Regional Law No. 41-oz “On soil fertility of agricultural land”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Leningrad Document type Legislation Date 1999 (2016) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Land & soil Keyword Agricultural land Agricultural commodities Agricultural development Crops/grasses Soil conservation/soil improvement Soil pollution/quality Public health Hazardous substances Fertilizers/nutrients Pesticides 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 of the relations between landowners, landlords, land tenants (including foreign natural and legal persons land lease holders) and state bodies in the sphere of ensuring soil fertility of agricultural land, and also establishes rights and duties of natural and legal persons performing agricultural production in relation to efficient use of soil fertility. Soil fertility of all types of agricultural land must ensure sufficient conditions for crop growing without oppression of soil organisms. Soil layer of agricultural land must be free of hazardous and toxic substances for human health and agricultural animals exceeding maximum established residue limits after application of fertilizers, nutrients and pesticides.Fertility of agricultural land shall be intended the ability of soil to meet the needs of agricultural crops for nutrients, air, water, heat, biological and physical-chemical environment and to ensure the yield of agricultural crops. Restoration of fertility of agricultural land shall be intended directed changes in factors of soil fertility, which provide expanded reproduction of soil fertility and compensate for the loss of production potential of soil. State management and supervision in the field of ensuring fertility of agricultural land shall be performed on all land of agricultural purpose regardless of organizational and legal form, ownership form, actual condition and use thereof. Full text Russian Website regzakon.fpa.su References - Legislation Amended by Regional Law No. 60-oz amending Regional Law No. 41-oz “On soil fertility of agricultural land”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2015 Keyword: Agricultural land, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Governance Source: FAO, FAOLEX