Regional Law No. 172-ZKO “On turnover of agricultural land”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Kostroma Document type Legislation Date 2004 (2008) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Land & soil Keyword Agricultural land Ownership Expropriation 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 relations dealing with ownership, management, tenure and disposal of agricultural land and shares in common property of agricultural land. It shall not be applicable to agricultural land allotted for subsistence farming, gardening, horticulture and stockbreeding. Minimum land area of consolidated agricultural land plots pertaining to public, municipal and common land ownership shall be 0,5 ha. Maximum agricultural land area within the boundaries of a single municipal unit that can be owned by one natural or legal person shall not exceed 20 percent of total available agricultural land. Regional Administration shall have preferential rights for purchase of agricultural land at selling cost. Agricultural land plot can be expropriated if the owner have not used it for agricultural purposes for the period of three years. Full text Russian Website regzakon.fpa.su References - Legislation Amended by Regional Law No. 654-5-ZKO amending Regional Law No. 172-ZKO “On turnover of agricultural land”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2015 Keyword: Urban land, Ownership Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regional Law No. 711-5-ZKO amending Regional Law No. 172-ZKO “On turnover of agricultural land”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2015 Keyword: Agricultural land Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regional Law No. 200-6-ZKO amending Regional Law No. 172-ZKO “On turnover of agricultural land”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2016 Keyword: Agricultural land, Smallholders/peasants Source: FAO, FAOLEX