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Regional Law No. 272-4-ZKO “On modalities of procurement and collection of non-timber forest resources, edible and non-edible, and medicinal plants for individual personal needs”.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Territorial subdivision
Kostroma
Document type
Legislation
Date
2008 (2008)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Forest management/forest conservation Forest species Forest service/forest officers Authorization/permit Afforestation/reforestation
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 the modalities of of procurement and collection of non-timber forest resources, edible and non-edible, and medicinal plants for individual personal needs. Citizens shall be granted free access and stay in forests for the aforesaid purposes without any authorization, except for procurement of spruce and other coniferous forest species for New Year celebrations, by methods excluding any negative impact on natural objects and exhaustion of forest resources, and ensuring timely reforestation. Citizens shall be authorized for timber extraction of coniferous species for New Year celebrations, calculated one tree per person, in accordance with special permits issued by forest service for payment.

Full text
Russian
Website
regzakon.fpa.su