Law No. 131-Z on penalties for the infringement of forest and veterinary legislation. Country/Territory Belarus Document type Legislation Date 2018 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock, Environment gen., Forestry, Water Keyword Forest fires Timber extraction/logging Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Forest management/forest conservation International trade Pests/diseases Animal health Freshwater pollution Effluent waste water/discharge Pollution control Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia Entry into force notes This Law enters into force after its official publication. Abstract This Law introduces into Criminal Code penalties for the offences related to pollution of forests and shrubbery not included in the national forest fund by waste, effluent waste water of by other means, destruction of forests and shrubbery by careless fire making, explosive works, illegal, unauthorized felling and logging or by violation of the established procedure of felling and logging operations. It also introduces in the Criminal Code penalties for the offences related to the procedure of import of commodities subject to veterinary inspection that may cause spreading of infectious animal diseases. Full text Russian Website pravo.by