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Regional Law No. 322-OZ “On timber extraction and procurement of non-timber edible and non-edible forest resources and medicinal plants by citizens for individual personal needs”.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Territorial subdivision
Kaluga
Document type
Legislation
Date
2007
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition, Forestry
Keyword
Fruits/edible nuts Timber Timber extraction/logging Fuelwood Non-timber products Forest species Contract/agreement Forest management/forest 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 10 days after the date of its official publication.
Abstract

This Regional Law regulates relations regarding timber extraction and procurement of non-timber edible and non-edible forest resources and medicinal plants by citizens for individual personal needs, ensuring the right of citizens to timber extraction for housing construction, fuelwood for heating and other individual personal needs in accordance with purchase and sale contract of forest species without allotment of forest parcels. Annual rate of timber extraction for individual personal needs shall be within the limits of authorized annual timber extraction. A citizen shall submit to the forest district authority application, specifying the amount of requested timber and purposeful use thereof. Procurement of non-timber edible and non-edible forest resources and medicinal plants by citizens for individual personal needs shall be granted free of charge without any special authorization or permit.

Full text
Russian
Website
www.admobl.kaluga.ru