Regional Law No. 46-RZ “On modalities and rates of timber extraction by citizens for individual personal needs in accordance with purchase and sale contract of forest species”.

Subject

Forestry

Keyword

Public forest Forest management/forest conservation Timber extraction/logging Timber Fuelwood Land clearing Forest species Authorization/permit Contract/agreement

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 timber extraction of forest species by citizens for individual personal needs (non-commercial purposes) for housing construction, re-construction, repairs and heating of residential facilities. Timber extraction shall be carried out in accordance with purchase and sale contract of forest species, growing in public forest, concluded without tender. Rates of timber extraction shall be established as follows: (a) for individual housing construction – up to 150 cubic metres once-only; (b) for repairs and reconstruction of housing facilities – up to 35 cubic metres once in fifteen years per family; (c) fuelwood for heating – up to 15 cubic metres annually.

Full text

Russian

Website

www.minlesudm.ru

References - Legislation

Amended by

Regional Law No. 30-RZ amending Regional Law No. 46-RZ “On modalities and rates of timber extraction by citizens for individual personal needs in accordance with purchase and sale contract of forest species”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2015

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

Source: FAO, FAOLEX