This is why driving into the woods can be a huge fine.

Is it allowed to enter the forest by car?

So, the season of barbecues, rest by the water and mushroom hunting is in full swing. Naturally, in our age of universal motorization, many do not go to the forest on their own two feet. We are so accustomed to our iron four-wheeled horses that we cannot part with them even when we go to a store located not far from home. What can we say about out-of-town pastime.

So with the beginning of summer, many motorists go to nature in their cars, but they forget that it is often strictly forbidden to enter the forest by car, motorcycle or even an ATV. Alas, they only learn about it after receiving a large fine. But do not worry, the ban on visiting the forest while driving a car does not always apply. We will explain when you can legally enter the forest.

So is it possible to enter the forest by car or not? Unfortunately, there is no definite answer to this question. Remember, we are not in Europe or the United States, where there are much less contradictions in the current legislation. Everything is, as always, confusing and vague. As the saying goes, you can't figure it out without a bottle.

The thing is that the movement of vehicles in the forest is regulated by more than one federal law. As a result, it all depends on which forest you want to enter, in which region, as well as on whether there are restrictions on citizens visiting the forests and a complete ban on entering the forest for any transport in connection with the area where the forest is located. with an unfavorable fire situation.

The worst thing is that, according to the current legislation, ignorance of the law in our country does not exempt from responsibility. So if you break the law out of ignorance and enter the forest when it is prohibited, you run the risk of running into a large fine.

So, in what cases does the law directly prohibit the movement of vehicles in the forest? Let's go in order.

According to the state authorities, local authorities, within the limits of their powers, have the right to impose restrictions on the stay of citizens in the forests and the entry of vehicles into them in order to ensure fire safety in the forests.

That is, local authorities can at any time, in connection with an unfavorable fire situation, impose a ban on the entry of cars into the forest (into the forest).

For example, each district or region of the Russian Federation can, at its discretion, introduce a temporary ban on the entry of vehicles into the forest. If you drive a car into a forest in an area where the ban is in force, then you break the law and you can be brought to administrative responsibility under Article 8.32 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation (Violation of fire safety rules in forests). Depending on the type of violation, Article 8.32 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation provides for a fine in the amount of 1,000 to 5,000 rubles.

According to part 3 of the same article 8.32 of the Administrative Code, violation of fire safety rules in forests in a special fire safety regime entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of 4,000 to 5,000 rubles (a fine for citizens - individuals).

If the offender turns out to be an official, the fine will be from

20,000 to 40,000 rubles. A legal entity will have to pay from 300,000 to 500,000 rubles for non-compliance with the rules.

So, before going into the forest, check in advance if there is a special fire safety regime in the area where the forest is located, in which the authorities of the region / district temporarily restrict the movement of any transport in the forest.

Unfortunately, many municipalities, in order to be on the safe side, usually without thinking twice, introduce similar bans on vehicles entering the forest with the onset of spring and until the onset of autumn. As a result, all summer in many forests of Russia there is a ban on the movement of cars. And, as you can see, the fact that you do not know about it will not exempt you from a large fine.

Although it is worth noting that according to the order of the Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia dated 09/06/2016 No. 457 "On approval of the Procedure for restricting citizens 'stay in forests and the entry of vehicles into them, carrying out certain types of work in forests in order to ensure fire safety in forests and the Procedure for restricting citizens' stay in forests. forests and the entry of vehicles into them, carrying out certain types of work in the forests in order to ensure sanitary safety in the forests ”, the restriction on the stay of citizens and vehicles in the forest for fire safety purposes cannot exceed 21 days. But this order does not stop the local authorities, who, together with the local emergency services, simply impose restrictions on the movement of vehicles in the forest for a new period.

Commentary on Art. 11 RF LC

The commented article 11 of the Forest Code regulates the procedure for citizens' stay in forests both on the lands of the forest fund and on lands of other categories, including the rights and obligations of citizens. The rights include the right of citizens to freely stay in the forests. It is practically a public forest servitude or general forest use that does not require special permits. The only condition for the free and free stay of citizens in the forests is to stay and harvest and collect forest resources only for their own needs.

The law establishes the possibility for citizens to collect both food forest resources: wild fruits, berries, nuts, other edible forest resources, and non-timber forest resources. Non-timber forest resources include: stones, clay, sand, resin, tanning bark, spruce paws, pine buds, etc. forest use, and corresponded to the use of non-timber resources in the forest fund.

