Regional Law No. 91-OZ “On turnover of agricultural land”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Voronezh Document type Legislation Date 2005 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Land reform Land tenure Public land Agricultural land Lease 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 establishes the particulars of turnover of agricultural land the beginning of privatization of public and municipal land from 1 March 2005. Minimum dimension of consolidated newly formed land parcel shall be 200 ha. Minimum dimension of land parcels for private farming (horticulture) shall be 2 ha, and minimum dimension of land parcels for other purposes shall be 50 ha (art. 6). Unused or used non-purposefully land parcels shall be subject to compulsory expropriation (art. 8). Regional administration shall have pre-emptive right of purchase of land parcels put on sale (art. 9). Minimum lease term for agricultural land shall be one year for haymaking and grazing, and five years for agricultural production (art. 16). Full text Russian Website www.vrnoblduma.ru