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Act No. 31 relating to the exploitation of rights and entitlements in the state commons (the Mountain Act).

Country/Territory
Norway
Document type
Legislation
Date
1975 (2019)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Fisheries, Forestry, Land & soil, Water, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Farming Smallholders/peasants Agricultural development Artisanal fishing Non-commercial fishing Access right Public forest Timber extraction/logging Forest management/forest conservation Land tenure Public land Right of use Traditional rights/customary rights Vested rights/existing rights Use restrictions Local government Procedural matters Special fund Dispute settlement Range Grazing Pastoralism Surface water Biodiversity Management/conservation Hunting rights Authorization/permit Hunting authorization/permit Data collection/reporting Environmental fees/charges
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

The present Act lays down rules on grazing, shieling, hunting, trapping and fishing in in state-owned land where local communities enjoy rights of use. It does not apply to forestry and logging rights in forests. The Act contains 39 sections divided into the following chapters: I. Scope of the Act; II. The right to public use; III. Mountain management; IV. Procedural aspects; V. Mountain fund; VI. Management of land; VII. Alienation; VIII. Decisions; IX. Grazing; X. Shieling and additional land; XI. Hunting and trapping; XII. Fishing; XIII. Authority discretion; XIV. Other provisions.

Full text
Norwegian
Website
www.lovdata.no

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Regulation No. 681 on hunting, killing, trapping, and fishing in state commons.

Legislation | Norway | 2021

Keyword: Fishery management and conservation, Inland fisheries, Public land, Hunting/capture, Hunting rights, Hunting authorization/permit, Hunting authorization/permit fee, Biodiversity, Wild fauna, Management/conservation, Data collection/reporting

Source: FAO, FAOLEX