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CANADA 



Neither the Dominion nor the Provincial Governments attempt 

 at the present time to regulate the management of private forests. 

 Such control has been proposed, however, notably in Quebec. There, it 

 is reported, "the Minister of Lands and Forests is urging the adoption 

 of legislation similar to that of the Scandinavian countries * * *. 

 It is hoped to bring about an arrangement under which such owners 

 in Quebec would be forced to secure advance authorization for cutting, 

 and to submit to an official checking of the quantities of timber cut." 8 



CZECHOSLOVAKIA 



Almost two thirds of the forest land of Czechoslovakia is privately 

 owned. At least two thirds of the private forest is in large holdings 

 of more than 250 hectares (about 620 acres). Forest legislation is 

 based largely on the Austrian law of 1852. Under a law adopted in 

 1928, all owners of forests over 50 hectares in area must manage them 

 according to approved management plans prepared by qualified 

 foresters. These plans, which must provide for sustained yield so 

 far as it may be practicable, must specify the quantity and location of 

 cutting for io to 20 years ahead and must give details as to the areas to 

 be planted during at least 10 years. Until such plans are approved 

 each cutting must be reported, and it is forbidden to cut more than 

 one sixtieth (regulations specify one eightieth) of the area of high 

 forest or one twentieth of the area of a coppice forest in any one year 

 (except locust or oak grown for tanbark). In no case may the cut 

 exceed the annual growth. Cutting of high forest under 60 years old 

 or coppice under 20 years (with minor exceptions) is prohibited unless 

 such cutting is prescribed in the management plan, or unless special 

 permission is obtained. This does not apply to thinnings or neces- 

 sary improvement cutting. Owners worldng under approved plans 

 must keep adequate records and must submit certain reports to the 

 regulatory authorities after the end of each year. 



For tracts of less than 500 hectares, the plans must be approved by 

 the local district forest authorities; for tracts of 500 to 5,000 hectares, 

 by the provincial authorities; and for tracts of more than 5,000 hec- 

 tares, by the Minister of Agriculture. An owner may be required to 

 revise his plan before the expiration of 10 years in case of any impor- 

 tant change in the economic situation of the forest, or in case the 

 approved plan is evidently resulting in overcutting. Owners of tracts 

 smaller than 50 hectares may be relieved of the necessity of reporting 

 each cutting if they adopt management plans. 



DENMARK * 



In Denmark, nearly 70 percent of the forest is held by private 

 owners. Almost two thirds of this private forest is in units greater 

 than 60 hectares (about 150 acres). Control over private forests is 

 very slight. As long as an owner keeps his forest in good condition 



8 Frost, Wesley (U.S. Consul General at Montreal), Manuscript report, Oct. 9, 1930. 



9 Deutsche Forstzeitung 43: 786-767 (1928), and 45: 826 (1930). 



Loi No. 37 concernant la protection provisoire des forets, 29 fevrier 1928. In Annuaire International de 

 Legislation Agricole, 1928, p. 346-349. Internatl. Inst. Agr., Rome, 1929. 



Decret gouvernmental No. 97 portant execution de la loi concernant la protection provisoire des forPts 

 26 juin, 1930. In Annuaire International de Legislation Agricole, 1930. Internatl. Inst. Agr., Rome, 1930. 



1 Koch, A. E., Manuscript on law of Sept. 28, 1805. July 18, 1922. Moller, C. M., " Model forest legisla- 

 tion." In Actes Congres International de Sylviculture, vol. 2, p. 626-642. Rome, 1926. 



