Operation “Lesovoz” is being carried out in Tatarstan
In the Republic of Tatarstan, an operational and preventive measure “Lesovoz” is being held. Its goal is to prevent and suppress illegal harvesting, transportation, and processing of timber in the republic.
So, in the period from 15 to 23 May of this year, state forestry inspectors, together with employees of the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Republic of Tatarstan, conducted 24 raids, checked 23 vehicles loaded with timber, no violations were revealed. Operation “Lesovoz” will last until June 15th.
We remind you that the transportation of timber without an accompanying document drawn up under the forest legislation procedure entails the imposition of an administrative fine on officials in the amount of 30 to 50 thousand rubles with confiscation of timber and (or) vehicles that are an instrument of committing an administrative offense, or without it; for legal entities - from 500 to 700 thousand rubles with or without confiscation of timber and (or) vehicles that are an instrument of committing an administrative offense.