Decree No. 1765 of the Council of Ministers validating the Regulation on Kozyansky biosphere reserve.

Kozyansky biosphere reserve shall be allotted the area of 26060 hectares and shall have as its purpose the conservation in its natural state the unique landscape of the Belarusian Poozyorye and the natural habitats of plants and game recorded in the Red Book of Belarus. The following activities shall be prohibited on the territory of Kozyansky biosphere reserve: 1) drainage and any activity causing change of the natural landscape and hydrological regime; 2) discharge of sewage and waste disposal in water bodies; 3) the use of motor boats except for life-saving and nature-conservative inspection; 4) clearing of riverside natural growth except for recreational areas and for passage of fishes; 5) industrial fisheries; 6) industrial collection (procurement) of non-timber forest products and medicinal herbs; 7) damage and annihilation of shrubbery and forest plantations and disturbance of soil; 8) burning out dry plantations; 9) grazing on the coastal areas of water bodies and watersheds; 10) setting up tourist camps; 11) slash-disposal fire; 12) main felling. The proclamation of Kozyansky biosphere reserve shall not entail the expropriation of land. The regional executive bodies shall be the managing authority of Kozyansky biosphere reserve. Land tenants must observe the regime of protected area and use ecofriendly processes. The damages caused to Kozyansky biosphere reserve shall be compensated by the legal and natural persons in conformity with the modalities established by law.