Regional Law No. 1227-KZ “On state policy in the sphere of aquaculture”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Krasnodar Document type Legislation Date 2007 (2009) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries, Water Keyword Aquaculture Fish products Subsidy/incentive Surface water Recreational water use 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 on the date of its official publication. Abstract This Regional Law determines the main directions of state policy in the sphere of aquaculture and establishes the arrangements for creating favourable conditions for the development of aquaculture, including elaboration and realization of state programs, setting up conditions for development of private fishfarming and complex management of waterbodies with a view of promotion of aquaculture. The main directions of state policy in the sphere of aquaculture shall be as follows: (a) improvement of legislative framework regulating aquaculture; (b) law enforcement; (c) regulation of management of waterbodies for meeting food demand of the population and for recreational uses; and (d) state support of legal persons and individual entrepreneurs operating in the sphere of aquaculture. State support shall include public investments, economic stimulation of entrepreneurial activity and setting up conditions for trade of fish products. Full text Russian Website regzakon.fpa.su References - Legislation Repealed by Regional Law No. 2510-KZ “On state policy in the sphere of agricultural fish rearing for commercial purposes”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2012 (2013) Keyword: Fishery management and conservation, Aquaculture, Mariculture, Stock enhancement/repopulation, Data collection/reporting, Access-to-information Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regional Law No. 3705-KZ “On aquaculture (fishfarming)”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2017 Keyword: Policy/planning, Aquaculture, Mariculture, Freshwater fishes, Marine fishes, Fish products, Business/industry/corporations, Monitoring Source: FAO, FAOLEX