Regional Law No. 98 “On land management”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Kurgan Document type Legislation Date 2011 (2012) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Land & soil Keyword Agricultural land Farming Family farming Agricultural development Land reform Land tenure 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 10 days after the date of its official publication. Abstract This Regional Law regulates land tenure and land management and establishes plenary powers of public administration in this sphere. It establishes minimum and maximum land plot areas, pertaining to public and municipal land, that can be allotted in ownership to citizens for the following purposes: (a) for farming – from 5 to 300 ha; (b) for gardening – from 0,02 to 0,50 ha; (c) for horticulture – from 0,02 to 0,50 ha; (d) for animal husbandry – from 5 to 16 ha; and (e) for countryside housing construction – from 0,04 to 0,25 ha. Land consolidation of land plots, pertaining to public and municipal land, with land area less than above-mentioned minimum land area shall be prohibited. Full text Russian Website www.oblduma.kurgan.ru References - Legislation Amended by Regional Law no. 26 amending Regional Law No. 98 “On land management”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2016 Keyword: Agricultural land, Farming, Family farming, Agricultural development, Land tenure, Ownership Source: FAO, FAOLEX