The law will help save the maritime taiga fire

According to
press office lavs
, March 12 at a meeting of the Legislative Assembly Committee for Regional Policy and the rule of law, deputies reviewed the first reading of amendments to the law "On Administrative Offences in the Primorye Territory."

Each year, through the fault of people there from 60 to 90% of the fires. Moreover, the basic number of fires falls on the period when the forests of Primorsky Krai-standing limitations of human presence.

The bill establishes the administrative responsibility for violation of restrictions on citizens' stay in the woods. Similar measures have already been adopted in six regions of the Russian Federation - in Bryansk and Leningrad regions, Buryatia and Dagestan, Stavropol region and the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug.

In Primorye, restrictions on access to forests establish local authorities or executive authorities of the region, which manages the field of forest relations. Now for violating restrictions on citizens staying in fire season in the forests will issue a warning or a fine of from 300 to one thousand, and for the entry of vehicles into the woods - a fine of between one and two thousand.

As noted
Head of the Forestry Department of Primorsky Krai Egor Egorov
, The responsibility of citizens for violating restrictions on staying in the forests prevent negative developments fires.

"It is a temporary ban on visits to forest fire hazard period - say
Chairman of the Committee on Regional Policy and law Dzhambulat Tekiev
, - As being in the woods and kindling fires leads to dire consequences for the Ussuri taiga. Any spark from the fire or tossed cigarette can lead to a fire, pose a threat to communities. "

Reference:

In 2009 the population of the fault occurred 502 forest fires, in 2010 - 178 in 2011 - 295.