This Law is aimed at regulating public relations concerning the conservation of bees, their habitat, provision of wild flora, entomophilous plants for agricultural purposes, provision of other civil and legal services in the field of beekeeping; creation of conditions for obtaining high-quality and safe bee products and their sale; protection of the legitimate interests of parties to relations in the field of beekeeping. This Law is aimed at unifying and developing legal mechanisms for the protection of honeybees and beekeeping, and preserving biodiversity. The objectives of this Law are: (a) protection of bee colonies and ensuring their optimal quantities in accordance with the capabilities of the territory; (b) creation of conditions for increasing the yield of entomophilous agricultural crops, obtaining high-quality seed material, and providing a feed base for livestock farming; (c) regulatory establishment of measures aimed at satisfying the needs of the population and industry for high-quality beekeeping products; (d) creation of the necessary legal conditions for increasing employment of rural population; and (e) formation of an effective legal mechanism for protecting the rights and legitimate interests of beekeepers. The state develops and implements measures of state support in the field of beekeeping. State support measures in the field of beekeeping may be financed from the state and local budgets, as well as from other sources not prohibited by national legislation. Beekeeping products include food products and non-food products. Food products of beekeeping include honey, bee pollen, royal jelly, bee bread, and drone homogenate. Non-food products of beekeeping include beeswax, propolis, and bee venom. Bees are used for pollination of entomophilous wild plants, pollination and increasing the yield of entomophilous agricultural plants, production of bee products, apitherapy, and apitourism. The provision of bee pollination services is carried out in accordance with contracts that determine the number of bee colonies per hectare of entomophilous plant crops. The authorized executive bodies of the state shall compile and maintain the state register of beekeeping resources. The number of bee colonies on the territory of a beekeeper’s apiary is not limited, except in cases provided for by national legislation.
2023-04-14