Law on pastures.

The relations in the sphere of the rights to use pastures on the territory of the Kyrghyz Republic shall be regulated by this Law, the Forest, Water and Land Codes, laws on lease and lease relations, protection of the nature, flora and fauna, atmospheric air and other legislation of the Kyrghyz Republic. The subjects for the utilization of pastures shall be juridical and natural persons. The objects shall be certain areas of pastures. The pasture areas shall have locations and boundaries both on the map and on the ground. Pastures shall be exclusive property of the government and shall be transferred to economic entities on lease in the order of land-tenure. Pastures shall be leased to foreign juridical persons on the basis of international and inter-governmental agreements. The lease of pastures to joint Kyrghyz-foreign and separate foreign ventures, firms shall be done by the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic. The lease of pastures to foreign citizens and stateless persons shall not be possible. Pastures shall be leased on contractual basis for a short term (up to 5 years) and for a long term (up to 50 years). The Law consists of 3 Sections composed of 17 articles. Section 1 (arts. 1-8) lays down general provisions. Section 2 (arts. 9-13) regards utilization of pastures. Section 3 (arts. 14-17) regards dispute settlements and liability for the infringement of the present Law.