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Regional Law No. 11 "On turnover of agricultural land".

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Territorial subdivision
Chuvashia
Document type
Legislation
Date
2004 (2009)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Land & soil
Keyword
Agricultural land Local government Ownership Expropriation
Geographical area
Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific
Entry into force notes
This Regional Law enters into force ten days after the date of its official publication.
Abstract

This Regional Law regulates relations dealing with ownership, management, tenure and disposal of agricultural land and shares in common property of agricultural land. Minimum land area of consolidated agricultural land plots pertaining to public, municipal and common land ownership shall be set at average land share area established at the moment of allotment free of charge in ownership. Maximum agricultural land area within the boundaries of a single municipal unit that can be owned by one natural or legal person shall not exceed 25 percent of total available agricultural land within the boundaries of a single municipal district. Regional Administration shall have preferential rights for purchase of agricultural land at selling cost. Agricultural land plot can be expropriated if the owner have not used it for agricultural purposes for the period of three years.

Full text
Russian
Website
gov.cap.ru

References - Legislation

Amended by

Regional Law No. 106 amending Regional Law No. 11 "On turnover of agricultural land".

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2016

Keyword: Agricultural land, Smallholders/peasants, Local government, Public land, Ownership, Lease

Source: FAO, FAOLEX