Regional Act No. 65 laying down provisions for protecting and promoting apiculture and sericulture. Pays/Territoire Italie Sous-division territoriale Sicilia Type du document Législation Date 1995 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Bétail Mot clé Développement agricole Apiculture/sériciculture Santé des animaux Entité non-gouvernementale Subvention/incitation Infractions/sanctions Production animale Aire géographique Alpes, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne, Méditerranée, Europe du Sud Résumé The present Regional Act makes provision in matter of apiculture and sericulture. In particular, the Region shall undertake initiatives to guarantee the development of such activities, improve related products and promote the selection of local bees. Article 2 contains the definition of bee keeper, bee hive and apiary. The Regional Counsel for Agriculture and Forestry shall approve annually the plan on interventions to be performed as per article 3. Article 4 regards the granting of subsidies. Article 6 concerns the minimum distances between apiaries; article 8 refers to the recognition by the Region of bee keepers’ associations. Further provisions deal with sanitary measures and veterinary checks (articles 9 to 12). Article 17 sets forth penalties. Texte intégral Italien Site web www.apicolturaonline.it