Theoretical and legal definition of the concept of «agricultural waste»

The article provides a scientific and theoretical analysis of EU legislation, ukrainian legislation and legal doctrine in the field of agricultural waste management. Particular attention is paid to establishing features in the legal regulation of such activities. The author concludes that today, taking into account the need to implement EU legislation, there is a process of gradual formation of agricultural legislation aimed at solving problems related to agricultural waste management. It is based on the Laws of Ukraine of June 25, 1992 «On Veterinary Medicine», «On animal by-products not intended for human consumption», of May 18, 2017 «On state control over compliance with legislation on food, feed, animal by-products, animal health and welfare», of December 23, 1997 «On the basic principles and requirements for food safety and quality». In addition, the expediency of defining at the legislative level the concept of agricultural waste, understanding it as substances, materials and objects formed in the process of human agricultural activity, as well as plant and animal life, which completely or partially lost their consumer properties and have no further use (other than organic fertilizers) at the place of formation or detection and which the owner must dispose of by disposal or disposal. The article proposes to make changes to the Waste Classifier SC 005-96 «Waste Classifier», approved by the order of the State Statistics Service of Ukraine of February 29, 1996. № 89, by supplementing group 01 with forestry wastes (excluding wastes from forest processing, production of panels and furniture, pulp, paper and board) and fisheries. Keywords: waste, agricultural waste, forestry, environmentе, pesticides, waste management, fisheries, agriculture