Grassland Act.

The purpose of this Act is to contribute to the promotion of cattle farming by prescribing matters concerning the creation, management, use and conservation of grasslands. For the purpose of the present Act the term grassland means land to grow improved perennial grasses, forage field, and land for pasture roads, access roads, livestock pens and incidental facilities prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs; the term forage field means land to grow annual plants to produce coarse forage; the term undeveloped land means land appropriate for the creation of grassland (including farmland deemed essential for the creation of grassland), which is not yet used as grassland, regardless of whatever statutory land category is assigned to the land by law, such as forest, barren land, natural grassland, marsh, derelict salt farm, abandoned river bed, reclaimed land enclosed by sea walls, etc.; the term conversion of the use of grassland means that grassland is used for a purpose, other than the purposes of grassland, such as cases where the form and quality of the grassland is changed, or where a facility or structure that obstructs the use of grassland has been installed.
The Act makes provisions, inter alia, for: restrictions on where grasslands can be created (e.g., not on land designated for official, public, business, or conservation purposes), the application process for permission to create grasslands, the leasing of undeveloped private, state-owned, or public land for grassland creation. It also addresses conditions for permission revocation, financial support, lease fees for state-owned or public land, appraisal of land price, restrictions on conducts within grassland, and inspection of actual condition of grassland management, etc.