Korean journal of applied entomology (한국응용곤충학회지)

Korean Society of Applied Entomology (한국응용곤충학회)
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A Study on the Legal Status of Insect Industry

곤충산업의 법적 지위에 대한 연구

  • Kim, Yun-Shik (Department of Food and Resource Economics, Institute of Agriculture & Life Science, Gyeosang National University) ;
  • Park, Chung Gyoo (Department of Plant Medicine, Institute of Agriculture & Life Science, Gyeosang National University) ;
  • Kim, Taeyoung (Department of Food and Resource Economics, Institute of Agriculture & Life Science, Gyeosang National University) ;
  • Choi, Jong Woo (Department of Food and Resource Economics, Institute of Agriculture & Life Science, Gyeosang National University)
  • 김윤식 (경상대학교 식품자원경제학과, 경상대학교 농업생명과학연구원) ;
  • 박정규 (경상대학교 식물의학과, 경상대학교 농업생명과학연구원) ;
  • 김태영 (경상대학교 식품자원경제학과, 경상대학교 농업생명과학연구원) ;
  • 최종우 (경상대학교 식품자원경제학과, 경상대학교 농업생명과학연구원)
  • Received : 2018.11.08
  • Accepted : 2018.11.27
  • Published : 2018.12.01
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Abstract

The insect industry in Korea has been supported by the Act of Fostering and Supporting Insect Industry since 2010. Based on the Act, insect breeders are entitled as farmers. However, the insect industry is not included in the Fundamental Act of Agriculture, Rural Community and Food Industry which defines all concepts, such as agriculture, farmers, and agricultural products. Legally and strictly speaking, there is no method to defense the insect industry when an argument is raised that insect industry is not included into agriculture, so persons who breed insects are not eligible for all agricultural supports and subsidies of the government. Thus, it is necessary to clear the legal status of insect industry by revising the related laws and regulations.

한국의 곤충 산업은 2010 년부터 "곤충 산업 육성 및 지원에 관한 법률"에 의해 지원을 받았다. 이 법에 의거해 곤충을 사육하는 사람도 '농업인'으로 자격이 있다. 그러나 곤충 산업은 '농업' 및 '농업인', '농산물'과 같은 모든 개념을 정의하는 "농업 농촌 및 식품산업 기본법"에 포함되지 않는다. 법적으로 엄격하게 말하면, 곤충 산업이 농업에 포함되지 않는다는 논쟁이 제기 될 때마다 곤충 산업을 지지할 방법이 없기 때문에 곤충을 사육하는 사람들은 모든 농업 지원과 정부의 보조금을 받을 법적 근거가 부족하다. 따라서 관련 법규를 개정하여 곤충 산업의 법적 지위를 명확히 할 필요가 있다.

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Table 1. The effect or possibility of the legislation revision

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