Regional Law No. 450-OZ “On the procedure of operations of regional timber receiving and shipping points and on amending the Regional Law "On Administrative Offences in the Novosibirsk Region".

This Regional Law, with a view of control and prevention of illegal forest management, determines the organization of activities of the regional timber receiving and shipping points and establishes the procedure of acceptance and accounting of timber. Timber receiving and shipping points shall be subject to mandatory registration by the regional executing body in the field of forest management. Reception of timber shall be performed at receiving and shipping points in lots, specifying type, species and volume of timber accepted upon presentation of the following documents: (a) proof of identity; (b) accompanying document for transportation of timber (except for timber extraction by citizens for individual personal needs); (c) certificate of origin of timber; (d) lease contract for a plot of forest and forest declaration, if timber was extracted on leased plot of forest; or certificate of permanent (open-used) forest management; or purchase and sale contract for forest species; (e) quarantine certificate; and (f) power of attorney from the owner of the timber in case of acceptance of timber from a person who doesn't own it. Each lot of timber must be registered and accounted for.