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Federal Law of the Russian Federation on Wildlife (No. 52-FZ of 1995).

Country
Russian Federation
Type of law
Legislation
Source
FAO , FAOLEX
Keywords
Abstract
According to this Federal Law, wildlife is considered the national property of the peoples of the Russian Federation, indefeasible element of the natural habitat, environment and biodiversity of the Land. It is a regenerating natural resource and an important regulating and stabilising component of biosphere, that is under protection and is destined for rational use for the purpose of satisfaction of spiritual and material needs of the Russian nationals. This Law consists of X Chapters that contain 61 articles.
Chapter I establishes general provisions. Chapter II regards state management and use of wildlife species. Chapter III deals with the protection of wildlife species and their natural habitat. Chapter IV specifies the rights and the duties of officials entitled to carry out the protection of wildlife species and their natural habitat. Chapter V regards the modalities of use of wildlife species. Chapter VI defines the traditional methods of protection and use of the wildlife species. Chapter VII concerns economic regulation of protection and use of the wildlife species. Chapter VIII establishes the liability for the infringement of Russian legislation in the field of protection and use of the wildlife species. Chapter IX regards international agreements and establishes that in case of contradiction of this Law to an international agreement, signed by the Russian Federation, the latter has the supremacy. Chapter X regards the modalities of implementation of this Federal Law.
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Date of text
Entry into force notes
Entry into force on the date of its official publication.
Notes
Unofficial translation. This Federal Law repeals Law of the RSFSR of 1982 "On protection and use of wildlife". The abbreviation RSFSR stands for Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. The Russian Federation is the successor of the RSFSR. The President of the Russian Federation is requested and the Government of the Russian Federation is authorised to bring their legal acts into conformity with this Federal Law.
Repealed
No
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Amended by
Federal Law No. 428-FZ "On bioresource centers and biological (bioresource) collections and on amendments to Article 29 of the Federal Law "On Wildlife".
Federal Law No. 247-FZ amending Article 29 of the Federal Law of the Russian Federation on Wildlife (No. 52-FZ of 1995).
Federal Law No. 321-FZ amending Federal Law No. 33-FZ on protected areas and some other legislative acts of the Russian Federation.
Federal Law No. 164-FZ amending Federal Law of the Russian Federation on Wildlife (No. 52-FZ of 1995).
Federal Law No. 250-FZ amending Federal Law No. 166-FZ on fisheries and conservation of aquatic biological resources and some other legislative acts.
Federal Law No. 57-FZ amending Federal Law of the Russian Federation on Wildlife (No. 52-FZ of 1995) and Federal Law No. 166-FZ on fisheries and conservation of aquatic biological resources.
Federal Law No. 199-FZ amending some legislative acts.
Implemented by
Regional Decree No. 1 validating hunting restrictions.
Regional Law No. 156-oz “On apiculture.”
Regional Decree No. 179 “On prohibition of artisanal and sport hunting of brown bear and feather game in spring period 2020.
Regional Decree No. 230-p “On restrictions of hunting in the regional territory in spring period of 2020.”
Regional Decree No. 178a “On restrictions of spring hunting in the regional territory in 2020.”
Regional Ordinance No. 156-rp “On restrictions on hunting in the regional territory in spring period of 2020.”
Regional Decree No. 241 prohibiting the use of hunting resources on the regional territory.
Governor’s Decree No. 58 “On prohibition of spring hunting in 2020.”
Regional Decree No. 104 “On restriction of spring hunting for the period of 2020.”
Regional Decree No. 149-P “On hunting restrictions in the regional territory.”
Regional Decree No. 84 “On prohibition of hunting in the regional hunting grounds for spring period of 2020.
Regional Decree No. 224 “On restriction of spring hunting for the period of 2020.”
Regional Decree No. 145-P “On hunting restrictions.”
Regional Decree No. 236-p “On prohibition of artisanal and sport hunting for waterfowl and upland game in the regional territory (except for the North Yenisei, Turukhan, Taimyr Dolgano-Nenets and Evenki municipal districts) during the spring hunting season 2020.
Goverenor’s Decree No. 104-ug “On hunting in the regional hunting grounds, except for protected areas of federal significance.”
