Law No. 2531-VIII “On protection of national forests and prevention of illegal export of unprocessed timber”. Country/Territory Ukraine Document type Legislation Date 2018 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Forest species Public forest Timber Timber extraction/logging Liability/compensation Offences/penalties Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings International trade Geographical area Black Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on 1 January 2019. Abstract This Law amends Code of Administrative Procedure introducing the clause of illegal timber extraction, damage and destruction of young forest stand. Illegal felling and damage to trees or shrubs; transportation, storage of logged trees or shrubs; the destruction or damage of forest species, seedlings in forest plantations or seedlings in nurseries, as well as of young forest stand of natural origin and self-sowing in areas designated for reforestation - incur a fine on citizens of fifteen to thirty tax-free minimum incomes applicable to natural persons, and from seventy-five to one hundred and fifty tax-free minimum incomes applicable to public officials. The same actions committed by a person who has been subjected to administrative penalties for one of the violations provided for in the aforesaid paragraph during the year - shall result in a fine applicable to natural persons from thirty to sixty tax-free minimum incomes and up to up to six hundred tax-free minimum incomes applicable to public officials. Moving across the customs border of Ukraine outside the customs control or with the concealment of timber or uncut timber of valuable and rare tree species, round timber and other timber prohibited to export outside the customs territory of Ukraine shall be punishable by imprisonment from three to five years. The same offence committed by persons who had previously committed the aforesaid offences, or by group of persons, or by public official using authority, or on large scale, shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of five to ten years, with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain positions or engage in certain activities for a term of up to three years and with confiscation of property. Full text Ukrainian Website zakon.rada.gov.ua