who can be punished and what the fines are – the essence – TSN Exclusive
What documents are required for wood and who has the right to check where you got it.
Ukrainians can receive from 5 to 7 years of imprisonment for storing firewood without documents. Or a fine in the amount of 34 thousand hryvnias. In addition, punishment is provided even for a small amount of wood – from 1 cubic meter.
On October 10, the Verkhovna Rada supported the relevant draft law No. 9665 and submitted it to President Volodymyr Zelenskyi for signature.
Site TSN.ua tells everything there is to know about the law – who can be punished, what documents are required for the wood and who has the right to check where you got it.
The essence of the firewood law
Draft Law No. 9665 aims to prevent illegal logging and sale of timber in Ukraine. It provides for increased responsibility for storing, transporting or selling firewood without documents on its origin. And also approaching…