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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