Introductory Law relating to the Federal Agricultural Act, Agricultural Soil Act and the Agricultural Lease Act (Cantonal Agriculture Law).

The present Law regulates the implementation of the Federal Agricultural Lease Act of 4 October 1985, the Agriculture Act of 29 April 1998 and the Federal Soil Act of 4 October 1991. The purpose of the present Act is to enforce and complete the federal legislation on agriculture and rural soil, to ensure favourable conditions and to promote an environmental-friendly management. The text consists of 30 articles divided into 7 Parts as follows: Purpose and competence (I); Agricultural counselling (II); Production, quality and marketing (III); Accompanying social measures (IV); Structural improvements (V); Rural soil legislation (VI); Transitional and final provisions (VII).