In accordance with clause 33, section. II of the previously valid Rules for accounting, storage, filling out and issuing logging tickets, orders and forest tickets to the forest user, approved by By order of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation of August 12, 2003 N 729, reg. in the Ministry of Justice on October 6, 2003 N 5154, forest tickets were not issued for the collection of wild fruits, berries, nuts, mushrooms and other food resources by citizens for their own needs. Currently, this Order has ceased to be in force. By order of the Ministry of Natural Resources dated September 22, 2005 N 265, new Rules for recording, storing, filling out and issuing logging tickets, orders and forest tickets to the forest user were approved, reg. in the Ministry of Justice on March 2, 2006 N 7556. The new Rules do not mention the collection of forest resources by citizens for their own needs. As you can see, the new edition of the RF LC, in addition to food forest resources, also establishes the collection of non-timber forest resources by citizens for their own needs without permits.

The Code, like its previous version, prohibits the harvesting and collection of mushrooms and wild plants listed in the Red Data Books of the Russian Federation or its subjects, as well as those recognized as narcotic drugs in accordance with the Federal Law "On Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances." Narcotic drugs are substances of synthetic or natural origin, drugs, plants included in the List of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their precursors subject to control in the Russian Federation, in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation, international treaties of the Russian Federation, including the Unified Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961 The government adopted a special Resolution of June 30, 1998 N 681 "On approval of the List of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their precursors subject to control in the Russian Federation" (as amended on February 6, 2004).

In the forest, citizens are obliged to observe:

fire safety rules in forests;

sanitary safety rules in forests;

reforestation rules;

rules for the care of forests.

Today in the Russian Federation the Federal Law of December 21, 1994 No.N 69-FZ "On fire safety" (as amended on December 18, 2006), as well as the Fire safety rules in the forests of the Russian Federation, adopted by the Council of Ministers - the Government of the Russian Federation by Resolution of September 9, 1993 N 886, as amended. Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation from December 27, 1994 N 1428. Sanitary rules in the forests of the Russian Federation were previously approved by the Order of the Federal Forestry Agency dated January 15, 1998 N 10. Currently, this Order has ceased to be in force. New Sanitary Rules in the forests of the Russian Federation were approved by Order of the Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia dated December 27, 2005 N 350, reg. in the Ministry of Justice on March 16, 2006 under N 7592 (as amended on April 5, 2006).

The commented article 11 of the LC RF also establishes in which forests the stay of citizens can be prohibited or limited and for what purposes restrictions are introduced. Interestingly, the legislator did not set the goal of prohibiting citizens from staying in the forests. At the same time, it was formulated that the prohibition or restriction of the stay of citizens in the forests on grounds not provided for by this article is not allowed. It turns out that there are no grounds for prohibiting citizens from staying in the forests.

The list of objects of the animal world classified as objects of hunting based on their status, number, traditions in use, types and quality of products obtained, is compiled in the manner prescribed by the Federal Law of April 24, 1995 N 52-FZ "On the animal world".

See comments to Art. 33,, 37 of this Code.

Comments from people who wanted what was required by law:

- and generally not an average of 150 cubic meters, but a maximum of 82 cubic meters of business, everything else is firewood, more than a hundred cubic meters of common forest are not given anywhere, not in any regions
- In fact, they give a plot, the forest on which, as a rule, is bad and not suitable for construction. And you must cut it down yourself, clean up the plot after yourself and hand it over to the foresters. As a result, it turns out not profitable at all.
- so I was counting. 1. Felling. I myself am a resident of the city, I work 5/2. Hence the hiring of the brigade. 2. Removal again, hiring a timber truck. 3. Processing forestry - hiring a brigade or taking it to a sawmill. And only then the construction itself.
- We have already gone through this, in our region they allocate 90 cubic meters for construction, we have to pay 35,000 rubles for them, we allocate a plot, we call familiar lumberjacks, and in the forestry itself they can tell where and who to turn to, agreed on how many we need and what boards since we are building a house now and are needed for a rough ceiling and floor, they themselves cut down, saw and bring, clean the plot. If I'm not lying, my husband was doing this, then we get 30 cubes, the rest is at the expense of all the work!
- I got on the line, they said we will call you back in 10 years. now the next in line are fire victims, large families and the poor, and only then will the turn of the new builders come. And as before, it will no longer be possible to exchange for ready-made boards, tk. "They will come from the forestry enterprise and check how many cubes are in the case, everything that is not counted will need to be returned at a price." Those who passed told that after the forester marks your trees, you will have to cut them right away, if you come tomorrow, these trees will be gone.
- In addition to the "construction permit", a construction project is needed and the administration must give a "calculation of the need for materials", where it will be written that a citizen ... needs the following materials: on the floors - .. m3, on the walls - ... m3, on the roof, fence, sauna, etc. And already with this reference you go to the forestry and get in line.
- but in general they told me that there is no forest, otherwise everyone would have done and received it, you keep your health there, well, and wrote a statement to the prosecutor's office, then the site appeared.
- read the commentary article in your region! norms are different everywhere! In general, it is written out for the family! In the Tver province we have up to 50 cubic meters for the construction of a house, plus up to 25 cubic meters for the household of the building and for the second and subsequent child, plus another 14 cubic meters for each child !!!
- you need to queue up to receive a plot. To do this, the local administration must recognize the applicant as poor and in need of better housing conditions. Collect a bunch of documents and wait about a month for the results.Here, how lucky, take into account the "population density" in the place of registration, place of work, marital status, etc. After all this red tape, waiting again - are there any free, unfinished areas. In total, in my case it took 3 years. The rental price is different every year, on average 1000-1500 per year. Renewal of the contract annually. At the same time, until the built house is owned, the plot cannot be sold, subleased, donated, etc. In general, it will be faster to save up and buy land.
Have you faced obtaining a concessional forest? Describe the situation who faced and what conditions in a particular region.

