Ordinance on alpine farms (Alpine Management Ordinance). Pays/Territoire Suisse Sous-division territoriale Appenzell Ausserrhoden Type du document Règlement Date 1999 (2016) Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Agriculture et développement rural, Bétail, Terre et sols Mot clé Zone de montagne Aires défavorisées Développement agricole Exploitation agricole Terrains agricoles Location Droits acquis/droits préexistants Droits traditionnels/droits coutumiers Engrais/nutriments Pesticides Production animale Reproduction des animaux Ovins/caprins Ressources génétiques Aliments pour animaux Aire géographique Alpes, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Atlantique du Nord-Est, Europe du Ouest Entry into force notes The present Ordinance enters into force on 1 January 2000. Résumé The purpose of the present Ordinance is to regulate the cultivation and management of alpine regions and the related existing rights of lease and preemption thereof. The kind and extension of the cultivation and management shall be carried out according to ecological principles. In such a way a sustainable development of agricultural land shall be guaranteed and a wide plant variety shall be promoted. Typical endemic plant societies shall be conserved. The text - consisting of 15 articles- deals with the following matters: insemination, sheep and goats, feeding of animals, fertilizers, pesticides, lease, right of preemption, right of appeal and entry into force. Texte intégral Allemand Site web www.ar.ch