On the need to improve the legal regulation of agricultural land transfer

Introduction: the paper deals with the problems of the legal regulation of agricultural land turnover, analyzes the procedure and the main legal conflicts that arise when allocating a share from a land plot classified as agricultural land. The purpose of the study is to find solutions aimed at improving the legal regulation of agricultural land turnover. Methods: the methodological framework for the study is a set of methods of scientific knowledge, among which the main ones are the methods of analysis, synthesis, generalization, and comparative law. Results: the authors’ position justified in the work is based on the current Russian legislation and the opinions of competent scientists on the issues of clarifying the specifics of agricultural land turnover. Conclusions: the authors concluded that as the main criterion for classifying a land plot as agricultural land, it is necessary to consider the presence of a fertile layer on a particular land plot suitable for growing crops. The paper substantiates the position that the norms of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation applied to public relations within the framework of agricultural land turnover should be applied exactly as long as they do not conflict with the requirements of the environmental legislation.