Forestry Ordinance.

The present Ordinance lays down provisions relating to forestry in the Canton of Obwalden. Article 1 contains the definition of “public and private forests” used either for timber extraction or as protection forest. All forests on the territory of the Canton must comply with the present Act. The text consists of 65 articles divided into 8 Parts as follows: General provisions (I); Inspection and administration (II); Maintenance, use and improvement of forests, protection against natural disasters (III); Public forests (IV); Private forests (V); Financial contributions (VI); Penalties (VII); Final provisions (VIII).