Article 256. Illegal extraction (catch) of aquatic biological resources
1. Illegal extraction (catch) of aquatic biological resources (with the exception of aquatic biological resources of the continental shelf of the Russian Federation and the exclusive economic zone of the Russian Federation), if this act is committed:
a) causing major damage;
b) using a self-propelled floating vehicle or explosives and chemicals, electric current or other prohibited weapons and methods of mass destruction of aquatic biological resources;
c) in spawning areas or on migration routes to them;
d) in specially protected natural areas or in a zone of environmental disaster or in a zone of environmental emergency, -
shall be punishable by a fine in the amount of three hundred thousand to five hundred thousand rubles, or in the amount of the wages or other income of the convicted person for a period of two to three years, or by compulsory labor for a term of up to four hundred eighty hours, or by corrective labor for a term of up to two years, or by imprisonment. for the same period.
2. Illegal hunting of seals, sea beavers or other marine mammals on the high seas or in prohibited areas -
shall be punishable by a fine in the amount of three hundred thousand to five hundred thousand rubles, or in the amount of the wages or other income of the convicted person for a period of two to three years, or by compulsory labor for a term of up to four hundred eighty hours, or by corrective labor for a term of up to two years, or by imprisonment. for the same period.
3. Acts provided for in parts one or two of this article, committed by a person using his official position, or by a group of persons by prior conspiracy or by an organized group, or which caused especially large-scale damage, -
shall be punishable by a fine in the amount of five hundred thousand to one million rubles or in the amount of the wages or other income of the convicted person for a period of three to five years, or by imprisonment for a term of two to five years with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for a term of up to three years or without it.
Note. In this article, major damage is recognized as damage caused to aquatic biological resources, calculated according to the rates approved by the Government of the Russian Federation, exceeding one hundred thousand rubles, especially large - two hundred and fifty thousand rubles.
- Article 255. Violation of rules for the protection and use of subsoil
- Article 257. Violation of rules for the protection of aquatic biological resources
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