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Regional Law No. 713-ZZK “On reindeer ranching”.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Territorial subdivision
Trans-Baikal
Document type
Legislation
Date
2012 (2018)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Ranching/captive breeding Dangerous animal/harmful animal Indigenous peoples Traditional rights/customary rights Community management
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 legal, economic, environmental protection and social grounds for reindeer breeding as one of the bases of traditional community wildlife management of indigenous peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East of the Russian Federation with a view of conservation of their traditional way of life and traditional rights. It shall be applicable to indigenous peoples living on the regional territory in localities of their traditional habitats and traditional way of life and traditional nature management. This Regional Law shall have as its purposes: (a) social guarantees for stable development, conservation and sustainable management of reindeer ranching; (b) support for increase of the number of reindeer species; (c) conservation of reindeer ranching as traditional community management activity of indigenous peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East of the Russian Federation; and (d) state support for reindeer ranching; (e) registration and accountability of reindeer ranching; (f) organization of reindeer pasture management; (g) arrangements against beasts of prey; and (h) establishment of preferential right of indigenous peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East of the Russian Federation and ethnic communities thereof for performance of reindeer ranching.

Full text
Russian
Website
publication.pravo.gov.ru