Decision No. 178/2001/QD-TTg on the benefits and obligations of households and individuals assigned, leased or contracted forests and forestry lands.

Households and individuals which have been allotted with forests and forest land shall be funded by the State for their activities in managing, protecting and zoning forests for forestation purposes; they shall be authorized to harvest forest products, fruits and flowers and oil or resin or collect fallen and damaged trees; they shall exploit timber and bamboo (with restrictions)and revenues arising from them (85-90 percent off timber products), once taxes have been paid; they shall be allotted 20 percent of the forest land for agricultural production and aquaculture. They must comply with the contract and use the forests as per the stated purposes otherwise they shall be compelled to pay compensation for any breech or damage.
The natural forests assigned by the State to households and individuals are subject to production forest planning to exploit forest products to meet the family needs. Animals and plants on the lists of precious and rare forest animals and plants prescribed by the Government and lists of animals and plants provided for in the appendix to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora - CITES) are exempted from exploitation for family needs.