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Regional Law No. 152-ZO “On procurement and harvesting of non-timber forest resources by citizens for individual personal needs”.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Territorial subdivision
Chelyabinsk
Document type
Legislation
Date
2007
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Public forest Forest management/forest conservation Non-timber products Fuelwood
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 of free stay in forests for the purpose of procurement of non-timber forest resources free of charge for individual personal needs without re-sale thereof. It shall be applicable to non-edible non-timber forest products for construction, reconstruction, repairs of residential facilities and heating of residential facilities. During their stay in forests citizens must comply with forest fire safety requirements, sanitary, afforestation and reforestation requirements. Felling of trees for the procurement of birchbark and tanbark shall be prohibited. Collection of birchbark shall be performed from dry stand, wind fallen trees and felled trees on felling sites all the year round. Fuelwood collection with diameter up to 8 cm shall be carried out all the year round. Stay of citizens on forests for procurement and harvesting of non-timber forest products can be restricted or prohibited in accordance with Forest Code.

Full text
Russian
Website
www.priroda.chel.ru

References - Legislation

Amended by

Regional Law No. 311-ZO amending Regional Law No. 152-ZO “On procurement and harvesting of non-timber forest resources by citizens for individual personal needs”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2008

Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Forest service/forest officers, Non-timber products, Protection of species

Source: FAO, FAOLEX