Regional Law No. 131-GD “On regulation of forest relations”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Samara Document type Legislation Date 2007 (2013) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Forest species Timber Timber extraction/logging Fuelwood Contract/agreement Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe Entry into force notes This Regional Law enters into force ten days after the date of its official publication. Abstract The scope of this Regional Law shall be regulation of forest relations within plenary powers conceded to the regional bodies in accordance with federal legislation. It states that citizens shall be granted the right of timber extraction for fuelwood, construction and other individual personal needs. Priority timber extraction shall concern destroyed, damaged and overmature forest species. Allocation of forest stand for timber extraction to citizens shall be performed by local government within t Full text Russian Website regzakon.fpa.su