Law no. 24 of 15 January 2007 on the regulation and administration of green spaces in urban areas.

This Law regulates the administration of green spaces in urban areas, in order to ensure the quality of environmental factors and the health of population.
Article 2 of this text states that the state of Romania recognizes the right of every natural person to a healthy environment, free access for recreation in public spaces, including the public right to contribute to the arrangement of green spaces, to the creation of tree and shrub alignments. These green spaces are composed of the following types of land within the built-up areas: a) public green spaces with unlimited access: parks, gardens, squares, planted strips; b) public green spaces for specialized use: 1. botanical and zoological gardens, open-air museums, exhibition parks, environmental and leisure areas for animals trained in circus performances; 2. those related to public endowments: nurseries, kindergartens, schools, sanitary or social protection units, institutions, cult buildings, cemeteries; 3. bases or sports parks for the performance of sports or sport related activities; c) green spaces for leisure: leisure bases, leisure poles, complexes and sports bases; d) green spaces for the protection of lakes and watercourses; e) protection color against the technical infrastructure; f) recreational forests. g) nurseries and greenhouses. For the protection and conservation of green spaces, individuals and legal entities have the following obligations: a) not to throw any kind of waste on the territory of green spaces; b) to observe the rules of fire protection on green spaces; c) not to produce unauthorized cuttings or damage to trees and shrubs, damage to flower arrangements and lawns, destruction of natural manure, bird nests and animal shelters, buildings and utilitarian and ornamental installations existing on green spaces; d) not to occupy the green spaces with temporary constructions; e) not to occupy green spaces with permanent constructions; f) to ensure the integrity, restoration and care of green spaces under their ownership; g) to cooperate with the territorial and central authorities for environmental protection, with the central authorities for spatial planning and with local public administration authorities in all works foreseen in such green spaces and to make proposals for the improvement of their arrangement; h) not to diminish the surfaces of the green spaces. Articles 20-24 are setting penalty provisions.