Act IV of 1978 on the Criminal Code GENERAL ... - Legislationline

(1) The person who prepares or keeps such article for public consumption with the purpose <strong>of</strong> distribution, which isnoxious for health, commits a misdemeanour, and shall be punishable with imprisonment <strong>of</strong> up to one year, labour inthe public interest, or fine.(2) The person who distributes noxious articles for public consumption, commits a felony, and shall be punishable forimprisonment <strong>of</strong> up to three years.(3) The person, who commits the crime defined in subsection (2) by negligence, shall be punishable for amisdemeanour with imprisonment <strong>of</strong> up to one year, labour in the public interest, or fine.(1) The person who damages the environment or any component there<strong>of</strong> or displays - infringing his obligationstipulated in a legal rule or <strong>of</strong>ficial decision - a conduct which is capable <strong>of</strong> damaging the environment or any elementthere<strong>of</strong> commits a felony and shall be punishable with imprisonment <strong>of</strong> up to three years.(2) The person who considerably pollutes the environment or any component <strong>of</strong> the environment or displays -infringing his obligation stipulated in a legal rule or <strong>of</strong>ficial decision - a conduct capable <strong>of</strong> polluting the environment orany component there<strong>of</strong> shall be punishable in accordance with subsection (1).(3) The punishment shall be imprisonment <strong>of</strong> up to five years, if the crime described in subsection (1) causesconsiderable damage, or is capable <strong>of</strong> considerably damaging the environment or any component there<strong>of</strong>.(4) The punishment shall be imprisonment from two years to eight years, if the crime damages the environment orany component there<strong>of</strong> to such an extent that the natural or earlier state <strong>of</strong> the environment or environmental componentcannot be restored.(5) The person who commits the damaging <strong>of</strong> the environment through negligence shall be punishable formisdemeanour in case <strong>of</strong> subsections (1) to (3) with imprisonment <strong>of</strong> up to two years, in case <strong>of</strong> subsection (4) withimprisonment <strong>of</strong> up to three years.(1) Any personwho unlawfully obtains, possesses, distributes, imports, exports, is engaged in the trafficking <strong>of</strong> or destroys1. a living organism,2. a specie <strong>of</strong> a living organism in any form or stage <strong>of</strong> development,3. a living organism created by the hybridizing <strong>of</strong> different species,4. a progeny <strong>of</strong> a living organism,falling under the scope <strong>of</strong> international treaty or placed under special protection,or unlawfully and significantly alters1. a nature preservation area,2. the protected habitat <strong>of</strong> living organisms,3. a protected cave,commits a felony <strong>of</strong>fense and shall be punishable with imprisonment <strong>of</strong> up to three years.