Regional Decree No. 112-p “On prohibition of hunting on the regional territory.”
Regional Decree No. 68 “On introduction of hunting restrictions on the regional territory in the spring period of 2020”.
Regional Decree No. 208 “On prohibition of artisanal and sport hunting for game bird in the entire territory of the regional hunting grounds.”
Regional Decree No. 229 “On application of ban on artisanal and sport hunting on upland game and waterfowl.”
Regional Decree No. 168/10 “On introduction of hunting restrictions on the regional territory in the spring period of 2020”.
Regional Decree No. 170-p “On prohibition of artisanal and sport hunting for game bird in the entire territory of the regional hunting grounds, except for the territory of the state nature reserve of federal significance "Klyazminsky", during the spring hunting season 2020".
Regional Decree No. 149 imposing restrictions on spring hunting in 2020 on the regional territory.
Governor’s Decree No. 68 imposing restrictions on spring hunting in 2020 on the regional territory.
Governor’s Decree No 47 “On prohibition of spring hunting in 2020”.
Regional Decree No. 283-p on hunting restriction.
Order No. 162 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology validating the List of objects of wild fauna species included in the Red Book of the Russian Federation.
Regional Decree No. 102-pp “On restrictions on spring hunting in 2020.”
Regional Decree No. 100-pp “On restrictions on spring hunting in 2020.”
Regional Decree No. 39 on hunting restriction.
Regional Decree No. 2 “On prohibition of artisanal and sport hunting for marmot in the publicly available hunting grounds of "Kosh-Agach district" municipal entity of the Republic of Altai”.
Regional Law No. 17-RZ “On conservation and management of wild fauna species and natural habitats thereof”.
Order No. 85 of the Ministry of Agriculture validating the list of biological resources, the industrial fisheries, artisanal and sport fishing of which and the protection thereof shall not be regulated by the regional executive bodies.
Regulation on artisanal and sport fishing.
Governor’s Decree No.250 of 2004 regarding prohibition of hunting of brown bear within on the regional territory.
Regional Decree No.131 of 2004 regarding prohibition of professional and sport hunting saiga antelope.
Decree No. 6/53 of 2004 of the Regional Administration on regulation of the number of wolves and jackals.
Regional Law No.12-kz of 2004 on hunting and hunting management.
Regional Decree No. 54/291 of 2003 regarding validation of the Regulation on artisanal and sporting fisheries.
Decree No.380-P of 2003 of the Regional Legislative Assembly regarding validation of the Program of wildlife protection for the period of 2003-2007.
Governor’s Decree No. 187 regarding compensation of damage caused to wildlife and plant species.
Governor’s Decree No. 276 of 2003 regarding validation of the Regulation on artisanal and sporting fisheries, protection of aquatic biodiversity and its aquatic natural habitats on the regional territory.
Order No. 205 of the Federal Fisheries Committee validating the Regulation on the public fishing inspection.
Regional Decree No. 96 of 2002 on Regional Red Book.
Decree No.201-PG of 2002 of the Head of Administration regarding validation of the Regulation of carrying out open tenders for the concession of territories (defined areas of water) for hunting.
Order No.606 of 2002 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and of the Federal Environmental Protection Service regarding organization and carrying out state ecological expertise of the materials “Substantiation of the specification of total allowable catch of the Pacific salmon in surface water basin of the Far East for the period of 2002.”
Decree No. 325-PP of 2002 on keeping the Regional Red Book.
Decree No. 629 of 2002 regarding participation in shares of the fishing organizations in repopulation of the stock of fish in the main regional fishing areas.
Decree No. 154 of 2002 regarding validation of the Regulation on setting up commission for the concession of the defined fishing areas of fishing reservoirs for the purpose of ensuring the utilization of biodiversity.
Regional Decree No. 284 validating the Regulation on artisanal fishing of precious species in the Baikal lake and other regional water bodies.
Law No.281-OZ of 2001 “On preferential terms of payments for wildlife management for some categories of users.”
Official Letter No. AP-61/5225 of 2000 of the Ministry of Natural Resources regarding ecological expertise of the documentation substantiating prognoses for 2001 of the total allowable catch of aquatic biodiversity inside inland waters of the Russian Federation.
