Table 1.
Current laws under the jurisdiction of the forest service

Division Law Enactment date Enforcement date
Forest industry Framework act on forestry 2001.05.24 2002.01.01
Forestry act(1961) → creation and management of forest resources act 2005.08.04 2006.08.05
Forestry cooperative act 1980.01.04 1980.07.01
Forestry development promotion act(1997) → forestry and mountain villages development promotion act(2002) 1997.04.10 1997.10.11
State forest administration and management act 2005.08.04 2006.08.05
Act on structural improvement of forestry cooperatives 2007.08.03 2008.02.04
Act on the management and improvement of carbon sink 2012.02.22 2013.02.23
Act on the sustainable use of timbers 2012.05.23 2013.05.24
Act on promotion and management of forestry technology 2017.11.28 2018.11.29
Forest welfare Mountainous districts management act 2002.12.30 2003.10.01
Forestry culture and recreation act 2005.08.04 2006.08.05
Special act on management of mountainous districts north of the civilian control 2011.04.04 2012.04.05
Forest education promotion act 2011.07.25 2012.07.26
Forest welfare promotion act 2015.03.27 2016.03.28
Forest protection Erosion control work act 1962.01.15 1962.01.15
Arrangement of staff assigned for special forest protection act 1963.02.09 1963.02.01
Creation and furtherance of arboretums act(2001) → act on the creation and furtherance of arboretums and gardens(2015) 2001.03.28 2001.09.29
Baekdu-daegan protection act 2003.12.31 2005.01.01
Special act on the extermination of pine wilt disease 2005.05.31 2005.09.01
Forest protection act 2009.06.09 2010.03.10