On December 10 and New Year's holidays to state forest inspectors and the Interior Ministry will conduct raids on "Christmas tree poachers"
1 December 2014, Monday
"Administrativepenalties forthe illegal fellingof treessufficientlysevere.The offenderwill not onlypay a fine of4,000rubles,but alsomake good thedamage tonature,which, dependingon the size andnumber of treescan reach severalthousand.Thus, the damagefrom cuttingone smallChristmas treeswill be 1.5thousand rubles, andone pawconiferous treewill costthe offender, in addition toa fineof more than$ 100, "-reported in the departmentof state controland supervision ofthe Ministry of Forestryof the RT.In the event thatthe damage iscuttingmore than 5thousand rubles,criminal liability.