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FEDERAL LAW OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

of July 3, 2016 No. 330-FZ

About modification of article 256 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation

Accepted by the State Duma on June 17, 2016

Approved by the Federation Council on June 29, 2016

Bring in article 256 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (The Russian Federation Code, 1996, No. 25, Art. 2954; 2003, No. 50, Art. 4848; 2005, No. 1, Art. 1; 2007, No. 50, Art. 6246; 2010, No. 19, Art. 2289; 2011, No. 11, Art. 1495; to No. 50, the Art. 7362) change, having stated it in the following edition:

"Article 256. Illegal production (catch) of water biological resources

1. Illegal production (catch) of water biological resources if this act is made:

a) with causing major damage;

b) using self-propelled transport floating means or explosive and chemicals, current or other prohibited tools and methods of mass destruction of water biological resources;

c) in places of spawning or on the migratory ways to them;

d) in especially protected natural territories or in zone of ecological catastrophe or in zone of emergency ecological situation, -

it is punished by penalty at the rate from three hundred thousand to five hundred thousand rubles or in the amount of the salary or other income of the convict for the period from two to three years, or corrective works for a period of up to two years, or imprisonment for the same term.

2. Illegal production of cats, sea beavers or other marine mammals in the high sea or in prohibited areas -

it is punished by penalty at the rate from three hundred thousand to five hundred thousand rubles or in the amount of the salary or other income of the convict for the period from two to three years, or corrective works for a period of up to two years, or imprisonment for the same term.

3. The acts provided by parts one or the second this Article, which are commited by person with use of the official position either group of persons by previous concert or organized group or caused especially major damage -

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