New decree on administrative fines in border management
Individuals who commit administrative violations in national border management and protection will face a maximum fine of 50 million VND (2,160 USD) under a newly-issued decree.
Officers and soldiers of Lac Quoi Border Guard Station in An Giang province in a patrol. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Individuals who commit administrative violations in nationalborder management and protection will face a maximum fine of 50 million VND(2,160 USD) under a newly-issued decree.
Fororganisations committing the same violations, the fine would be doubled,according to the Government’s Decree No. 96/2020/ND-CP on administrative finesfor violations in the field of national border management and protection.
Anyacts that damage border markers, poles, signs and objects, flag poles, basepoints,and sovereignty steles on islands; change water flows of border rivers andstreams, or affect national border; build permanent facilities within 30m fromthe land border with China or 100m from the land borders with Lao and Cambodia;and illegally construct facilities on border rivers and streams, will besubject to fines of 40-50 million VND.
Meanwhile,fines of 20-30 million VND will be imposed on geological exploration, naturalresources exploitation and mining activities that are licensed but damageborder signs, markers, poles and objects, flag poles and sovereignty steles onislands, and basepoints; maritime defence and border facilities; and the dumpingof dirt and gravel in border rivers and streams.
Notably,the launch and operation of flying objects within the border area or across theborder will face fines of 40-50 million VND, and the use of gun for huntingwithin 1,000m from the land border will be subject to fines of 30-40 millionVND.
Warningsor 300,000-500,000 VND penalties will be imposed on Vietnamese citizens who enterland border areas and border belts without bringing identity cards orpassports; and those who do not report and register, or hide and facilitate theillegal travelling and stay of others in land border areas.
Finesworth 500,000-1,000,000 will be rolled out for border residents using expired borderpasses to travel through the border, border residents who travel beyond theallowed areas, foreigners entering border belts without reporting to borderguards; and border residents grazing cattle and poultry across the border.
Accordingto the decree, border residents who allow others to use their valid borderpasses to travel through the border; and anyone who travels and conductsactivities breaching regulations in prohibited areas, will have to pay 1-2million VND in fines./.
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Officers and soldiers of Lac Quoi Border Guard Station in An Giang province in a patrol. (Photo: VNA) 
