Law No. 9.313 creating the State Programme for Apiculture Development (PROAPIS) within the State of Rio Grande do Norte. Pays/Territoire Brésil Sous-division territoriale Rio Grande do Norte Type du document Législation Date 2010 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Bétail Mot clé Développement agricole Apiculture/sériciculture Santé des animaux Politique/planification Production animale Aire géographique Amazone, Amériques, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Atlantique Nord, Amérique du Sud, Atlantique Sud Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on the day of its publication. Résumé This Law, consisting of 9 articles, creates the State Programme for Apiculture Development (PROAPIS) within the State of Rio Grande do Norte. This Programme aims at promoting the following sectors: improvement of apiculture activity with a view to encouraging farming development, development, production and productivity of apiculture within the State; stimulate the research for developing new technologies facilitating apiculture work and increasing its productivity; to define a State policy on apiculture, with clear objectives related to production, benefits and trade of honey and its sub-products; to promote the selection of and improvement of Brazilian hybrid bees (AHB), incentivizing the genetic improvement; to define based on technical criteria, the potentialities of each region to develop apiculture; to promote the exploitation of apiculture in small and mid lands as a income generating activity for family farmers, etc. Texte intégral Portugais Site web www.al.rn.gov.br