Regional Law No. 2617-OZ “On implementation of certain provisions of the Federal Law "On Biological Safety in the Russian Federation.”

This Regional Law establishes powers of the Regional Legislative Assembly, Regional Government and authorized regional executive bodies in the field of ensuring biological safety. Regional Legislative Assembly shall have the following powers: (a) adoption of regional laws and other regional legislative acts regulating the issues of ensuring biological safety; (b) performance, in accordance with other authorized bodies, of control over implementation of this Law and other regional laws in the field of ensuring biological safety; and (c) exercise of other powers in the field of ensuring biological safety. Regional Government shall have the following powers: (a) coordination of the activities of regional executive bodies in the field of ensuring biological safety; (b) determination of the authorized regional executive body in the field of ensuring biological safety; and (c) performance of other powers in the field of ensuring biological safety. Authorized regional executive bodies shall have the following powers: (a) participation in the planning and implementation of anti-epidemic, anti-epizootic, anti-epiphytic measures; (b) participation in monitoring biological risks and evaluation of the effectiveness of measures aimed at ensuring biological safety of the regional territory; and (c) informing local government of municipal entities and the population of the implemented measures aimed at ensuring biological safety in the regional territory.