Law No. 106 of 1965 on Ranges and their Protection.

The Law declares that the preservation and improvement of ranges is a public benefit. Lands may be declared as ranges by the Minister. He may further (1) take measures to organize grazing and to improve ranges outside the areas irrigated by rivers, (2) prohibit tree or shrub cutting or hay making for commercial or agricultural purposes without a license; (3) prohibit grazing in certain areas in certain periods for preservation and improvement; (4) prohibit grazing in some areas of ranges selected on studies and experiments for range improvement.
This Law is composed of 14 articles: terms and definitions (art. 1); the competence of the Minister of Agriculture is to identify land that to be considered as natural pastures (art. 2); the provisions of this Law apply to all natural pastures (art. 3); the improvement and conservation of natural pastures is to be considered a public facility (art. 4); cutting trees is to be subject to authorization (art. 6); transgressors will be punished by imprisonment for a period of no more than six months and payment of a fine of no more than 200 dinars or both (art. 10).