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This Law enacts principles for the agriculture development, management and preservation in China. "Agriculture" as mentioned in this Law means crop-plantation, forestry, animal husbandry and fisheries. "Agricultural production and operation organizations" mentioned in this Law mean agricultural economic collectives, State-owned agricultural enterprises or other agricultural enterprises.This Law consists of IX chapters. Chapter I General Provisions. In China land in rural and suburban areas is owned by collectives except for those portions belonging to the State, that is, to the whole people. Forests, mountains, grasslands, unreclaimed lands, beaches, waters and other natural resources are owned by the State, with the exception that are owned by collectives in accordance with the law. It outlines the rights of use and responsibilities. Chapter II System of Agricultural Production and Operation. Lands, mountains, grasslands, unreclaimed lands, beaches and water surfaces owned by collectives or the State and exploited by agricultural economic collectives, may be contracted to individuals or collectives for agricultural production. State-owned or collective-owned waste hills or unreclaimed lands suitable for afforestation may be contracted to individuals or collectives for afforestation. The rights of individuals or collectives to undertake operation by contract shall be protected by law. It regulates collection of fees and imposition of fines upon peasants or agricultural production and operation organizations by State organs must be based on the provision of laws or regulations. Chapter III Agricultural Production. The State shall take measures in the aspects of finance, means of agricultural production, technology and market information to assist agricultural production and operation organizations or agricultural labourers in developing agricultural production. It regulates the duties of People's governments at various levels. Chapter IV Circulation of Agricultural Products. Market regulation shall be gradually practised in the purchasing or selling of agricultural products, and the State shall carry out necessary macro-regulation and control in the purchasing or selling activities of major agricultural products relating to the national economy and the people's livelihood. Chapter V Input to Agriculture. The State shall gradually increase the overall input to agriculture. The growing rate of the annual overall input to agriculture by the national finance shall be higher than that of regular national revenue. Chapter VI Agricultural Science and Technology, and Agricultural Education. People's governments at various levels shall steadily increase the expenditure on agricultural science and technology and on agricultural education to promote agricultural science and technology as well as agricultural education undertakings. Chapter VII Agricultural Resources and Agricultural Environmental Protection. In the development of agriculture, resources must be utilised in a rational way and the ecological environment must be protected and improved. Chapter VIII Legal Liability. Chapter IX Supplementary Provisions.
Implemented by: Agricultural Insurance Regulations 2. (2011-11-12)
Implemented by: Measures of Zhejiang Province for promotion of agricultural waste processing and utilization. (2010-09-14)
Implemented by: Regulations of Jiangxi Province on Administration of Agricultural Machinery. (2007-09-21)
Implemented by: Regulations of Hainan Special Economic Zone on Specialized Farmers' Cooperatives. (2012-11-30)
Implemented by: Protection Measure of Xiamen City of PRC on Agricultural Environment. (1999-07-05)
Implemented by: Measures for investigating, monitoring and evaluating the quality of cultivated lands. (2016-06-21)
Amended by: Decree No.74 of President laying down the Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Amending the Law of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China. (2012-12-28)
