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Forest Law.

Country
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Type of law
Legislation
Source
FAO , FAOLEX
Abstract
This Law defines and prescribes various provisions aimed to regulate the preservation and protection of forests, enhancing their ecological functions, providing and implementing forest planning and management of forests (including inspection, monitoring, fire protection, animal and wildlife protection issues), also defining the economic aspects, financing of reconstruction and improvement of forests on the territory of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
As defined by general principles of this Law, forests and forest land enjoy special care and protection and they are one of the main natural resource whose values are manifested through environmental, social and production functions.
The Law is divided into 11 Chapters and 81 articles, including the offences and related penalties.
Attached files
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/bih147767.pdf
Web site
http://www.fbihvlada.gov.ba
Date of text
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force on the day after its publication in the Official Gazette.
Repealed
Yes
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Zakon o sumama FBiH.
Implemented by
Regulation on the establishment, management, maintenance and use of the Forestry Information System in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Regulation on conditions and manner of performing felling and silvicultural works in private forests.
Regulation on the development, content and application of forest management bases.
Regulation on the conditions and manner of leasing of state-owned forest land and on easements establishment.
Regulation establishing the forest management area "Posuško".
Regulation on the manner of sale of forest wood assortments originating from state forests on the territory of FBiH.
Regulation on the conditions under which performs Pasha, acorn collecting, browse, branches and leaves cutting, collecting litter and moss.
Regulation establishing the forest management area "Bosansko-podrinjsko".
Regulation on the cultivation and exploitation, collection and transport of secondary forest products.
Regulation on procedures and time limits for the sale of forest, pre-emptive right of purchase and the conditions for the exchange of forests.
Regulation on the content of plans against forest fire.
Regulation on the method of marking, numbering, surveying, and the manner of issuing the dispatching notes for wood.
Regulation on forest cadastre.
Regulation on conditions that must be met by contractors in forestry sector.
Regulation on the method of selection, marking and cutting of trees or harvesting areas.
Regulation on the tasks of the forest guard, methods of execution of tasks.
Regulation on tasks of forest guards, manner of performing tasks, form and content of the forest guard's identification card and on criteria for determining the size of the area under guard protection.
Regulation on the scope of measures, on the establishment and maintenance of forest order and on the manner of their implementation.
Regulation on elements for the development of forest management bases.
Regulation on the method for marking the boundaries of state forests and forest lands, their type and installation of border signs.
Regulation on elements for the preparation of forest management plans.
Repealed by
Forest Regulations (Federation of BiH).