Article 288. Illegal Hunting

1. Illegal hunting, if this act is committed as follows:

a) with causation of great considerable damage;

b) with the use of a mechanical transport vehicle or an aircraft, explosives, gas, or other means of mass extermination of birds or animals;

c) with regard to birds or animals, hunting for which is entirely forbidden;

d) on specially protected natural territories and on territories with an endangered ecological situation, -

shall be punished by a fine in an amount from two hundred up to five hundred monthly assessment indices, or in an amount of wages or other income of a given convict for a period from two to five months, or by correctional labour for a period up to two years, or by detention under arrest for a period from four to six months with confiscation of property being an object of criminal actions, a tool or a means of the commission of a crime, an item withheld from circulation, or without the same.

2. The same act committed repeatedly by a person with the use of his official position, or by a group of persons upon a preliminary collusion, or by an organised group,

shall be punished by a fine in an amount from five hundred up to seven hundred monthly assessment indices, or in an amount of wages or other income of a given convict for a period from five to seven months, or by imprisonment for a period up to two years with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or to engage in certain types of activity for a period up to three years, or without it with confiscation of property being an object of criminal actions, a tool or a means of commission of the crime, an item withheld from circulation, or without the same.

3. Actions stipulated by parts one or two of this Article committed with the inflicting of big damage or by an organised group, -

shall be punished by deprivation of liberty for a period from two to five years with confiscation of property of the convict, as well as property being an object of criminal actions, a tool or a means of commission of the crime, an item withheld from circulation.

Note. In articles of this chapter considerable damage, shall be understood to mean an amount of damage exceeding by one hundred and more times a monthly calculation base established by legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan as of the moment of the commission of a given crime. Great damage shall be understood to mean damage exceeding by three hundred and more times a monthly calculation base established by legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan as of the moment of commission of a given crime.

Date: 2014-12-21; view: 1218