Decree No. 35/2019/ND-CP dated April 25, 2019 of the Government on penalties for administrative violations against regulations on forestry

This is content promulgated by the Government in the Decree No. 35/2019/ND-CP on penalties for administrative violations against regulations on forestry dated April 25, 2019, which takes effect on June 10, 2019.

Accordingly, the action of illegally transporting forest products (from the time products are loaded onto the vehicle) or inconsistency between the dossiers which is deemed lawful and forest products actually transported:

The violation involves forest animals of common species, body parts or products thereof assessed less than VND 15 million; the violation involves a volume of less than 02 m3 of timber of common species; the violation involves non-timber forest plants assessed less than VND 15 million…shall be fined from VND 05 to 15 million.

Especially, a fine ranging from VND 475 million to VND 500 million shall be imposed for illegal transport of products made from timber without lawful dossier and assessed from VND 475 million or more.

The fine for every administrative violation prescribed herein shall be imposed on individual and shall not exceed VND 500 million. The fine imposed on an organization is twice as much as that imposed on an individual for the same administrative violation and shall not exceed VND one billion.