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Forestry Law (No. I-671 of 1994).

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Abstract
This Law establishes rights and duties of all forest managers and users, whether state or private, to utilize, reproduce, grow and protect forests and establishes the main principles of forest management.
The 27 articles of the Law are divided into 7 Titles: General Provisions (1); Forest Use (2); State Forest Cadastre and Forest Management Plan (3); Forest Regeneration, Growing and Felling (4); Forest Protection (5); Responsibility for Violation of the Forestry law (6); Coming Into Force of the Law (7).
Forests are divided into four forest protection classes (art. 4). Forest Funds shall be established within enterprises. (art. 8)
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Repeals the Forestry Code of Lithuania of 1979.This version of the Act is comprises amendments of 23 December 1999 No. VIII-1498 and is an official translation by the Office of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania Document.
Repealed
No
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English

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No