Liaoning Province’s Measures for Implementing the “Forest Law of the People’s Republic of China” (2004) August 24, 2005 09:48 Liaoning Province’s Measures for Implementing the “Forest Law of the People’s Republic of China” March 28, 2002 Liaoning

The 29th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Ninth Provincial People's Congress passed the amendment to the "Liaoning Province Implementation of

The decision to amend Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article 1 of the Forest Law of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the "Forest Law") and the Implementation Regulations of the Forest Law of the People's Republic of China

"(hereinafter referred to as the "Forest Law Implementation Regulations"), these measures are formulated based on the actual situation of our province.

Article 2 Those engaged in the protection, cultivation, utilization, operation and management of forest resources as well as activities that change the forest ecological environment within the territory of our province must comply with the Forest Law, the Regulations for the Implementation of the Forest Law and these Measures.

Article 3 The forestry administrative departments of the people's governments of provinces, cities, and counties (including county-level cities and districts, the same below) are the forestry administrative departments responsible for the forestry work in their respective regions.

The township (town, the same below) forestry work station is responsible for the forestry work in the township.

Townships that do not have forestry work stations should have full-time or part-time personnel responsible for forestry work.

Article 4 Forestry construction shall be based on silviculture, with universal forest protection, vigorous afforestation, integration of cultivation and harvesting, and sustainable utilization.

Forest resources should be scientifically managed and rationally utilized, land greening should be accelerated, the ecological environment should be improved, and the multiple benefits of forest resources should be brought into play.

Article 5 People's governments at all levels shall divide forest resources into commercial forests and public welfare forests according to the dominant utilization direction and production and operation purposes of the forest.

Carry out classified operation and management of commercial forests and public welfare forests.

Commercial forests include timber forests, economic forests and firewood forests; public welfare forests include shelter forests and special-purpose forests.

Article 6 Strengthen forestry education and scientific research, cultivate forestry technical talents, improve the level of forestry science and technology, and promote advanced and practical forestry technologies.

Article 7: Protect the legitimate rights and interests of forest farmers, reduce the burden on forest farmers in accordance with the law, prohibit illegal collection of taxes and fees and arbitrary fines from forest farmers, and prohibit apportionment and forced fund-raising from forest farmers.

Encourage units and individuals to plant and manage forests.

Protect the legitimate rights and interests of contracted afforestation and forest management units and individuals.

No unit or individual may infringe upon the operational autonomy and other legitimate rights and interests enjoyed by contract afforestation and forest management units and individuals in accordance with the law.

Chapter 2 Ownership of Mountain Forests Article 8 Ownership of forests, trees and woodland: (1) Forests created by state-owned enterprises, institutions, agencies, groups and military units shall be operated by the construction units and the income from the forest trees shall be controlled in accordance with national regulations; (2)

The trees built by a collective ownership unit shall be owned by the unit; (3) The trees built by cooperation shall be owned exclusively by the collaborators, and the forest land rights shall remain unchanged; (4) The trees planted by contract shall be owned by the contractor, and the forest land rights shall remain unchanged;

unchanged; (5) The forests created by rural residents in front of and behind their houses, on their own land and on their own hills (beach) are owned by individuals, and the forest land on their own hills (beach) is collectively owned, and their use rights remain unchanged for a long time; (6) Urban areas

The trees planted by residents in the courtyards of their own houses shall be owned by individuals.

Article 9 A registration and certification system for ownership of forests, trees, and woodlands shall be implemented in accordance with the law.

The ownership and use rights of forests, trees and woodland shall be registered and issued in accordance with the following provisions: (1) The use of state-owned forests, trees and woodland across municipal and county administrative areas shall be registered and issued by the user to the previous authority with the consent of the State.

The forestry administrative department at the same level submits a registration application, and the people's government at that level shall register, issue a certificate, and confirm the ownership; (2) For the use of state-owned forests, trees and woodlands other than those mentioned in the preceding paragraph, the user shall apply to the forestry administrative department at or above the county level.

When a registration application is submitted, the people's government at or above the county level will register and issue a certificate to confirm the ownership; (3) For collectively owned forests, trees and woodland, as well as trees owned by units and individuals, the owner shall submit a registration application to the county forestry department.

, the county people's government will register and issue a certificate to confirm ownership.

The ownership and use rights of legally registered forests, trees and forest lands are protected by law and may not be infringed upon by any unit or individual.

If the ownership and use rights of forests, trees and forest land are changed, the original registration authority shall handle the change registration procedures in accordance with the law and replace the ownership certificate.

Article 10 Any dispute over the ownership or use rights of trees or forest land shall be resolved through consultation in accordance with the provisions of relevant laws and regulations and on the basis of the principle of conducive to the protection and development of forestry; if consultation fails, an application may be made to the people's government at or above the township level for settlement.

Units and individuals applying to resolve disputes over forest or forest land ownership or use rights shall submit written applications and relevant rights confirmation materials.