The person who committed an administrative offense bears responsibility for the offense committed in accordance with acting legislation. An administrative offense (misdemeanor) is illegal, culpable (willful or negligent) act or omission that violates state or public order, national property, rights and freedoms of citizens, the established management procedure, for which the legislation provides for an administrative responsibility. Administrative liability is incurred for violations, provided for in this Code, if these violations by their nature are not subject to criminal liability in accordance with acting legislation. Administrative liability is incurred by persons who have reached sixteen years of age before committing administrative offences. Officials are brought to administrative responsibility for administrative offences related to the rules set out in areas of governance, state and public order, nature, public health, as well as for non-compliance with other rules, compliance with which are part of their official duties (Article 14). Employees of national executive bodies of the Ministry of Defense, national security, police and rescue services, and also conscripts called up for mobilization are bear responsibility for administrative offences. The aforesaid persons shall bear administrative liability on general grounds for violation rules of hunting, fishing and protection of fish stocks (Article 15). Administrative sanctions such as warning, request of compensation, confiscation of the instruments of administrative offences or deprivation of a citizen of special rights, such as hunting rights shall be applicable to culprits (Article 23). Confiscation of firearms, other hunting gear and ammunition shall not be applicable to persons for whom hunting is main source of subsistence (Article 28). Deprivation of a special right granted to a citizen (hunting right) shall be applicable for a period up to three years for gross or systematic violation of the procedure for implementing this right. The period of deprivation of such a right cannot be less than fifteen days, if otherwise is not envisaged by acting legislation. The deprivation of the hunting right shall not be applicable to persons for whom hunting is the main source of subsistence (Article 29). Obstructing access by all or individual workers to their workplaces during strikes, refusal to employ and punishment of employees for participation in a strike shall be considered administrative offence entailing imposition of a penalty (fine) (Article 41.2). Violation of rules and regulations on waste management and disposal shall be considered administrative offence entailing imposition of a penalty (fine) (Article 43.1). Violation of trade of infant food shall be considered administrative offence entailing imposition of a penalty (fine) (Article 47.8). Expropriation of public or municipal land in rural areas and failure to eliminate consequences thereof shall be considered administrative offence entailing imposition of a penalty (fine) (Article 48). Unauthorized subsoil management shall be considered administrative offence entailing imposition of a penalty (fine) (Article 49). Violation of water ownership rights, unauthorized use or inappropriate water use, as well as violation the established procedure for the acquisition or transfer of water rights shall be considered administrative offence entailing imposition of a penalty (fine) (Article 50). Unauthorized transfer of forest management rights, as well as other transactions, directly or indirectly violating the right of public ownership of forests shall be considered administrative offence entailing imposition of a penalty (fine) (Article 51). Unauthorized transfer of the right of use of wild fauna species, as well as other transactions directly or indirectly violating the right of public ownership of wild fauna species shall be considered administrative offence entailing imposition of a penalty (fine) (Article 52). Inappropriate use of land and use of land for other purposes that do not comply with the established land category, non-compliance with servitude agreements, disturbance or removal of fertile soil layer, violation of the procedure of soil restoration and soil protection procedure, disturbance and deterioration of agricultural land shall be considered administrative offence entailing imposition of a penalty (fine) (Articles 54-55). Violation of water conservation rules or unauthorized works in water reservoirs, resulting in water pollution, depletion, water erosion of soil and other harmful phenomena, violation of water abstraction, water conservation, water supply, water management, waterworks operation rules and recreational water use shall be considered administrative offence entailing imposition of a penalty (fine) (Articles 61-63). Illegal timber extraction and logging shall be considered administrative offence entailing imposition of a penalty (fine) (Article 65). Violation of forest fire safety regulations causing forest fires shall be considered administrative offence entailing imposition of a penalty (fine) (Article 79.1). Unauthorized, or excessive, emissions of pollutants to the atmospheric air and failure to notify the authorized state body in writing form on the amount of imported ozone-depleting substances for each period of import of ozone-depleting substances shall be considered administrative offence entailing imposition of a penalty (fine) (Articles 80-80.1). Illegal fishing in the inland waterbodies and illegal hunting shall be considered administrative offence entailing imposition of a penalty (fine) (Articles 88-89). Violation of sowing of prohibited crops shall be considered administrative offence entailing imposition of a penalty (fine) (Article 110.2). Non-compliance with terms and conditions for combating infectious diseases common to animals and human beings shall be considered administrative offence entailing imposition of a penalty (fine) (Article 112.1). Trade of foodstuffs, feedstuffs, food additives and feed additives, edible mushrooms without prior veterinary and sanitary expertise, manufacturing, processing and trade of feed additives without prior state registration shall be considered administrative offence entailing imposition of a penalty (fine) (Articles 112.2 – 112.3).