LAW ENFORCEMENT PRACTICE OF RUSSIA IN THE SPHERE OF AGRICULTURAL LAND MANAGEMENT (ON THE EXAMPLE OF SVERDLOVSK REGION)
One of the most important tasks in ensuring food security of the Russian state, as well as the rational use and preservation of agricultural land is currently the introduction into agricultural production of unused land (arable land) on agricultural land or used with violations of land and environmental legislation. In a number of regulatory legal acts, criteria are also established for the inappropriate use of agricultural lands, leading to a deterioration of the ecological condition of lands, a decrease in their fertility and, ultimately, their retirement from agricultural use. In accordance with the decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of January 02, 2015 “On Approval of the Regulation on State Land Supervision”, the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Department in the Sverdlovsk Region exercises state land supervision on compliance with land legislation in relation to agricultural lands, the turnover of which is regulated by the Federal Law “On Land Turnover Agricul- tural Purpose” dated July 24, 2002, No. 101-FL. When conducting supervisory measures, attention is paid to compliance with the laws governing relations in the field of agricultural land use. At present, the conditions have been created for better work of the state control (supervision) and municipal control bodies to restore order in the field of rational use and protection of agricul- tural lands. Unfortunately, the facts from the law-enforcement practice cited in this article by the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Directorate in the Sverdlovsk Region show that not all agricultural organizations and individual entrepreneurs fulfill the requirements of the law equally conscientiously and continue to commit offenses.