Cameras will begin to catch forest offenders: the state Duma introduced a bill on fines

The government has submitted to the State Duma a bill that changes the rules of the game for timber carriers. The document was published on the website of the lower house. The main innovation: if the timber truck goes without an electronic accompanying document and it is recorded by the camera, the owner of the vehicle will be responsible.

How it was and how it will be

Responsibility for the transportation of wood without an accompanying document exists now - according to part 5 of article 8.28 of the administrative code. But the bill clarifies how to prosecute when a violation was caught by automatic means of photo and video recording. Plus, the amendments allow you to make decisions without making a protocol - if everything is recorded by the camera.

Cameras will learn to recognize loggers

This is not a separate initiative, but part of an already approved concept. It is assumed that the cameras will be able to recognize forestry equipment, compare its route with the data of electronic accompanying documents and calculate the facts of illegal forest transportation. In fact, it's the same principle as speeding, but instead of speed, it's the legality of the cargo.

How much is it

The development of the federal information system of the forest complex in terms of photo and video recording is estimated at 81.05 million rubles. The money is included in the departmental program of digital transformation of Rosleskhoz for 2027. One fixation post will cost about 6 million rubles for three years - taking into account the installation, equipment and operation.

In the most direct. Kuzbass is a region where timber is harvested and exported in industrial volumes, and where the shady turnover of timber has long been a horn to both environmentalists and conscientious entrepreneurs. Automatic control should theoretically pin down the “black loggers” and those who carry round without documents.

But there's a nuance. Fines are proposed to be hung on the owners of transport. And in reality, the car often belongs to one person, and the cargo and documents are issued by a completely different person. If the system does not understand such schemes, people who themselves are not aware that their logger went "blindly" can get under attack. The details of the bill should be followed closely.