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Bavarian State Forestry Law.

Country/Territory
Germany
Territorial subdivision
Bayern
Document type
Legislation
Date
2005 (2014)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
Law on the establishment of the enterprise „Bavarian State Forests“.
Subject
Fisheries, Forestry, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Institution Inland fisheries Public forest Forest service/forest officers Forest management/forest conservation Recreational forest Inspection Public private partnership (PPP) Enforcement/compliance Hunting/capture
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe
Abstract

The present Law establishes the «Bavarian State Forests». Article 1 establishes that the public forest contributes to the general welfare in a special way and is therefore in accordance with Article 18 of the Bavarian Forest Law to be managed exemplary. It is the purpose of the present Law to transfer the task of good management of public forests from the state administration to a legal entity of public law, as well as to establish its tasks and organization. The entity shall be called “Bavarian State Forests”. The text – consisting of 21 articles – deal, inter alia, with the following aspects: purpose of the Law, establishment of entity, tasks, hunting, fishing, control, Advisory Board, statutes, use of forestry assets, financing, liability and personnel.

Full text
German
Website
www.bayern.de

References - Legislation

Implements

Bavarian Forestry Law.

Legislation | Germany | 1974 (2019)

Keyword: Framework law, Forest management/forest conservation, Forest service/forest officers, Protection forest, Public forest, Private forest, Recreational forest, Afforestation/reforestation, Forest species, Offences/penalties, Biodiversity, Climate change

Source: FAO, FAOLEX