Regional Law No. 55-z "On turnover of agricultural land". Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Yaroslavl Document type Legislation Date 2003 (2011) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Land & soil Keyword Agricultural land Ownership Common property 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 ten days after the date of its official publication. Abstract This Regional Law establishes the particulars of turnover of agricultural land. It shall be applicable to agricultural land plots and land share in common property. It shall not be applicable plots of agricultural land allocated to citizens for subsidiary smallholding, horticulture, gardening and cattle breeding. Minimum land area of agricultural land required for agricultural production shall be 1 hectare. Maximum agricultural land area that can be owned by a single natural or legal person shall not exceed 25 percent of total available agricultural land area within the boundaries of a single municipal district. In case of purchase and sale of agricultural land regional administration shall have preferential right of purchase. Transaction performed in violation of preferential right of purchase shall be declared null and void. Full text Russian Website docs.cntd.ru References - Legislation Amended by Regional Law No. 79-z amending Regional Law No. 55-z "On turnover of agricultural land". Legislation | Russian Federation | 2015 Keyword: Agricultural land, Farming, Family farming, Agricultural development Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regional Law No. 113-z amending Regional Law No. 55-z "On turnover of agricultural land". Legislation | Russian Federation | 2015 Keyword: Agricultural land, Access-to-information Source: FAO, FAOLEX