Regional Law No. 40-OZ “On allotment of land parcels free of charge to citizens”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Voronezh Document type Legislation Date 2006 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Land reform Land tenure Public land Agricultural land Farming Transfer Agricultural development 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 establishes the right of citizens, pertaining to the categories envisaged by this Regional Law, to allotment free of charge of the plots of land out of stock of public and municipal land. Allotment of land to RF citizens with permanent residence on the regional territory shall be carried once-only for the following types of land tenure: (a) individual housing construction; (b) gardening; (c) horticulture; and (d) private subsidiary farming. Subsequent allotment of land parcels to citizens is allowed in case of natural disaster or other emergency situations the render unusable previously allotted land parcel and on condition of restitution to the public authority previously allotted land parcel (art. 2). Article 3 classifies categories of citizens that have the right to allotment of land parcels free of charge. Full text Russian Website www.vrnoblduma.ru