Regulation No. 1660 on protection of Elgsjøen natural reserve, Osen and Roan municipality, Sør-Trøndelag.

The purpose of this Regulation is to ensure preservatin of coniferous forest containing endangered, rare and vulnerable nature. The area of approx. 15 223 acres is relatively large, pristine and contains well-developed and diverse natural forest with humid climate and vulnerable lichen cover. The area must be preserved with its biological diversity of habitats, ecosystems, species and natural ecological processes. The objective is to maintain conservation values in the most untouched state, and possibly developing them. The purpose includes the preservation of the Sami natural resource base.
The natural reserve protection shall include the following safety regulations: vegetation, including dead trees and bushes, are protected against damage and destruction – it is therefore forbidden to remove plants and fungi or parts thereof from the reserve. Planting or seeding of trees and other vegetation is prohibited. b) Wildlife, including nesting sites are protected against damage, destruction and unnecessary disturbance. The release of animals is prohibited. c) No measures that could change the natural environment may be implemented (construction of buildings, equipment, fences or other permanent or temporary facilities, parking of caravans, barracks, overhead lines, underground cables or sewers, construction of roads, drainage or other form of reclamation, removal, filling or storage mass, discharge of sewage or other concentrated contaminant, dropping of waste, fertilizing, liming or use of chemical pesticides). Littering is prohibited. d) Use of the natural reserve to major events is prohibited.