Regional Law No. 112-OZ “On legal regulation of forest management”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Lipetsk Document type Legislation Date 2007 (2008) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Forest species Timber Timber extraction/logging Fuelwood Forest fires Pests/diseases 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 on the date of its official publication. Abstract This Regional Law regulates some issues related to forest management and, in particular, its establishes rates and modalities of timber extraction by citizens for individual personal needs (fuelwood for heating and timber for construction and repairs purposes), types of timber extraction (selective and clear cutting), and the modalities of conclusion of purchase and sale contracts for forest species for timber extraction for individual personal needs. Exceptional cases of timber extraction shall regard felling of forest species damaged by forest fires, windfall, pest and diseases. Full text Russian Website regzakon.fpa.su References - Legislation Amended by Regional Law No. 195-OZ amending Regional Law No. 112-OZ “On legal regulation of forest management”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2013 Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Forest species, Timber, Timber extraction/logging, Afforestation/reforestation Source: FAO, FAOLEX