Regional Law No. 49-RZ “On forest management.” Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Ingushetia Document type Legislation Date 2022 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Public forest Timber Timber extraction/logging Non-timber products Forest species Fuelwood 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 on the date of its official publication. Abstract This Regional Law regulates relations on the use of forests for timber extraction, procurement of non-timber forest resources, alimentary forest resources and collection of medicinal plants by citizens for their own needs. It regulates relations regarding use of forests (except for timber extraction by citizens for own needs, carried out on the territory of protected areas of federal significance), non-timber forest products, edible forest resources and the collection of medicinal plants by citizens for their own needs, and establishes exceptional cases of timber extraction in accordance with contract for purchase and sale of forest plantations. Citizens have the right to extract timber for heating purposes, housing construction, repair or reconstruction of residential buildings, outbuildings and other personal needs. In order to obtain the right to extract timber under a purchase and sale contract during the growing season in deciduous plantations and during the year in coniferous plantations, citizens apply to the authorized regional executive body competent in the field of forest relations. Full text Russian Website publication.pravo.gov.ru References - Legislation Repeals Regional Law No. 1-RZ “On rules and rates of timber extraction, procurement of edible and non-edible non-timber forest products and collection and harvesting of medicinal plants”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2008 Keyword: Fruits/edible nuts, Timber, Timber extraction/logging, Forest species, Fuelwood, Non-timber products, Contract/agreement, Forest management/forest conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX