The Lepel Inter-district Inspectorate for the Protection of Fauna and Flora reminds that, in accordance with the Code of the Republic of Belarus on Administrative Offences, for the illegal manufacture, acquisition, storage or sale of instruments for catching fish and other aquatic animals, liability is provided for under Article 16.26 of the Code of the Republic of Belarus on Administrative Offences.
In accordance with the specified article, the illegal manufacture, acquisition, storage or sale of instruments for catching fish and other aquatic animals, the principles of which are based on the use of electromagnetic fields, sound and other physical effects that affect them, as well as the illegal sale or storage of net materials, fishing nets, other instruments made of net materials – entail a fine of up to thirty base units with or without confiscation of the administrative offence item, for an individual entrepreneur – up to two hundred base units with or without confiscation of the administrative offence item, and for a legal entity – up to five hundred base units with or without confiscation of the administrative offence item.
A person who voluntarily surrenders the items specified in this article shall be exempted from administrative liability for the acts provided for in this article.
For additional information on the protection of fauna and flora, or on facts of poaching, please contact the Lepel Inter-district Inspectorate for the Protection of Fauna and Flora at the following address: Solovyova St., Bldg. 4, Tel. 8 (02132) 3-43-85