Rosselkhoznadzor told how the land legislation in the Smolensk region is observed

The Rosselkhoznadzor Office for the Bryansk, Smolensk and Kaluga regions presented a report on the results of control and supervision activities in the field of compliance with land legislation in the Smolensk region for the period from January to September 2026. A total of 313 activities were carried out, including 93 compliance observations and 220 field surveys, of which 209 were carried out using the Inspector mobile application. In total, the agency surveyed more than 67.58 thousand hectares of agricultural land.

During the inspections, violations of legislation were recorded on an area of more than 50.72 thousand hectares. In this regard, land users were issued 95 mandatory regulations. In addition, 72 cases of administrative offences were initiated, of which 71 concerned failure to comply with previously issued orders within the prescribed period, and one related to late payment of an administrative fine. According to the materials of the Office of magistrates fines totaling 1 million 180 thousand rubles were imposed.

Preventive work included 133 warnings against violations and 17 mandatory preventive visits via the Inspector mobile app. More serious measures were taken against unscrupulous land users: 9 materials were sent to the authorized regional authority to initiate the seizure of plots with a total area of 1,883.4 hectares and one material for the termination of lease agreements on an area of 32.65 hectares. Also, by decision of district courts in Velizh, Vyazem and Dorogobuzhsky municipal districts, 4 land plots with a total area of 300.76 hectares were seized from the property of landowners.

Thanks to the measures taken during this period, more than 6.51 thousand hectares of previously unused land were returned to agricultural circulation. In conclusion, the Rosselkhoznadzor Office drew the attention of owners, owners, users and tenants of land plots to the need for timely compliance with the requirements of land legislation and legal regulations of the supervisory authority.

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