Law of Adjara on Management of Forest (No. 173-USRS of 2012) Country/Territory Georgia Territorial subdivision Adjara Document type Legislation Date 2012 (2017) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Basic legislation Forest management/forest conservation Forest service/forest officers Forestry protection measures Authorization/permit Timber Royalties/fees Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Geographical area Asia, Black Sea, Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Western Asia Abstract The Law regulates the forestry in Adjara. It consists of 18 articles: Scope of application (1); Purpose of the Law (2); Definition of terms (3); Management of forest on the territory of Adjara (4); Competences of responsible agencies (5); Types of services by the agencies (6); Timber production permit (7); Production of timber (8); Hunting permit (9); Forest use permit (10); Preparing the licensing object (11); Issuing the forest use permit (12); Preparing information about a plot of land within the forest (13); Marking and separating timber to be cut (14); Issuing the certificate of origin for timber and/or issuing special markings (15); Fees for the services rendered by the responsible agencies (16); Special forest use permit (17); and Entry into force of the Law (18). The purpose of the Law is to protect and restore forest in Adjara, and regulate the relations involving the forest fund. Full text Georgian Website www.matsne.gov.ge