Article 8.17: Violations of regulatory activities in inland waters, the territorial sea, the continental shelf, the exclusive economic zone of the Russian Federation or public by sea of claims or licence terms

1. Violation of the requirements for the safe prospecting, exploration or exploitation of mineral resources, drilling, or conditions of a water licence, for regional geological research, Search, exploration or development, or the terms of water-use contracts, decisions to make a water-related object available for use, and requirements for the use or protection of mineral resources of the VN of the Russian Federation — imposes an administrative fine on officials at once in the amount of between 10,000 and 15,000 roubles with or without confiscation of the vessel and other instruments for the commission of an administrative offence; in the case of legal persons between 100,000 and 200,000 roubles 2. Violation of the rules and requirements governing fishing in inland waters in Territo on the continental shelf, in the exclusive economic zone of the Russian Federation or on the high seas, is subject to an administrative fine of one second for citizens. up to one value of the aquatic biological resources that have been the subject of an administrative offence, with or without confiscation of the vessel and other instruments for the commission of an administrative offence for officials, from one to one and a half times the value of the aquatic biological resources that have been the subject of the administrative offence, with the confiscation of the vessel and other instruments Administrative offences or not; for legal persons, from twice to three times the value of aquatic biological resources that have been the subject of administrative law. 3. Self-laying or placing of submarine cables into the territory of the Russian Federation, with or without confiscation of the vessel and other instruments for the commission of an administrative offence. pipelines or tunnels, as well as violations of the regulations governing their laying, taking into the territory of the Russian Federation or exploitation in inland sea waters, in the territorial sea, on the continental neck and (or) in the exclusive economic zone of the Russian Federation — carries an administrative fine of between 15,000 and 20,000 rubles with confiscations In the case of legal persons, between 200 000 and 300,000 roubles with confiscation of the vessel and other instruments for the commission of the adminis offence Tractional offence or not.