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Regional Law No. 167-oz “On regulation of forest relations”.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Territorial subdivision
Nenets
Document type
Legislation
Date
2007 (2007)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Forestry, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Forest management/forest conservation Timber Timber extraction/logging Forest species Non-timber products Contract/agreement Hunting/capture Management/conservation
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

This Regional Law regulates forest relations including the issues of forest management and forest ownership, validation of the modalities and the amount of timber extraction by citizens for individual personal needs, procurement on non-timber forest products and forest management for hunting purposes. Citizens shall be authorized to perform timber extraction for individual personal needs in accordance with purchase and sale contract of forest species in the form of clear and selective cutting. Cutting of trees (birch) for procurement of birchbark shall be prohibited. Plots of forests can be used for hunting management purposes by legal persons and natural persons registered as individual entrepreneurs.

Full text
Russian
Website
www.fpa.su