock, Food & nutrition
Keyword
Apiculture/sericulture Processing/handling Pests/diseases Access-to-information Non-governmental entity Animal health Animal production
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
Entry into force notes
This Regional Law enters into force 10 days after the date of its official publication.
Abstract

This Regional Law regulates relations originating from bee raising, keeping honey bees, processing of apiculture products, protection of honey bees and protection of legal rights and interests of natural and legal persons carrying out apiculture activity. The scope of this Regional Law shall be to create conditions for bee raising in order to raise productivity thereof, promote apiculture products and to protect honey bees (art. 3). Beekeepers shall be granted the following rights: (a) to place stationary apiaries on land plots owned or leased thereby; (b) to place non-stationary (mobile) apiaries on other land plots in accordance with written consent given by owners, lease-holders or tenants of the aforesaid plots of land; (c) obtain state support for the promotion of apiculture; (d) obtain veterinary assistance for the prevention of bee diseases and cure of bees; (e) obtain from state bodies information related to potential hazards to bees; and (f) constitute beekeepers’ associations (art. 6).

Full text
Russian
Website
www.vrnoblduma.ru

References - Legislation

Amended by

Regional Law No. 190-OZ amending Regional Law 8-OZ “On apiculture”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2014

Keyword: Apiculture/sericulture, Food quality control/food safety, Enforcement/compliance

Source: FAO, FAOLEX