Article 122. Measures against violators
Individuals or organizations violated this law shall be subject to education, disciplinary measures, fine or punishment in accordance with the law according to the seriousness of cases.
Article 123. Educational measures
Individuals, organizations or enterprises who violated laws and regulations related to forests and prohibitions with minor significance that is not considered criminal and with damage worth less than 1,000,000 Kip, and are sincere to report and confess their incorrect actions and completely return the illegal assets shall be subject to warning and corrective education.
Article 124. Disciplinary measures
Any civil servant or state employee violated forestry related laws and regulations and prohibitions with minor significance that not considered criminal, and with damages worth less than 1,000,000Kip, and do not cooperate with the investigative authorities, shall be subject to the disciplinary measures according to the following case:
1. To be reprimanded and warned of such offense and recorded in his or her personal profile;
2. To suspend the promotion, salary increase and commendations;
3. To remove from one’s post and transferred to a lower one;
4. To be dismissed from the public service without any incentive remuneration.
In addition, the person shall return all of the assets acquired illegally.
Article 125. Fine measures
Individuals, organizations, or enterprises who violated forestry related laws and regulations and the prohibitions as provided in this law which is not considered criminal and caused damage worth more than 1,000,000Kip, shall be fined the equivalent of the value of damaged timber, timber products, including forest resources based on the actual market price.
In the case of a second or habitual violation, the offender shall be fined double the value of damaged timber, timber products, including forest resources based on the actual market price.
Article 126. Civil Measures
Individuals, organizations or enterprises who violated this law and caused damage to the benefits of the State, households and individuals by their misconduct with regard to the forest, shall be liable to pay the compensation equal to the damage caused.
Article 127. Penal Measures
Individuals, who violated this law and committed a crime such as: cutting trees or cleared forest not in compliance with the forestry regulations, burned or destroyed forest by any methods, harvesting NTFP not in compliance with laws and regulations, gave the log stamp hammer to someone who does not have authority/responsibility, unauthorized cut, traded or transport natural timber of protected and special species which are close to extinction without permission, suppressing justice procedures on forestry cases, granting an approval of natural forest conversion or issued the permission of unlawful logging shall be subject to criminal sanctions and shall be punished in prison as described in Articles 139 and 143 of the Penal Law, and shall be fined double the value of damaged timber, timber products, including forest resources based on the actual market price.
Article 128. Additional punishment
In addition to the main punishments described in Articles 123,124,125, 126 and 127 above, offenders shall be subjected to additional punishments such as confiscation of assets, vehicles and equipment related to the offences, the State suspended or revoked the permits or revoked rights to use the forest, forestland and forest resources.
