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LAW OF UKRAINE

of May 23, 2017 No. 2063-VIII

About modification of some legal acts of Ukraine on forest conservation according to the Framework convention on protection and sustainable development of the Carpathians

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine decides:

I. Make changes to the following legal acts of Ukraine:

1. Article 68 of the Code of Ukraine about administrative offenses (1984, Appendix to No. 51, 1122) to state sheets of the Supreme Council of USSR to the Art. in the following edition:

"Article 68. ABUSE OF REGULATIONS of RECOVERY AND IMPROVEMENT of the WOODS, USES of RESOURCES of RIPE WOOD, REQUIREMENTS FOR FOREST CONSERVATION, KVAZILESOV And NATURAL WOODS

Abuse of regulations and instructions for recovery, improvement of condition and pedigree structure of the woods, increase in their productivity, and also for use of resources of ripe wood

attracts imposing of penalty on officials from fifty to hundred free minima income of citizens.

Violation of requirements for forest conservation, quasiwoods, natural woods, namely: cattle pasture, industrial procurement of not wood forest products, journey of vehicles (except public roads and service of forest protection)

attracts imposing of penalty from hundred to two hundred free minima income of citizens".

2. Article 246 of the Criminal code of Ukraine (2001, 131) to state sheets of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to Art. No. 25-26, in the following edition:

"Article 246. Illegal felling of the wood

The illegal felling of trees or bushes in the woods, protective and other forest plantings which did essential harm, and also making of such actions in reserves or in the territories and objects of natural and reserved fund or in other especially protected woods

it is punished by penalty from three hundred to five hundred free minima income of citizens or arrest for a period of up to six months, or restriction of freedom for a period of up to three years, or imprisonment for the same term.

Same action, committed repeatedly or by previous concert group of persons,

it is punished by restriction of freedom for a period of two up to five years or imprisonment for the same term".

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