A man was transporting timber without documents in Mykolaiv Oblast
A violation was detected near Krasnopillia; the driver was fined 510 hryvnias
A man who was transporting timber without the required permits in Mykolaiv Oblast was fined 510 hryvnias. He was held administratively liable.
State inspectors discovered the violation near the village of Krasnopillia, in the Berezanka Settlement Community of Mykolaiv Raion. The man was carrying pieces of timber in his car trailer but was unable to provide documents confirming that the transportation was legal.
Administrative proceedings against the violator were brought under Part 1 of Article 65 of the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses. This provision establishes liability for the following violations:
- illegal felling, damage to, or destruction of forest plantations and young trees;
- failure to comply with requirements related to timber harvesting and transportation.
Transporting timber requires compliance with legal requirements. The relevant documents make it possible to verify its legal origin and help combat illegal logging.
We previously reported:
- Fine for firewood in the trunk: driver stopped in Mykolaiv Oblast with an illegal load
- Forestry employee caught in Korabelnyi with illegally felled trees fined 2,550 hryvnias
- “Black lumberjack” tried to bribe a Mykolaiv police officer
- Demand to see the stamps on pine trees and Christmas trees! Residents of Korabelnyi District warned about liability for buying illegally sourced trees
- Police in Korabelnyi District seized a car carrying timber without the required permits
