Article 291. An Illegal Cutting of Trees and Shrubs

1. An illegal cutting, as well as damage up to the stop of the growth of trees and shrubs in forests of all the groups, as well as trees and shrubs being not in the forest stock if those actions inflict considerable damage, -

shall be punished by a penalty in an amount from one hundred to two hundred monthly assessment indices or in the amount of wages or another income of the convict for the period of up to two months, or by corrective labour for a period from six months to one year 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 items withheld from circulation, or without the same.

2. Same actions committed:

a) repeatedly;

b) by a person with the use of his official position;

c) with inflicting of big damage, -

shall be punished by a penalty in an amount from two hundred to five hundred monthly assessment indices or in the amount of wages or another income of the convict for a period from two to five months, or by corrective labour for a period from one year to two years, or by deprivation of the right to take certain positions or to be engaged in certain activity for the period of up to three 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, or without the same.

3. Actions stipulated by parts one or two of this Article committed on specially protected territories or by an organised group, -

shall be punished by a penalty in an amount from five hundred to seven hundred monthly assessment indices, or by deprivation of liberty for the period of up to three 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.

Article 292. Destruction or Damaging Forests

1. Destruction or damaging forests, as well as plantations which are not entered into the forestry stock, as a result of negligent handling of fire or other sources of great danger, -

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 detention under arrest for a period up to six months, or by imprisonment for a period up to two years.

2. Deliberate destruction or damaging of forests, as well as plantations which are not entered into the forestry stock, by way of arson or other publicly dangerous method, or as a result of pollution with harmful substances, wastes, emissions, or refuse, -

shall be punished by imprisonment for a period from three to eight years.

Date: 2014-12-21; view: 998