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Home » Article 129 : Matters under exclusive legislative power of the Canton
- The canton shall have exclusive legislative power with respect to:
- Civilian protection;
- Residency within the canton;
- Education, schooling, cultural heritage;
- Language;
- non-federal public transport, local railways, mountain railways;
- waste disposal, air pollution control, and noise abatement;
- Industry, commerce, services,
- statutory rights and duties of civil servants of the canton,
- municipalities and other corporations established under public law as well as the judges in the canton;
- hunting;
- protection of nature and landscape management;
- cantonal and regional planning;
- management of cantonal water resources;
- admission to institutions of higher education and requirements for graduation in such institutions;
- industrial property rights, copyrights, and publishing and all other IP rights;
- Land ownership, Real estate, real estate transactions, limitations, and building permits;
- Graves, religious sites, and other memorial monuments
- All aspects of life not reserved herein specifically and exclusively for the Federation