RULES OF BEHAVIOR IN THE FOREST

A person, being in the forest, cannot but influence the forest ecosystem, especially if he is in the forest for a long time, picks mushrooms or berries, makes a fire, puts up a tent. In order for your stay in the forest not to lead to trouble and not to leave unpleasant traces, you must follow a few simple rules.

Fire safety. The biggest misfortune that a person can cause in the forest is a forest or peat fire. A forest fire can arise from the slightest source - an abandoned unextinguished match, a cigarette butt, a spark from a muffler of a motorcycle or car, a smoldering gun wad, and, of course, from an unextinguished fire or dry grass set on fire in or near the forest. Dry moss or lichen, forest floor, peat can smolder for hours before smoldering turns into an open flame. Therefore, often a person does not even know that he has become the culprit of a forest fire.

In order not to become an unwitting culprit in a forest fire, you must follow a few simple rules:

1. Never burn dry grass anywhere. The vast majority of forest and peat bog fires in spring occur precisely as a result of burning dry grass.

2. Do not allow sparks, unfinished matches, cigarette butts, firecrackers, firecrackers and similar items to fall on the ground, which may become a source of decay and fire. In summer, in a dry forest, and especially on a peat bog.

3. If a fire is found in the forest (an abandoned fire, smoldering moss or bedding, burning grass), try to extinguish the fire on your own, and if this does not work out, report it to the fire brigade or the forestry agency as soon as possible by calling 8- 4725-96-95-18, 112, or any other emergency telephone you know.

Compliance with cleanliness. One of the most noticeable traces of human presence in the forest is garbage. Forests near cities, towns and highways across the country are turning into solid dumps of a variety of waste, mainly left by citizens vacationing in the forests. The more the forest is littered, the more willingly its next visitors leave their garbage in it. A cultured person who respects himself and others will never leave the waste of his life in the forest. It is imperative to clean up the garbage after yourself, as well as left by other people - after all, we have one Earth, and someone always has to correct the consequences of the bad manners of others.

Compliance with silence. Many animals and birds, especially during the breeding period (spring and summer), are very sensitive to extraneous loud sounds. Loud screams, music, firecrackers, the noise of motorcycles and mopeds and other similar sounds can scare animals and birds, force them to abandon their nests, offspring, and move to other areas. Noise is one of the main reasons that the wildlife of the forests around cities, businesses, roads and other places where there are a lot of people and technology is much poorer than the wildlife of wild forests.

Compliance with laws and regulations. According to the Russian Forestry Legislation, citizens have the right to freely and free of charge in the forest, to pick mushrooms, berries, nuts, and medicinal plants for their own needs. But there is also something that cannot be done in the forest without special permission, or even cannot be done at all. Citizens have no right to harvest timber in the forest without a special permit (sale and purchase agreement).According to the current legislation, one or another responsibility is provided for the harvesting of any wood, including dead and fallen trees.

A very serious liability is provided for illegal felling - recovery of damage (which depends on many conditions and can be very large even for one tree), heavy fines, and even imprisonment.

It is impossible to damage or destroy various forestry signs (posts, posters and others), planting forest trees, various forestry equipment left in the forest outside of working hours. You cannot set fire to a forest or leave an open fire in the forest, you cannot litter the forest - these are not only good form rules, but also a requirement of the current Forestry legislation. Responsibility for forest fires, including accidental ones, and for organizing an illegal dump in the forest can be very severe. In some cases, when there is a high fire hazard or when certain types of hazardous work are carried out in the forests, the forests may be closed for visiting citizens. The relevant decisions are made either by regional or municipal authorities, so you need to follow their announcements.