Six strict prohibitions in rural areas

In order to strictly protect cultivated land and ensure food security, the country has issued documents many times in recent years, proposing a series of requirements for the protection and use control of cultivated land. 1. The "Eight Don'ts" for the Indiscriminate Occupation of Arable Land to Build Houses in Rural Areas At the end of July 2020, the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs issued the "Notice on the "Eight Don'ts" for Indiscriminately Occupying Arable Land to Build Houses in Rural Areas" (Natural Resources Development [2020] 127 No.), proposed "eight don'ts" for occupying farmland to build houses in rural areas: 1. It is not allowed to occupy permanent basic farmland to build houses. 2. It is not allowed to occupy excessive amounts of cultivated land to build houses. 3. It is not allowed to buy, sell or transfer cultivated land and build houses illegally. 4. Illegal building of houses on contracted farmland is not allowed. 5. It is not allowed to illegally occupy cultivated land and build houses under false pretexts. 6. It is not allowed to occupy cultivated land and build houses in violation of the "one household, one house" regulation. 7. Illegal sales of houses built on cultivated land are not allowed. 8. Illegal approval for occupying farmland to build houses is not allowed. 2. "Six Strict Prohibitions" for the Protection of Cultivated Land On September 10, 2020, the State Council issued the "Notice on Resolutely Suppressing the "De-agriculturalization" of Cultivated Land" (State Office of the State Council [2020] No. 24), proposing "Six Strict Prohibitions" for the protection of cultivated land. ”: 1. It is strictly prohibited to illegally occupy cultivated land for greening and afforestation; 2. It is strictly prohibited to construct green channels beyond the standard; 3. It is strictly prohibited to illegally occupy cultivated land to dig lakes and create landscaping; 4. It is strictly prohibited to occupy permanent basic farmland to expand natural protection areas; 5. It is strictly prohibited to illegally occupy cultivated land for non- Agricultural construction; 6. It is strictly prohibited to grant land in violation of laws and regulations. 3. "Five Nos" for the Use of Cultivated Land On November 27, 2021, the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and the National Forestry and Grassland Administration issued the "Notice on Issues Concerning Strict Control of the Use of Cultivated Land" (Natural Resources Development [2021] No. 166) , Strictly control the use of cultivated land. 1. It is not allowed to dig lakes, landscape and plant turf on general cultivated land; 2. It is not allowed to expand the scale of returning farmland to forests, grasslands and lakes without authorization; 3. It is not allowed to violate regulations and exceed the standards outside the red lines of railways, highways and other land, as well as on both sides of rivers and channels, General cultivated land is occupied to plant trees and build green belts around the reservoir; 4. General cultivated land is not allowed to be occupied for land greening without approval; 5. Social capital such as industrial and commercial enterprises are not allowed to convert general cultivated land that has obtained land management rights through transfer into forest land or garden land without approval. and other agricultural land. In addition, strictly control the use of general cultivated land by agricultural facilities such as new rural roads, livestock and poultry breeding facilities, aquaculture facilities, and planting facilities that destroy the cultivated layer. If they are really needed, they must be approved and comply with relevant standards. 4. "Four Strict Prohibitions" on Permanent Basic Farmland The Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and the National Forestry and Grassland Administration's "Notice on Issues Concerning Strict Control of the Use of Cultivated Land" proposed for permanent basic farmland: 1. Permanent basic farmland shall not be converted into other uses. Agricultural land and agricultural facility construction land. 2. The development of forestry and fruit industry and pond digging and fish farming are strictly prohibited. It is strictly prohibited to plant seedlings, turf and other plants used for green decoration and other plants that damage the cultivated layer. 3. It is strictly prohibited to dig lakes for landscaping and build green belts. 4. It is strictly prohibited to build new livestock and poultry breeding facilities, aquaculture facilities and plantation facilities that damage the cultivated layer. Those who violate the above regulations and illegally occupy farmland to build houses will implement "zero tolerance" and resolutely deal with them. If the land type of permanent basic farmland is changed without approval, it should be properly handled and rectified and restored to cultivated land; if the type of general cultivated land is changed without approval, in principle, the land type should be rectified and restored to cultivated land. If it is indeed difficult to restore, the county-level people's government will organize unified Implement the "balance of import and export" of cultivated land. Regarding the problem of illegal occupation of cultivated land for housing construction that existed in the past, the state has proposed to rectify it in an orderly manner in accordance with the law, and will launch a rectification pilot this year. Cultivated land that was previously converted into other agricultural land such as forestland, grassland, garden land, etc. should be handled steadily and prudently based on the actual situation, and "simplification" and "one size fits all" are not allowed, and the restoration of cultivated land is uniformly and forcibly simple.