Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of September 18, 2020 No. 1482 approved signs of non-use of land plots from agricultural lands for their intended purpose or use in violation of the legislation of the Russian Federation.
In the list of such signs, in particular:
- the presence of weeds on 50 and more percent of the land area;
- the presence on the land plot of buildings that have signs of unauthorized people;
- contamination of a land plot with chemical substances, including radioactive ones, industrial wastes classified in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation to I and II hazard classes;
- littering of the land plot with other items not related to agriculture, by 20 or more percent of the land plot area;
- the presence on the land plot, on which the planting of agricultural crops, strong weed infestation: for juvenile weeds per 1 m 2, more than 250 pieces; for perennial, quarantine weeds on 1 m 2 over 8 pieces.
Also, the above decree invalidated the decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of April 23, 2012 No. 369 "On signs of non-use of land plots, taking into account the specifics of agricultural production or other activities related to agricultural production in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation."