rivers, ponds, reservoirs, and their tributaries, without due authorization, or out of season, or at places where such pursuit is prohibited, or with the use of illegal weapons, methods, or means—
- shall be punishable of deprivation of freedom for a period not to exceed one year, or by corrective labor for the same period, or by a fine not, to exceed 1,000 rubles, with or without confiscation of the catch, the hunting or fishing gear, and the floating facilities and their equipment.
The same acts, when committed as a second offense, or when they involve the catching of valuable species of fish, or the killing of valuable kinds of marine life, or when substantial damage is caused—
- shall be punishable by deprivation of freedom for period not to exceed four years, with or without confiscation of property.
Article 164. Illegal hunting for seals and beavers
The hunting of seals and beavers in the open sea or in no-hunting zones—
- shall be punishable by deprivation of freedom for a period not to exceed one year, or by corrective labor for the same period, or by a fine not to exceed 10,000 rubles, with the confiscation of the catch, the hunting gear, and floating facilities with their equipment.
Article 165. Floating timber, or blasting, in violation of the regulations for the protection of fish reserves
Floating timber, or doing blasting work, in violation of the regulations established for the protection of fish reserves—
- shall be punished by corrective labor for a period not to exceed six months, or by a fine not to exceed 2,000 rubles.
Article 166. Illegal hunting
Hunting without due authorization, or in no-hunting zones, or out of season, using illegal weapons and methods, if such acts are committed subsequent to the application of measures of administrative action for the same violation—
- shall be punishable by corrective labor for a period not to exceed one year, or by a fine not to exceed 2,000 rubles.
Hunting for game and birds with respect to which hunting is completely prohibited, or illegal hunting which causes substantial damage—
- shall be punishable by deprivation of freedom for a period
