Problems of application of legislation on privatization of agricultural land

The article deals with the problems of interpretation of the term «privatization» in relation to paragraph 4 of Article 1 of the Federal Law of July 24, 2002 No. 101-FZ «On the circulation of agricultural land», as well as the legislation of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, which established a moratorium on the privatization of agricultural land, trends in the development of law enforcement practice are analyzed. It is concluded that the transfer of a land plot from public to private ownership for any reason provided for by land legislation should be recognized as privatization.