Forest Law.

This Law regulates the cultivation, protection, preservation and improvement of forests, including related planning provisions and general indications, methods and conditions of forest use, construction and maintenance of forest roads, forest monitoring, as well as other issues of importance for forests, forest land and forestry. This Law shall also apply to the protection, preservation and use of forest trees located outside forests and forest land. Special protection of forests and forest land Article 3 Forests and forest land, as assets of general interest, enjoy special protection, which is achieved by: - permanent preservation and improvement of forests and forest land and their functions; - sustainable and multifunctional forest management; - preservation and improvement of biological and landscape diversity of forests, as well as the quality of their environment; - financing the preservation, protection and improvement of the state of forest ecosystems; - development of forest management bases and plans; - carrying out tasks in the field of reproductive material in accordance with the law; - monitoring the state of forests and sustainable forest management; - establishing, developing and using an information system in forestry; - increasing the contribution of the forestry sector to the overall socio-economic development of Montenegro.
The text is divided into fifteen main thematic Chapters and a total of 100 articles. Titles of these Chapters are as follows: I. General provisions; II. Rights and obligations of forest owners; III. Forest inventory and planning; IV. Functions and purposes of forests; V. Forest protection measures, conservation and monitoring; VI. Growing and establishing new forests; VII. Marking, felling of trees and trade with wood products; VIII. Forest infrastructure; IX. Use of non-timber forest products and forest functions; X. Organization of forestry works; XI. Use of state-owned forests; XII. Financing; XIII. Supervision; XIV. Penalty measures; XV. Transitional and final provisions.
Forests, forest land, trees outside forests and bare areas in private ownership shall be managed and managed by their owners in accordance with this Law. Forests, forest land, trees outside forests and bare areas in state ownership, except in forests within national parks, shall be managed by the administrative body competent for forest management and management in accordance with this Law. Forests, forest land, trees outside forests and bare areas in state ownership shall be managed by a forest management company founded by the Government of Montenegro with a 100% share. Prohibited activities in forests are defined in article 36. Use of plant protection products in forests is prescribed in article 50. Forest fire protection is regulated in articles 53 and 54.