Monterey, NL. Given the fires that have been registered in recent weeks, the government of Nuevo León toughened the sanctions for those who cause burning and damage forest areas; At the same time, it will redouble the protection and rehabilitation of the affected areas, indicated the governor Samuel Garcia Sepulveda.
To do this, it modified the decree that establishes closed areas for the use of fire, which was published on February 9 in the official newspaper. The modification to the decree establishes the restriction of the use of all-terrain vehicles with three or four wheels in closed areas.
“The use of all-terrain recreational vehicles is prohibited, on dirt roads, in the closed areas of use of fireunderstood by these, any vehicle with three or four wheels, with a gasoline engine of up to 1000 CC, Cubic Centimeters or an electric motor not exceeding 750 Kilovolts (kV), specifically intended to be used in sports, recreational or tourist activities, with the exception of those intended for civil protection, security, assistance, and similar tasks, ”says the document.
In the same way, and to ensure the recovery of the sites that have suffered a fire, the number of visitors to the natural areas known as Las Adjuntas will be reduced, machicolationsand Hydrophobia, or nearby, located in the municipality of Santiago, in the terms determined by the competent authorities.
The person or persons who cause intentional or reckless forest fires may be subject to the sanctions established in the Sustainable Forest Development Law of the state of Nuevo León; the Penal Code for the state of Nuevo León; or the Federal Penal Code.
A penalty of two to ten years in prison and the equivalent of 300 to 3,000 days fine will be imposed, to whom illegally: “IV. cause a fire in a forest, jungle, natural vegetation or forest land, which damages natural elements, flora, fauna, ecosystems or the environment”.
In addition, the entry of material that can be used to light campfires or fire for food consumption will be prohibited to all visitors in the fire use prohibited areas.
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