Law No. 9244 on agricultural land protection.

The objective of this Law is: (i) to determine the principles, the rules and the institutions relevant to the sustainable protection and improvement of agricultural land, giving particular regard to soil fertility; (ii) to harmonize rights and benefits of agricultural land ownership with the responsibilities for its sustainable use; (iii) to protect and rehabilitate agricultural land from adverse effects caused by harmful impact of climate and human factors. The Law consists of the following six Chapters: (I) General Provisions; (II) State Structures of Agricultural Land Protection, their Tasks and Responsibilities; (III) Agricultural Land Damage Prevention; (IV) Obligation to Inform on Agricultural Land Damage and Rehabilitation of Damaged Lands; (V) Administrative Offences and Sanctions; (VI) Final Provisions.