In the Altai Territory, a criminal case was opened against a 24-year-old resident of Biysk, who was taking out dead trees from the forest. Article – “Theft”.
Altapress.ru with reference to the regional Ministry of Internal Affairs writes that local residents complained about the young man. They were outraged that he was taking trees out of the forest by car.
The department confirmed that the resident of Biysk really was engaged in illegal actions. He cut down six dry pine trees, took them home, and sawed them into chunks.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs recalled that responsibility for the misuse of forest resources has been introduced in Russia, and it is necessary to clearly understand what belongs to dead wood and what does not. If it turns out that the citizen did not find, but cut down trees, it will be called “illegal felling”.