EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - UNESCO World Heritage

NOMINATION DOSSIER ANNEX 7.2.2
"ANCIENT BEECH FORESTS OF GERMANY"
to compensation. This must appropriately compensate for the damage to assets caused by
the measures.
§ 11
Precedence of this Decree
The provisions of this Decree take precedence over the provisions of the existing
decisions, decrees or orders under nature conservation law for this area.
§ 12 *)
Misdemeanours
(1) A person is considered to be committing a misdemeanour as defined in § 11 para. 2
no. 2 of the First Law on Nature Conservation in the State of Mecklenburg-Western
Pomerania of 10 January 1992 (Legal Gazette M-V, p.3) if they deliberately or negligently,
and without any exception according to § 7 or any exemption being granted according to §
8,
1. in violation of § 6 para. 1 sentence 2 no. 1, remove any components of the soil,
carry out explosions or excavations, change the relief of the land in any other way
or search for, extract or acquire minerals and other resources,
2. in violation of § 6 para. 1 sentence 2 no. 2, change the lake banks, natural water
courses and areas of water, their banks, the groundwater level and the water
supply or drains or remove water beyond what is used locally for drinking and
common consumption,
3. in violation of § 6 para. 1 sentence 2 no. 3, disturb or change the habitats of plants
and animals,
4. in violation of § 6 para. 1 sentence 2 no. 4, allow dogs to run freely.
5. in violation of § 6 para. 1 sentence 2 no. 5, apply fertilisers, plant pesticides, other
chemicals, slurry, sewage sludge or waste water,
6. in violation of § 6 para. 1 sentence 2 no. 6, remove or damage plants of any kind
and parts thereof,
7. in violation of § 6 para. 1 sentence 2 no. 7, pursue wild animals, disturb them
wantonly, feed them, bring in devices suitable for trapping animals, trap or kill these
animals, search out, remove or damage their breeding or living habitats,
8. in violation of § 6 para. 1 sentence 2 no. 8, import plants and release animals,
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