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# Forest Act (ForA)

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## Forest Act (ForA)

SR 921.0 — Federal Act of 4 October 1991 on Forest (Forest Act, ForA).

[fedlex.data.admin.ch](https://fedlex.data.admin.ch/eli/cc/1992/2521_2521_2521?utm_source=slatesource)

English is not an official language of the Swiss Confederation. This translation is provided for information purposes only and has no legal force. English consolidation of 1 August 2025, which is also the date of the current binding text.

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## Preamble

The Federal Assembly of the Swiss Confederation, based on the articles 74 paragraph 1, 77 paragraphs 2 and 3, 78 paragraph 4 and 95 paragraph 1 of the Federal Constitution, and having considered the Federal Council Dispatch dated 29 June 1988, decrees:

SR 101 Amended by Annex No 8 of the FA of 21 June 2013, in force since 1 Jan. 2017 (AS 2015 3631; BBl 2009 8533). BBl 1988 III 173

## Contents

1\. General Provisions — 3 articles 2. Protection of the Forest against Intervention — 16 articles 3. Protection against Natural Events — 1 article 4. Maintenance and Use of the Forest — 12 articles 5. Promotional Measures — 20 articles 6. Criminal Provisions — 4 articles 7. Procedures and Enforcement — 10 articles 8. Final Provisions — 4 articles

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