Today the First Deputy Minister of Forestry N. Bedertdinov has told the media about the fire dangerous situation in the forests: "In the forests of the Republic of Tatarstan the third class of fire danger is established. Despite this, people continues to burn garbage and dry grass. Let me remind you that from April 25 to May 15, 2017, the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan issued Decree No. 212 dated April 3, 2017 "About Establishing a Special Fire Prevention Regime."
Violation of fire safety rules in forests during a special fire regime is punishable by imposing an administrative fine on citizens in the amount of 4 to 5 thousand rubles; on officials - from 20 to 40 thousand rubles; on legal entities - from 300 thousand to 500 thousand rubles.