Law No. 8047 on the administration of refused agricultural lands.

This Law defines the legal regime of refused agricultural lands (lands which are not accepted into use or ownership by farmers). Refused lands are considered as State agricultural lands. They are transferred to the administration of the General Directorate of Forests and Pastures. The latter, through its regional directorates and in collaboration with the land distribution commissions, determines the areas of refused lands based on the data given by the municipalities and communes and certified by the immovable property offices. The regional forestry departments that administer agricultural lands may sell the available lands to individuals or legal persons (establishing a price equal to its compensation value) or lease them according to the approved leasing rates.