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