Regional Law No. 64-ZKO “On forest management”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Kursk Document type Legislation Date 2007 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition, Forestry, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Fruits/edible nuts Forest management/forest conservation Timber Timber extraction/logging Non-timber products Fuelwood Authorization/permit Hunting/capture 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, harvesting of edible and non-edible non-timber forest resources, collection of medicinal plants by citizens for individual personal needs, use of forests for hunting, and also exclusive cases of timber extraction in accordance with purchase and sale contracts of forest species. Citizens shall be granted the right of timber extraction for heating, housing construction and other individual personal needs through selective and clear cutting in accordance with purchase and sale contract of timber forest species. Timber extraction shall be performed prior issuance of felling authorization by the authorized state regional forest institution. Stay of citizens in forests and collection of non-timber forest resources shall be performed free of charge within established limits. Full text Russian Website regzakon.fpa.su References - Legislation Amended by Regional Law No. 81-ZKO amending Regional Law No. 64-ZKO “On forest management”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2015 Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Forest species, Timber, Timber extraction/logging, Expropriation Source: FAO, FAOLEX