Art. 21

(Art. 24 ForA)

1. The cantons shall guarantee the supply of appropriate suitable forest reproductive material.
2. The competent cantonal forest authority shall select the forests stands, from which forest reproductive material may be obtained. It shall notify the seed stands to the FOEN.
3. It shall control the commercial and industrial production of seeds and plant parts and issues certificates of origin.
4. Only forest reproductive material of certified origin may be used for forestry purposes.
5. The FOEN shall advise the cantons about:
   1. the production, supply and use of forest reproductive material;
   2. the safeguarding of genetic diversity.
6. It keeps a register of the seed stands and a register of the genetic reserves.