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Forest fire safety regulation.

Country/Territory
Kazakhstan
Document type
Regulation
Date
1996
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Forest fires Forest service/forest officers Timber extraction/logging Land clearing Forest management/forest conservation
Geographical area
Aral Sea, Asia, Caspian Sea, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia
Abstract

The state forest fire safety inspection shall be carried out by the State Forest Service. In the fire risk season (from the moment of snow cover disappearance until the stable rainy period or snow cover appearance) shall be prohibited: (a) fire-making; (b) use highly inflammable wads for hunting; (c) burning out grass including agricultural burning. Timber cutters must timely carry out land clearing complying with the following requirements: (a) to carry out additional land clearing in spring in case of timber extraction in winter; (b) to pile up felling debris; (c) to burn felling debris in the fire-safe season.

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