FEDERAL LAW OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

of August 4, 2026 No. 304-FZ

About modification of the Forest code of the Russian Federation and separate legal acts of the Russian Federation

Accepted by the State Duma on July 21, 2026

Approved by the Federation Council on July 24, 2026

Article 1

Bring in the Forest code of the Russian Federation (The Russian Federation Code, 2006, No. 50, Art. 5278; 2008, No. 30, Art. 3599, 3616; 2009, No. 11, Art. 1261; No. 30, Art. 3735; 2011, No. 1, Art. 54; 2013, No. 52, Art. 6961, 6971, 6980; 2014, No. 11, Art. 1092; No. 26, Art. 3377; 2015, No. 27, Art. 3997; 2016, No. 1, Art. 75; No. 26, Art. 3875, 3887; 2018, No. 24, Art. 3415; No. 30, Art. 4547; No. 32, Art. 5134; No. 52, Art. 8100; No. 53, Art. 8464; 2020, No. 17, Art. 2725; 2021, No. 6, Art. 958; No. 18, Art. 3056; No. 24, Art. 4188; No. 27, Art. 5129, 5130, 5131, 5132; 2023, No. 1, Art. 47; No. 18, Art. 3227; No. 31, Art. 5769; No. 32, Art. 6162, 6218; 2024, No. 1, Art. 57; No. 33, Art. 4928; No. 53, Art. 8501, 8502; 2025, No. 28, Art. 3845; No. 31, Art. 4649, 4658; No. 40, Art. 5818) following changes:

1) in Article 12.2:

a) regarding 1 word "from the cut-down, cut, cut off trunks of trees" shall be replaced with words "in case of the cabin of forest plantings and clearing from forest plantings";

b) part 2 after the words "on their preserving" to add with the words "when clearing from forest spreadings";

2) Articles 13 and 14 to recognize invalid;

3) in Article 19:

a) in the name of the word "and on forest management" to exclude;

b) in part 1:

in paragraph one of the word "and also actions for forest management" to exclude;

in Item 3 of the word" (regarding actions for preserving the woods)" to exclude;

c) regarding 2 words "and on forest management" to exclude;

d) regarding 4 words of "actions for forest management of such woods" to exclude, shall be replaced with words the words "in parts 2 and 9" "in part 2", words", actions for forest management" to exclude;

e) parts 9 - 11 to recognize invalid;

To add 4) with Article 19.1 of the following content:

"Article 19.1. Actions for forest management

1. Actions for forest management are performed:

1) public authorities, local government bodies within the powers determined according to Articles 81 - 84 of this Code;

2) persons to whom the timberland is provided in lease for wood procurement (except for persons who perform procurement of wood when using the woods according to Articles 43 - the 46th of this Code) and to whom this Code assigns obligation on implementation of such actions.

2. Actions for forest management can be performed by the public (municipal) institutions subordinated to federal executive bodies, executive bodies of subjects of the Russian Federation, local government bodies, within powers of the specified bodies determined according to Articles 81 - 84 of this Code.

3. Actions for forest management in the woods located on lands of forest fund including on the timberland provided on the bases provided by this Code are performed by the federal state budgetary institution subordinated to the federal executive body exercising federal state forest control (supervision), independently or with involvement of other persons according to the procedure, established by the legislation of the Russian Federation on contractual system in the field of purchases of goods, works, services for ensuring the state and municipal needs.

4. Actions for forest management in the woods located on lands of forest fund are provided:

1) the federal executive body exercising federal state forest control (supervision):

a) concerning the woods determined according to the plan of carrying out forest management at the expense of means of the federal budget;

b) concerning the woods which are not provided by the approved plan of carrying out forest management and located on lands of forest fund in borders of the subject of the Russian Federation (except as specified, stipulated in Item 2 parts of 1 this Article), at the initiative of the supreme executive body of the subject of the Russian Federation and by budget funds of the subject of the Russian Federation;

2) persons who use the woods, in case, stipulated in Item 2 parts of 1 this Article, at their expense.

5. When implementing actions for forest management by the public (municipal) institutions specified in part 2 of this Article sale of forest plantings for procurement of wood according to this Code at the same time is performed.";

5) in Article 21:

a) recognize part 4 invalid;

b) in part 5 of the word "Items 1 -" to replace 3 parts with the word "part", shall be replaced with words the words "selective cabins and continuous cabins of trees, bushes, lianas are allowed" "clearing from forest plantings is allowed";

c) state part 6 in the following edition:

"6. Clearing from forest plantings in the cases specified in part 5 of this Article is allowed if construction, reconstruction, capital repairs and (or) operation of the capital construction projects which are not connected with creation of forest infrastructure are not prohibited or are not limited in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation or this Code does not provide that construction, reconstruction, capital repairs and (or) operation of such objects are performed without clearing from forest plantings.";

Part 2 of Article 21.1 to state 6) in the following edition:

"2. For construction of non-capital structures, the constructions which are not connected with creation of forest infrastructure clearing from forest plantings (trees, bushes) is allowed if construction of such structures, constructions are not forbidden or it is not limited in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation or this Code does not provide that construction of such structures, constructions is performed without clearing from forest plantings.";

To add 7) with Articles 21.2 - 21.4 following of content:

"Article 21.2. Creation, content and operation of objects of forest infrastructure

1. Creation, content and operation of objects of forest infrastructure, including forest roads, are allowed for the purpose of use, protection, protection, reproduction of the woods in case of any kinds of use of the woods.

2. Objects of forest infrastructure shall contain in the condition providing their operation to destination on condition of preserving useful functions of the woods.

3. During creation, content and operation of objects of forest infrastructure clearing of lands and (or) timberland (their parts) from forest plantings (trees, bushes) is allowed if this Code does not provide that creation, content and operation of such objects are performed without clearing from forest plantings (trees, bushes).

4. The list of objects of forest infrastructure affirms the Government of the Russian Federation for the protective woods, the operational woods, the reserve woods, and procedure for designing, creation, content and operation of such objects - authorized federal executive body.

5. Objects of forest infrastructure after need for them disappears, are subject to demolition, and lands on which they were located, - recultivations.

Article 21.3. Creation and operation of objects of wood-processing infrastructure

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