" A fine of from 200,000 to 1,000,000 CFA francs or imprisonment for from 1 to 6 months or both such fine and imprisonment shall be imposed on whoever commits any of the fo11owing offences : clearing or setting fire on a State forest, an afforested or a fragile ecological zone, in contravention of Sections 14, 16(1) and (3), and 17(2) above; - use of a forest belonging to an individual for anything other than forestry purposes, in contravention of Section 39(2) above; - implementation of a development or exploitation inventory not in conformity with the norms established by forestry services, in contravention of Section 40(1) above; - unauthorized forest exploitation in a communal or community forest, in contravention of Sections 52, 53 and 54, without prejudice to damages for timber exploited~ as provided for in Section 159 below; - exploitation by sale of standing volume in a communal forest beyond the authorized felling plan and/or the period granted, in contravention of Section 45 above, without prejudice to damages for timber exploited, as provided for in Section 159 below; - acquisition of shares in a company with an exploitation title, without the prior approval of forestry services, in contravention of Section 42(3) above; - contravention of the established norms on the processing or marketing of forest products as provided for in Section 72 above; - non-demarcation of the boundaries of forest exploitation licence and the current felling plan; fraudulent use, forgery or destruction of marks, marking hammers, boundary marks or posts utilized by the services in charge of forestry, wildlife and fisheries, as the case may be; - contravention of the provisions on hunting arms stipulated in Sections 106, 107 and 108; - contravention of the provIsIons on fisheries stipulated in Sections 118 and 127 Cb), Cc), (d) and (k) of this law."
DEFINITION OF TERMS IN THIS CLAUSE
β‘ a barrier built across a river or stream to prevent water from flowing through thereby forming a reservoir
β‘ 1) to cut off the fins (from a fish). The practice of removing fins and discarding the carcass, usually pertaining to sharks. 2) of a marine animal) to show fins above the water β Saw was frightened as the sharks finned around the boat
β‘ a thin, flat appendage on the body of a fish or other aquatic animal that helps manoeuvre the body through the water.
β‘ Refers to the joint France-Cote dΒ΄Ivoire-Senegal fleet that targets tropical tunas off Africa.
β‘ harvest of uncultured fish from water bodies.
β‘ cold-blooded aquatic vertebrate with gills, no digits, and no limbs other than fins which swims by using its fins and tail.
β‘ large area of land bigger than half a hectare (5 000m2) covered with trees higher than 5 meters and a tree canopy cover of more than 10 %, or with trees that will be able to meet these criteria.
β‘ an official document that shows that permission has been given to carry out fishery activities, to own or to operate a fishery equipment.
β‘ a nation's forest as a whole - all forests under the jurisdiction of a particular nation.
β‘ all of the animals in a specific area, period of time, etc.