" 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. "

" A fine of 1,000,000 CFA francs or imprisonment for from six months to 1 year or both such fine and imprisonment shall be imposed on whoever commits any of the following offences : - exploitation by sale of standing volume in a State forest beyond the felling plan fixed and/or the volume and period granted, in contravention of Section 45(1) above, without prejudice to damages for the timber exploited :as provided for in Section 158 below; - fraudulent forest exploitation by a sub-contractor operating in a State forest under a sub-contracting agreement, in contravention of Section 51(2), without prejudice to damages for timber exploited as provided for in Section 158 below; - contravention of the provisions on fisheries stipulated in Section 127(a), (j) and (m) of this law "

" A fine of from 3,000,000 to 10,000,000 CFA francs or imprisonment for from one to three years or both such fine and imprisonment shall be imposed on whoever commits any of the following offences unauthorized forest exploitation in a State or Council forest, in contravention of Sections 45(1) and 46(2) above, without prejudice to damages for timber exploited, as stipulated in Section 159 below; - exploitation beyond the boundary of forestry concession and/or the volume and period granted, in contravention of Section 47(4) and 45 above, without prejudice to damages for timber exploited· as provided for in Section lS9 below; - production of false supporting documents relating particularly to the technical know-how and financial status, place of residence, nationality and payment of a security deposit, in contravention of Sections 41(2), 50 and S9 above; - acquisition of shares or setting up of a forest exploitation company with the intention of increasing the total area of exploitation to more than 200,000 hectares, in contravention of Section 49(2) above; - transfer of sale of standing volume, or of a forest concession without authorization, as well as the sale of such rights, in contravention of Sections 42(2), 47(5) and 60 above; - sub-contracting of personal forest exploitation titles, acquisition of shares in a company holding an exploitation title, without the prior approval of forestry services in contravention of Section 42 above; -falsification or forge of any document issued by the services in charge of forestry, wildlife and fisheries, as the case may be; - kil1ing or capture of protected animals either during period when hunting is closed or in areas where hunting is forbidden or close. "

" They shall be doubled : Where there has been a previous offence or where the offence was committed by sworn officials of the competent services or by judicial police officers with general jurisdiction or with their complicity, without prejudice to administrative and disciplinary sanctions; for any hunting involving the use of chemica1s or toxic products; for any violation of forest control gates; in case of escape or refusal to obey orders from officials in charge of control. "