Regional Law No. 69-OZ “On some issues of turnover of agricultural land”.

This Regional Law regulates some issues of turnover of agricultural land and shares thereof in common property, and also the issues of classification of agricultural land as high-yielding agricultural land. It establishes minimum consolidated land plots of agricultural land as of 1,9 ha, and for drained agricultural land – 1 ha. It envisages expropriation of agricultural land plot in case of non-purposeful use thereof by the owner for the period of three years. Agricultural organizations and farmers can purchase in ownership agricultural land pertaining thereto on condition of permanent (open-ended) tenancy and hereditary possession at a price equal to 20 percent of cadastre value thereof. High-yielding agricultural land shall be classified land yielding more than 20 percent higher than average regional index.