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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