Ministerial Decree No. 421 validating the Regulation on the state forest service. Country/Territory Kazakhstan Document type Regulation Date 1994 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Forest service/forest officers Institution Forest management/forest conservation Offences/penalties Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Enforcement/compliance 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 service shall be the authorized institution in the sphere of forest management empowered to prevent and suppress offences regarding forest protection, conservation, management and use, and also other offences causing damage to forests. The main tasks of the state forest service shall be: (a) to carry out forest conservation and protection arrangements; (b) to enforce forest fire safety regulations; (c) to enforce regulations regarding the allotment of standing timber, other types of forest management and protection of the forest estate; (d) supervision over reproduction, conservation and protection of the forest resources of the agricultural enterprises. Full text Russian References - Legislation Repealed by Ministerial Decree No. 291 validating the Regulation on State Forest Service. Legislation | Kazakhstan | 2004 Keyword: Forest service/forest officers, Forest management/forest conservation, Forest fires, Pests/diseases, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX