Regional Law No. 139-OD amending Regional Law No. 1650-OD “On forest management”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Volgograd Document type Legislation Date 2020 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Timber Timber extraction/logging Forest species Registration Authorization/permit 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 ten days after the date of its official publication. Abstract Article 1 shall be amended to add the following wording: “Upon termination of logging, but before the expiration of purchase and sale contract, citizens shall apply to the institution (organization) to carry out the accounting of timber. Timber accounting is conducted no later than seven days from the date of receipt of citizen’s application. Transportation of timber harvested by citizens for their own needs shall be authorized by the official expert of the authorized institution (organization) after the accounting of such timber in compliance with the procedure of accounting, established by the Government of the Russian Federations. The harvested timber must be transported within the period stipulated by the purchase and sale contract of forest stand". Full text Russian Website publication.pravo.gov.ru References - Legislation Amends Regional Law No. 1650-OD “On forest management”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2008 (2009) Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Timber, Timber extraction/logging, Fuelwood, Non-timber products, Forest species, Hunting/capture Source: FAO, FAOLEX