Regional Law No. 141-KZ “On forest management”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Primorie Document type Legislation Date 2007 (2018) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry, Cultivated plants, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Public forest Timber Timber extraction/logging Forest species Fuelwood Contract/agreement Non-timber products Prohibited crops Fruits/edible nuts Wild flora 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 regulates the procedure for the use of forests for the purpose of harvesting food forest resources and medicinal plants, harvesting and collection of non-timber forest resources, the procedure and rates for timber extraction by citizens for their own personal needs, as well as exceptional cases of timber extraction on the basis of purchase and sale contract of forest plantations. It shall be prohibited collection, procurement and harvesting of non-timber forest resources, medicinal plants and mushrooms recorded in the Red Book of the Russian Federation of protected and endangered species, and also collection, procurement and harvesting of prohibited crops. In the process of harvesting of edible forest resources and collecting medicinal plants, harvesting and collecting non-timber forest resources for their own personal needs, citizens do not have the right to place dryers, canneries for preserving edible mushrooms, build warehouses, sheds and other temporary structures in the forests. The following forest resources shall be authorized for collection, procurement and harvesting: (a) wild growing fruits, berries, nuts and mushrooms; (b) birch juice; (c) fern; (d) medicinal plants; (e) stumps, birch bark, cortex and bast; (f) moss, forest leaf litter, cane and reed; (g) fuelwood and browsable forage; and (h) coniferous boughs. Citizens shall be granted the right to harvest timber for heating and housing construction. Full text Russian Website pravo.gov.ru References - Legislation Amended by Regional Law No. 407-KZ amending Regional Law No. 141-KZ “On forest management”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2018 Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Public forest, Timber, Timber extraction/logging, Fuelwood Source: FAO, FAOLEX