LAW OF THE FORESTSProm. SG. 125/29 Dec 1997, amend. SG. 79/10 Jul 1998, suppl. SG. 133/11 Nov 1998, suppl. SG. 26/23 Mar 1999, amend. SG. 29/7 Apr 2000, amend. SG. 78/26 Sep 2000, amend. SG. 77/9 Aug 2002, amend. SG. 79/16 Aug 2002, amend. SG. 99/22 Oct 2002, amend. SG. 16/18 Feb 2003, amend. SG. 107/9 Dec 2003, amend. SG. 72/2 Sep 2005Chapter one.GENERAL PROVISIONSSection I.Forests and forest fundArt. 1. (1) This law settles the relations in connection with the ownership and tenure - management, reproduction, use and protection of the forests in the Republic of Bulgaria.(2) The purpose of the law is the preservation of the Bulgarian forests as national wealth - main environment forming factor through the reproduction and their steady development and multi-purpose use to the interest of the owners and the society.Art. 2. (1) (amend. SG 16/03) Forest, in the context of this law is the land occupied by forest ligneous plants with area not less than 1 decare.(2) (amend. SG 16/03) Forest f...