Dalian City Mountain Closure and Grazing Ban Management Measures (2018 revision)

Article 1: In order to protect and cultivate forest resources, promote forestry development, and improve the ecological environment, in accordance with the "Forest Law of the People's Republic of China" and the "Liaoning Province Implementation of the "People's Republic of China and the People's Republic of China" Forest Law > Measures", these measures are formulated based on the actual situation of this city. Article 2: All units and individuals that close mountains and prohibit grazing or engage in related activities within the administrative area of ??this city shall abide by these measures.

The term "mountain closure and grazing ban" as mentioned in these Measures refers to a management and protection method that closes forest land and prohibits grazing and other human activities. Article 3 The newly planted immature forest land, special-purpose forest, protective forest, sparse forest land, shrub land, as well as barren hills, ditches, and barren slopes within the administrative area of ????this city shall be designated as mountain closure areas for forestry, and grazing and grazing shall be prohibited.

The mountain closure area for afforestation shall be delimited by the county (city) and district forestry administrative departments based on the forestry development plan and the forest resources in the region, and shall be submitted to the people's government at the same level for approval. Article 4 When closing mountains and grazing, the principles of overall planning, focusing on closure, combining closure with cultivation, paying equal attention to management and protection, and combining legal management with township regulations and civil agreements shall be implemented to ensure the quality of forestry ecological construction. Article 5: Municipal, county (city), and district forestry administrative departments are responsible for the organization, implementation, supervision and management of mountain closures and grazing bans within their respective administrative regions. Township people's governments should assist the forestry administrative departments in closing mountains and prohibiting grazing.

The urban construction administrative department shall be responsible for the management of mountain closures and grazing bans in the area in accordance with the responsibilities determined by the municipal government.

The administrative department of animal husbandry should guide and support the people in the prohibited grazing areas to adjust the structure of livestock and poultry varieties, plant high-quality forage, and promote the breeding of grass-fed livestock and poultry in houses.

Relevant departments such as finance, public security, water affairs, and land should close mountains and prohibit grazing within the scope of their respective responsibilities. Article 6 The forestry administrative department shall determine the specific scope and methods of mountain closure and grazing prohibition based on the mountain closure and grazing area divisions, and organize relevant units to set up signboards, boundary posts and other facilities at major intersections, mountain passes and other places in the mountain closure and grazing prohibition areas, indicating that Mountain closure and grazing prohibition areas and related requirements. Article 7 A responsibility system shall be implemented when mountains are closed and grazing is prohibited. The forest land managed and cared for by state-owned enterprises and institutions shall be closed by the state-owned enterprises and institutions; the forest land managed and cared for collectively by townships (towns) and villages shall be closed by the townships (towns) and villages; through contracting, leasing, auctioning, shareholding cooperation, etc. Forest land that has been granted use rights shall be closed by the user. Article 8 Village committees or grassroots units in areas with mountain closures and grazing bans should enter into a forest protection and grazing ban convention, clarify the obligations and responsibilities of forest protection, strengthen the publicity of mountain closures and grazing bans, educate the masses to consciously protect the ecological environment, and safeguard national and collective interests and individual legality. rights and interests. Article 9 County (city) and district forestry administrative departments shall establish forest protection organizations in areas closed to mountains and grazing, and shall be responsible for the forest protection work assigned by the local people's government and forestry administrative departments. Forest rangers may hire full-time rangers. Full-time forest rangers are democratically recommended by forest management units. After review by the township (town) people's government, they are appointed by the county (city) or district forestry administrative department and issued a forest ranger certificate.

The main responsibilities of full-time forest rangers:

(1) Patrol forest protection;

(2) Promote national laws, regulations and rules on the protection of forest resources;

(3) Stop violations of these Measures and other acts that damage forest resources, and promptly report to the local forestry administrative department;

(4) Have the right to request relevant local departments to take action against damage to forests Investigate and deal with resource violations and assist in handling forestry illegal cases. Article 10 In areas closed to mountains and grazing, it is strictly prohibited to engage in the following activities:

(1) Grazing, cutting firewood, and hunting;

(2) Quarrying, sand excavation, mining, and reclamation ;

(3) Moving or destroying signs, boundary stakes and other mountain closure and grazing prohibition facilities;

(4) Other activities prohibited by laws, regulations and rules. Article 11 If the trees in the mountain-closing and grazing-forbidden areas really need to be tended and felled, they must be implemented after review and approval by the county (city) or district forestry administrative department, and reported to the municipal forestry administrative department for record. After the trees are harvested, forestry management units or individuals should replant them in a timely manner and tend them according to the production status of the trees. Article 12 The forestry administrative department shall establish and improve the supervision and inspection system for mountain closures and grazing bans, organize regular inspections and evaluations of mountain closures and grazing bans, and report the results.

Article 13 Violations of these Measures shall be dealt with by the forestry administrative department or the forestry work agency entrusted by it in accordance with the following provisions:

(1) Anyone who violates the provisions of Article 10 (1) shall be ordered to stop Illegal conduct. If forests or trees are destroyed, compensation for losses shall be made in accordance with the law; trees with a value of not less than 1 time but not more than 3 times the number of damaged trees shall be replanted. If the trees are refused to be replanted or the replanting does not comply with the relevant national regulations, the forestry administrative department shall replant the trees on their behalf, and the necessary fees shall be paid by the offender.

(2) Anyone who violates the provisions of Article 10 (2) shall be ordered to stop the illegal behavior. If forests or trees are destroyed, compensation for losses shall be made in accordance with the law; if trees are replanted with trees that are not less than 1 time but not more than 3 times the number of damaged trees, a fine of not less than 1 time but not more than 5 times the value of the trees destroyed may be imposed.

(3) Anyone who violates the provisions of Article 10 (3) shall be ordered to restore the original status and be fined not less than 200 yuan but not more than 1,000 yuan. Article 14 Any violation of the provisions of these Measures that constitutes a violation of public security management shall be dealt with by the public security organs in accordance with the law; if it constitutes a crime, the judicial organs shall pursue criminal liability in accordance with the law.