People's deputy explained how much firewood can be stored without penalty – Ukraine

The approved draft law is aimed at combating illegal sawmills and does not concern ordinary citizens

Draft law No. 9665, voted by the Verkhovna Rada, is aimed at improving liability for offenses in the field of forest use and combating the illegal circulation of wood, and does not aim to restrict citizens who use firewood to heat their own homes.

People's deputy, deputy chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Law Enforcement and one of the authors of the draft law Maksym Pavlyuk reported this, reports the press service of “Servants of the People”.

“There were reports in some mass media that supposedly the norms of the voted draft law prohibit the population from storing firewood at home for their own use without supporting documents. Such reports are completely inconsistent…