Regulations of Shanghai Municipality on the Protection of Ancient and Famous Trees and Ancient Trees' Follow-up Resources
Regulations of Shanghai Municipality on the Protection of Ancient and Famous Trees and Ancient Trees' Follow-up Resources
Regulations of Shanghai Municipality on the Protection of Ancient and Famous Trees and Ancient Trees' Follow-up Resources
Order of the Shanghai Municipal People's Congress Standing Committee Notice No. 71
July 25, 2002
Article 1 With a view to strengthening the protection of ancient and famous trees and ancient trees' follow-up resources, these Regulations are formulated in accordance with related laws and regulations and in the light of the actual circumstances of this Municipality.
Article 2 Ancient trees mentioned in these Regulations refer to trees more than 100 years old.
Famous trees mentioned in these Regulations refer to the following trees:
1. Trees whose species are precious and rare;
2. Trees with important historical value or memorial significance;
3. Trees with important scientific research value.
The ancient trees' follow-up resources mentioned in these Regulations refers to trees over 80 years and under 100 years old.
Article 3 These Regulations apply to the protection of ancient and famous trees and ancient trees' follow-up resources in the administrative area of this municipality.
Article 4 The Shanghai Municipal Greening Administration (hereinafter referred to as MGA) is the competent administrative department for the protection of this Municipality' s ancient and famous trees and ancient trees' follow-up resources, and is responsible for organizing the implementation of these Regulations. Its affiliated Shanghai Municipal Public Parks and Greening Supervision Brigade (hereinafter referred to as the MPPSB) is authorized by these Regulations to impose administrative punishment.
District and county administrative departments of ancient and famous trees and ancient trees' follow-up resources (hereinafter referred to as district and county administrative departments of ancient and famous trees) are responsible for the work of protection of ancient and famous trees and ancient trees' follow-up resources within their respective administrative areas according to the provisions of these Regulations and accept professional directions of the MGA.
The Municipality' s planning, construction, agriculture and forestry, public works, housing and land resources, water affairs, railway, environmental protection, tourism, nationality and religion, and other relevant administrative departments shall, according to their respective functions and duties, cooperate in implementing these Regulations.
Article 5 The Municipality' s relevant departments shall strengthen the scientific research on the protection of ancient and famous trees and ancient trees' follow-up resources, spread the application of scientific research achievements, publicize and popularize the knowledge about protection, and raise the level of protection.
Article 6 All units and individual persons have the right to curb or report against the act of damaging ancient and famous trees and ancient trees' follow-up resources, and the MGA or district/county administrative department of ancient and famous trees shall make timely investigation and handling.
Article 7 The MGA or district/county administrative department of ancient and famous trees shall commend and reward the units and individual persons that make outstanding contributions to the protection of ancient and famous trees and ancient trees' follow-up resources.
Article 8 The Municipality practices the classified protection of ancient and famous trees and ancient trees' follow-up resources according to the following provisions:
1. Famous trees and more than 300-year-old ancient trees are under first-class protection;
2. Ancient trees over 100 years and under 300 years old are under second-class protection;
3. Ancient trees' follow-up resources are under third-class protection.
Article 9 District and county administrative department of ancient and famous trees shall conduct regular investigation of ancient and famous trees and ancient trees' follow-up resources within their respective administrative areas and make appraisal and affirmation according to the following provisions:
1. For ancient and famous trees under first-class protection, the MGA shall organize the appraisal and report to the Municipal People' s Government for affirmation;
2. For ancient and famous trees under second-class protection, the MGA shall organize the appraisal and make affirmation;
3. For ancient trees' follow-up resources, the district/county administrative department of ancient and famous trees shall organize the appraisal and report to the MGA for affirmation.
Units and individual persons are encouraged to report unregistered ancient and famous trees and ancient trees' follow-up resources to the MGA or district/county administrative department of ancient and famous trees.
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