Regional Law No. 1134-ZRK “On modalities and rates of timber extraction by citizens for individual personal needs”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Karelia Document type Legislation Date 2007 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Timber Timber extraction/logging Fuelwood Forest species Contract/agreement 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 10 days after the date of its official publication. Abstract This Regional Law establishes that citizens shall have the right for timber extraction of forest species for individual personal needs in accordance with purchase and sale contract of forest species without allotment of forest parcels. Rates of timber extraction shall be established as follows: (a) for individual housing and outbuilding construction – up to 150 cubic metres once in twenty years per family; (b) for repairs and reconstruction of housing facilities – up to 30 cubic metres once in 25 years per family; (c) fuelwood for heating – up to 15 cubic metres annually. Full text Russian Website www.gov.karelia.ru References - Legislation Amended by Regional Law No. 1782-ZRK amending Regional Law No. 1134-ZRK “On modalities and rates of timber extraction by citizens for individual personal needs”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2014 Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Timber, Timber extraction/logging Source: FAO, FAOLEX