Regulations of Beijing Municipality on the Protection and Management of Rural Forest Resources

Chapter I General Provisions Article 1 In order to strengthen the protection, management and rational utilization of rural forest resources, protect the legitimate rights and interests of forest owners, and speed up the greening of the capital, these Regulations are formulated in accordance with the Forest Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) and the specific conditions of this Municipality. Article 2 The term "forest resources" as mentioned in these Regulations refers to trees, woodlands and wild animals and plants in woodlands. Article 3 It is everyone's responsibility to plant and care for trees. People's governments at all levels shall publicize, educate, organize and mobilize people to actively participate in afforestation and protect forest resources. Article 4 The competent authorities for the protection and management of rural forest resources in this Municipality are Beijing Forestry Bureau and the forestry (agriculture and forestry) bureaus of all districts and counties.

The people's governments of townships and towns shall set up full-time or part-time forestry assistants to assist the township heads and mayors in managing the rural forest resources of their townships and towns. Article 5 Forest resources shall be managed at different levels. The Municipal Forestry Bureau and the district and county forestry (agriculture and forestry) bureaus shall, in accordance with the provisions of the state, regularly check forest resources and establish forest resources files. Article 6 The scope division of shelter forests, timber forests, economic forests, firewood forests and special-purpose forests in rural areas of this Municipality shall be proposed by the municipal, district and county forestry (agriculture and forestry) bureaus according to different situations and reported to the people's government at the same level for determination.

Ancient and famous trees in rural areas are determined by the Municipal Forestry Bureau in conjunction with the Municipal Bureau of Cultural Relics. Seventh in accordance with the provisions of the state, the establishment of forestry fund system. Specific measures shall be formulated by the Municipal People's Government. Chapter II Ownership and Use Right of Trees and Woodlands Article 8 Trees and woodlands owned by the whole people and collectively, and trees and woodlands owned by individuals shall be registered by the local district or county people's government, and certificates shall be issued to confirm the ownership or use right.

The legitimate rights and interests of owners and users of trees and woodlands are protected by law, and no unit or individual may infringe upon them. Ninth hilly land or hilly land owned by farmers belongs to the collective, and the ownership of trees belongs to individuals. Trees planted by farmers in their own yards, in front of their houses and behind their houses are owned by individuals. Trees owned by individuals can be inherited and transferred according to law.

If a collective or individual contracts for afforestation in barren hills and wasteland suitable for afforestation owned by the whole people and collectively, the trees planted after contracting shall be owned by the contracted collective or individual; Unless otherwise stipulated in the contract, the contract shall prevail. If one party to the contract requests to transfer the contracted barren hills and beaches to others for operation, it must obtain the consent of the other party. Tenth railway, highway, water conservancy departments and organs, military units, organizations, enterprises and institutions, within the prescribed scope of the forest, the ownership belongs to the departments and units; The trees jointly planted by these departments, units, collectives or individuals belong to all parties involved in planting, and the income is distributed according to the contract. Article 11 Disputes over the ownership and use right of trees and woodlands between individuals, individuals and collectives, and collectives within townships and towns shall be handled by the local township and town people's governments.

Disputes over the ownership and use right of trees and woodlands between units owned by the whole people or between townships and towns within the scope of districts and counties shall be handled by the people's governments of the local districts and counties.

Disputes over the ownership and use right of trees and woodlands between districts and counties within this Municipality shall be handled by the Municipal People's Government. Article 12 If there is a dispute over the ownership and use right of trees and woodlands, the parties concerned may apply to the people's government for handling. If a party refuses to accept the decision of the people's government, he may bring a lawsuit to the people's court within one month from the date of receiving the notice of decision.

Before the dispute over the ownership of trees and woodlands is resolved, no party may cut down the disputed trees or change the disputed woodlands. Chapter III Protection of Forest Resources Article 13 The people's governments of districts, counties, townships and towns shall urge villagers' committees, collective economic organizations, state-owned forest farms, railways, highways, water conservancy and other grass-roots units with forests to establish forest protection organizations, conclude forest protection conventions, organize the masses to protect forests, delimit forest protection responsibility areas, equip full-time or part-time forest guards, and earnestly do a good job in the prevention, fighting and other protection of forest fires. Article 14 Rangers shall be selected by villagers' committees and grass-roots units with forests, be fair and honest, be loyal to their duties, be appointed by the people's governments of districts, counties or townships and towns, be issued with certificates and wear signs.

Rangers are responsible for publicizing relevant laws and regulations and forest protection conventions under the leadership of their units; Patrol forests, prevent fires, report fires, supervise logging, and stop acts that destroy forest resources and violate forest land fire regulations; Losses caused by the destruction of forest resources must be reported to the unit or local people's government in a timely manner. Fifteenth public security organs and public security organizations should strengthen the protection of forest resources. According to actual needs, nature reserves and scenic spots should be equipped with police stations or police commissioners.

Public security and judicial organs should strictly enforce the law and seriously investigate and deal with cases of destroying forest resources. Sixteenth forest land in this city is divided into three fire zones:

The first-class fire zone refers to nature reserves, scenic spots and contiguous coniferous forest land with an area of 1000 mu or more. The area must be equipped with a certain number of full-time rangers, equipped with fire fighting and communication equipment, and equipped with forest fire prevention facilities, forest protection billboards and fire prevention signs.

The secondary fire zone refers to a piece of forest land outside the primary fire zone. The area is equipped with full-time or part-time rangers, and forest fire prevention signs are set up. Cao Shan is managed as a secondary fire zone.

The third-class fire zone refers to the barren hills suitable for forest, and designated personnel should be responsible for management and protection.

No unit or individual may move or destroy forest fire prevention signs without authorization, and shall not violate the fire prevention regulations of each fire prevention zone.