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