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Environmental rules

Short, clear and the same for everyone — residents and guests alike.

Littering outside bins

Including cigarette butts, chewing gum and fruit peel.

Waste

Burning waste

Burning plastic and packaging releases toxic smoke and can start a wildfire.

Fire

Driving onto shores and meadows

Park only in designated parking areas.

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Washing cars or carpets in water bodies

Oil and chemicals destroy aquatic life.

Water

Cutting trees and shrubs

Use only fallen dry branches for campfires.

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Writing on rocks and monuments

Damaging cultural heritage sites carries separate liability.

Other

Flying drones without permission

In protected areas drones disturb nesting birds.

Noise & behaviour

Feeding or catching wild animals, destroying nests and burrows

Feeding changes animals’ natural behaviour and is dangerous for people. Model visiting rules, cl. 29; Art. 90 of the Administrative Code.

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Picking flowers, fruit, mushrooms, berries and medicinal plants

Prohibited in protected areas (Model rules, cl. 29). For Red Data Book plants — a fine under Art. 81 plus damages for every plant.

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Camping and lighting fires outside permitted places

Stoves and campfires only at places set by the area administration (Model rules, cl. 30); firewood is a paid service. Fire breaches in forests — Art. 84.

Fire

Smoking outside designated places

In dry grass and riverine forest one cigarette end can start a wildfire. Model visiting rules, cl. 29.

Fire

Entering with weapons, dogs or trapping gear

Exception: a fishing rod where the route passes permitted fishing spots. Model visiting rules, cl. 29.

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