Regional Law No. 3705-KZ “On aquaculture (fishfarming)”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Krasnodar Document type Legislation Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Policy/planning Aquaculture Mariculture Freshwater fishes Marine fishes Fish products Business/industry/corporations Monitoring 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 establishes the legal framework for regulation in the field of aquaculture (fishfarming), including the protection of rights and interests of natural persons and legal entities performing their entrepreneurial and other activities in the aforesaid field in the regional territory. Regional state policy in the field of aquaculture (fishfarming) is aimed at: (a) improvement of the regulatory framework governing relations in the field of aquaculture (fishfarming); (b) development of aquaculture (fishfarming) with a view of meeting the demand in food; (c) state support of fish farms; and (d) increase of fish production in fish-breeding areas. Authorized regional state institution in the sphere of aquaculture (fishfarming) shall perform the following functions: (a) participation in the implementation of state programs of the Russian Federation in the field of aquaculture (fishfarming); (b) development and implementation of the regional state programs in the field of aquaculture (fishfarming); (c) establishment of a regional and departmental target programmes for aquaculture (fishfarming); (d) development of state support and economic incentives for business entities operating in the field of aquaculture (fishfarming); (e) participation in indicative aquaculture (fishery) planning; (f) monitoring of aquaculture activities; (g) organization of interaction of the regional public authorities, local governments, fishfarming enterprises to ensure fishery productivity in the field of aquaculture (fisharming); (h) organization of scientific research on problems related to the field of aquaculture (fish farming); and (i) keeping register of aquaculture farms. Commodity aquaculture (commercial fishfarming), including mariculture, shall be classified as agricultural entrepreneurial activity and it can be performed either with the use of waterbodies or without the use thereof. Fishfarming enterprises shall be owners of aquaculture facilities unless otherwise envisaged by the federal legislation. Full text Russian Website admkrai.krasnodar.ru References - Legislation Repeals Regional Law No. 1227-KZ “On state policy in the sphere of aquaculture”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2007 (2009) Keyword: Aquaculture, Fish products, Subsidy/incentive, Surface water, Recreational water use Source: FAO, FAOLEX 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. 3524-KZ amending Regional Law No. 2510-KZ “On state policy in the sphere of agricultural fish rearing for commercial purposes”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2016 Keyword: Waterworks, Early warning system Source: FAO, FAOLEX