Farmers and individual entrepreneurs in Bashkiria were allowed to grow breeding stock

In Bashkiria, farmers and individual entrepreneurs will be able to grow breeding stock. The relevant amendments to the law "On livestock breeding" were introduced by the republican parliament, regional regulatory legal acts were brought into line with federal legislation.

“The document is aimed at developing breeding business in the republic by attracting new participants to this type of activity and reducing administrative barriers. In accordance with the current republican legislation, only legal entities can engage in livestock breeding. Now farmers and entrepreneurs will have such an opportunity,” said Konstantin Tolkachev, speaker of the State Assembly of the republic.

According to the amendments, breeding farms will be understood as legal entities, peasant (farm) enterprises without forming a legal entity and individual entrepreneurs. The Parliament sent the law to the head of the region, Radiy Khabirov, for signature.

Support measures provided for by the Federal Law “On the Development of Agriculture” and a similar regional law will also apply to farmers and individual entrepreneurs. As RBC Ufa was informed in the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic, subsidies are provided to the region's farmers from the budgets of both levels for the purchase of breeding young animals of farm animals. Their rate per head of cattle is 60 thousand rubles, horses - 20 thousand rubles, sheep - 5 thousand rubles.

As RBC Ufa reported, the State Duma adopted amendments to the law “On Pedigree Livestock Husbandry” in November 2021, and in December the Federation Council and the head of state approved the changes. The new rules will come into effect on September 1st.

The explanatory note to the bill noted that the changes are designed to attract new participants to the development of livestock breeding and remove excessive administrative barriers in this sector of agriculture. To engage in livestock breeding, farms will need to meet the minimum requirements for the quantitative and qualitative composition of the livestock, as well as the implementation of a set of breeding measures.