Order No. 5 of the Federal Forest Service regarding the validation of the Forestry Sanitary Regulations for the province of Moscow.

Federal Forest Service orders to validate Forestry Sanitary Regulations for the province of Moscow previously adopted by the Department of Communal Services of Moscow Military District and by Moscow Provincial Committee for Environmental Protection. The heads of the District Forestry Institutions of the Province of Moscow must be guided in their activity by this Regulation and provide for its strict observance. The Regulation consists of 8 Sections and contains 5 Annexes. Section 1 lays down the general provisions. Section 2 determines the purposes of the forestry sanitary measures, their types and the general modalities of their application. Section 3 regards selective sanitary felling. Section 4 regards dense forest felling. Section 5 regards land clearing. Section 6 establishes sanitary requirements for forestry protection measures and logging. Section 7 establishes sanitary requirements for timber storage in warehouses, loading points and for transportation. Section 8 deals with control over the strict observance of forestry sanitary requirements and establishes the liability for their infringement.