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Law No. 951 “On pastures”.

Country/Territory
Tajikistan
Document type
Legislation
Date
2013
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Land & soil
Keyword
Agricultural land Contract/agreement Certification Land tenure Lease Monitoring Basic legislation Grazing Pastoralism
Geographical area
Asia, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force after its official publication.
Abstract

This Law regulates social relations concerning use of pastures. The principles of use of pastures shall be as follows: (a) efficient and complex management of pastures; (b) protection of pastures and environment; (c) correspondence of national and regional interests; (d) transparency related to the use of pastures; (e) accessibility of pastures to natural and legal persons; and (f) creation of favorable conditions for investments related to improvement of the efficiency of pastures management. All pastures in the Republic of Tajikistan shall be national property. Local government by agreement with local land-use planning public bodies shall be responsible for allotment of pastures. In order to ensure efficient use of pastures shall be performed the following arrangements: (a) state monitoring of pastures; (b) state registration of pastures; and (c) state expertise of pastures. Natural persons owning livestock shall have the right to constitute pasture users associations and apply to the respective public bodies for allotment of pastures on lease. The right of use of pastures shall be granted in the presence of land tenancy certificate or land lease contract.

Full text
Russian
Website
www.cawater-info.net

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Governmental Decree No. 509 “On the definition of authorized state bodies for management and use of pastures”.

Legislation | Tajikistan | 2015

Keyword: Institution, Pastoralism

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Law No. 1618 “On pastoralism”.

Legislation | Tajikistan | 2019

Keyword: Agricultural land, Contract/agreement, Public participation, Classification/declassification, Local government, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Land tenure, Lease, Monitoring, Basic legislation, Grazing, Pastoralism

Source: FAO, FAOLEX