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Regional Law No. 83-ZRT “On state regulation and support of apiculture”.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Territorial subdivision
Tatarstan
Document type
Legislation
Date
2010
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock, Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Certification Apiculture/sericulture Animal health Pests/diseases Subsidy/incentive Animal production
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 regulates relations in the sphere of keeping honey bees, use thereof for obtaining apiculture products, pollinating entomophilous plants, safeguarding rights and interests of natural and legal persons carrying out apiculture. Number of bee families shall not be subject to limitation (art. 4). State support to bee farmers shall be granted through compensation of expenditure for liquidation of bee diseases, preferential taxes, credits and subsidies (art. 5). Bee keepers shall be granted the right to place apiaries (bee families) on land plots in their ownership, lease or tenancy (art. 7). Natural honey and other apiculture products for alimentary purposes must comply with food quality and food safety requirements. Vendors of natural honey must be in possession of veterinary and sanitary certificate attesting product compliance with food quality and food safety requirements (art. 10).

Full text
Russian
Website
www.regionz.ru

References - Legislation

Repealed by

Regional Law No. 94-ZRT “On regulation of some issues in the field of the development of apiculture”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2021

Keyword: Apiculture/sericulture, Subsidy/incentive, Animal production

Source: FAO, FAOLEX