Article 1(Purpose) #
The purpose of this Decree is to prescribe matters mandated by the Arrangement of Staff Assigned for Special Forest Protection Act and matters necessary for the enforcement thereof. <Amended on Jun. 30, 2005>
Article 2(Application for placement of forest protection officer) #
(1) If the owner or administrator of a forest files a petition for the placement of staff assigned for special forest protection (hereinafter referred to as "forest protection officer") pursuant to Article 2 (1) of the Arrangement of Staff Assigned for Special Forest Protection Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Act"), he or she shall submit an application for assignment of forest protection officers in the form prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (including an application in electronic form) to any of the following persons (hereinafter referred to as the "person authorized for assignment"): <Amended on Jun. 30, 2005; Jan. 26, 2006; Feb. 29, 2008; Dec. 30, 2011; Mar. 23, 2013>
1. The Special Metropolitan City Mayor, a Metropolitan City Mayor, a Do Governor, or a Special Self-Governing Province Governor;
2. The head of a Si/Gun/autonomous Gu;
3. The president of the National Institute of Forest Science or the head of a Regional Forest Service;
4. The president of the Korea National Arboretum, the president of the Korea Forest Human Resources Development Institute, the president of the National Forest Seed Variety Center, and the president of the National Recreation Forest Management Office.
(2) If a person authorized for assignment who has received a petition under paragraph (1) deems it necessary to assign a forest protection officer to a forest, he or she shall issue a notice of assignment of forest protection officers to the person who has filed a petition for such assignment (hereinafter referred to as the "petitioner") in the form prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. <Amended on Jun. 30, 2005; Feb. 29, 2008; Dec. 30, 2011; Mar. 23, 2013>
Article 3(Payment of expenses) #
(1) If a petitioner receives a notice of assignment of forest protection officers under Article 2 (2), he or she shall pay the following expenses as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs under Article 3 of the Act: <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Oct. 7, 2009; Mar. 23, 2013>
1. Salaries and allowances to be paid to the forest protection officers;
2. Clothing expenses, education expenses, travel expenses, and expenses for fringe benefits to be paid to the forest protection officers.
(2) The Administrator of the Korea Forest Service shall determine and give public notice of matters on the standard amount of payment, the period for payment, and the methods of payment of expenses under paragraph (1), in January each year. <Amended on Oct. 7, 2009>
Article 3-2(Subsidization of expenses) #
(1) A petitioner who intends to receive a subsidy for expenses pursuant to Article 3-2 of the Act shall prepare an application for a subsidy for expenses in the form prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and submit it to the Administrator of the Korea Forest Service. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>
(2) Upon receipt of an application for a subsidy for expenses under paragraph (1), the Administrator of the Korea Forest Service shall verify the details of duties of a forest protection officer assigned to the petitioner and items of subsidization to cover the expenses, and, if the application is deemed appropriate, give subsidies to cover the expenses.
(3) Matters on the items of subsidization to cover the expenses for the forest protection officers under Article 3-2 of the Act shall be determined and publicly notified by the Administrator of the Korea Forest Service in January of each year.
[This Article Added on Oct. 7, 2009]
Article 4(Scope of heads of petition agencies) #
The term "the head of an agency prescribed by Presidential Decree from among petitioners" in Article 4 of the Act means a petitioner falling under any of the following subparagraphs: <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Dec. 30, 2011; Mar. 23, 2013>
1. The head of a State administrative agency;
2. Deleted; <Jun. 30, 2005>
3. The principal of a national school;
4. The heads of other institutions prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.
Article 4-2(Duties of forest protection officers) #
The duties of forest protection officers under Article 4 of the Act shall be as follows: <Amended on Jul. 2, 2019>
1. Affairs for the prevention and extinguishing of forest fires, such as the command of forest fire watchmen and the specialized forest firefighting and prevention squad;
2. Affairs on the monitoring, investigation, analysis, and prevention and control of forest diseases and pests;
3. Affairs for the prevention of forest damage, such as crackdown on illegal deforestation sites and on-site investigations;
4. Various affairs related to forest protection, such as protection of forest biodiversity and forest ecosystems;
5. Assistance in affairs related to forest projects under subparagraph 3 of Article 2 of the Creation and Management of Forest Resources Act.
[This Article Added on Oct. 7, 2009]
Article 5(Qualifications for appointment of forest protection officers) #
A person who is qualified for appointment as a forest protection officer shall be at least 18 years of age.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 5, 2012]
Article 6(Payment of remuneration) #
(1) The provisions on a forestry clerk of the Public Officials Remuneration Regulations and the Regulations on Allowances for Public Officials shall apply mutatis mutandis to the payment of salaries, allowances, etc. of the forest protection officers. <Amended on Jun. 30, 2005>
(2) Where a forest protection officer retires, he or she shall be paid a retirement allowance under the Act on the Guarantee of Employees' Retirement Benefits; provided, a forest protection officer who is assigned upon petition by a State agency or a local government shall be governed by the Public Officials Pension Act and the Enforcement Decree thereof. <Amended on Jun. 30, 2005; Aug. 19, 2005>
(3) The scope of work experience included in the standard career in calculating the salary of forest protection officers shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013>
Article 7(Education) #
(1) The petitioner shall require a person appointed as a forest protection officer to receive training required for performing his or her duties at the Forest Training Institute before he or she is assigned to the forest concerned; provided, if it is deemed inevitable under the educational plan of the Forestry Education Institute, he or she may be assigned first and receive training within 1 year after appointment. <Amended on Jan. 9, 2004; Oct. 7, 2009; Dec. 30, 2011>
(2) When a person who has retired as a forestry-related public official or forest protection officer is appointed as a forest protection officer within 3 years from the date of retirement, he or she may be exempted from the training referred to in paragraph (1).
(3) Necessary matters on the period of education, subjects of education, etc. under paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by the Administrator of the Korea Forest Service.
Article 8(Service) #
The State Public Officials Service Regulations shall apply mutatis mutandis to the service of forest protection officers. <Amended on Jun. 30, 2005>
Article 9(Clothing system) #
The uniform of forest protection officers shall correspond to the uniform of forestry clerks among the uniforms of public officials engaged in forest protection duties.
Article 10(Abolition of assignment of forest protection officers) #
(1) If it becomes unnecessary to assign all or part of the forest protection officers, the petitioner shall file an application for the abolition or reduction of the assignment to the person authorized for assignment. <Amended on Jun. 30, 2005>
(2) Upon receipt of an application under paragraph (1), a person authorized for assignment shall determine and notify whether to abolish or reduce the placement within 10 days from the date of receipt of such application. <Amended on Jun. 30, 2005>
Article 11 #
Deleted. <Jun. 30, 2005>