The forces explained that the penalty for vehicles and cars entering protected wilderness areas and meadows is (2,000) riyals.
Setting fire to vegetation
The Special Forces for Environmental Security apprehended a citizen who violated the environmental regulations by failing to comply with instructions and guidelines for preserving vegetation cover by lighting fires in places not designated for them in the Tuwaiq Nature Reserve , and the legal procedures were applied against him.
The forces confirmed that the penalty for lighting fires in places not designated for them in forests and national parks is a fine of up to (3,000) riyals.
She urged reporting any cases that constitute an attack on the environment or wildlife to the number (911) in the regions of Makkah, Madinah, Riyadh and the Eastern Province, and (999) and (996) in the rest of the regions of the Kingdom, and all reports will be treated with complete confidentiality without any liability on the part of the reporter.
