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Regional Law No. 38-kz “On apiculture”.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Territorial subdivision
Stavropol
Document type
Legislation
Date
2008
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock, Food & nutrition
Keyword
Apiculture/sericulture Food quality control/food safety Certification Internal trade
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 establishes legal grounds for raising and keeping of honey bees (Apis mellifera), use thereof for obtaining apiculture products, and also state support of apiculture. Bee raising activity can be carried out by natural persons, legal persons and individual entrepreneurs. Each apiary shall be issued vetrinary and sanitary certificate by state veterinary service. Trade of apiculture products shall be authorized in the presence of veterinary certificate and compliance certificate issued by certification authority, and veterinary and sanitary certificate of apiary (art. 3). Bee farmers shall have the right to place apiaries (bee families) on land plots in their ownership, lease or tenancy (art. 4). Use of bees for pollination of crops with a view of raising crop productivity shall be regulated by contracts concluded by the producers of agricultural commodities and owners of apiaries (art. 6).

Full text
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