Key Laws and Regulations of Agriculture and Rural Affairs

The “Agriculture Law” is the fundamental law of agriculture. “Forest Law” “Grassland Law” “Fisheries Law” “Animal Husbandry Law” “Agricultural Technology Promotion Law” “Farmers’ Specialized Cooperatives Law” “Animal Protection Law” “Yangtze River Protection Law” “Regulations on the Prevention and Control of Crop Diseases and Pests” “Implementing Regulations of the Fisheries Law” “Rural Revitalization Promotion Law” “Regulations on the Recycling and Disposal of Pesticide Packaging Waste” “Regulations on the Management of Distant-Water Fisheries”

Laws related to grain:

• Measures for the Supervision of Grain Quality and Safety
• Regulations on the Management of Central Grain Reserves
• Measures for the Protection of State-Owned Grain and Oil Storage and Logistics Facilities
• Grain Safety Storage Code
• Grain Depot Safety Production Code

Related to land:

• “Land Management Law”
• “Implementing Regulations of the Land Management Law”
• “Regulations on Compensation for Land Acquisition and Resettlement for Large and Medium-Sized Water Conservancy and Hydropower Projects”
• “Rural Land Contracting Law”
• “Measures for the Management of Land Contract Contracts”
• “Measures for the Management of Land Management Rights Transfer”
• “Law on Mediation and Arbitration of Rural Land Contracting Disputes”

Related to cooperatives:

• Farmers’ Specialized Cooperatives Law

Related to agricultural product quality and safety:

• Agricultural Product Quality and Safety Law
  • Measures for the Safety Management of Agricultural Product Origin
  • Measures for the Management of Agricultural Product Packaging and Labeling
• Food Safety Law
• Green Food Standards Management Measures
• Regulations on the Safety Management of Agricultural Genetically Modified Organisms
• Measures for the Safety Management of Import of Agricultural Genetically Modified Organisms
• Measures for the Management of Labeling of Agricultural Genetically Modified Organisms
• Measures for the Approval of Processing of Agricultural Genetically Modified Organisms
• Law on the Quarantine of Animals and Plants Entering and Leaving the Country

Related to agricultural inputs:

• Seed Law
• Pesticide Management Regulations

Related to village committees:

• Organic Law of the Villagers’ Committees

Related to rural revitalization:

• Rural Revitalization Promotion Law