Regulations on private forest management and use. Country/Territory Lithuania Document type Regulation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Private forest Institution Timber extraction/logging Policy/planning Forest management/forest conservation Afforestation/reforestation Offences/penalties Monitoring National parks Authorization/permit Protected area Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Abstract These regulations control forestry organization in private forests, preparation of their management plans, their use, reforestation and protection, define the rights and obligations of forest owners, related to private forest management and use. Private forest is defined as forest holding belonging to citizens based on private ownership right. Private forest is managed, used and reforested according to forest management plan or forest felling and reforestation plan (reg. 7). Private forests are subject to forest inventory along with forest enterprises and national parks. Private forests are attributed to forest groups according to the order defined by the Government of the Lithuanian Republic (reg. 12). Certain restrictions on timber cutting are applied depending upon the group. Forest land can be transformed into other land use categories only in exceptional cases (reg. 15). Regulation 25 sets out obligations of forest owners, whereas regulation spells out their rights. The officials of state forest service as well as chief district officer perform state control of private forest condition, use, reforestation and protection (reg. 26). The last part deals with responsibility for violation of these Regulations. Full text English Website legal information center, lithuania www. References - Legislation Implements Forestry Law (No. I-671 of 1994). Legislation | Lithuania | 1994 (1999) Keyword: Basic legislation, Classification/declassification, Private forest, Institution, Public forest, Special fund, Timber extraction/logging, Policy/planning, Registration, Forest management/forest conservation, Forest fires, Offences/penalties, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX