Act No. 250 / 2025 Coll.
Act amending Act No. 289 / 1995 Coll., on Forests, and amending and supplementing certain laws (Forest Act), as amended, Act No. 114 / 1992 Coll., on Nature and Landscape Conservation, as amended, and Act No. 40 / 2009 Coll., Penal Code, as amended
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250
THE LAW
of 11 June 2025
amending Act No. 289 / 1995 Coll., on Forests, and amending and supplementing certain laws (Forest Act), as amended, Act No. 114 / 1992 Coll., on Nature and Landscape Conservation, as amended, and Act No. 40 / 2009 Coll., Penal Code, as amended
Parliament has decided on this law of the Czech Republic:
Amendment of forest law
Act No. 20 / 20, Act No. 20 / 20, Act No. 20 / 20, Act No. 20 / 20, Act No. 20 / 20, Act No. 20 / 20, Act No. 20 / 20, Act No. 20 / 20, Act No. 15 / 2002 Coll., Act No. 15 / 2015 Coll., Act No. 15 / 2002 Coll., Act No. 15 / 2002 Coll., Act No. 20 / 2003 Coll., Act No. 25 / 1999 Coll., Act No. 25 / 1999 Coll., Act No. 20 / 2000 Coll.
1. In Section 1, the word "natural 'is inserted after the word" national'.
2. In Article 2 (b), "benefits' is replaced by" ecosystem services';
3. In Article 2 (h), the word "k 'is replaced by" rev';
4. In Article 2 (i), the word "new 'shall be inserted after the word" establishment' and at the end of the text the words "land declared as land intended for forest functions' shall be added.
5. In Article 2 (j), the words "or forest renewal 'are inserted after the word" afforestation' and the word "viable 'is inserted after the word" number'.
6. In Article 2 (l), the word "forest 'is inserted after the word" education'.
7. In Article 2 (m), the word "forest 'shall be inserted after the word" forest', the word "forest 'shall be inserted after the word" forest' and the word "designated 'shall be replaced by the word" designated'.
8. in Article 2 (n):
"(n) mining by random extraction
1. for the processing of trees, dry, refuted, sick or damaged;
2. in the framework of the regulation of invasive non-indigenous species under the Nature and Landscape Conservation Act; or
3. in the framework of official measures or exceptional plant health measures taken to prevent the spread or eradication of harmful plant organisms under the Plant Health Act, ';
9. In Article 2 (o), the words "conditional on the authorisation or decision of the State Administration of Forests' are replaced by the words" which is not intended to be used for pretoll, deliberate or accidental '.
10. in Article 2 (p), the word "continuous" shall be deleted;
11. in Article 2, at the end of point (s), the dot is replaced by a comma and the following points (t) and (u) are added:
"(t) forest total forest owned by one owner, possibly in the use and consumption of one forest holder, to use and enjoy for the purpose of forest management for which the forest plan is being processed; and
(u) objects and equipment used for forest management, bystander and rafters, and for the treatment of forest land water regime. ';
12. in Article 3 (1) (a), "4 m" is replaced by "5 m";
13. in Article 3 (1) (b):
"(b) fortified forest paths, water areas with an area of up to 2 ha, other areas, seed plantations, forest nurseries, parcels above the upper limit of wood vegetation (sticks), with the exception of parcels built and their arrivals, meadows, forest pastures, field and animal-like areas, provided they are not part of the agricultural fund1) and where they are linked or used for forestry (other land).";
14. in Article 3 (2), the words "nurseries and" shall be deleted and after the words "shall not decide" shall be inserted the words "in accordance with paragraph 4."
15. in Article 3, the following paragraph 5 is added:
"(5) The authority of the State Administration of the Forests shall send decisions issued pursuant to paragraphs 3 and 4 within 30 days of the date of the acquisition of legal authority to the cadastral office in whose territorial district the land concerned by the decision is situated. ';
16. in Paragraph 4 (2), (7), (8) and (10), "9" is replaced by "10."
17. In Article 4, the following paragraph 7 is inserted after paragraph 6:
"(7) Land designated for the performance of the forest functions defined in the current urban plan of the municipality as the area of recreation where there are at least 3 buildings for family recreation not more than 50 m apart may be transferred to owners of such buildings or to a legal person established by those owners. In the case of forest land, they shall not be taken into account if they are separated. '
Paragraphs 7 to 10 shall be renumbered paragraphs 8 to 11.
18. in Article 4 (10) of the introductory part of the provision and in Article 4 (11), the word "entrusted" shall be deleted and after the word "person" shall be inserted the words "entrusted with the management of State forests,"
19. The following Section 4a is inserted after Section 4:
(1) The municipality is obliged to start on the forest land transferred pursuant to § 4 (10) (a) or (b) with the implementation of a public utility building or the construction of a sports site within 10 years of the date of the transfer of ownership of these land to the property register for the benefit of the municipality. If they do not do so, the municipality is obliged to offer these land to the legal person entrusted with the management of the State forests for re-transfer under the same conditions as they were transferred to the municipality.
(2) If, within 90 days of the expiry of the time limit referred to in paragraph 1, a legal person entrusted with the management of State forests refuses to bid for the transfer back, the municipality shall, within 90 days, provide that legal person with a financial compensation equal to the value of the land established under the Law governing the valuation of assets.
(3) The financial compensation referred to in paragraph 2 shall be granted by the municipality to the legal person entrusted with the management of the State forests, also in the event of their transfer to the ownership of the third party, within 90 days of the date of the transfer of ownership of the land in question to the property register for the benefit of the third party. ';
20.
Prohibition of abandonment of land management
(1) It shall be prohibited to leave the state forest for use and consumption for the purpose of forest management to a person different from the legal person entrusted with the management of that forest.
(2) Paragraph 1 shall not apply if the state forest is to be used for the purpose of teaching secondary forestry schools or higher professional forestry schools or the operation of forest nurseries. ';
21. In Article 6, the current text becomes paragraph 1 and the following paragraphs 2 and 3 are inserted:
"(2) The data on the forest categories referred to in paragraph 3 shall be recorded in the forest categorisation information system, which is a public administration information system and which serves the authorities of the public forest administration for the purpose of carrying out the public forest management. The forest categorisation information system is not publicly available and managed by the National Forestry Institute (hereinafter referred to as the Institute).
(3) The categories of forests are listed in the basic register of territorial identification, addresses and real estate as special purpose territorial elements; the data editor is the Institute. The following information shall be kept in the basic register of territorial identification, addresses and real estate:
(a) identification data which are forest category code and forest category designation;
(b) localisation data, which are the course of their borders and the demarcation point;
(c) the area of the forest in the category,
(d) reason for categorisation;
(e) in the case of woods of conservation, categorised in accordance with § 7 (1), and special destination forests categorised in accordance with § 8 (2), the designation of the State administration of the forest which has decided on the categorisation of the forest, the file mark, the reference number, the date of the acquisition of legal authority and the validity of the decision on categorisation. ";
22. in Article 7 (1) (c), the words "and Alpine" shall be inserted after the words "kneeling."
23. in Article 7, the following paragraphs 3 and 4 are added:
"(3) The application for classification of forests in the category of forest protection shall include, in addition to the general requirements of the application under the administrative rules, the definition of the categorised territory by the code number of the cadastral territory, the parcustoms number, the spatial distribution units of the forest and the graphic representation on the basis of the cadastral map and forest map.
(4) A copy of the final decision on the categorisation of the forest in electronic form to the National Forest Institute (hereinafter referred to as the Institute) shall be sent without delay by the State Administration of Forests. '
24. in Article 7 (4), the words "the National Forest Institute (hereinafter referred to as the Institute" shall be replaced by the words "the Institute."
25. Paragraph 8 (1) reads:
"(1) Forests of special destination are forests which are not protected and are located
(a) in the protection zones of water source I;
(b) in the protection zones of natural medicinal and mineral resources;
(c) in the territory of national parks, the first zones of protected landscape areas, national natural reserves, national natural monuments, natural reserves and natural monuments,
(d) in the territory of cultural monuments and national cultural monuments; or
(e) on land which are objects of importance for the defence of the State under the Act on the protection of the Czech Republic ("the military forest"). '.
footnotes 3 to 5 are deleted.
26. In Section 8 (2) of the introductory part of the provision, the words "where 'are replaced by the words" which are not protective forests, show predominant extracurricular functions, the owner of the forest for the benefit of these functions shall drive and' after the words "the forest 'shall be inserted the words" for them'.
27. in § 8 (2) (a):
"(a) in the second zones of protected landscape areas, European sites, bird areas and contractually protected areas,"
28. in Paragraph 8 (2) (g), the word "separate" shall be deleted;
29. In Article 8, the sentence "The inclusion of forests in the special destination category referred to in point (a) of paragraph 2 and the exclusion from that category shall be added at the end of paragraph 3 and the decision of the public forest authority shall also be taken on the initiative of the nature conservation authority. ';
30. In Article 8, paragraphs 4 and 5 are added:
"(4) The application for the inclusion of forests in the category of special purpose forests shall contain, in addition to the general requirements of the application under the administrative rules, the definition of the categorised territory by the code number of the cadastral territory, the parcustoms number, the spatial distribution units of the forest and the graphic representation on the basis of the cadastral map and forest map.
(5) A copy of the final decision on the categorisation of the forest in electronic form of the Institute shall be sent without delay by the Authority. '
Article 31 (10), including the title, shall be deleted.
32. In Article 11 (4), the word "forest 'is deleted and after the word" land' the words "intended to fulfil the forest functions' are inserted.
33. in Article 12 (1), the words "and the Institute" shall be inserted after the word "forests."
34. Paragraph 12 (2) is deleted.
Paragraphs 3 and 4 shall become paragraphs 2 and 3.
35. in Article 12 (3), "3" is replaced by "2."
36. In Paragraph 13 (1), the last sentence is replaced by the following: "The exemption from this prohibition may be decided by the State Administration of Forests at the request of the forest owner or in the interest of which the exemption is to be granted. The exemption may be granted only if the other public interest outweighs the interest of fulfilling the forest functions. '
37. in Article 15 (2), the words "for recreation" shall be deleted and the words "declared as protective or special purpose forests" shall be replaced by the words "classified as protective or special purpose forests";
38. in Article 15 (3) (a), the words "masts of overhead lines," shall be deleted;
39. in Paragraph 15 (3) (b), the words "and stations" shall be deleted;
40. In Article 15, at the end of paragraph 3, the dot is replaced by a comma and the following points (d) to (f) are added:
"(d) buildings for the purpose of water retention in a landscape whose total area, including flooded area, does not exceed 1 000 m2;
(e) buildings for the exercise of the right of hunting, which are small buildings under the building law, and buildings and equipment used for forest management;
(f) masts of overhead lines, provided that, in individual cases, the area is not more than 500 m2. ';
41. in Article 16 (2) (a), the word "forest" shall be deleted and the words "intended to fulfil the functions of the forest" shall be inserted after the word "land."
42. In Article 16 (4), the words "if a change to the recovery plan is necessary 'shall be inserted after the word" interest'.
43.In Article 16 (5) (b), "s" is replaced by "with real."
44. in Article 16 (7), the words "in which case the amount of the withdrawal fee referred to in Article 17" and the words "and the amount of the withdrawal fee" are deleted.
45. In Article 16, the following paragraph 8 is added:
"(8) During the procedure referred to in paragraph 4, the time limits referred to in paragraph 5 shall not run. ';
46. in Paragraph 17 (1):
"(1) A person who has been authorised for permanent or temporary withdrawal shall be required to pay a withdrawal fee (hereinafter referred to as" the fee ") at the level specified in the Annex to this Act."
47. In Article 17, the following paragraphs 2 to 7 are inserted after paragraph 1:
"(2) The amount of the fee for permanent or temporary withdrawal shall be decided by the authority of the State Administration of the Forests, as specified in the Annex to this Act, after the withdrawal has begun. For withdrawals carried out after the stages defined in the decision to withdraw, the Authority shall decide on the withdrawal fees separately for each individual stage after its commencement.
(3) In deciding on the fees, the authority of the State administration of the forests shall base itself on the legal status on the date on which the first authorisation measure issued in accordance with other legislation or, where appropriate, the withdrawal decision becomes legal.
(4) The compulsory payment of the fee shall be subject to the authority responsible for the decision on the fee and the authority which issued the withdrawal decision,
(a) deliver a copy of the decision in respect of which the decision of withdrawal is the basis, within 6 months of the date on which the power of attorney is acquired; and
(b) notify in writing the start of the withdrawal or, where appropriate, the start of the next stage of withdrawal no later than 15 days before the start of the withdrawal.
(5) Where a change is made in a person who bears a withdrawal authorisation, the person who testifies to the withdrawal authorisation and the person who newly testifies to the withdrawal authorisation shall notify and document the authority of the State administration of the forest which issued the withdrawal decision and the authority responsible for the decision on the fee of the change within 1 month of the change. The authority of the State Administration of the Forestry shall issue a decision on the fee to abolish the original decision on the fee and impose an obligation to pay the fee to the newly designated person; the administrative procedure may also be initiated at the initiative of the customs office. The payment obligation shall expire on the date on which the decision referred to in the second sentence becomes final, except for arrears.
(6) If the decision on the temporary withdrawal fee is not taken immediately after the start of the withdrawal, the amount of the fee corresponding to the period until the decision on the fee is taken shall be added to the first payment of the fee, starting from the date on which the withdrawal takes place.
(7) If the decision on the temporary withdrawal fee is not given in such a way that the fee may be paid within the period provided for in Paragraph 18, it shall be paid no later than 30 days after the decision on the fixing of the fee has become final. '
Paragraphs 2 to 8 shall be renumbered paragraphs 8 to 14.
48. in Paragraph 17 (8):
"(8) The fee shall not be imposed if it is withdrawn.
(a) land related to the construction of forest management premises and facilities and buildings for the exercise of hunting rights;
(b) for the construction of buildings and equipment needed for waste water treatment;
(c) for the construction of the premises and facilities necessary for the collection and production of drinking water;
(d) to implement plans for water retention in the landscape or to improve water availability for forest fires. "
49. in Paragraph 17 (9) (a), "100" is replaced by "1000."
50. in Paragraph 17 (9) (b), "50" is replaced by "500."
51. in Paragraph 17 (10), "1" is replaced by "2" and "4" is replaced by "11."
52. in Article 17 (13), the words "4 and Article 16 (13)" shall be inserted after the words "paragraph."
53. In Paragraph 18, the words "withdrawal 'are replaced by the words" charge'.
54. In Article 19 (1), the words "or, as the case may be, the lessee of the forest and its staff 'are replaced by the words" forest'.
55. in Article 20 (1) (i), the word "forest" shall be inserted after the word "to."
56. In Paragraph 20 (1) (j):
"(j) to move outside forest roads and marked routes other than on foot, '.
57. In Paragraph 20 (1) (n):
"(n) damage the modified ski route,"
58. In Article 20, at the end of paragraph 2, the sentence "The owner of the forest concerned may be authorised to exempt from this prohibition."
59. In Article 20 (3), the words "or, in the implementation of the measures necessary for the fire protection of the forest, the words" until 'are replaced by the words ", (m) and' and the words', the lessee of the forest 'are deleted.
60. Paragraph 20 (5) reads as follows:
"(5) A mass sport, cultural or other social event organised on land intended for the performance of forest functions (hereinafter referred to as" organised forest action ") may be held only with the written consent of the forest owner in which the organised forest operation is to take place. The organiser of the organised event in the forest shall notify the organisation of the event in writing to the municipal authority of the municipality with extended competence or regional authority, where the organised event in the forest exceeds the administrative district of the municipality with extended competence, no later than 30 days before the date of the event. In the notification, the organiser shall indicate the date and place of the event, the method of the organizational collateral, the expected number of participants and the written consent of the forest owners in which the organised event is to take place in the forest. ';
61.Paragraph 20 (6) reads:
"(6) The prohibition on driving and standing in the forest with motor vehicles does not apply
(a) for staff of a public forest authority;
(b) for staff of the Institute in carrying out activities under this Act; and
(c) for officials in the exercise of their powers under other legislation16). "
62. In Article 20, the following paragraph 8 is added:
"(8) The operator of a motor vehicle shall ensure that any of the prohibitions referred to in paragraph 1 (g) are not infringed when using a motor vehicle. ';
63. In Paragraph 21, the words ", forest production and forest management 'are added at the end of paragraph 4.
64. In Article 22 (2), the words "unless under other legislation18), 19) are inserted after the word" forests. "
65. In Article 23 (1), the words "the larch and" shall be deleted.
66. After Article 23, the following Sections 23a to 23d are inserted:
"Typology system of forests
(1) The typological system of forests (hereinafter referred to as the "typology system") serves for the classification and evaluation of the basic ecological conditions of forests, on the basis of which it defines parts with similar growth and production conditions in forests and creates evidence for suitable forestry management.
(2) Forest land based on its field, soil and vegetation characteristics or other land that is useful to classify shall be included in the typology.
(3) The typology system consists of the following forestry type units:
(a) the forest growing stage;
(b) the ecological series;
(c) edafic category,
(d) a set of forest types; and
(e) the forest type.
(4) The basic forestry typology unit is a forest type that is a set of natural and changed forest ecosystems that belong to each other. The forest type is characterised by a combination of plant communities, soil properties, location and potential bonito of wood.
(1) The classification of the land into the typology system is carried out by the Institute. Classification is binding on the forest owner, the processor of the forest development plan, the forest economic plan and the forest economic curriculum.
(2) The forest owner may request the Institute to include or verify the accuracy of the classification of the land owned by him in the typology system. The Institute shall assess the inclusion or verification of the classification without undue delay and shall carry out or amend the inclusion or change thereof and shall, where appropriate, inform the applicant of the grounds for refusal or amendment.
(1) The Institute records the data of the typology system in the forest typology information system, which is the information system of the public administration and which serves the authorities of the state forest administration for the purpose of the performance of the state forest administration. The forestry typology information system is not publicly available. The Institute is the manager of the forest typology information system.
(2) Forest type files are listed in the basic register of territorial identification, addresses and real estate as special purpose territorial elements, the Data Editor is the Institute. The following information shall be kept in the basic register of forest types for territorial identification, addresses and real estate:
(a) identification data which are forest type file code and forest type file designation;
(b) localisation data, which are the course of their borders and the demarcation point;
(c) the area of the parcel included in the typology system; and
(d) the date of origin.
The Ministry shall determine by decree:
(a) details of the description of the typology and forestry typology units;
(b) the procedure for including land in the typology system;
(c) the method of verifying the accuracy of their classification; and
(d) the range of data recorded in the forestry typology information system. ';
67. Paragraph 24 (1) to (3) reads as follows:
"(1) The forest economic plan (hereinafter referred to as the plan) is an instrument of forest owner and is generally processed for a 10-year period for a forest economic unit.
(2) The plans contain binding and recommending provisions. A binding provision of the plan shall be the maximum total amount of mining. For state forests, the minimum proportion of meliorative and strengthening trees in the restoration of forest land and the minimum range of educational interventions in forest areas up to 40 years of age are also mandatory. Organisational elements of the State and of the legal person entrusted with the management of the State forests shall be entitled to part-time payment of the increased planting costs of the minimum proportion of the meliorative and strengthening timber to the State. The conditions for granting partial reimbursement of the increased costs of planting meliorative and strengthening timber shall be laid down by the Ministry by decree.
(3) A person who owns more than 50 hectares of forest within the geographical scope of the authorising body of the State administration of forests is obliged to ensure that the plan is processed. The same applies to the organisational body of the State and to the legal person managing the State forests on an area of more than 50 ha. A person who owns less than 50 hectares of forest and an organisational body of the State and a legal person who manages State forests for areas of less than 50 hectares of forest may also manage as planned. '
68. In Article 24 (5), the words "persons, entities of the State 'shall be inserted after the words" Legal'.
69. In Article 24, paragraphs 6 and 7 are added:
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| Citation | Act No. 250 / 2025 Coll., amending Act No. 289 / 1995 Coll., on Forests, and amending and supplementing certain laws (Forest Act), as amended, Act No. 114 / 1992 Coll., on Nature and Landscape Conservation, as amended, and Act No. 40 / 2009 Coll., Penal Code, as amended |
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| Regulation Type | - |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 29.07.2025 |
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| Effective from | 01.01.2026 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
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