Ministerial Decree No. 649 validating the Regulation on transfer in lease and management of pastures.

This Ministerial Decree validates the Regulation on transfer in lease and management of pastures and the form of contract for transfer of the plots of pasture areas. It classifies pastures as: (a) pastures for transhumance; (b) pastures for intensive management; (c) pastures located between transhumance areas and fixed pasture areas; and (d) pastures of the inhabited areas. All pasture areas shall be mapped and shall have boundaries designated afield. Pastures shall be allotted to: (a) natural and legal persons of Kyrgyzstan by decision of the authorized state institution; (b) foreign states exclusively in accordance with intergovernmental and international agreements; and (c) foreign natural and legal persons by decision of Kyrgyz government. The right of use of the leased pasture areas shall be certified by lease contract.