A resident of the Altai Territory will be convicted for catching red-book fish
In the Altai Territory, a local resident who fished for half a million rubles will appear before the court. He is accused of illegal production of sturgeon, listed in the Red Book of Russia.
According to the West Siberian Transport Prosecutor’s Office, in July this year, the man arranged a fishing trip in the Ob water area. In the process, he caught a Siberian sturgeon. Note, this type of fish is listed in the Red Book of the Russian Federation.
While transporting one fish home, he was detained by transport police. The damage from the actions of a local resident to aquatic biological resources exceeded 480 thousand rubles.
A criminal case was opened against the man under Part 1 of Article 258.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (illegal extraction, storage of especially valuable aquatic biological resources belonging to species listed in the Red Book of the Russian Federation). To compensate for the damage, the court also sent a lawsuit to recover its size in the state revenue. The property of the accused was seized.
The criminal case was sent to the Kamensky City Court of the Altai Territory for consideration on the merits.
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