This Act shall be applied in accordance with separate legal rules pertaining to the conservation of nature, arable land, soil, plant protection and hunting. In the interest of extending the national forest domain and also in order to improve environmental conditions the State supports the plantating of new forests as well as the maintenance and conservation of existing forests. Forest lands shall be divided into forestry planning districts which shall be the basic units for planning and supervising sustainable forestry activities. Forests shall be divided into forest plots and forest sections. "Forest manager" is defined as the forest owner or lawful user performing forestry activities. In case of State-owned forests constituting treasury assets the forestry authority shall register the administrator of the treasury assets as forest manager. The forest manager may initiate, in accordance with a separate agreement concluded with the owner of the land, the modification of the primary purpose of the forest, forest plantation, afforestation and exploitation of forest land. Section II regulates primary users of forests (i.e. protection, commercial, recreation, tourism, research and education). Section III deals with forest planning and administration. The planning of long-term sustainable forestry activities shall be ensured by ten-year district plans, ten-year forestry operational plans, annual forestry plans, with the support of the National Forestry Data Base. The Minister shall arrange, in accordance with other interested ministers, the harmonization between the district forest plan and the long-term regional game husbandry plan. Section IV lays down provisions for forest planting and afforestation. Afforestation, forest cultivation, and the modification of species balance in forests are provided for in section V. Section VI deals with the protection against harmful effects (i.e. animal and plant pests, game, harmful activities, forest fires, natural phenomena). Section VII provides for forest usufructs (i.e. wood-felling and cutting, collection of forestry propagating stock, hunting rights, collection of dead wood and twigs, of pine branches, fir cones and ornamental branches from felled trees, of mushrooms, wild fruits, moss, flowers and herbs, production of sticks, reed, sedge, bulrush and the cutting of grass, apiary activities, and collection of pine-resin). Section VIII provides for the subdivision and use of forest land. Farming on forest land, permanent or temporary withdrawal of forest land from production and the utilization of forest, in such a manner so as to prevent its proper use, are all examples of utilization of forest land. Preliminary permission of the forestry authority is required for the utilization of forest land. Forest land plots may be withdrawn from production in exceptional cases only and may be divided into two or more land sections only with the preliminary consent of the forestry authority and only when it does not endanger long-term sustainability. Section IX regulates the transportation of forestry products, their certification of origin and the use of forests for recreation and sports. Section X deals with the professional management of forestry works and with the forest guard service. Forestry administration is provided for in Section XI and duties shall be carried out by the Minister, the national forestry authority and its regional branches (state forestry service). The Minister may establish a National Forestry Board to advise and propose actions on matters concerning responsibilities. Section XII provides for forest maintenance contributions and penalties. Contributions shall be paid into an account specified in a separate order by the forest manager at the rates specified in the annex to this Act. By Resolution of the forestry authority the forest manager shall be obliged to pay a penalty if any one of the listed offences occurs (art. 102). Forest visitors are subject to penalties if they infringe forest protection regulations.