Regional Law No. 39-ZO “On rates of payment of forest fees”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Chelyabinsk Document type Legislation Date 2001 (2003) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry, Land & soil Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Public forest Lease 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 a month after the date of its official publication. Abstract This Regional Law establishes rates of payment for short-term forest management of forest fund (public forest) and for calculation of lease payment for lease of land plots under forests. The following activities shall require compulsory payment: (a) timber extraction (applicable to standing timber); (b) procurement of non-timber forest products; (c) agro-forestry; (d) forest management for hunting, tourism, sport and other recreational forests. In forests damaged pests, diseases, forest fires and other natural calamities in the process of clear cutting (sanitary felling) forest managers can be completely exonerated from payment of forest fees. Full text Russian Website lawru.info