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Law on forests.

Country
Montenegro
Type of law
Legislation
Date of original text
Date of latest amendment
Source
FAO , FAOLEX
Abstract
This Law provides for various provisions aimed to regulate the cultivation, protection, preservation and improvement of forests, including the necessary planning, forest road construction and maintenance, monitoring, as well as other issues of great importance as regards the Montenegrin forest domain (forest land and forest sector related activities).
Major purposes of this Law are to protect the forest land as a good of general interest that enjoys special protection. Some of the main tasks of these rules are aimed to offer; permanent preservation and improvement procedures; sustainable and multifunctional forest management; preservation and enhancement of biological and landscape/soil diversity of forests.
The Law is divided into XV Chapters and 98 articles, including the offences and related penalties.
Attached files
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/mne170983.pdf
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/mne170983original.pdf
Web site
http://www.sluzbenilist.me
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force eight days after its publication in the Official Gazette.
Notes
Consolidated as August 2011 (Official Gazette of Montenegro 40/2011).
Repealed
Yes
Publication reference
(Official Gazette of the Republic of Montenegro 74/2010)
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Zakona o šumama.
Implemented by
Decision on giving state-owned forests for use by selling wood in a dormant state (regular felling in 2022).
Decision on allocation of the right to commercial use of non-wood forest products in forests and on state-owned forest land for 2021.
Decision on granting state-owned forests for use by selling timber in dormant state (regular timber in 2021).
Regulation on granting forests for use by selling wood in standing condition in the regional units of Rožaje, Berane, Pljevlja, Nikšić and Plužine (sanitary timber for 2020).
Decision on pilot sale of wood assortments at forest stocks "Kosanica" and "Otilovići" in the “Pljevlja” Regional Unit".
Regulation on methods of marking of trees for cutting, receiving and marking of wood assortments.
Regulation on the sale of wood assortments at the Bakovići site, regional unit of Kolašin.
Regulation on granting the state-owned forests for timber-wood sale in 2019.
Regulation on detailed manner of implementing the procedure for granting non-timber forest products for commercial use.
Regulation on granting the use of state-owned forests for sale of lying timber (sanitary cuttings).
Regulation on methods of marking of trees for cutting, receiving and marking of wood assortments.
Regulation on the amount of fees for carrying out tree marking, surveying and stamping of wood assortments, and on the elaboration of the execution project.
Regulation on granting the timber use of state-owned forests (sanitary timber).
Regulation on detailed content and the method of development of forest management programmes.
Regulation on the evaluation of function and purpose of forests.
Regulation determining the prices for purchase of wood assortments for own needs for the population in rural areas.
Regulation on the criteria and indicators for the management of forests and forest land in a sustainable and multifunctional manner.
Regulation on the conditions for pasture, performance of timber and collection of fallen leafs.
Regulation on the programme and method of taking professional exam for obtaining licenses for carrying out professional affairs in forestry.
Regulation on conditions regarding the equipment and the number of employees for legal person or entrepreneur that cares out professional works in forestry.
Regulation on the programme and method for forest guards professional exams.
Regulation on conditions for the establishment of forest areas, farm units and minor spatial units and the method of boundary marking.
Regulation on conditions regarding the technical and technological equipment and the number of employees that should be met by legal entities that are using forest concessions.
Regulation on design, technical conditions for construction, maintenance and technical acceptance of forest infrastructure.
Regulation on uniforms and legitimacy of forest guards.
Regulation on the list of forest trees and other forest vegetation.
Repeals
Forest Law.
Repealed by
Forest Law.