Forest Act.

This Act applies to public and private forests and forestry. 82 sections are divided into the following chapters: General Regulations (1); Forest Economy (2); Protection Forests (3); Forest Management Master Plan (4); Regulation of Access to Forests (5); The State Forests Enterprise State Forests (6); Management of national assets controlled by the State Forests (6a); Forest Service (7); Finance Economy in State Forest (8); Changes in Regulations in Force as Well as Transitory and Final Prescriptions (10). The Act lays down principles of preservation, protection and expansion of forest resources and principles of forest economy in relation to other elements of environment and national economy. The Act applies to forests regardless of their ownership. For the purposes of these provisions, the forests is defined as land of at least 10ha covered with forest vegetation, trees and shrubs and ground cover, intended for forest production or being a nature reserve or part of a national park, or entered in the register of monuments.