Storing firewood without documents in Ukraine can result in a prison sentence of five to seven years. Such a law was adopted on October 10 by the Verkhovna Rada.
This was reported by URA-Inform with reference to Suspilne.
According to lawyer Oleksiy Kinebas, if the law comes into effect, almost all residents of villages in the Chernihiv region may become offenders. He noted that someone may face a fine, and some may even face criminal liability.
“A new article has been introduced into the Criminal Code and the Administrative Code – illegal storage of timber. Now there can be either administrative or criminal liability simply for storage, transportation or sale. For example, two people, a married couple, store firewood worth more than 30,000 hryvnias and do not have documents showing where they bought the firewood. Criminal liability is provided for from five to seven years,” he emphasized.
At the same time, the lawyer added that currently in Ukraine there is criminal liability for illegal logging.
The law has changed this norm – Article 246 has been amended and now criminal liability is provided for illegal cutting or damage to trees or shrubs, regardless of whether it is a forest or not, Kinebas explained.
It will also be useful to learn about the new rules from Ukrposhta: what are the requirements for packaging from November 11.