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Regional Law No. 19 “On regulation of forest relations”.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Territorial subdivision
Tyumen
Document type
Legislation
Date
2007 (2011)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition, Forestry, Cultivated plants, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Fruits/edible nuts Forest management/forest conservation Timber Timber extraction/logging Non-timber products Prohibited crops Hunting/capture Hunting gear/hunting methods 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 on the date of its official publication.
Abstract

This Regional Law regulates collection and procurement by citizens of non-timber edible and non-edible forest products, and medicinal plants, in accordance with the acting legislation, excluding exhaustion of natural resources and timely reproduction thereof. Collection and procurement of non-timber edible forest resources and , in particular, mushrooms and wild growing plants, recorded in the Red Book of protected plant species, collection of plants and mushrooms containing narcotic substances and recognized as prohibited crops by the federal legislation, and also procurement of non-timber resources on the territory of protected areas, shall be prohibited. Stay of citizens can be restricted for forest fire and sanitary safety reasons. The following exceptional cases of timber extraction in accordance with purchase and sale contract of forest species for public and municipal needs shall be considered: (a) timber extraction for the prevention of natural and technological disasters and mitigation of the consequences thereof; (b) timber extraction for maintenance and repairs of public edifices. Forest management for hunting must be carried out with the use of hunting gear and hunting methods prevention exhaustion of wild fauna species subject to hunting and other natural resources.

Full text
Russian
Website
www.tumenlaws.ru

References - Legislation

Amended by

Regional Law No. 28 amending Regional Law No. 19 “On regulation of forest relations”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2014

Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Timber, Timber extraction/logging, Registration

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regional Law No. 126 amending Regional Law No. 19 “On regulation of forest relations”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2015

Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Timber, Timber extraction/logging

Source: FAO, FAOLEX