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Azerbaijan approves new rules for apiaries

28 October 2009 16:37 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Rashad Suleymanov - APA-ECONOMICS. The Government of Azerbaijan has approved a number of regulations concerning the apiaries.

The approved documents are â€œRules placing apiaries away from the medical, educational and cultural institutions in order to ensure public safety" and "Rules for production, use, and transportation of bee products and bee-keeping raw material which are used to protect public health and other spheresâ€.

According to the rules, the apiary should be located in 1-3 km away from densely populated settlements, 5 km from the chemical and confectionery businesses, 1.5 km from the medical, educational and cultural institutions, and 1 km away from livestock and poultry farms.

The apiaries of 5-20 hives within the green areas of the city are permitted only when there are 2 meters high partitions in place. Children under 16 years are prohibited to enter the apiary zone unattended.