Regional Law No. 146-OZ “On modalities and rates of timber extraction by citizens for individual personal needs”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Vladimir 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 without tender in accordance with purchase and sale contract of forest species. Re-sale of timber to third party shall be prohibited. Application for conclusion of purchase and sale contract of forest species shall be submitted to the authorized state forest institution (art. 1). Timber extraction shall be carried out in the form of final felling and selection felling (art. 2). Rates of timber extraction shall be established as follows: (a) for housing construction – up to 150 cubic metres once in 50 years; (b) for repairs and reconstruction of housing facilities – up to 30 cubic metres once in 10 years; (c) for construction of dependency outbuilding – up to 25 cubic metres once in 30 years; and (d) fuelwood for heating – up to 30 cubic metres annually (art. 3). Full text Russian Website www.dlh.avo.ru References - Legislation Amended by Regional Law No. 95-OZ amending Regional Law No. 146-OZ “On modalities and rates of timber extraction by citizens for individual personal needs”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2010 Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Timber, Timber extraction/logging, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regional Law No. 135-OZ amending Regional Law No. 146-OZ “On modalities and rates of timber extraction by citizens for individual personal needs”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2015 Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Timber, Timber extraction/logging, Forest species, Contract/agreement Source: FAO, FAOLEX