Regional Law No. 8-ZS “On regulation of some issues related to turnover of agricultural land”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Altai Document type Legislation Date 2003 (2007) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Land & soil Keyword Agricultural land Expropriation Agricultural commodities Ownership 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 some issues related to turnover of land parcels and land shares in common property concerning agricultural land. Maximum land area of agricultural land that can be allotted to a single natural of legal person on the territory of a municipal district shall be 10 percent of the total available agricultural land. Minimum land area of agricultural land allotted to production of agricultural commodities shall be 70 ha. Agricultural land parcels and agricultural land shares in common property that cannot be owned by natural or legal persons must be bought back by the regional administration at market price. In case of non-purposeful use of agricultural land by tenants or owners for the period of three years it shall be subject to expropriation by the regional administration or by local self-government. Full text Russian Website regzakon.fpa.su References - Legislation Amended by Regional Law No. 68-ZS amending Regional Law No. 8-ZS “On regulation of some issues related to turnover of agricultural land”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2011 Keyword: Agricultural land, Dispute settlement Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regional Law No. 66-ZS amending Regional Law No. 8-ZS “On regulation of some issues related to turnover of agricultural land”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2017 Keyword: Expropriation, Smallholders/peasants, Urban and peri-urban agriculture, Agricultural land Source: FAO, FAOLEX