In Irkutsk region, municipal authorities will begin holding drivers administratively liable for driving onto ice outside ice crossings. Municipal heads are now approving a list of authorized persons and preparing protocol forms, with guidance from state small craft inspectors. Violations bring a warning or fines depending on offender status.
Officials of municipal formations will bring drivers to administrative liability for driving onto ice outside ice crossings in the region on the basis of the Law of the Irkutsk Region of April 27, 2015 No. 24-OZ “On Amendments to Certain Laws of the Irkutsk Region on Empowering Local Self-Government Bodies with Certain Regional State Powers.”Heads of municipal formations are carrying out work to approve the list of persons authorized to draw up protocols on administrative offenses, and forms are being prepared. Methodological assistance in their preparation is provided by state inspectors for small vessels.
In accordance with paragraph 37 of the “Rules for the Protection of Human Life on Water Bodies in the Irkutsk Region,” approved by Resolution of the Government of the Irkutsk Region of October 8, 2009 No. 280/59-PP, driving vehicles across a water body outside an ice crossing is prohibited.
Violation of the rules when using crossings or floating bridges entails a warning or the imposition of an administrative fine on citizens in the amount of 500 to 1,000 rubles; on officials - from 3,000 to 5,000 rubles; on legal entities - from 20,000 to 50,000 rubles (Article 3 of the Law of the Irkutsk Region of December 29, 2007 No. 153-OZ “On Administrative Liability for Violation of the Rules for the Protection of Human Life on Water Bodies in the Irkutsk Region”).