Law No. 26-OZ of 2000 on hunting and hunting reserves.
Order of the Ministry of Agriculture No. 569 of 2000 regarding the validation of the Regulation on the modalities of issuing of the long-term licences.
Ministerial Decree No. 166 of 2000 regarding validation of the Regulation on catch and transportation of cetaceans for scientific research, cultural and educational and other non-marketable purposes.
Official Letter No. 02-2/446 of 1999 of the Federal Fisheries Committee regarding perfecting of the normative legal basis of the fishing industry.
Law No. 145 of 1999 on territorial hunting management.
Order No. 399 of 1999 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food regarding the validation of the tariffs for the damage caused juridical and physical persons by poaching or annihilation of wildlife species subject to hunting.
Methodical Instructions regarding elaboration of maximum limits of hazardous impact on surface water reservoirs.
Official Letter No. 09 - 04 - 01/4 of 1998 of the Ministry of Finance regarding Federal Law "On charges for the use of wildlife species and aquatic biodiversity".
Official Letter No. 09 - 04 - 01/4 of 1998 of the Ministry of Finance regarding problems of the fishing industry.
Order No.438 of 1997 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food regarding validation of the Model Regulation on territorial department for the protection of hunting resources.
Regulation of the Federal Committee on Environmental Protection regarding keeping up of the Red Book (State Register of the endangered species).
Order No. 411 of 1997 of the Federal Committee on Environmental Protection regarding the validation of the Regulation on wildlife collections.
Ministerial Decree No. 1251 of 1997 "On fees for the use of wildlife species and its maximum limits".
Ministerial Decree No. 1010 on strengthening the protection of wildlife species and their natural habitat on the territory of forestry.
Decree No.177 of 1997 of the Head of Regional Administration regarding validation of Hunting Regulation.
Order No.36 of 1997 of the State Committee for Environmental Protection regarding setting up Centre of pesticides research.
Ministerial Decree No. 1574 of 1996 regarding the modalities of issuing of the long-term licences for wildlife biodiversity.
Ministerial Decree No. 1342 of 1996 regarding the modalities of state inventory, keeping state cadastre and state monitoring of wildlife species.
Order No.370 of 1996 of the Ministry of environmental Protection and Natural Resources regarding the modalities of state registration, replenishment, storage, trade, sending, export and import of wildlife collections.
Ministerial Decree No. 997 of 1996 regarding the validation of the Requirements for the prevention of annihilation of wildlife species in working processes, in the process of exploitation of arterial roads, pipe-lines, communication lines and power lines.
Ministerial Decree No.823 of 1996 regarding the modalities of state registration, replenishment, storage, trade, sending, export and import of wildlife collections.
Official Letter No. 21.1-15-250 of 1996 of the Department of protected areas attached to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection regarding the rights of the officials of authorized institutions concerning conservation, control and regulation of wildlife species and its habitats.
Order No.204 of 1996 of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural resources regarding the officials of the Ministry and its territorial bodies entitled to apply plenary powers for conservation, control and regulation of wildlife species and its habitats.
Order No.194 of 1996 of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources regarding authorized state institutions in the sphere of protection, control and regulation of wildlife species and their habitats.
Ministerial Decree No. 156 regarding the modalities of issuing permits ( administrative licence) for the management of wildlife species recorded in the Red Book of the Russian Federation.
Official Letter No.JUX/4877 of 1995 of the State Committee for Antimonopoly Policy and Support of New Economic Entities regarding exclusion of the organization of sporting and artisanal catch of precious fish species, aquatic animals and aquatic plants from the list of activities subject to licensing.
Joint Order No. 327 of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources and No. 130 of the Federal Fisheries Committee regarding validation of the Regulation on the modalities of carrying out control over projecting, construction of compensation fish-farming and melioration objects and their operation.
Joint Official Letter No.11-31/627 of Chief State Expertise attached to the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources and No.12-04-02/523 of the Federal Fisheries Committee regarding interaction and differentiation of functions of expert divisions of the Ministry for Environmental Protection and Natural Resources and the Federal Fisheries Committee in the process of expertise of pre-projecting documentation of economic and other types of activity.