State inspectors of the Republic of Tatarstan for nature protection revealed 214 violations of nature protection legislation in water zones of the Republic of Tatarstan during the period from April 25 to May 29, 2014

As a result of raids, in the framework of the campaign “Nerest-2014” (“Spawning”), 86 protocols on administrative violations were drawn up in compliance with Article 8.39 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation. All in all, 31 cases were referred to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Tatarstan to initiate criminal cases. As a result of the campaign, 112 pieces of equipment used for illegal nature resources use were withdrawn from offenders of nature protection legislation, including 106 nets as well as 160 kg of fish.

All in all, 225 thousand rubles worth of fines were imposed on individuals in the framework of the campaign “Nerest”, and the damage inflicted by the offenders amounted to 159.5 thousand rubles.