Regulation (2017: 868) containing instructions for County Councils. Country/Territory Sweden Document type Regulation Date 2017 (2019) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock, Water, General Keyword Institution Governance Local government Geographical area Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract This Regulation provides with respect to the administration of Counties by County Councils and defines the tasks of such public bodies. In each county there is a county administrative board that is responsible for the state administration in the county, to the extent that no other authority is responsible for specific administrative tasks. The Regulation defines the principles of administration and it the fields of competence of the Councils. These include, among other things, the administration of fisheries, agriculture, rural areas, wildlife, and the environment in general. Full text Swedish Website www.riksdagen.se