Decisions and regulations

Violations and Penalties for The Executive Regulation for Vegetation Cover Development and Combating Desertification

Violation	Penalty for the First Time	Penalty for the Second Time	Penalty for the Third Time	Notes
Cultivation in vegetation cover lands without a permit	300	1000	5000	Per tree or shrub
Cultivation of invasive plants	1000	4000	10000	Per tree or shrub
Scattering seeds in vegetation cover lands without a permit	1000	5000	20000	The violator is required to remove the violation, repair the damage, and pay compensation
Grazing camels and cows in protected rangelands without a permit	100	150	500	Per head of livestock, according to the grazing management plan
Grazing sheep or goats in protected rangelands without a permit	50	100	200	Per head of livestock, according to the grazing management plan
Violating the grazing permit (number or type of livestock)	50	100	200	Per head of livestock, according to the grazing management plan
Grazing livestock on trees	500	1,000	2,000	Per tree
Entering vehicles and cars into protected floodplains and sandy meadows	500	1,000	2,000	Per truck, car, vehicle, or motorcycle
Entering vehicles not included in the grazing permit into protected rangelands	75 per light transport vehicle 50 for other vehicles and motorcycles	150 per light transport vehicle 100 for other vehicles and motorcycles	300 per light transport vehicle 200 for other vehicles and motorcycles
Tampering with boundaries, signs, boards, or fences in vegetation cover lands	1,000	2,000	5,000	The violator is required to remove the violation, repair the damage, and pay compensation
Camping in forests or national parks without a permit	500 per camp	1,000 per camp	3,000 per camp	The violator is required to remove the violation, repair the damage, and pay compensation
Unauthorized construction of buildings or similar structures in forests or national parks	5,000	10,000	20,000	The violator is required to remove the violation, repair the damage, and pay compensation
Hiking or climbing in unauthorized areas within national parks	50	100	200	Per person
Destroying or altering the natural state of any facility, its furnishings, equipment, or any other archaeological and cultural landmarks inside forests or national parks	1,000	2000	4,000	The violator is required to remove the violation, repair the damage, and pay compensation
Defacing public and natural landmarks in forests or national parks with writing, drawing, carving, or similar actions	100	200	400	The violator is required to remove the violation, repair the damage, and pay compensation
Leaving, throwing, burying, or burning waste in non-designated areas in forests or national parks	500	1,000	2,000	The violator is required to remove the violation, repair the damage, and pay compensation
Lighting fires in non-designated areas in forests or national parks, or using unauthorized means to light fires	1,000	2,000	3,000	The violator is also subject to penalties for burning trees or shrubs as stipulated in the firewood regulations
Damaging fixed or movable installations, cutting or damaging fences, or tampering with boundary or guidance signs in forests or national parks	1,000	2,000	3,000	The violator is required to remove the violation, repair the damage, and pay compensation

Violations and Penalties for the Executive Regulation for Logging

Violations Related to Local Charcoal and Firewood:

Violation	Penalty for the First Time	Penalty for the Second Time	Penalty for the Third Time	Notes
Transporting local firewood	5,000	10,000	16,000	Per cubic meter (1)
Selling local firewood	5,000	10,000	16,000	Per cubic meter (1)
Storing local firewood	5,000	10,000	16,000	Per cubic meter (1)
Transporting local charcoal	5,000	10,000	16,000	Per cubic meter (1)
Selling local charcoal	5,000	10,000	16,000	Per cubic meter (1)
Storing local charcoal	5,000	10,000	16,000	Per cubic meter (1)
Collecting local firewood without a permit	5,000	10,000	16,000	Per cubic meter (1)
Using local firewood in commercial activities, such as restaurants, kitchens, bakeries, or similar, contrary to Article 6 of the regulations	10,000	20,000	32,000	Per cubic meter (1)
Using local charcoal in commercial activities, such as restaurants, kitchens, bakeries, or similar, contrary to Article 6 of the regulations	10,000	20,000	32,000	Per cubic meter (1)

Violations Related to Firewood and Charcoal from Wood Cutting and Tree Maintenance:

Violation	Penalty for the First Time	Penalty for the Second Time	Penalty for the Third Time	Notes
Preparing firewood or charcoal from wood cutting and tree debris without a license	2,000	4,000	8,000
Transporting firewood or charcoal from wood cutting and tree debris without a license	2,000	4,000	8,000
Storing firewood or charcoal from wood cutting and tree debris without a license	2,000	4,000	8,000
Selling firewood or charcoal from wood cutting and tree debris without a license	2,000	4,000	8,000

Violations Related to Imported Firewood and Charcoal:

Violation	Penalty for the First Time	Penalty for the Second Time	Penalty for the Third Time	Notes
Selling imported firewood without a license	2,000	4,000	8,000
Storing imported firewood without a license	2,000	4,000	8,000
Selling imported charcoal without a license	2,000	4,000	8,000
Storing imported charcoal without a license	2,000	4,000	8,000

Violations Related to Cutting Trees, Shrubs, Herbs, and Plants:

Violation	Penalty for the First Time	Penalty for the Second Time	Penalty for the Third Time	Notes
Cutting, uprooting, transporting, clearing, or trading trees from vegetation cover land without a license	10,000	15,000	20,000	Per tree (2)
Bark stripping of trees, leaves, or any part of them, or removing their soil without a license	3,000	5,000	7,000	Per tree (2)
Cutting, uprooting, transporting, clearing, or trading shrubs from vegetation cover land without a license	3,000	5,000	7,000	Per tree (2)
Bark stripping of shrubs, their bark, leaves, or any part of them, or removing their soil without a license	1,000	2,000	3,000	Per tree (2)
Burning trees or shrubs, or pouring materials or liquids (e.g., diesel) on them or their soil, causing damage	10,000	15,000	20,000	Per tree (2)
Cutting, uprooting, transporting, clearing, or trading trees from protected areas without a license	20,000	30,000	40,000	Per tree (2)
Bark stripping of trees in protected areas of their bark, leaves, or any part of them, or removing their soil without a license	6,000	10,000	14,000	Per tree (2)
Cutting, uprooting, transporting, clearing, or trading shrubs from protected areas without a license	6,000	10,000	14,000	Per tree (2)
Bark stripping in protected areas, leaves, or any part of them, or removing their soil without a license	2,000	4,000	6,000	Per tree (2)
Burning trees or shrubs in protected areas or pouring harmful materials or liquids (e.g., diesel) on them, their parts, or their soil, causing damage	20,000	30,000	40,000	Per tree (2)

NOTE: The repeat penalties outlined in the table above shall apply to any individual who commits the same violation for a second time or more after a period of one year from the previous violation. The penalty imposed shall be doubled if the same violation is repeated within one year from the date on which the prior penalty became final, in accordance with the provisions of the Executive Regulations for the Monitoring of Violations and the Imposition of Penalties under the Environmental Law.

(1) Or any fraction of a cubic meter (the quantity is calculated by multiplying the occupied space's length, width, and height).

(2) The fine shall be doubled for perennial and rare trees and shrubs, as determined by the NCVC .