Regional Law No. 146-OZ “On allotment of plots of land in ownership to citizens free of charge”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Irkutsk Document type Legislation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Land & soil Keyword Agricultural land Family farming Farming Agricultural development Ownership 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 1 March 2015. Abstract This Regional Law sets forth the modalities of allotment of plots of land in ownership to citizens free of charge for gardening, horticulture, subsistence farming, family farming and commercial farming, to citizens with three children under age, citizens with disabled children and specialists in agricultural professions with university degree under age of 35 years working in rural areas. It establishes also minimum and maximum agricultural land area of plots of land that can be allotted in ownership free of charge. Public and municipal land parcels can be transferred in ownership to citizens once-only for the following purposes: (a) gardening and horticulture; (b) farming; and (c) individual housing construction. Maximum land dimensions shall be established as follows: (a) for farming – 50ha; (b) for gardening – 0,2 ha; (c) for horticulture – 0,2ha; (d) for individual housing construction – 0,2ha; and (e) for subsistence farming – 0,2 ha. Full text Russian Website publication.pravo.gov.ru References - Legislation Repeals Regional Law No. 8-OZ “On allotment of land parcels in ownership free of charge”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2009 (2009) Keyword: Agricultural land, Family farming, Farming, Public land, Transfer, Ownership Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regional Law No. 98-OZ amending Regional Law No. 8-OZ “On allotment of land parcels in ownership free of charge”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2014 Keyword: Public land, Farming, Family farming, Agricultural development, Agricultural land Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regional Law No. 12-OZ amending Regional Law No. 8-OZ “On allotment of land parcels in ownership free of charge”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2015 Keyword: Public land, Transfer, Ownership Source: FAO, FAOLEX