This Law establishes the legal and organizational framework for breeding activities in livestock farming. It regulates relations concerning breeding animals and breeding products, defines the principal concepts used in the field, and sets out provisions concerning the preservation, reproduction and improvement of breeding animals and their genetic resources. The Law determines the powers of the Cabinet of Ministers, the authorized body, the State Breeding Service, local executive authorities and local self-government bodies in the field of livestock breeding. It establishes state regulation and supervision mechanisms, provides for the maintenance of the State Book of Breeding Animals and the State Breeding Register, and regulates the registration, identification, evaluation and certification of breeding animals and breeding products. The Law regulates the use of breeding animals, semen, embryos, hatching eggs, roe, larvae and bee packages, and establishes requirements for breeding activities, breeding establishments, artificial insemination centers and embryo transplantation centers. It sets out provisions on breeding evaluation, selection activities, conservation of rare breeds through gene-pool herds and semen and embryo banks, and the application of selection and biotechnological methods. The Law also contains provisions concerning financing of livestock breeding activities, certification, standardization and insurance of breeding products, import and export of breeding products, international cooperation, liability for violations of the legislation on breeding activities in livestock farming, and settlement of disputes. The importation into Turkmenistan of genetically modified organisms, including breeding products, for food purposes is prohibited.
Turkmenistan · 2015-05-23