Art. 2 Definition of forest

¹ Forest is defined as any area that is covered with forest trees or forest shrubs and can fulfil forest functions. Origin, type of use and land registry designation are not decisive.

² Also defined as forest are:

a.: grazing forests, wooded pastures and chestnut and walnut groves;
b.: unstocked or unproductive areas of a forest plot, such as clearings, forest roads and other forest structures and installations;
c.: plots subject to compulsory afforestation.

³ Isolated groups of trees and shrubs, hedges, avenues, gardens, planted areas and parks, tree plantations established on open ground for short-term use and trees and bushes on check dams and in the immediate foreground of such installations are not defined as forest.

⁴ Within the framework defined by the Federal Council, the cantons may determine the width, area and age, from which an area newly colonised by forest shall be defined as forest, and the width and area from which other wooded areas shall be defined as forest. If the wooded area fulfils social or protective functions, in particular, the cantonal criteria are not definitive.

Art. 2 Noziun dal guaud

¹ Sco guaud valan tut las surfatschas ch’èn cuvertas cun bostgs da guaud u cun chaglias da guaud e che pon ademplir funcziuns dal guaud. Lur origin, lur moda d’utilisaziun e lur designaziun en il register funsil n’èn betg elements relevants en quest reguard.

² Sco guaud valan er:

a.: guauds pasculads, pastgiras surcreschidas cun bostgs e selvas;
b.: surfatschas betg surcreschidas u nunproductivas d’in guaud, sco cleragls, vias da guaud ed auters edifizis e stabiliments forestals;
c.: bains immobigliars suttamess a l’obligaziun da replantaziun.

³ Betg sco guaud na valan gruppas da bostgs e da chaglias isoladas, sco saivs vivas, aleas, ierts, spazis verds, parcs, culturas da bostgs plantadas sin terren avert per in’utilisaziun a curta vista sco er bostgs e chaglias sin implants d’accumulaziun u en la proxima vischinanza da tals.

⁴ Entaifer il rom fixà dal Cussegl federal pon ils chantuns determinar a partir da tge ladezza, surfatscha e vegliadetgna ch’ina surfatscha surcreschenta sco er a partir da tge ladezza e surfatscha ch’ina autra populaziun forestala vala sco guaud. Sche la populaziun forestala ademplescha funcziuns socialas u funcziuns da protecziun spezialmain impurtantas, n’èn ils criteris chantunals betg decisivs.

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