Law No. 30 “On pastures”.

This Law regulates pasture management, improvement and use thereof. Pastures shall be state property. Boundaries shall be delimited in conformity with the boundaries of former sovkhozes and kolkhozes. Pastures unclaimed for two and more years can be transferred to regional fund that can be re-distributed among pasture users by regional administration. Local administration shall be responsible for management of pastures. Local community shall set up pasture users association with executive body with the following competence: (a) elaboration of community pasture management plan; (b) elaboration of annual pasture management plan; (c) implementation of both plans; (d) monitoring of the state of pastures; (e) issuance of pasture authorization; (f) collection of fees for pasture use; (g) dispute settlement; and (h) revenue management. Transfer of pastures in lease and sub-lease shall be prohibited. Improvement of pasture infrastructure shall be intended measures aimed at reconstruction, repair, rehabilitation, construction of pasture infrastructure facilities. Approval of the boundaries of pastures is carried out by the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic on the basis of the recommendations of the state commission for establishing pasture boundaries. The use of pastures for other purposes is carried out on the basis of agreements on the use of pastures for other purposes. Intervention of state bodies and local state administration in the activities of local self-government bodies and associations of pasture users on the use of pastures is not allowed, with the exception of cases provided for by the legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic. Pasture users are responsible to the association for the implementation of the community plan for the management and use of pastures and the annual pasture use plan. At the request of a quarter of the pasture users included in the association, any issue related to the competence of the executive body of pasture users’ associations can be submitted to consideration of the general meeting of pasture users. The community plan for the management and use of pastures is mandatory for all pasture users after its approval by the representative body of local self-government. The annual plan for the use of pastures is obligatory for execution after approval by the representative body of local self-government.