Amendment of the Law on Protection and Utilization of Forests and Range Lands. Country/Territory Iran, Islamic Republic of Document type Legislation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Gazette No. 15190, 28 April 1997. Subject Forestry, Land & soil Keyword Agro-forestry Forest management/forest conservation Authorization/permit Pastoralism Public land Range Geographical area Asia, Caspian Sea, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Persian Gulf, Southern Asia Abstract Note7: This note indicates that Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture shall issue permits for any exploitation of natural dense forests and rangelands. Priority, on the basis of technical guidelines, shall be granted to those individuals in possession of livestock grazing permits and those using Forests and Rangelands in each region. The Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture shall fix yearly the basic price for forests and rangeland derived products. Ownership interests annually collected by the Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture on behalf of the users in accordance with the fixed rates shall be deposited in a national treasury account. The funds will then be allocated for the preservation and rehabilitation of forests and rangelands in the respective budgets of the Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture. Full text Farsi References - Legislation Amends Law on Exploitation and Protection of Forestry and Range Lands. Legislation | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1967 Keyword: Basic legislation, Agro-forestry, Institution, Forest management/forest conservation, Offences/penalties, Timber extraction/logging, Authorization/permit, Pastoralism, Public land, Range Source: FAO, FAOLEX